Recommend case fans

[Thaedalin]

I have recently built myself a new PC, and I am now looking to optimize the cooling of the build. Below I have listed what I believe is relevant information in the hopes that it may help with suggestions of what case fans I should purchase. I appreciate any, and all, help!

Case has 5 fan slots (2 on the front, 1 on the back, 2 and on the back-top)
Mobo has 4 chasis fan connectors.

The case sits, on its side, in the back corner of the room. It is a good meter off of the floor, and the back 3 fans point directly against walls of the room.

Highest recorded CPU temp: 60 under high load.
Highest recorded GPU temp: 75 under high load.
Highest recorded ambient temperature of room: 80 degrees Fahrenheit / 26 degrees celsius

Case:

• Corsair 100R Mid-Tower Case (http://www.corsair.com/en-gb/carbide-series-100r-mid-tower-case)

Specs:

• Corsair TX850 (850W)
• Asus Z170-A (https://www.asus.com/uk/Motherboards/Z170-A/specifications/)
• Intel Core i5-6600k (Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo cooler)
• HyperX Fury 16GB DDR4
• AMD Radeon R9 390
• Samsung 850 Evo SSD 250GB
• Western Digital Blue 1TB

 

[Frank Jeagar]

I would either put 2 140mm fans in the front and 2 120mms in the back (1 in the rear and 1 directly above the CPU), or I'd put 2 120s in the front and 1 120 in the rear.

Using 2 140s and 2 120s would give you more airflow and might improve your temps a bit, but it wouldn't be a huge difference.

Any airflow optimised fans will do, Fractal Venturi HF-12s/HF-14s or Noctua NF-F12s/NF-A14s would probably be best, but if they are a bit too much Corsair AF120/140s or Antec Truequiet 120/140s.

 

[Brizzles]

Highest recorded GPU temp: 75 under high load.
Highest recorded ambient temperature of room: 80 degrees Fahrenheit / 26 degrees celsius

75 degrees at high load in a warm room is actually a very good temp for a 390, mine goes to 85 in a room a ~ 22 degrees.

Not up to speed on the current cpus and temps so can't comment on that, but sounds like you already have decent case cooling.

If you are concerned about the cpu temp, then you could try an AIO liquid cooler instead ?

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...iquid-cpu-cooler-cw-9060007-ww-hs-006-cs.html

4 decent fans would be ~£50 and would possibly not improve things, but for ~£60 you would get a guaranteed improvement on the CPU temps

 

[Frank Jeagar]

I'd go for a high end air cooler over a mid range AIO, e.g. a Noctua NH-D14 or a Bequiet Dark Rock 3.

At the high end AIOs have the edge, but for the £60 mark air coolers will perform better.

 

[badbiddy]

Noctua DH15 and Noctua case fans. Not cheap, but they're very good quality.

 

[Thaedalin]

Even playing the most tasking of games, while recording at the same time, or doing video rendering, my CPU temps are actually quite good. I'll keep my eye on getting a Noctua cooler, but I think I might have a hard time fitting one. My Hyper 212 is almost touching a memory bank, and appears quite smaller in comparison to both the NH D14 and D15.

Appreciate the advice, and shall look into the suggested items!