Laserhawk

I am hopefully going to start building soon using a Crystal 680X and a 2070 Super. When mounting the GPU horizontally the fans face down, and I am concerned if I place intake fans on the bottom of the case, they’ll be blowing dust straight into the GPU. I will of course clean it regularly, and while I can’t place it on the desk I am going to put it on a raised pedestal to hopefully cut back on dust, but does anyone have any other tips, ideas, or experience with this? I’m hesitant to take apart the GPU for cleaning regularly, and vertical mounting does not appeal to me because the bump in temperature would kind of negate the extra case fans. Any way to affect the amount of dust without reducing airflow too much? I thought about looking into doubling up on a filter at the bottom but that would reduce airflow as well, could make the bottom exhaust but I don’t want hot air cycling back into the case, or could do vertical with a bracket to move the card away from the glass but that’s another $100. I’m tempted to just do my best to clean it regularly and not worry about extra dust, just looking for some wisdom. Also, does anyone have experience with GPU sag with RTX or other heavy cards in the 680X for a regular horizontal mount? Should I get a bracket or stand for that? Thanks for your help!

Thanks a ton for the info, I really appreciate it! So with the commander and iCUE, I plug the commander unit into an available USB 2.0 header on the board rather than the JCORSAIR header? I should have two 2.0 headers on the board, so if I just need one for the whole Corsair setup that’s great, and I can even use the second for the Wraith Prism, unless you were saying I plug that into the Corsair system too? As of now those are the only two things that I’ll have using USB internally so I think I’ll be able to use the ports on the back for USB drives etc. . . . unless any other core parts need an internal USB link I’m not aware of? I’m not really concerned with the sequences for lighting effects with patterns etc., i’ll probably just use static colors and use the system more to customize the running speed of the fans, so I’m okay with the channel issue, but thank you for clearing that up! Do you recommend splitting the RGB load on the different channels or is it okay to fill one before moving on to the next (again I’m not so concerned with effects in sequence, just changing solid colors and fan speeds)? And thank you for the advice about maxing 2 fans, I do indeed plan on putting only 2to1 so in total I’ll have eight fans, with two pairs of two. Again thank you for the in-depth help, I appreciate it and feel like I’ve got a clearer idea of how it all works. Now I just need to get this case. Had two places from Corsair’s alternate vendor list accept my order and then cancel it after a few days, and Corsair won’t respond to my inquiries, so I’ve had to order one from overseas which I hope will arrive intact. If it all works it’ll be cool to have at least some lighting fun even if the channels give me issues running the sequences, and above all I’m looking forward to keeping my system extra cool with so many fans and a very clean interior! Thanks again!

Woops, sorry those images came out on their side, not sure what happened!

Hi, First time builder here, and I’ve gone straight for the deep end. Just want to be sure I’m understanding the organization of the RGB fan cables correctly. I haven’t chosen my exact motherboard yet because I’m still trying to make sure I have the right headers etc. My planned build is: Case: Crystal 680X (Black) PSU: RM850x (A bit high I think but I was given one already) CPU: Ryzen 7 3700X MoBo: (Prime X570-Pro / MEG X570 Unity) GPU: RTX 2070 Super FE RAM: 32gb Corsair Vengeance RGB 3200 Storage: 970 EVO m.2 1TB Fans: 7x LL120, 1x non-RGB fan included with case +2x fan controllers and Commander Pro So first I just wanna see if I’m getting the organization right, I have read over the main how-to thread but I just wanna see if I’ve got it set up correctly. I have included a crude diagram similar to that on the other page with color coded fans. Basically the fans go in sequence and are connected to the RGB controllers and then to the commander (instead of 4pin headers on MoBo, with the use of two 1to2 splitters which would have two fans running together each), and the RGB controllers are connected to the commander via USB, then the commander and controllers are all connected to PSU via SATA, and the command is connected to the MoBo via internal USB. Is that correct? For a MoBo with a JCORSAIR1 slot, does that take the place of the USB? I plug the USB into the JCORSAIR1? Sorry to ask a redundant question it’s just the diagram on the main guide says “SATA power”, which I assume means the PSU, I just want to be sure I’ve got the cords etc. I have one other question (although if anyone see anything else starkly wrong with that build do please let me know), which concerns RGB headers on the MoBo. The 3700X fan (AMD Wraith Prism) is supposed to go into a USB and a 4pin RGB if I understand it correctly, so if I’m using the JCORSAIR1 header for Corsair fans and have 1 USB header free, or have at least two internal USB headers (I’m assuming no other parts need them as of now), I should be okay for the USB hookups, but one of the MoBo’s I’m looking at is the MEG x570 Unity which only has 3pin RGB headers, I know that’s not a corsair product but could that go into one of the Corsair controllers? Or is there a way to make use of a 3pin via converter of some sort? I can wrestle with that if it’s not the right place to discuss it, but I would appreciate it if anyone can look at my fan setup or build and give it a thumbs up or tell me what I have overlooked etc. Thanks in advance, excited to take the dive into both PC building and Corsair RGB fans.