So what, exactly, did I learn...?

[alexpgp]

Whether I push air in or suck air out with the fan that's been the subject of several words over the past ten or so days, it doesn't do any good... at least not in the current incarnation. I suspect it has to do with the fact that the air really has to be moving to overcome the effect of some portion of the stream not coming from or going to, respectively, where it is supposed to go.

The fan in the VAIO is placed strategically so that it forces air directly through a set of heat sink fins. My fan blows air into or out of the case, and thus, some portion - a lot, I suspect - of the flow never comes near the CPU heat sink.

Gotta go...

Cheers...