Corsair Carbide Air 540 Builds

I also considered using a bayres but prefer the look of a good tube res. Havnt seen many tube res in the visible section of this case so I decided on giving that a go - Adam
 
SimonMaltby said:
Here we go, Build basically complete :)

As I said earlier, I run into some serious issues using both a 360 and 240 Radiators, but solved it by having the inlets of the 360 at the bottom and putting the fans at the front, replacing the dust filter. The only downside of this is that I can't use the right side hot swap drive bay for a full sized drive, although a lap top drive will fit fine.

Anyway here we go with some pictures:
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BackPreWires.jpg

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Lights1.jpg


Really happy with the build. There are a few things to do:
  • Change the top rad screws from chrome to black
  • Tidy the wiring in the back (there is a reason I did not include a photo :)
  • Get some nice red fan guards or rad guard to make the inside of the rads look better
  • Get a better rear fan

I decided to install my Ivy bridge setup first of all so I and compare temps to my previous case (Fractal Arc Midi). It will not take much work to swap for my 4770K later.

temps are well down on before, even with the fans on silent. The graphics cards idle in the mid 20's and under benchmarking seem to be about 42c, they were in the 70's on air.

So in summary...
This case is not quite as easy as I thought it would be, but after some hard thought and graft, I'm really pleased with the result. My temps are much lower and the case is quieter.

I'm not looking forward to using the Blu-Ray drive in its sideways position.
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Hi,

What pump/res combo is that? I'm looking to do a similar loop in my Air 540 build.

Cheers
 
I don't find this case quiet but then it's about 2 yards from my ear, it annoys me just for browsing the web tbh. The thing is, playing a game it doesn't get louder which leads me to think the fans default speed is wrong? They're just plugged in the mobo and all my temps are good.
 
Somewhat buddy :p.

Im waiting till Wednesday for the parts.

I changed the res pump combo though :p.

Im still wondering what to do for my loop.

Is it necessary to have a rad between the gpu and cpu in the loop? does that really affect temps that much?

Hmmmmmm.
 
To be honest for a single GPU and a CPU a decent 360 rad will be amble ... But dual rads do look much nicer! The way I would lay the loop out would be different to most to be honest to get straight runs but more tubing on show.
 
do you have your cpu cooler backwards there buddy?

It looks like its blowing to the front of the case when it should really blow out towards the back.
You might get away with flipping the fan over though

Nice build though :)
 
Something Else said:
do you have your cpu cooler backwards there buddy?

It looks like its blowing to the front of the case when it should really blow out towards the back.
You might get away with flipping the fan over though

Nice build though :)
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Thanks!

Yeah because of my massive dominator RAMs, i couldnt fit the fan on the other side so i just flipped it over and put it in pull.
 
Thinking of purchasing one of theese cases soon. But seen a few people on various forums having bother getting the maximus VI formula to line up with the stand offs. Something to do with the metal plate/shield on the back of the board. Considering a red white and black theme, (air cooled). Custom braided extension cables in red/white/black and black and red fans. Though unsure of what models. Ocuk used to stock the zaward golf fans in 120 and 140mm which would have been perfect.
 
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