The Yorkville mixer does have a fan to keep the amps cool.

The setup I described is very similar to the system I have, only I have external power amps and a Mackie mixer, but I'm looking to sell it or trade it for the Yorkville. I used it for a gig of nearly 1000 people. I was pushing the system fairly hard though, and it was an acoustic type group, no drummer and screaming electric guitars. 2 acoustics and a bass player. That was running my system about as hot as I'd want to run it. SO if you had a similar system and had a drummer and electric guitarist, it should give you enough head room to get a decent mix for the numbers of people you describe. It might even be a bit more than you need, but too much power is loads better on your speakers than not enough power.

That being said, if you want to play churches and such, you probably won't need to mic the drums. Drums usually carry quite well in small buildings; maybe just a mic in the kick drum for some punch. Outdoors though drums must be mic'ed.
Sorry bud, $3k just isn't going to cut it.

[This message has been edited by FAEbGBD (edited 02-06-2004).]