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Having issues with air cooling in a CM ATCS-840 (w/ PICS)

Forum CPU & Components : Power Supplies, Cases & Mods Having issues with air cooling in a CM ATCS-840 (w/ PICS)

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I hate to post this twice, but it wasn't getting any views buried in the overclocking section. Mods: maybe delete the other one if it's a problem.

 

I’m having some issues with air cooling in my new Cooler Master ATCS-840 case and was hoping there may be some people with ideas that may help me in this forum. I wasn’t getting much help in the Steam forums where I usually post.
Sorry for the long post; I really appreciate anyone taking the time to read it and any advice that is offered.

 

So I replaced my Antec 900 mid tower with a beautiful black ATSC-840. Although the 900 cooled everything very well, I was sick of jamming my big hands into tiny places, plus I never really liked the appearance of the case either. Looks were somewhat important because this PC doubles as my gaming rig and a HTPC, so it is quite visible in my hyper-masculine man cave. Quite simply, the ATCS-840 looks awesome and I love it. :D

 

The problem is that just about all my temps are 5-15 deg. C higher than with the 900. :cry:

 

All of the goods inside the case are identical to what was in the old one:
CPU: AMD Phenom II X4 955 @ 3.8 GHz (211 x 18; 1.5v)
Mobo: Asus Crosshair III Formula – AMD 790FX / SB750
GPU: (2) Sapphire HD4870’s (1 Gb ea.) in CrossfireX
RAM: G.Skill 4x2 Gb - DDR3 1600 MHz
HDD: WD Caviar Black
PSU: Corsair HX750W
Case: Cooler Master ATCS-840
Mobo/Fan Controller: Asus OC Station
CPU Cooler: Corsair H50
RAM Cooler: G.Skill Turbulence

 

Here is a description of my fan setup:
INTAKE:
Front panel: 230mm CM fan @ 750 rpm
Bottom panel: 120mm Delta fan @ up to 3000 rpm (usually @2200 rpm)
Back panel: 120mm Corsair fan w/ H50 @1700 rpm + 120mm Rosewill fan @1750 rpm in a push/pull configuration

 

EXHAUST:
Top panel: (2) 230mm CM fans @ 750 rpm ea.
Back panel: 120mm CM fan @ 1250 rpm (GPU exhaust)

 

INTERIOR FANS:
(2) 120mm Scythe S-Flex fans @ up to 1900 rpm ea. (usually @ 1200 rpm) in this position
Antec Spotcool aimed across the north bridge and up a bit to try and direct the warm air from the H50 upwards and out the top
G.Skill Turbulence RAM cooler fan

 

Eleven fans :sarcastic: inside this case now, not including GPU fans. (I do plan on replacing the stock GPU coolers next week with Arctic Cooling ACCELS1 Rev 2 passive coolers, so 2 less fans then.) I'm thinking I'm either still not equalizing the air pressure, or there is just a mess of air currents blowing around in there. I realize that more is often not better when it comes to number of fans, so I’m definitely open to removing some of them.

 

As of now, the only other thing I can think of to do is add a 250mm fan into the side panel. That's the one thing I think I'm missing from the 900 case. It was only a 120mm on the 900, but it blew right on the mobo, so I think that made a big difference.

 

Here's some pics of the build, although some of the fans are in different spots since I took the pics.

 

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t229/arloomis76/IMGP2330.jpg

 

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t229/arloomis76/IMGP2337.jpg

 

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t229/arloomis76/IMGP2340.jpg

 

http://i161.photobucket.com/albums/t229/arloomis76/IMGP2342.jpg


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