- Jan 3, 2013
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I'm planning on using this case in a new build before to long and, from what I've seen, it looks like a case I'd rather enjoy being as big a sucker for Corsair aesthetics as I am. However I'm also not one to just leap at something if I don't have the full picture and I figured the best thing to do would be to ask people who actually own the case.
The question which I'm betting is a common one that I just can't seem to find the answer to is about airflow. I've seen reviews out there saying the case has trouble with air cooling and, from what I can tell, it shouldn't be a problem with what I'm intending, but I'd like some additional feedback.
This build will not have any mechanical hard drives, it will only include 3 SSDs. With the case's 2.5" mounting tools pressed flat against the back of the case I feel I could remove the hard drive bays and perhaps this would improve the airflow of the case by having less of an obstruction in front of the two 140mm front fans? I am also going to install two 120mm fans on the bottom slots. I will only be using one GPU (Factory OC, not going to mess with) and my CPU (Which I am going to overclock as far as temps will allow) will be cooled by a Corsair H105 mounted on the top of the case.
Has anyone done something similar to this and, if so, how well does it work for case temps compared to most of the reviews I've seen which leave the HDD bays in and do not use the bottom two 120mm fan slots? I'd also welcome input from people who can theorycraft well. The end goal for this build is effective, yet stylish (Lot of people come over every week, I like to show off
)
The question which I'm betting is a common one that I just can't seem to find the answer to is about airflow. I've seen reviews out there saying the case has trouble with air cooling and, from what I can tell, it shouldn't be a problem with what I'm intending, but I'd like some additional feedback.
This build will not have any mechanical hard drives, it will only include 3 SSDs. With the case's 2.5" mounting tools pressed flat against the back of the case I feel I could remove the hard drive bays and perhaps this would improve the airflow of the case by having less of an obstruction in front of the two 140mm front fans? I am also going to install two 120mm fans on the bottom slots. I will only be using one GPU (Factory OC, not going to mess with) and my CPU (Which I am going to overclock as far as temps will allow) will be cooled by a Corsair H105 mounted on the top of the case.
Has anyone done something similar to this and, if so, how well does it work for case temps compared to most of the reviews I've seen which leave the HDD bays in and do not use the bottom two 120mm fan slots? I'd also welcome input from people who can theorycraft well. The end goal for this build is effective, yet stylish (Lot of people come over every week, I like to show off
)
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