Please help me plot a good airflow for my PC.

viktory36

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Hello. I have noticed my pc runs extremely hot under load, and found a whooping 90C temperature on my GPU. My case has no fans on it except for the one that came with the K380, and have decided to invest in some good fans.

Here is an album of my build. Please critique my cable management too.
https://imgur.com/a/LcDoo

I know the GPU is in a terrible position and I should probably move it up to the above pci slot, but the clipping on it was broken by a "pc repair guy" hack I had called after I had a mental breakdown trying to get my r9 280x to work for twelve hours (first build, it was DOA, I realized that too late).
I know it will work probably if I do a Windows reinstall, but I honestly don't want to deal with that slot.


I was thinking a 140mm fan for the exhaust, and two 120mm fans: one intake on the top and one outtake on the side pane or bottom (not sure if this is a good idea)

Please suggest me a good (and cheap if possible) fan for my case. Please also do check if it is available on amazon.in/flipkart.com.

My specs
AMD FX-8320, stock cooler
PowerColor AMD R9 280X
1TB WD Caviar Blue HDD
Gigabyte GA-970A-DS3 Motherboard
Antec VP550 550w PSU
Cooler Master K380 case

Around an hour and a half of light use (music and browsing) the GPU is at ~50C and the CPU is at ~45C.
Room temperature is ~26C with the PC off.

Thanks in advance.
 
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maxalge

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ideally you want

intake from the front, side, and bottom


exhaust from the top and back ( heat naturally rises, you want to help that along )


K380-ph2.jpg






http://www.amazon.in/Deepcool-XFAN-120-Cooling-Fan/dp/B006CSGZQC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1451990319&sr=8-1&keywords=120mm+fan



these would be fine, anything is better than nothing really XD
 
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viktory36

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Thanks for the reply. Should I go with a 140mm for the fan for the rear exhaust instead? Any recommendations on the fans? I'm willing to spend more if I will get a considerable boost in temps.
 

maxalge

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120mm is fine for all slots


you can get 140mm if you want, though you need to make sure the case can handle that size first