Thermaltake Core v21 Matx gaming build - air flow

JameyF

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Hello again,

I've been playing around with various builds from a local BTO shop here in Tokyo and it seems the ones that fall within my budget come in cases with somewhat counter-intuitive air flow (i.e., Phenom-M with hot air venting out the bottom...). I'm not going to be overclocking or anything so maybe I worry too much but I'm looking at options to build it myself, somethng I've always wanted to try anyway and here is what I'm considering:

Thermaltake Core v21 case
Gigabyte GA-H97M mb
i5-4460 cpu
Silverstone 500m bronze psu
GTX-750ti 2gdr5
2x4gb ram

The case comes with one 200mm fan drawing air in the front. PSU will be drawing air from the bottm and venting out the back. As far as cooling goes, should I add anymore fans? I was thinking another intake on the bottom, exhaust out the back and top? Or would I be going overboard?
Should I just stick to the one front fan and see how my temperatures are and add fans later if needed?

Thanks in advance!
 
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I just received my v21 in the mail, and it seems cavernous given its square design... Lots of air to move, but there are many options for configuration. In addition to the 200mm front Intake, I plan a 120mm side intake by my graphics card... Along with my h100i's dual-120mm-fan top mounted radiator set to exhaust, and a 140mm rear mounted exhaust. This way I will have negative pressure, but given how porous the case is, along with the resistance provided by the radiator on the exhaust, I believe it should even out.

troublemecca

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I just received my v21 in the mail, and it seems cavernous given its square design... Lots of air to move, but there are many options for configuration. In addition to the 200mm front Intake, I plan a 120mm side intake by my graphics card... Along with my h100i's dual-120mm-fan top mounted radiator set to exhaust, and a 140mm rear mounted exhaust. This way I will have negative pressure, but given how porous the case is, along with the resistance provided by the radiator on the exhaust, I believe it should even out.
 
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troublemecca

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Soooo... I ended up getting everything running like so:

ASRock Fatal1ty X99m Killer mobo
i7-5820k
Corsair h100i GTX
G. Skills 2133 2x8GB RAM

In my enthusiasm I left off the extra fans and haven't put them on at all... so currently running the 2x120mm fans + radiator on top, blowing down onto the mobo (intake)... and the stock 200mm fan blowing intake from the front... there are some wide open spaces right now, like the fan vent in the bottom, and the fan mount on the back

that aside, currently overclocked to 4.1gHz with a 125mhz bus... it idles at about 35C with the fans barely spinning, under Prime95 torture (sustained 100% cpu usage) it barely hits 70C!

considering i have not done ANY cable management, this is awesome