Optimum Airflow - Corsair C70

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Aldomeloman

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Hello people

My PC :

Gigabyte Z77X-UD3H
Core i7 3770k /w Corsair H110
2 x 8GB DDR3 1600 (Corsair Dominator)
Reference Geforce GTX 780Ti
2 x SSDs
PSU Corsair RM1000
Case Corsair C70 Arctic White

I want to ask about the airflow in mycase.

Cpu temps are 26 idle, 62 full load.

Gpu temps 36 idle , 82 full load

So , 2 fans from H110 blowing air in (top)
1 front 120mm blowin air in directly on the gpu (removed upper hdd cage_
2 side 140mm fans blowin in
1 120mm exhaust in back
1 gpu exhaust in back from 780ti
1 exhaust from psu in the lower part of the case
1 120mm exhaust lower part of the case

Is this foriming an optimum airflow?
Attached image (please ignore my great painting skills:D)
https://plus.google.com/photos/109151553928590975252/albums/6057703887166648097/6057703902546673938?banner=pwa&pid=6057703902546673938&oid=109151553928590975252
Thank you

 
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Darkbreeze
Nope, that's all screwy. First of all, you never want any bottom fans to be exhaust. All bottom fans should be intake because that's where the cool air is. Secondly, don't ever count the PSU or GPU exhaust fans, they have little to nothing to do with the air flow or transfer of heat from inside the case. If you can swap a 140mm fan from the side to exhaust in the back, depending on vent size and mounting holes, that would be an improvement. Your optimal case cooling would be improved using exhaust fans in the top of the case where your radiator is now sitting but since the radiator is there it kind of makes it difficult. Hopefully you don't have your front fans mounted inside the case on the HDD cage like the stock photos on the retail...
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Nope, that's all screwy. First of all, you never want any bottom fans to be exhaust. All bottom fans should be intake because that's where the cool air is. Secondly, don't ever count the PSU or GPU exhaust fans, they have little to nothing to do with the air flow or transfer of heat from inside the case. If you can swap a 140mm fan from the side to exhaust in the back, depending on vent size and mounting holes, that would be an improvement. Your optimal case cooling would be improved using exhaust fans in the top of the case where your radiator is now sitting but since the radiator is there it kind of makes it difficult. Hopefully you don't have your front fans mounted inside the case on the HDD cage like the stock photos on the retail sites show. They should be mounted right up against the front of the case.

I'd consider moving the radiator to the front of the case, if possible, with your fans drawing intake there, and using the two top fan locations for exhaust.
 
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