Need help with casing air flow

btr999

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I have CM storm stryker installed with nzxt kraken x61 and gigabyte gtx980ti xtreme waterforce radiator.
The case have space for coolig fan :-
Front: 120mm x2
Top: 200mm x1
Rear: 140mm x1
Bottom: 120mm x2
With one 280mm and one 120mm radiator, I have top and rear occupied and that left only the front 120mm x 2 fans doing the air circulation work. My PC is placed on the floor due to limit of space so it seems useless for installing the bottom fans.
Whenever the gpu and cpu are on loads, the casing gets quite warm with lots of hot air. The GPU temp will go up to 65 celcius and cpu 45 celcius when play certain high demand games.
I have to take off the side panel and get a fan to blow away the hot air.
What can I do to improve the air circulation of the casing?
 
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you unscrew the thing and its fans and put it on another spot. I mean really. you need proper intake and exhaust. check out a video about positive and negative air pressure in the vase. the front are intakes, top and back exhaust, and bottom intakes.

Ryan_78

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Your temps are fine I believe, and if you assign the fans on each placement specific jobs, like intake and exhaust. Like if the radiators are on exhaust, the temps are higher but rest is cooler,,and if intake is radiator, it's vice versa. Just make sure if you draw it out it is not fighting for air because it will create dead spots.
 

btr999

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Newbie question. this is my first time using liquid cooling. How do you change radiator to intake or exhaust?
 

Ryan_78

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you unscrew the thing and its fans and put it on another spot. I mean really. you need proper intake and exhaust. check out a video about positive and negative air pressure in the vase. the front are intakes, top and back exhaust, and bottom intakes.
 
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btr999

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Change the Kraken x1 fan direction and now it is much better. apparently the kraken has default fan placement for intake.