Red Squirrel
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I have a dilema here. I have a case with 2 HDD back planes, so I need to ensure air is forced to be sucked through them to keep the drives cool. To do that I put plastic tape on all vents. Technically that's how it should be anyway being a rack mount case. I have two powerful fans on the back. Problem is, I'm starving the CPU and the PSU from getting air, or at least, I assume I am.
What would be the best way to deal with this issue?

I'm thinking I'd need to somehow build a duct to go from the cpu to one of those fans, but not really sure how I'd do that.
Or do I not need to worry? These are the temps: (they seem to be stable there with a load average of 4.45).
It's an Intel Core2Quad Q6700 2.66GHz.
What would be the best way to deal with this issue?
I'm thinking I'd need to somehow build a duct to go from the cpu to one of those fans, but not really sure how I'd do that.
Or do I not need to worry? These are the temps: (they seem to be stable there with a load average of 4.45).
Code:
[root@borg ~]# sensors
coretemp-isa-0000
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 0: +68.0C (high = +82.0C, crit = +100.0C)
coretemp-isa-0001
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 1: +59.0C (high = +82.0C, crit = +100.0C)
coretemp-isa-0002
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 2: +68.0C (high = +82.0C, crit = +100.0C)
coretemp-isa-0003
Adapter: ISA adapter
Core 3: +62.0C (high = +82.0C, crit = +100.0C)
[root@borg ~]#
It's an Intel Core2Quad Q6700 2.66GHz.
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