Hello all, thank you for reading my question...
I received a case from a friend and would like some opinions on how to properly cool it given it's limited options. It's running at 81F as i'm writing this, which I think is just fine, but i'm looking for more of a learning experience here. It might be ok the way it is, but I want to know what would make it best under the circumstances.
The fans are setup something like this...
TOP/middle: 80mm exhaust fan (approx. 8 inches from rear of case)
SIDE/top/back: 80mm intake fan (approx. 4 inches from rear and 7 inches from top of case)
PSU: 80mm exhaust (mounted back/top)
CPU: stock cpu fan for Athlon II X2 250 at stock speed (mounted almost directly behind side fan, but most of it is beneath PSU when looking from top)
This picture is almost exactly what I have (Apevia X-dreamer 18.5 x 8 x 17 inches)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144001
Some of the reviews say they would like a 120mm fan in the back and 2x60mm fans in the front. The back panel is a little different on mine, and i figure i might be able to squeeze in a 92mm in the back of mine, but i wouldn't know how to add them in the front without some case modding. Anyway, I am just curious as to what you all think would be the best way to cool this rig? negative or positive pressure? one fan at higher/lower rpm? what about the little vent holes in the front and back interfering (or helping)? what are the weak points in cooling a setup like this? I've always heard the best way to do it is with a front bottom fan and an upper rear fan for the "S" flow, but obviously that doesn't apply in this "case" (see what i did there? hahaha...ha...ahem...). Any feedback would be really appreciated, thanks all!
Matt
I received a case from a friend and would like some opinions on how to properly cool it given it's limited options. It's running at 81F as i'm writing this, which I think is just fine, but i'm looking for more of a learning experience here. It might be ok the way it is, but I want to know what would make it best under the circumstances.
The fans are setup something like this...
TOP/middle: 80mm exhaust fan (approx. 8 inches from rear of case)
SIDE/top/back: 80mm intake fan (approx. 4 inches from rear and 7 inches from top of case)
PSU: 80mm exhaust (mounted back/top)
CPU: stock cpu fan for Athlon II X2 250 at stock speed (mounted almost directly behind side fan, but most of it is beneath PSU when looking from top)
This picture is almost exactly what I have (Apevia X-dreamer 18.5 x 8 x 17 inches)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811144001
Some of the reviews say they would like a 120mm fan in the back and 2x60mm fans in the front. The back panel is a little different on mine, and i figure i might be able to squeeze in a 92mm in the back of mine, but i wouldn't know how to add them in the front without some case modding. Anyway, I am just curious as to what you all think would be the best way to cool this rig? negative or positive pressure? one fan at higher/lower rpm? what about the little vent holes in the front and back interfering (or helping)? what are the weak points in cooling a setup like this? I've always heard the best way to do it is with a front bottom fan and an upper rear fan for the "S" flow, but obviously that doesn't apply in this "case" (see what i did there? hahaha...ha...ahem...). Any feedback would be really appreciated, thanks all!
Matt
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