I am building an PC in a few days that I intend to mount the NH-D14 from Noctua in. It will be an p55 board mounted in a full tower, so I have a few questions.
1. On an Asus Maximus III Formula, do I need to worry about the riser card blocking the front fan for an updraft configuration?
2. If I set the NH-D14 in an updraft orientation, will I be able to use Corsair RAM with the additional heatsink fans?
3. Will there be any issue with the rear fan disturbing the airflow of the case? The Cosmos 1000 cools from the bottom up, and I worry that the rear fan might interfere with the airflow.
4. Would adding an PCI slot cooling intake fan below my graphics card allow the CPU more\cooler airflow?
Case: Cosmos 1000
Board: Asus Maximus III Formula
Ram: Corsair Dominator Gt 2x2 Gigs
GC: HD5870
Cooler: NH-D14
Additional info: All 4 fans in the case replaced with Noctua D14 140mm fans.
1. On an Asus Maximus III Formula, do I need to worry about the riser card blocking the front fan for an updraft configuration?
2. If I set the NH-D14 in an updraft orientation, will I be able to use Corsair RAM with the additional heatsink fans?
3. Will there be any issue with the rear fan disturbing the airflow of the case? The Cosmos 1000 cools from the bottom up, and I worry that the rear fan might interfere with the airflow.
4. Would adding an PCI slot cooling intake fan below my graphics card allow the CPU more\cooler airflow?
Case: Cosmos 1000
Board: Asus Maximus III Formula
Ram: Corsair Dominator Gt 2x2 Gigs
GC: HD5870
Cooler: NH-D14
Additional info: All 4 fans in the case replaced with Noctua D14 140mm fans.