Saying goodbye to the NZXT H2 warranty.

Yaayuh!

Yaayuh!

Yaayuh!

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Thanks to the GTX580 Matrix Platinum the inside of my case is toasty and the GPU is getting quite hot.
So i'm willing to sat goodbye to the NZXT H2 warranty and somehow mount a 120mm fan in the side panel exhausting the hot air out.

Now i've not done this since 80mm fans were considered big.. So i need to make sure i'm going to be doing this right. So here's my plan:

-- Source and purchase a 20mm thick 120mm fan. The Matrix and CM V6GT stick out a lot, need a slim fan, open to suggestions but would like it to be a quiet fan.

-- Source and purchase an anti-vibration kit for a 120mm fan (washers, gasket, rubber pull-pin fixings etc).

-- Source and purchase a 3 pin fan cable extension.

-- Source and purchase a tidy black grill of some kind, doesn't need a filter.

-- Mark out on the inside of the panel where to put and cut the 120mm hole.

-- Get out Mr Dremel and go at it with some sort of precision at least.

-- Mount the damn thing.

This all sound good?
Those of you that have side panel mounted fans, how do you have the connectors? I was thinking of taping the fan cable towards the back of the panel and fixing the connector on the inside of the case close to where the fan connector will be just so i dont have a massive trailing of cable when i shut the case. Hopefully wont need to keep removing the panel.
 
from what i understand, sipe panel fans are an absolute waste of time :rolleyes:

apparently all a side fan does is upset the in->out of the air from the front to the back

what i think you be better is upgrading the exhaust and intake fans so that there is a higher flow rate through the case

(but i might be taking rubbish :eek::p:eek:)
 
panyan said:
from what i understand, sipe panel fans are an absolute waste of time :rolleyes:

apparently all a side fan does is upset the in->out of the air from the front to the back

what i think you be better is upgrading the exhaust and intake fans so that there is a higher flow rate through the case

(but i might be taking rubbish :eek::p:eek:)
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Now i've thought about this a lot and really i think it can only make it better. I have 4x120mm intake fans (front and bottom), 1x120mm and 1x140mm exhaust (rear and top).
The thing that's upsetting the setup really is the graphics cards. 9600GT and GTX580 Matrix both exhaust into the case and exit via the cpu heatsink... Ideally i'd like to exhaust this hot air straight out the side.
It will be placed a little lower than the rear exhaust so the air flow will still be bottom/front --> rear/top.
 
Rossi~ said:
Now i've thought about this a lot and really i think it can only make it better. I have 4x120mm intake fans (front and bottom), 1x120mm and 1x140mm exhaust (rear and top).
The thing that's upsetting the setup really is the graphics cards. 9600GT and GTX580 Matrix both exhaust into the case and exit via the cpu heatsink... Ideally i'd like to exhaust this hot air straight out the side.
It will be placed a little lower than the rear exhaust so the air flow will still be bottom/front --> rear/top.
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well, you've thought about it - which is good - now take some temps before and after and post here to see what a difference it has made :)
 
I've also heard that side fans mess with airflow.

Heres a thought. Piece of cardboard the same size as side panel with 114mm hole cut in it. Compare temps with normal door and custom door. Warranty intact if it proves to mess things up.
 
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