Case cooling question

passo1987 · 4 Apr 2015 at 09:31

Hi guys. I have small problem with temp of my gpu and maybe u will be able to help me . My gpu is XFX R9 280X DD Black Edition and everywhere where I read about temp is saying that idle should be around 33 and load near 60 . In my case idle is 37 and load 70 (vram 85 max ) and I noticed soome artefacts already . My room temp is high so I know is not helping at all . Atm I have 3 intake fans working with full speed and 2 exhaust fans . My case is NZXT Phantom 240 ( I removed hdd cages for better airflow ) . So My question is what to do to reduce temp ? I was thinking to buy 2 140mm fans and make negative presure (2 120mm front intakes , 2 140mm and 1 120mm exhaust ) do u think it'll reduce temp? Thanks guys

Relentless81 · 4 Apr 2015 at 09:33

Where does you CPU cooler exhaust, top or rear?

passo1987 · 4 Apr 2015 at 09:40

I'm using stock cooler (i5 4590) , so not sure .

Relentless81 · 4 Apr 2015 at 09:48

Ok, I spent ages messing with fan setups and the best setup for me was 3 x 120MM intakes and 2 x 140MM exhausts, one at the rear and one at the top of the case but as close the rear as possible

Your CPU and GPU put heat into the case, GPU you cant do much about but with an aftermarket CPU cooler you can have it exhaust toward your case fan exhausts which will extract the heat quicker

passo1987 · 4 Apr 2015 at 11:04

Thanks I'll try some other setups and maybe buy aftermarket cooler if anything else not help.

Dice · 5 Apr 2015 at 23:14

I don't think those temps are high enough to cause artifacts, what are your overclock settings?

dholdi · 6 Apr 2015 at 00:10

I don't think the temps are particularly high either.
My 290x's run at 40, 70.

passo1987 · 1 Jun 2015 at 17:24

I managed to sort that out. Kind off. 3x 120mm intake fans plus 3x 140mm fans