Have I gone OTT with fans in my case?

jammir

jammir

jammir

Associate
Joined
11 Feb 2007
Posts
1,711
Location
London / Essex
Friend of mine just dropped by and said I've gone overkill with the fans in my case... Have I?

IMG_0235.JPG


IMG_0252.JPG


IMG_0253.JPG


IMG_0254.JPG


They are at low RPM tho bottom, top fans are 140mm front and rear are 120mm.
 
Last edited:
If they're doing the job/cooling that you want and it's relatively quiet - which it should be at low RPM then it's not a problem.

You may be able to lose a fan and notice no/negligable cooling difference but you wont no unless you experiment.

How are the fans orientated - around the case - i.e. intake/out take?

EDIT: If you exclude the RAD fans - you have a pretty standard amount for a quality set up...
 
Last edited:
I'm assume the bottom fan is an intake?

Looks fine to me. If you're comfortable with the noise, then there isn't a problem to be honest.

Case looks very tidy :D makes me wish I never cheeped out on a case ^^
 
oliver2601 said:
Case looks very tidy :D makes me wish I never cheeped out on a case ^^
Click to expand...

Yeah, a decent case makes all the difference for ease of builds/upgrades/keeping things tidy.

It may be a large expense but a well designed case can last you many builds and will still look respectable if you get clean lines.

Personally, i like Silverstones and Lian Li - although the Fractal Design cases look interesting.
 
jammir said:
Friend of mine just dropped by and said I've gone overkill with the fans in my case... Have I?
Click to expand...

ill tell you now - friends commenting on other friends computers is as worthless as a tramps hat ;)

your rig looks excellent - dont worry
 
Not at all. Great system. I have about the same number in my aircooled system plus you have a dual graphics card setup so the more airflow the better.
 
Plec said:
If they're doing the job/cooling that you want and it's relatively quiet - which it should be at low RPM then it's not a problem.

You may be able to lose a fan and notice no/negligable cooling difference but you wont no unless you experiment.

How are the fans orientated - around the case - i.e. intake/out take?

EDIT: If you exclude the RAD fans - you have a pretty standard amount for a quality set up...
Click to expand...

Setup like this

IMG_0235b.jpg
 
Looks fine - temps can't be an issue and hopefully it's relatively quiet?

But where are all your HDDs? :)
 
Plec said:
Looks fine - temps can't be an issue and hopefully it's relatively quiet?

But where are all your HDDs? :)
Click to expand...

Waiting on a rma on my SSD from OCUK but when that back all that will be in the case is 2x 60 SSD's and can get rid of that one hdd in there atm.

I'm going to use one ssd for os the other for games and everything else is stored on my servers.
 
jammir said:
Waiting on a rma on my SSD from OCUK but when that back all that will be in the case is 2x 60 SSD's and can get rid of that one hdd in there atm.

I'm going to use one ssd for os the other for games and everything else is stored on my servers.
Click to expand...

If you're just using it for games and OS wouldn't it be better to put them into Raid 0?
 
Your fans look fine to me mate.

Don't suppose you'd mind trusting me the location where you got them screws for the H50 radiator would you?
 
NeoVo said:
Your fans look fine to me mate.

Don't suppose you'd mind trusting me the location where you got them screws for the H50 radiator would you?
Click to expand...

Havent seen them for sale anywhere got them with a old Lian-Li case.

a20u11.jpg
 
Yeah, definitely not overkill as long as noise isn't an issue (as others have said). The higher the airflow the better the temps.

Build looks really great, btw. Great cable management.
 
looks really nice dude, just one thing, I'm pretty sure corsair recommends you use the H50 as an intake, however thats quite a few intake fans you would have!! I would probably have done what you have done but just so ya know
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top Bottom