Case: Antec SLK3800B
CPU AMD Phenom 2 1045T
Corsair H60 water cooler
I'm going to be upgrading my box (I don't overclock). I like to run a cool system, in fact I have an AMD 610e in there right now because it's so low wattage. I can run everything on high right now, but i know that's going to change, so yesterday I picked up the 1045 as an upgrade so I can keep my current motherboard (AM3, no plus) for a few more years Money's a bit tight, so the small incrementals (did GPU last year) will keep me trucking until the next hot rod.
I'm looking at the Corsair H60 water cooler for cooling, especially since it won't require me disassembling my entire computer, which is a pain in the ass. My problem is that the 3800B only has a 120mm intake in the front bottom (that blows over the hard drives, important), an 80mm fan that blows onto the CPU from the side, and a 120mm rear exhaust.
The instructions say that the fan should be on suck and not blow, so my questions are this
1- Would reversing the 80mm fan provide sufficient exhaust and not disrupt the flow? (guessing not)
2- With a push-pull fan configuration on the radiator, should it be on suck or blow? I know the direction of the air has huge impact on temps, and I want to run cool
Any other advice appreciated, thanks!
CPU AMD Phenom 2 1045T
Corsair H60 water cooler
I'm going to be upgrading my box (I don't overclock). I like to run a cool system, in fact I have an AMD 610e in there right now because it's so low wattage. I can run everything on high right now, but i know that's going to change, so yesterday I picked up the 1045 as an upgrade so I can keep my current motherboard (AM3, no plus) for a few more years Money's a bit tight, so the small incrementals (did GPU last year) will keep me trucking until the next hot rod.
I'm looking at the Corsair H60 water cooler for cooling, especially since it won't require me disassembling my entire computer, which is a pain in the ass. My problem is that the 3800B only has a 120mm intake in the front bottom (that blows over the hard drives, important), an 80mm fan that blows onto the CPU from the side, and a 120mm rear exhaust.
The instructions say that the fan should be on suck and not blow, so my questions are this
1- Would reversing the 80mm fan provide sufficient exhaust and not disrupt the flow? (guessing not)
2- With a push-pull fan configuration on the radiator, should it be on suck or blow? I know the direction of the air has huge impact on temps, and I want to run cool
Any other advice appreciated, thanks!