Hi,
I'm running an H170i AIO inside a 7000D Airflow. I have a spare H170i so yesterday I decided to replace the two stock 140mm intake case fans with the 3 fans from the spare H170. I figured those static pressure fans would still do a good job as intake, and I wanted the extra RGB to brighten up my case some more.
However, I noticed I'm now getting slightly worse CB23 temps. On my 12900K, with stock case intakes, my temps (package) peaked at 80C after 30min. Now with those 3 AIO fans (guessing they are ML140s?) on the front, it hits 80C in less than 10mins.. All fans at 100% for both tests.
Is it worth replacing those fans? Thought they would perform better (as it's 3 intake fans vs 2 stock AND they are higher RPM) but I was wrong. Any good alternatives? They need to be RGB.
This is my system setup btw: