Case cooling

SuperOwl86 · 28 Jul 2018 at 09:44

Morning everyone just looking for some advice in what I should look to buy for my case cooling.

My system is

Aerocool DS230
Ryzen 2700x
MSI X470 Gaming pro
Patriot Viper 4 16gb ram
EVGA SuperNova G2 650W.

waiting for the new cards to come out but thought I should look into cooling but not sure how I should set up.

Any pointers would be much appreciated.

LuckyBenski · 28 Jul 2018 at 11:59

I would say in general with cooling, experimentation is good. I'd get 2-3 fans that are PWM controlled, or check that your motherboard has DC voltage fan control. If it does you're sitting pretty to buy whichever fans you like.

Then I would try the fans out in different areas of the case, in general intake at front/bottom and exhaust at rear/top. That said, your case might have poor front intake due to the panel. So you might want to consider another arrangement. I have a nice system based on fans blowing down from the top and out the rear.

Are you using the stock cooler on the CPU, or have you ordered an aftermarket one?

SuperOwl86 · 28 Jul 2018 at 20:22

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Three Fan Bundle - be quiet! Silent Wings 3 120mm PWM Fan **3 fans for the price of 2**= £39.95

Total: £44.61 (includes shipping: £4.66)

As it stands I just have the stock cooler.

doyll · 28 Jul 2018 at 21:59

What LuclyBenski & SuperOwl86 said.

If you want to save some money and still have good quality and performance I suggest getting 2x PH-F140MP fans for £13.99 each (the 2-packs for £16.26 are out of stock) oor 3-pack of PH-F120MP for 26.00. 3x 120mm flow about the same as 2x 140mm with 2x 140mm being a little quieter

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/phanteks-ph-f140mp-140mm-fan-black-fg-028-pt.html
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/thre...120mm-fan-radiator-performance-bu-001-pt.html

SuperOwl86 · 28 Jul 2018 at 22:23

I think the main thing is that it is quiet as can be.

LuckyBenski · 28 Jul 2018 at 22:41

SuperOwl86 said:
I think the main thing is that it is quiet as can be.

Then those fans are a good choice. Those fans are nice and quiet, at the expense of a little performance. Honestly though, I'd say set up your system and see how it is, then add fans and tweak. You could hold off buying any case fans at all. The Phanteks doyll suggested will be very quiet if you turn the speed down too. Decent fan speed curves is where it's at for quietness.

Same for the CPU cooler, try it first. An aftermarket cooler will help for both temperatures and noise, but you may be happy with stock. I believe the Ryzen stock coolers are a lot better than previous stock coolers from both AMD and Intel.