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So I just ordered a Corsair 600T and before I begin installing all my hardware, I thought I would get some advice, hopefully from someone who has the same case.
I've been reading about the stock coolers in the 600T being a tad noisy, and not moving much air, so I decided to replace them from the start. I will replace them with a 120mm BitFenix Spectre Pro at the back, 2x 120mm BitFenix Spectre Pro on the top, and a 200mm BitFenix Spectre Pro on the front. I understand that I need to move the HDD cages in order to fit the 200mm and that's fine by me since apparently it will greatly increase the airflow anyway.
These are the 3 possible ways I plan to setup these fans, with the red representing the 120mm's and the green being the 200mm. I should also mention that my CPU is cooled by a Gelid GX7 Cooler with 2 fans in push/pull config.
PositiveFlow by PMolkenthin, on Flickr
This is my first choise, with lots of air sucked in the front and down onto the CPU Cooler, and shoved out the back along with the warm air off the CPU. As I understand this will keep the dust out too.
PositiveFlow2 by PMolkenthin, on Flickr
A slight change to the first idea, with the rear of the 2 top fans exhausting. The logic behind this is to help expel the warm air from the CPU while still delivering cool air into the front of the CPU cooler.
NegativeFlow by PMolkenthin, on Flickr
The negative pressure setup should exhaust most of the heat, while maintaining good airflow across the board (front to back). The only drawback being dust buildup around the expansion slots etc.
I'm torn between the first and the last option at the moment. Any suggestions please?
I've been reading about the stock coolers in the 600T being a tad noisy, and not moving much air, so I decided to replace them from the start. I will replace them with a 120mm BitFenix Spectre Pro at the back, 2x 120mm BitFenix Spectre Pro on the top, and a 200mm BitFenix Spectre Pro on the front. I understand that I need to move the HDD cages in order to fit the 200mm and that's fine by me since apparently it will greatly increase the airflow anyway.
These are the 3 possible ways I plan to setup these fans, with the red representing the 120mm's and the green being the 200mm. I should also mention that my CPU is cooled by a Gelid GX7 Cooler with 2 fans in push/pull config.
PositiveFlow by PMolkenthin, on Flickr
This is my first choise, with lots of air sucked in the front and down onto the CPU Cooler, and shoved out the back along with the warm air off the CPU. As I understand this will keep the dust out too.
PositiveFlow2 by PMolkenthin, on Flickr
A slight change to the first idea, with the rear of the 2 top fans exhausting. The logic behind this is to help expel the warm air from the CPU while still delivering cool air into the front of the CPU cooler.
NegativeFlow by PMolkenthin, on Flickr
The negative pressure setup should exhaust most of the heat, while maintaining good airflow across the board (front to back). The only drawback being dust buildup around the expansion slots etc.
I'm torn between the first and the last option at the moment. Any suggestions please?
