mogwa1 Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 I am just in the process of building a new i7 based pc. I have decided on the P183 for a case and the Corsair H50 as the cpu cooler. I will probably put a fan on each side of the radiator. The design for the airflow I have come up with is shown below. What do you guys think. http://www.russweb.co.uk/airflow.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Synthohol Posted November 11, 2009 Share Posted November 11, 2009 the hole on top should blow out. heat rises and the case will benefit from the top vent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Corsair Employee RAM GUY Posted November 11, 2009 Corsair Employee Share Posted November 11, 2009 the hole on top should blow out. heat rises and the case will benefit from the top vent. I would agree. And if you reverse the airflow of the fans with the H50 so that the air is blowing into the case you will get lower CPU temps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rogue71 Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 the hole on top should blow out. heat rises and the case will benefit from the top vent. this doesnt work quite that way. airflow is directed by the fans. it goes where its blown. the "heat rises" theory isnt applicable here. i would swap the h50 fans to intake and the blowhole to exhaust. airflow in that case isnt the best. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ghekkus Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 I have both an older P182 and just got a P193. On both of those, the top fan(s) are used for exhaust. Just curious if you changed the top fan to intake? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Yellowbeard Posted November 13, 2009 Share Posted November 13, 2009 this doesnt work quite that way. airflow is directed by the fans. it goes where its blown. the "heat rises" theory isnt applicable here. i would swap the h50 fans to intake and the blowhole to exhaust. airflow in that case isnt the best. Heat rising is not a theory, it's a proven scientific fact. So, you are going to need a significant amount of airflow to overcome the laws of physics here meaning a loud high RPM fan. The fan blowing downward from the top will be forcing cool air directly against warm air that will be rising through the case. However, as you note the case itself has an effect on all this. My suggestion is to set the system up and try the fans in both directions where applicable and compare temperatures. Just make sure your ambient temp is the same to eliminate that as a variable. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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