2way sli , no side fan , problem? ( noob )

[MQGreyF]

Hello

I need a little help here with airflow , I got this coolermaster haf xm 922 case and I bought it with side panel window instead of the one with fan , now I wonder if I'd have any trouble if Im about to use 2way sli. The airflow path I plan to try is gonna be ( for intake ) 1x 200mm fan , ( for exhaust ) 1x 200mm fan top of the case and 140mm fan for rear. Also Im gonna use noctuna nh-d14. Do you guys think this airflow path would be good ? wouldnt something inside overheat? Also I wonder which way should I turn the noctuna fans , should it be vertical from top to bottom or horizontal from left to right? Does anyone similar setup?

 

[clutchc]

You should be fine. I've had SLI/CF for quite a few of my last systems and haven't had much temp issues. You'll want the top fan exhausting as well as the rear fan. The front fan as intake. I would remove the upper 3 drive bays if not needed so that the front fan has a more direct flow to the cards. Is there a place to mount a fan on the floor if you remove that cable shroud at the bottom of the case?

 

[MQGreyF]

You should be fine. I've had SLI/CF for quite a few of my last systems and haven't had much temp issues. You'll want the top fan exhausting as well as the rear fan. The front fan as intake. I would remove the upper 3 drive bays if not needed so that the front fan has a more direct flow to the cards. Is there a place to mount a fan on the floor if you remove that cable shroud at the bottom of the case?

Thank you! No , theres not. Only one but its used for PSU , the only place I can add some fans is top of the case , so there would be 2x 200mm fans and I also saw the option to put 2 perhaps 120mm fans inside the case and mount them on cage of the HDD/SSD trays , so it would bring some air right on the GPUs , but I dont rly know if this is any good idea , since the front 200mm fan is about 20cm away and brings air in the same direction.

 

[clutchc]

If you do feel you need more card cooling, by all means use the cage mount for the 120mm fan(s). On my Corsair C70, I moved the 2 front 120mm fans to the cage and the temps are great. And the fan noise has decreased.

But I honestly feel you are over-worrying the situation. The fan setup you have now will be fine. Those 200mm fans move a lot of air. And they move it quieter than their small diameter brethren. What 2 cards will you be using?

 

[MQGreyF]

Thank you sir ! a lot of times , Im gonna be using 2x MSI GTX 760
anyways I wanted to pick you for best solution but I dont see the button... on the other thread guy told me that its coz I created "discussion" so.... any clue how to change it? Because I appriciate when someone spare a little time and their winsdom to help a stranger.

 

[clutchc]

Lol... don't worry about it. I have enough. Thanks.