Positive Airflow in a Case?

metalhead0

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So I have a Rosewill Blackbone and I'm wondering how to get the best airflow possible for this MSI 970A-G43 because it's not the best motherboard and hard to cool at the moment. The case has a front fan (only spins at 800rpm I think, that may be the back fan though) and I installed another at the top-front inside the case. It wouldn't fit in the front panel like the one pre-installed like I thought it would but that's fine. So that's 2 front fans. I have a PSU top mounted that's a bottom mount fan sucking in air from the case and exhausting out. I have a stock heatsink fan. I also have the exhaust fan in the back. And I have a casefan I just installed on the left side of it. I'm wondering if I should flip it around. The GPU has it's fans facing down sucking in air but the case is only a MID tower so when it gets hot it, it might be blowing it's air upwards into the case fan on the left right into the CPU heatsink fan.

This motherboard gets hot and I want to keep it cool and I'm wondering what's the best airflow to keep it that way?
 
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Replace the case fans with something better, a stock fan at 800 RPM isn't going to shift much air and I know all to well how much heat a HD79xx can produce.
I'm using three Antec Tricool fans: two front, one rear, all set the middle speed it's fairly quiet and things stay cool enough although you may want to install something more powerful in the front of your case to force a stronger airflow.
As I say in one of your other threads: Front and side IN, rear and top OUT, and it's a good idea to have more in than out, this creates a pressure inside the case which keeps dust/fur out-handy if, like me, you have several cats in the house!
Also make sure the internal wiring/cables are out of the way, they should be moved towards the side...
Replace the case fans with something better, a stock fan at 800 RPM isn't going to shift much air and I know all to well how much heat a HD79xx can produce.
I'm using three Antec Tricool fans: two front, one rear, all set the middle speed it's fairly quiet and things stay cool enough although you may want to install something more powerful in the front of your case to force a stronger airflow.
As I say in one of your other threads: Front and side IN, rear and top OUT, and it's a good idea to have more in than out, this creates a pressure inside the case which keeps dust/fur out-handy if, like me, you have several cats in the house!
Also make sure the internal wiring/cables are out of the way, they should be moved towards the side panel to keep them out of the airflow and retained with suitable cable ties.
 
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