200mm fan or 120mm fan ?

[coqqy]

I have a Xigmatek Asgard 382 casing. I decided to modify my side plexiglass panel as i'm having a slight heat problem with my CM Hyper101 cooler. I have already installed 6x 12cm ( 3 intake , 3 exhaust ) case fan into my casing but it still feels quite warm inside the case. When i'm playing games like GTA 4 i get 57C on my core temp. Should i modify my side plexiglass panel for 1x 200mm fan or 2x 120mm fan ?

 

[marshallbradley]

57C is pretty chill, is that CPU or GPU? Side fans tend to be a lot better at cooling the GPU than the CPU. What CPU and GPU are you using.

If you do end up installing even more fans (8 fans is A LOT) the 200mm will be quieter, but the 2 120s (if they are high quality) will likely move more air.

M

 

[coqqy]

Sorry for not stating properly. 57C for my cpu- Phenom 2 x4 955 BE. I have a Sapphire HD 4830. I do overclock my HD 4830 some time. So i decide to cool both of it. I'm afraid that the 200mm fan will disrupt the air flow in my casing as there is only 1 place to put the fan which is beside the CPU heatsink and HD 4830.