I used to be a airflow / case fan layout GOD. That is, when you stuck one slower RPM/CFM fan in the front bottom and a bigger, faster one in the top of the back. Boy, I could buy and plug in two fans like nobody's business. *snicker*
Anyway, I'm now looking for actual guidance, figures or even just anecdotal advice on how to layout the fans for my new Cooler Master 830. I'm going to be running an E6600 (overclocked) with a Tuniq 120 HSF, four banks of RAM (eventually) and dual 8800 GTX cards along with about six SATA drives. I also finally settled on a PC Power & Cooling 750W Silencer.
The Cooler Master the following spots for fans (all 120mm, I believe):
+ 1 in the back
+ 3 in the front, vertically
+ 1 in the top
+ 1 in the bottom
+ 4 on the side panel
I'm not finding much in the way of solid layout guides and not much in the way of advice from existing owners of the Cooler Master 830 who might have real world experience, so I'm hoping for your thoughts. I'm also aiming for something quiet, so I either need fewer fans, slower fans or simply quieter fans. And I've had a case with a ton of fans in it before that blew my ears out. It sounded like a jet taking off (very literally). Of course, they were just cheap 80mm or 90mm fans. They weren't anything special.
Should the rear and top fans be a couple of fast, high CFM powerhouses? Should I bother with front intakes? If so, how many and should they be lower speed/CFM? Should the bottom case fan (intake, I presume) be lower speed/CFM, too? Should I bother with the side fans? I figure they might be really nice to have sucking cooler room air to blow on the Tuniq/CPU, ram and dual video cards. Should they also be slow speed?
If I have four 120mm fans pulling air in on the side panel, I suspect having fans taking air in from the front would be pointless except for where I have hard drives directly in front of them?
Cooler Master also has something called a "Crossflow Fan" which is like a roller bar that takes up the space of two of the side fans and somehow angles at the motherboard to provide some sort of... cooling. Apparently some people have offered it good reviews, but I'd be interested in any first-hand experience with it that you may have.
Also, any specific brands I should consider? I don't care for LED or UV or whatever the hell the ravers are sticking in their cases these days between dropping x tabs, either.
Forgive me if this has already been posted and answered previously. I spent a long time searching on numerous phrases and keywords and I didn't really find what I was hoping for.
A million thanks!
Anyway, I'm now looking for actual guidance, figures or even just anecdotal advice on how to layout the fans for my new Cooler Master 830. I'm going to be running an E6600 (overclocked) with a Tuniq 120 HSF, four banks of RAM (eventually) and dual 8800 GTX cards along with about six SATA drives. I also finally settled on a PC Power & Cooling 750W Silencer.
The Cooler Master the following spots for fans (all 120mm, I believe):
+ 1 in the back
+ 3 in the front, vertically
+ 1 in the top
+ 1 in the bottom
+ 4 on the side panel
I'm not finding much in the way of solid layout guides and not much in the way of advice from existing owners of the Cooler Master 830 who might have real world experience, so I'm hoping for your thoughts. I'm also aiming for something quiet, so I either need fewer fans, slower fans or simply quieter fans. And I've had a case with a ton of fans in it before that blew my ears out. It sounded like a jet taking off (very literally). Of course, they were just cheap 80mm or 90mm fans. They weren't anything special.
Should the rear and top fans be a couple of fast, high CFM powerhouses? Should I bother with front intakes? If so, how many and should they be lower speed/CFM? Should the bottom case fan (intake, I presume) be lower speed/CFM, too? Should I bother with the side fans? I figure they might be really nice to have sucking cooler room air to blow on the Tuniq/CPU, ram and dual video cards. Should they also be slow speed?
If I have four 120mm fans pulling air in on the side panel, I suspect having fans taking air in from the front would be pointless except for where I have hard drives directly in front of them?
Cooler Master also has something called a "Crossflow Fan" which is like a roller bar that takes up the space of two of the side fans and somehow angles at the motherboard to provide some sort of... cooling. Apparently some people have offered it good reviews, but I'd be interested in any first-hand experience with it that you may have.
Also, any specific brands I should consider? I don't care for LED or UV or whatever the hell the ravers are sticking in their cases these days between dropping x tabs, either.
Forgive me if this has already been posted and answered previously. I spent a long time searching on numerous phrases and keywords and I didn't really find what I was hoping for.
A million thanks!