Case needs cooling from 2700x

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fuchsiashockz

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Hi,
I've never really considered cooling in a case, just expected it to happen on it's own until getting the turbine which is the amd 2700x with stock wraith cooler. It's ready to take off when gaming! It makes me wonder why cases don't have an intake on the side?

So,
1. Can anyone recommend a cheap case which can handle the airflow requirements for the 2700x?

And/or 2. Should I get a heatsink to change the fan direction (so it's not pointing at the side of the case?).
 
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ok, so I put the fans on "silent" in bios. Without overclocking, running an fps makes the cpu fan louder than the tv. Should I just change cpu to something that doesn't go mental?
 
Armageus said:
It's a weird upside down case, so any heat from the CPU cooler is always going to get trapped underneath your graphics card - with only a single rear 80mm exhaust (according to https://www.riotoro.com/cr-1080) then you will struggle to extract the hot air.
You could try fitting both a 2nd intake fan at the front, and a 120mm exhaust in the rear bottom position - potentially with those fitted it may make a difference, and/or as previously mentioned a tower cooler would help, but ultimately it isn't a great case for airflow.

The AMD Wraith cooler isn't that bad - but it absolutely depends on airflow (unlike tower coolers which will cope better due to the fan orientation).

I've got a 3700X with the stock Wraith Prism cooler in a tiny little Aerocool QS-240 case, and it's whilst it's not silent - it's certainly not intrusive, as I have 2x 120mm intake and 2x 120mm exhausts which move a reasonable amount of air through the case and ensure the hot air gets exhausted.
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Yeah it's not great. I switched the large fan at the front for a 120mm directed towards the cpu, then have two 80mm exhausts at the rear. I might just change cases.
 
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