- Jul 29, 2017
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My dilemma can best be described by the following photos:
http://imgur.com/a/7EcVx
As seen, I have a Vivo mid tower with 3 front fazing fans. I have a corsair H100i v2 which I installed the radiator behind these front fans. Following the advice of another, I put the two corsair fans that came with the water cooler on the opposite sides of the radiator facing inwards to create a push-pull effect for maximum airflow through the radiator.
Before I added the two corsair fans, I thought that I didn't even need them.. and was getting around 90C on my cpu which is ridiculous (due to no airflow at all). There was a pane of glass in front of the three fans which was getting extremely hot, and only allowed air flow coming in from the side vents, so I removed the glass and added the two corsair fans to pull air in, which amazingly reduced the max temp to around 60-66C and when idle is at ~33C.
Now that I've solved the problem with the CPU, I'm more worried about the GPU. I've gotten into hobbyist bitcoin mining selling my GPU's hash power for a miniscule amount of money per day. I know I probably spend an equal amount on electricity but I enjoy doing it. When I do this I tend to leave it on all day while I'm at work and all night while I sleep. The temp stays at a consistent 70-73C while I do this.
I know this is a decently hot temp and not dangerous per say, but I'd like it to be lower. If you look at the picture of the inside of my case, My GPU actually has two fans on it that face downward, and my front facing 3 fans lowest-fan blows through the undercarriage towards the PSU (sorry if the picture's arrows are badly drawn I did it on my phone). So the two top fans are already blowing hot-radiator air in and it is being trapped beneath the GPU it seems like. There are very few holes for air to escape out the back ambiently beneath the GPU. I guess what little air is removed is simply sucked out the top fan in the back.
My question is, would it be possible to remove the GPU tabs that cover the place where a 2nd GPU would sit, and put a fan on the outside to increase airflow? I don't have any more places to hook in fan cables so how would I go about doing that? Also with the specific version of the 1080 Ti that i purchased is it possible to install a GPU water cooler? It seems like a GPU water block requires an entire integrated water cooling system, so I'd just be trying to get a water cooler similar to the way my corsair H100i v2.
The GPU:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487337&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Video+Card+-+Nvidia-_-N82E16814487337&gclid=Cj0KCQjwn6DMBRC0ARIsAHZtCePn68ET4wWmApY36xkgb_MK5uzqmgQHU_K-BQCj8iOp4ksFBbJ9fAEaAiUkEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
I'm sorry that this post is so long, but I would appreciate any advice greatly!
http://imgur.com/a/7EcVx
As seen, I have a Vivo mid tower with 3 front fazing fans. I have a corsair H100i v2 which I installed the radiator behind these front fans. Following the advice of another, I put the two corsair fans that came with the water cooler on the opposite sides of the radiator facing inwards to create a push-pull effect for maximum airflow through the radiator.
Before I added the two corsair fans, I thought that I didn't even need them.. and was getting around 90C on my cpu which is ridiculous (due to no airflow at all). There was a pane of glass in front of the three fans which was getting extremely hot, and only allowed air flow coming in from the side vents, so I removed the glass and added the two corsair fans to pull air in, which amazingly reduced the max temp to around 60-66C and when idle is at ~33C.
Now that I've solved the problem with the CPU, I'm more worried about the GPU. I've gotten into hobbyist bitcoin mining selling my GPU's hash power for a miniscule amount of money per day. I know I probably spend an equal amount on electricity but I enjoy doing it. When I do this I tend to leave it on all day while I'm at work and all night while I sleep. The temp stays at a consistent 70-73C while I do this.
I know this is a decently hot temp and not dangerous per say, but I'd like it to be lower. If you look at the picture of the inside of my case, My GPU actually has two fans on it that face downward, and my front facing 3 fans lowest-fan blows through the undercarriage towards the PSU (sorry if the picture's arrows are badly drawn I did it on my phone). So the two top fans are already blowing hot-radiator air in and it is being trapped beneath the GPU it seems like. There are very few holes for air to escape out the back ambiently beneath the GPU. I guess what little air is removed is simply sucked out the top fan in the back.
My question is, would it be possible to remove the GPU tabs that cover the place where a 2nd GPU would sit, and put a fan on the outside to increase airflow? I don't have any more places to hook in fan cables so how would I go about doing that? Also with the specific version of the 1080 Ti that i purchased is it possible to install a GPU water cooler? It seems like a GPU water block requires an entire integrated water cooling system, so I'd just be trying to get a water cooler similar to the way my corsair H100i v2.
The GPU:
https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16814487337&ignorebbr=1&nm_mc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC&cm_mmc=KNC-GoogleAdwords-PC-_-pla-_-Video+Card+-+Nvidia-_-N82E16814487337&gclid=Cj0KCQjwn6DMBRC0ARIsAHZtCePn68ET4wWmApY36xkgb_MK5uzqmgQHU_K-BQCj8iOp4ksFBbJ9fAEaAiUkEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds
I'm sorry that this post is so long, but I would appreciate any advice greatly!
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