Parts for reference:
CM Storm Trooper
Core i5 3570k
GeForce 780
8 GB Kingston HyperX Genesis
Crucial 480 GB SSD
Cooling:
1x 120mm front intake
1x 200mm exhaust on the top
1x Alphacool Nexxos XT45 120mm rad (processor loop)
1x Alphacool Nexxos UT60 240mm rad (GPU loop)
3x Corsair SP120s @ 1450 RPM (radiator fans)
1x Laing D5 (GPU loop)
1x CoolerMaster Eisberg (CPU loop)
My question is thus: I'm looking to get the best possible temps off the GPU and processor, while running my fans as quietly as possible. So...I was thinking. Would it be better to run the 200mm top fan as intake? I know that in general it's best to have as much exhaust as possible, BUT - almost all of my cooling will be through the radiators, and I feel like a 200mm exhaust on the top, right next to the 120mm rad (sitting on the back of the case) will starve the 120mm rad of air. But by reversing the 200mm fan and using it as intake, I feel like it'll feed both the 120mm rad and the 240mm rad on the bottom.
And...more pressure in the case means more air pushing through the radiators, which should translate to lower temps.
Thoughts?
CM Storm Trooper
Core i5 3570k
GeForce 780
8 GB Kingston HyperX Genesis
Crucial 480 GB SSD
Cooling:
1x 120mm front intake
1x 200mm exhaust on the top
1x Alphacool Nexxos XT45 120mm rad (processor loop)
1x Alphacool Nexxos UT60 240mm rad (GPU loop)
3x Corsair SP120s @ 1450 RPM (radiator fans)
1x Laing D5 (GPU loop)
1x CoolerMaster Eisberg (CPU loop)
My question is thus: I'm looking to get the best possible temps off the GPU and processor, while running my fans as quietly as possible. So...I was thinking. Would it be better to run the 200mm top fan as intake? I know that in general it's best to have as much exhaust as possible, BUT - almost all of my cooling will be through the radiators, and I feel like a 200mm exhaust on the top, right next to the 120mm rad (sitting on the back of the case) will starve the 120mm rad of air. But by reversing the 200mm fan and using it as intake, I feel like it'll feed both the 120mm rad and the 240mm rad on the bottom.
And...more pressure in the case means more air pushing through the radiators, which should translate to lower temps.
Thoughts?
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