800D case mod dropped GPU temps by 8 10 degrees...

littlepuppy · 22 Dec 2010 at 12:56

Ive added a second 140mm fan below the low mounted one, and its had a huge impact... Are other people doing this?

PS I do normally run with the side on!!!

ZXSpectrum · 22 Dec 2010 at 13:05

I may just try that with my new 700D as i will be running 2xGTX460's

Gundog48 · 22 Dec 2010 at 15:53

Do those cards exhaust in the case or out the back?

littlepuppy · 22 Dec 2010 at 16:40

Into the case mate.

Carl_Bennetts · 22 Dec 2010 at 16:54

looking good. This will something i look at doing with my case........when i get it!

Datamonkey · 4 Feb 2011 at 12:37

reviving an old thread,

Like that idea, has anyone else seen similar results?

Will give it ago myself over the weekend

pastymuncher · 4 Feb 2011 at 19:10

Does that lower fan sit exactly below the other one? If so you could try making a cardboard tunnel between the two fans to see if it drops temps any further.

Ziggy4 · 5 Feb 2011 at 01:10

Great idea! Tempted to try this myself. A straightforward mod? I used an adapter and couple of noise damping gaskets to change the 140mm to a higher airflow 120mm (Noctua) and it helped some so be interesting to see just how much extra air the second fan can shift.

Schizo · 5 Feb 2011 at 21:28

ive got one of these in my 800d and does a very good job.

im just about to put 2x120mm fan's in the window to drop the temp's even more.

will do a thread soon once i have finished my mod.

MonkeykingZX · 6 Feb 2011 at 01:23

will have to give this a go

V F · 6 Feb 2011 at 05:32

schizo220168 said:
ive got one of these in my 800d and does a very good job.
http://i106.photobucket.com/albums/m248/lostsoldier3177/LL-EX-33B1B.jpg

im just about to put 2x120mm fan's in the window to drop the temp's even more.

will do a thread soon once i have finished my mod.

Is that too small to fit on the drive bay area for a Lian Li? I think it is...

Schizo · 6 Feb 2011 at 06:56

V F said:
Is that too small to fit on the drive bay area for a Lian Li? I think it is...

that will fit fine.

takes up 3 drive bays and holds 3 hard drive's.

EniGmA1981 · 6 Feb 2011 at 08:06

The picture makes it look smaller than it is doesn't it

I had something similar (without the HDD rack, think it's a Scythe something...) in my HAF... decided to ditch it and keep the standard bay covers though

and ziptied a fan inside the bays

Schizo · 6 Feb 2011 at 08:14

i was after one of those scythe karma bays but there so hard to find and no one seems to sell them anymore.

so i went for the lian-li and it is actually pretty damn good for the money.

Datamonkey · 6 Feb 2011 at 15:38

I had the scythe karma bays and found it not to be as wide as the bay itself.

Ie. i left quite a large gap either side of the bay and allowed quite a bit of like to leak through which annoyed me lol.

The lian-li cages are far better.

V F · 6 Feb 2011 at 21:08

EniGmA1981 said:
The picture makes it look smaller than it is doesn't it

Thats what was throwing me off. It looks like I'd have spaces either side with nothing for it to mount on ending up jiggling about. I looked around for better images. I had been wondering how I could fit my spare 120mm without it looking tacky.

I've measured it though, 149mm width.

I just hope it's still in stock for tomorrow (put my order in) as they only have 1 left.

SSD compatible on the side? or just laptop drive compatible? I'm assuming the hard drive rack can be removed to just mount the fan from what I can see of the 4 screws.

setter · 6 Feb 2011 at 21:14

I bought some vented 5.25 bay covers for my lian li a70f, then added a 120mm fan held in place with elastic.

Schizo · 6 Feb 2011 at 21:21

i do like ghetto mods

^^^^

setter · 6 Feb 2011 at 21:25

Yep, cheap and cheerful, also got a 120mm fan hanging behind my gpu's, knocked 10c of the load temps on the top most card.

slim01 · 7 Feb 2011 at 01:43

looks pretty sweet man