Where should my next fan go?

Cythx · 25 Jun 2012 at 00:40

The roof can accommodate a NF-P14 and the bottom front would accommodate only a NF-P12. A DirectCU II 670 will be arriving shortly.

tamzzy · 25 Jun 2012 at 00:52

front would be my choice

Cythx · 25 Jun 2012 at 00:56

It would certainly be mine but the NF-P14 I just bought doesn't fit there and I kind of reluctant to use a NF-P12

tamzzy · 25 Jun 2012 at 01:09

well use the p14 as an exhaust and pop in a p12 as an intake ;p

Cythx · 25 Jun 2012 at 01:12

P14 wouldn't fit as exhaust either lol

tamzzy · 25 Jun 2012 at 01:14

even on the roof?

Cythx · 25 Jun 2012 at 01:33

The P14 only fits on the roof.

tamzzy · 25 Jun 2012 at 01:40

ya, what i meant was having the p14 on the roof as an exhaust. wont fit?

stevey3d · 25 Jun 2012 at 08:13

tamzzy said:
ya, what i meant was having the p14 on the roof as an exhaust. wont fit?

Agree.. 14 exhaust at the top. When you can get a fan that fits in the front as an intake.

Yaayuh! · 25 Jun 2012 at 08:43

Exhaust out the top IMO. The Direct CU II will be chucking out hot air into your case, and the only exhaust you have currently is via your CPU cooling.

jeff6475 · 25 Jun 2012 at 08:48

cant you sort them cables out and hide them @ the back of the mobo and put fan down there @ the bottom for an intake

Nuwidol · 25 Jun 2012 at 10:33

Rossi~ said:
Exhaust out the top IMO. The Direct CU II will be chucking out hot air into your case, and the only exhaust you have currently is via your CPU cooling.

this.

SouthEastBlue · 25 Jun 2012 at 10:39

How about swapping the fans around on the Corsair radiator as intake from the outside (I always thought this was the way to get best performance using cooler air), and using a new fan at the top as the exhaust?

Azen · 25 Jun 2012 at 10:59

SouthEastBlue said:
How about swapping the fans around on the Corsair radiator as intake from the outside (I always thought this was the way to get best performance using cooler air), and using a new fan at the top as the exhaust?

testing out there on this shows only 1 c difference normally between intake and exhaust. My h100 mounted in the roof seems to perform about the same but the GPU#s below are about 2C cooler acting as an exhaust. I am not calling this conclusive or even scientific as I fitted a direction mount to the side fan at the same time but I've not seen any detriment.

doyll · 25 Jun 2012 at 11:22

Maybe try opening up all PCI slots with top and front intakes pushing heat from GPU out the back?? Would supply CLC and mobo with cool air as well.