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I currently have a zoostorm pc and within the next week will be upgrading the psu to a Corsair cx430 and graphics card to a Sapphire hd 7770. My cpu is a sandy bridge i5, I've set it's max power state to 90%tdp (85.5W)
80mm Case fan worth getting?
My problem is that at the moment the case doesn't have any fans installed, and only has room for a single 80mm fan at the back. Since my (stock intel) cpu cooler is pushing air out towards a small mesh in the side of the case, I thought it'd be best to have the fan as an intake, but I'm not too sure, since I thought the psu might just exhaust any air brought in almost straight away.
Would it be worthwhile installing an 80mm case fan to aid with cooling, and if so, should I have it as an intake or exhaust fan?
New cpu cooler or stock?
Whilst I'm here, I may as well ask a second question instead of starting another thread. I'm also planning on getting a new cpu cooler, specifically the arctic cooling alpine 11 pro. Do you think it is worth getting or should I just stick with the stock cooler?
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80mm Case fan worth getting?
My problem is that at the moment the case doesn't have any fans installed, and only has room for a single 80mm fan at the back. Since my (stock intel) cpu cooler is pushing air out towards a small mesh in the side of the case, I thought it'd be best to have the fan as an intake, but I'm not too sure, since I thought the psu might just exhaust any air brought in almost straight away.
Would it be worthwhile installing an 80mm case fan to aid with cooling, and if so, should I have it as an intake or exhaust fan?
New cpu cooler or stock?
Whilst I'm here, I may as well ask a second question instead of starting another thread. I'm also planning on getting a new cpu cooler, specifically the arctic cooling alpine 11 pro. Do you think it is worth getting or should I just stick with the stock cooler?
Images of the case
Side panel
Back
Open
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