Position of the R9 Fury X fan in the case

grkljan · Sep 11, 2015

Hello,

I have the R9 Fury X GPU and I have questions about positioning it's radiator and fan.
My case is Fractal Define R5 and I have the Noctua NH-U14S CPU cooler.

Could you recommend the best possible position of all the coolers that I have (GPU water cooler, Noctua CPU cooler and 2 fans that come with the case)?

I never before really thought about airflow through the case so any advice would be very much appreciated.

unknownofprob · Sep 11, 2015

Here is something I would consider doing, just drew it up to make it easier to visualize;

Even though 'Hot air rises', pushing cool air down to the CPU cooler is actually effective, and an exhaust fan can be placed to the left of that to make a better dissipation. The Radiator I suggest to go at the front as it gets the best airflow there, rather then having it breath in hot air from the CPU cooler.

grkljan · Sep 11, 2015

Ok thanks, I will put it that way then.

So if I buy one more fan for rear exhaust would you say that is the best possible configuration?

unknownofprob · Sep 11, 2015

If you mounted the cooler so it blows air out the back, I would deem it next to useless. However, that extra fan would be worthwhile mounted here (new fan location added);

grkljan · Sep 11, 2015

Thanks a lot. Then I'll see how it works without the extra fan first.

unknownofprob · Sep 11, 2015

the extra fan wont make a huge difference, that would just be the placement if you happened to get another fan. Would be excellent to hear on the updated results -

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