Hello, I've been wondering about my fan setup in my current rig. The NZXT Source 210 Elite case comes with a 120mm and a 140mm exhaust fan, both of which are connected to my power supply. I also have 2 120mm intake fans which are connected to my motherboard. It really bothers me because the exhaust fans are at full speed, and it's really loud. Would it be ideal to remove the two front intake fans and just connect the two exhaust fans to my motherboard? I'm also using a Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo as a CPU cooler, and my case has some side, front, and top ventilation. Thanks!
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My NZXT Source 210 Elite Fan Setup
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- Mar 21, 2015
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If you remove your 2x 120mm front intake fans and leave only your 1x 140mm top exhaust and 1x 120mm rear exhaust fans running then you'll cut your case cooling performance in half.
Currently, you have a little bit of negative pressure inside your case since your exhaust fans remove a bit more air than your intake fans can draw it in. Without any intake fans at all, you'll be left with strong negative pressure. While on cooling standpoint, and in high heat production rigs, the negative pressure is better, it also comes with a big drawback. With strong negative pressure, your case draws the needed air in through every gap, nook and mesh, which in turn causes more dust to enter your system. Since you have a lot of mesh paneling, i don't think you can filter them all to prevent dust entering your system.
Without knowing which MoBo you have and how many fan headers your MoBo has, the best option for you would be to buy a fan controller that you can mount into one of the three 5.25" external bays in your case. Here are 4 LED touchscreen fan controllers you can go with,
pcpp: https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/FTXfrH,dQ8Zxr,9f6BD3,XnnG3C/
All 4 fan controllers support up to 5 fans that you can control manually via touchscreen, according to your needs. I added the Bitfenix Recon if your case is the white one for better match to your case.
With 5 channel fan controller, you can add your bottom intake fan as well, for creating positive pressure.
If you don't like LED touch screens then you can go for a fan controller that has buttons/sliders for fan controls,
pcpp: https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/YD4NnQ,qnQRsY,tWW9TW/
Or if you prefer LED screen and buttons as well then you can go for the same fan controller that i'm using in my Skylake build (full specs in my sig), a Thermaltake Commander F6 RGB,
specs: http://www.thermaltake.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_00002777
newegg: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811998156
amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-COMMANDER-Channel-Controller-AC-024-BN1NAN-A1/dp/B01B9618C2
Here are also few pics of my fan controller,
link: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-3272328/show-newest-system-upgrade-components/page-5.html#19565270
NZXT Sentry Mix 2 and Thermaltake Commander F6 RGB both have 6 channels for 6 fans. I'm not sure if you can mount 6th fan as side intake or not. But with Thermaltake Commander F6 RGB, you can use the 6th channel for connecting the Thermaltake Lumi color LED strip, since fan controller comes with 2x adapters for LED strips,
specs: http://www.thermaltake.com/accessory.aspx
Currently, you have a little bit of negative pressure inside your case since your exhaust fans remove a bit more air than your intake fans can draw it in. Without any intake fans at all, you'll be left with strong negative pressure. While on cooling standpoint, and in high heat production rigs, the negative pressure is better, it also comes with a big drawback. With strong negative pressure, your case draws the needed air in through every gap, nook and mesh, which in turn causes more dust to enter your system. Since you have a lot of mesh paneling, i don't think you can filter them all to prevent dust entering your system.
Without knowing which MoBo you have and how many fan headers your MoBo has, the best option for you would be to buy a fan controller that you can mount into one of the three 5.25" external bays in your case. Here are 4 LED touchscreen fan controllers you can go with,
pcpp: https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/FTXfrH,dQ8Zxr,9f6BD3,XnnG3C/
All 4 fan controllers support up to 5 fans that you can control manually via touchscreen, according to your needs. I added the Bitfenix Recon if your case is the white one for better match to your case.
With 5 channel fan controller, you can add your bottom intake fan as well, for creating positive pressure.
If you don't like LED touch screens then you can go for a fan controller that has buttons/sliders for fan controls,
pcpp: https://pcpartpicker.com/products/compare/YD4NnQ,qnQRsY,tWW9TW/
Or if you prefer LED screen and buttons as well then you can go for the same fan controller that i'm using in my Skylake build (full specs in my sig), a Thermaltake Commander F6 RGB,
specs: http://www.thermaltake.com/products-model.aspx?id=C_00002777
newegg: https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811998156
amazon: https://www.amazon.com/Thermaltake-COMMANDER-Channel-Controller-AC-024-BN1NAN-A1/dp/B01B9618C2
Here are also few pics of my fan controller,
link: http://www.tomshardware.co.uk/forum/id-3272328/show-newest-system-upgrade-components/page-5.html#19565270
NZXT Sentry Mix 2 and Thermaltake Commander F6 RGB both have 6 channels for 6 fans. I'm not sure if you can mount 6th fan as side intake or not. But with Thermaltake Commander F6 RGB, you can use the 6th channel for connecting the Thermaltake Lumi color LED strip, since fan controller comes with 2x adapters for LED strips,
specs: http://www.thermaltake.com/accessory.aspx
I was thinking the same thing. I'm using an AMD FX6300 3.5ghz and a GTX 1050ti. It doesn't produce that much heat since I don't play that many high-performance games. Also, I use a y-adapter for my motherboard since it only has 1 fan header. I removed the two intake fans because I wasn't comfortable at running my two exhaust fans at full speed, and it was noisy as hell. I figured the hyper 212 evo would be enough to cool my system for now. I tried this method, and my rig stays at about the same temperature. I definitely need to get that fan controller though. When I do get the fan controller, what speeds should I set my fans at?
- Mar 21, 2015
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- 1,699
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It depends on your fan RPM range and which fan controller you're going with. Most LED touchscreen fan controllers operate by percentage, e.g 0%, 40%, 45%, 50% ... 100%. The Bitfenix Recon has fan control by RPM (100 RPM per step), while Thermaltake Commander F6 RGB has fan control by voltage adjustment (0.1V per step, from 0.0V up to 12.0V). Some fan controllers with sliders/buttons can only have stages, e.g. low, medium and high. It all depends on a fan controller.
Oh, Bitfenix Recon also comes with black finish,
specs: https://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/accessories/recon
For me, the best speed for my fans is such that i barely hear them in quiet room. But if to talk about figures then here's my current settings with my Thermaltake Commander F6 RGB:
Channels 1 & 2: Corsair ML140 - front intakes; 900 RPM @ 5.0V (fan range: 400 RPM - 2000 RPM),
Channels 3, 4 & 5: NZXT AER140 RGB - top exhausts; 1100 RPM @ 7.0V (fan max RPM: 1500 RPM),
Channel 6: Corsair ML140 - rear exhaust; 1300 RPM @ 7.0V (fan range: 400 RPM - 2000 RPM).
Oh, Bitfenix Recon also comes with black finish,
specs: https://www.bitfenix.com/global/en/products/accessories/recon
For me, the best speed for my fans is such that i barely hear them in quiet room. But if to talk about figures then here's my current settings with my Thermaltake Commander F6 RGB:
Channels 1 & 2: Corsair ML140 - front intakes; 900 RPM @ 5.0V (fan range: 400 RPM - 2000 RPM),
Channels 3, 4 & 5: NZXT AER140 RGB - top exhausts; 1100 RPM @ 7.0V (fan max RPM: 1500 RPM),
Channel 6: Corsair ML140 - rear exhaust; 1300 RPM @ 7.0V (fan range: 400 RPM - 2000 RPM).
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