jolli Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Any chance Corsair will ever produce/sell a side panel for the Air 540 that includes fan mounts? I've got a system with two GTX 970's and a GTX 960 (for some reason) and all of them use open air coolers. Needless to say, it gets pretty toasty in that area. I have tried various fan configurations and none are satisfactory. I know I could cut a hole myself or pay a shop to do it, but I always prefer 'official' solutions. Thank you for your time! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-attack Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Not that I am aware of. I've never tried cutting the plexi, but I might be a little concerned about vibrations with a fan mounted. I have two 540's. I wouldn't characterize the door panel as solid. Did you have to stack all three GPU's on top of each other? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolli Posted October 18, 2015 Author Share Posted October 18, 2015 There is a slot between the two 970's (they are Gigabyte G1 Gaming cards), but I have a sound card in the slot below the top card (Sound Blaster Z). The 960 is right below the bottom 970, but it is a short PCB card thankfully. It's not ideal for sure. I can't move the sound card up to the top slot either, because my D14 and motherboard assist fan (it's a Z97 Sabertooth Mark 1) block it. It's not the end of the world, but I figure an exhaust fan by the cards might actually let them boost up a bit, instead of being limited by my top card getting cooked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-attack Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Yeah, that's tough. I am running 970x2 and had to ditch my internal sound card for an expensive external USB solution. However, my Strix 970's stay pretty cool with a 1 PCI-E gap. Worst temperature is 70C on the top card during Summer and a heavy graphics game. Incidentally, are you using 2x140 or 3x120 in the front? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee Corsair Dustin Posted October 19, 2015 Corsair Employee Share Posted October 19, 2015 Extremely unlikely. We've found with our cases that windowed side panels sell, but side panel fans really don't. :| Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jolli Posted October 20, 2015 Author Share Posted October 20, 2015 Extremely unlikely. We've found with our cases that windowed side panels sell, but side panel fans really don't. :| Makes sense. I went ahead and ordered a solid side panel for the case and will pick up a hole cutter. I'll do the solid panel first, and if I like it, cut my current windowed panel. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted October 20, 2015 Share Posted October 20, 2015 Why not consider making a bracket to mount to the housing of the case and then the window panel wouldn't support the fan weight,a hole or whatever cutout for the fan could be implemented for airflow... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee Corsair Dustin Posted October 20, 2015 Corsair Employee Share Posted October 20, 2015 It's not that the window panel can't support the fan weight, it's that nobody wants that opening on the side of their case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-attack Posted October 21, 2015 Share Posted October 21, 2015 The weight of the fan may not be an issue, but I would be concerned about vibrations if mounted directly to the plexi-glass. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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