pdasterly Posted May 10, 2014 Share Posted May 10, 2014 Im going to keep simple. Posting from my cell so bear with me. 540 case H90 cpu cooler R9 290x crossfire 2 H75's How should I arrange fans. I have the two h75's mounted in the front of the case pulling air out. The rear fan also pulls air out. The h90 is mounted in the top rear pulling out and I added another fan on top pulling out. Not having a heating issue but I want my system to run as cool as possible. Also should I get fan controller or wire all fans to mobo. I have 8 fans. Thanks for looking Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdasterly Posted May 11, 2014 Author Share Posted May 11, 2014 is this correct config for my setup? 2nd video card isn't mounted yet, still waiting for new screws from nzxt. the cards radiator/fan will be mounted in the upper right hand corner above the previously mounted radiator Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketPuppy Posted May 12, 2014 Share Posted May 12, 2014 Pictures or Diagram would help. If you have 8 fans I would pick up a fan controller, makes it a bit easier to dial it in for noise/cooling. Generally the top and rear would be exhaust, but I usually configure cases to have a slightly positive pressure as it helps incredibly with dust. If you have 3 liquid coolers going on, heat shouldn't be an issue in the case, Corsair stock fans on the Hydro series are really good fans. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdasterly Posted May 12, 2014 Author Share Posted May 12, 2014 actually 9 fans, can you see pic? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketPuppy Posted May 13, 2014 Share Posted May 13, 2014 actually 9 fans, can you see pic? Nope, check this out for image uploading directions. http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=127797 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RocketPuppy Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 Just how I would do it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdasterly Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 the problem with that way I think, would the intakes from the gpu's heatup the inside of the case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdasterly Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 this should clarify Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternDreaming Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 so im going with rocket puppy's setup i was thinking of the water cooling for my cards, and that is where i would place them and the direction id pull from i have the majority of my stuff jacked up and still this cases design is amazing, the interior of my case is about 5-7 degrees cooler than ambient pleas euse a fan controller, as you will easily be able to setup proper airflow to maintain positive pressure. ( very important imo ) in fact the cooling inside this case now that i have my ideal fan speed/ direction/ setup i use my 100i in p/p as an exhaust at the top of my case i do not like bottom mounted exhausts at all as warm air rises.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdasterly Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 that way would pull hot air into case, I think you would agree per your link here http://forum.corsair.com/v3/showthread.php?t=117122 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternDreaming Posted May 14, 2014 Share Posted May 14, 2014 i wont take the time to post a you tube of the airflow, but when i open my case and put a dollar bill inside, it is completely bent back at a full 90 degree angle http://i61.tinypic.com/10eg4kg.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdasterly Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 best case scenario would be to exhaust all three coolers via top and rear, that's my problem. I can mount the h90 anywhere, rear or top. the h75 cooler lines arent long enough. I will try again but the bottom h75 would have to go to the rear and the top gpu would mount to the top rear and the h90, top front. I believe i tried this way but hoses were too short and the h90 in the front would hit the ram banks on the mobo Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdasterly Posted May 14, 2014 Author Share Posted May 14, 2014 I was going to get all hippy with this thing and see where the clouds go. true airflow test lol. Your setup is perfect how you have but I have two gpu coolers, might have to sell h90 for 120mm fan/radiator setup(h80 or another h75) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
pdasterly Posted June 1, 2014 Author Share Posted June 1, 2014 Did some back to back testing, appears that the aio needs to be on intake even with hot air blowing on cards, temps dropped 10c for gpu/vram/vrm. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wa3pnt Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 i have the majority of my stuff jacked up and still this cases design is amazing, the interior of my case is about 5-7 degrees cooler than ambient That's pretty hard to do unless you have refrigeration in the system. I do not see how the internal case temperature can be cooler than the ambient air. The other possibility is that the temperature probes are out of tolerance. RodeoGeorge Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
WesternDreaming Posted June 1, 2014 Share Posted June 1, 2014 if i were to stand in front of a fan, the temperature would be colder than if i wasn't standing in front of one putting my hand inside my case causes goosebumps on the back of my hand from the temperature difference imo, if your own setup is not keeping the temperature inside your own case less than the ambient, i would look into it and experiment a bit for best results ;): Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mem11 Posted June 2, 2014 Share Posted June 2, 2014 if i were to stand in front of a fan, the temperature would be colder than if i wasn't standing in front of one Well, actually no it isn't. What you're experiencing is the Wind Chill Factor. Being from Canada, I assume you've heard this term before. Wikipedia gives a good explanation here... The effect of wind chill is to increase the rate of heat loss and reduce any warmer objects to the ambient temperature more quickly. It cannot, however, reduce the temperature of these objects below the ambient temperature, no matter how great the wind velocity. If you're getting readings 5-7 degrees lower than the ambient temperature, then as wa3pnt explained, the probes are probably out of tolerance or you got a refrigerator in your case. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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