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May 28, 2014 9:13:24 AM

Hey, hows it going.

Recently I've installed a new graphics card into my rig and Its going all good however, my system does go hot, gpu goes up 75-80 and cpu hovers around 65-70. I've done my best with cable management and things so give it the best possible air flow.

So to get to the point. I want to install a few extra fans for the case to help with the cooling. I have a Zalman Z11+ (http://www.quietpc.com/z11-series). Right now, I have a fan at the front, 2 small ones on the side panels, 1 at the back (Parallel to the CPU cooler, and one at the top). I'd like to get an extra few fans but Im not sure what ones or what size or even if its possible to add any extra fans. I have a this mobo - http://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/P8Z77V_LX2/ if that helps.

Any help would be appreciated it.

Thanks :) 

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May 28, 2014 9:16:54 AM

If you are using the stock cooler for your CPU then swap it out for an after market heat sink. I recommend the Cooler master Hyper 212 Evo.
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May 28, 2014 9:17:39 AM

Which way are which fans blowing air? this is important.
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May 28, 2014 10:23:22 AM

All of the fans blow outwards. Ill show my specs now
CPU: Intel Core i5 3570K
CPU Cooler: Xigmatek Loki SDS963
Motherboard: Asus P8Z77-V LX2
RAM: 8GB Corsair 1600mhz Vengeance (2x4GB)
Hard Drive: 1TB S-ATAIII 6.0Gb/s
Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 660 2GB
Sound card: Onboard 7.1 Audio
Case: Zalman Z11 Plus
PSU: 550W Corsair VS

I changed the PSU to a 760I AX corsair psu and changed the GPU to a GTX 780 Ti
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May 28, 2014 10:27:18 AM

The fans at the front of your case need to be blowing cool air into the case not blowing air out.
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May 28, 2014 10:32:56 AM

Im sure its blowing air into it anyway, I didn't build the pc, a company did. I just need to know if I can install extra fans and if I can where abouts?
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May 28, 2014 10:48:27 AM

Yeah you should be able to install fans in any place where there is an empty space. Cool it rhymes, place and space.
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