Corsair Carbide Air 540 Builds

Andybtsn said:
I think I do! So your mobo just decides on the speed itself depending on the temp? Unless my fans are just loud there is no reason for the PC to be this noisy, especially as it doesn't change when playing BF4!
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I currently run 5 akasa pitanhas in this way, 2 on the cpu cooler and the rest as exhaust at rear and top. My 4 intake fans are a bit of a mix and ran via an akasa fc six fan controller. Ill be ditching it though as it has a weird buzzing problem.
 
Got the same controller but strangely it wont run my PWM piranhas. Various 3 pin fans are fine though.
 
Not sure tbh, works fine with several brands of 3 pin fans. Shame it buzzes at times too as its a really nice peice of kit.
 
MilanoChris said:
Apparently my is 294mm, which EK rad could I squeeze in the front?
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Can someone answer this please? What size rad can I fit in the front that will fit with a 294mm graphics card? Any recommendations? I like EK stuff. Is it going to be tight on space at all? Pretty set on getting the Carbide 540 case.

Also would a triple rad be enough for an i7-2600K and two 290X's? As I will more than likely get a second GPU in the New Year.

NINJA edit.

Are the stock case fans quiet at full load with a single rad? I want silence, or as close to it as possible. If not, then how many Scythe Gentle's would I require?

Thanks.
 
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MilanoChris said:
Can someone answer this please? What size rad can I fit in the front that will fit with a 294mm graphics card? Any reccomendations, I like EK stuff Is it going to be tight on space at all? Pretty set on getting the Carbide 540 case.

Also would a triple rad be enough for an i7-2600K and two 290X's? As I will more than likely get a second GPU in the New Year.
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I would think a triple rad was a bit light for 2 gpus and a CPU. Personally, I'd have a triple on the front and a dual on top.

As for dimensions, I'm at work so can't help with that.
 
Cheers. I guess I would plan on using one triple in the front for now for CPU and GPU. Then if I get a second 290X I can then get a double rad.
 
How's this looking lads? Any pointers please?

YOUR BASKET
1 x Corsair Carbide 540 High Airflow ATX Cube Case - Black (CC-9011030-WW) £129.95
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-FC R9-290X - Acetal+Nickel £95.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-D5 Vario X-TOP - Acetal (incl. pump) £89.99
1 x Koolance TNK-501 Single 5.25in Bay Reservoir, Rev.1.1 £65.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Supremacy Clean CSQ - Acetal + Nickel £52.99
1 x EK Water Blocks EK-CoolStream PE 360 (Triple) £49.99
1 x BitFenix Hydra Fan/LED Controller £24.98
3 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1850 RPM - 3 Pin £17.99 (£53.97)
2 x Koolance QD3 no-spill quick male to 13/10mm - black £14.99 (£29.98)
2 x Koolance QD3 Female Quick Disconnect No-Spill Coupling, Compression for 10mm x 13mm (3/8in x 1/2in) - Black £13.99 (£27.98)
2 x Koolance LIQ-702 Liquid Coolant Bottle, High-Performance, 700mL (UV Yellow) £11.99 (£23.98)
4 x Monsoon 13/10mm (OD 1/2) Rotary 45° - Matte Black £6.95 (£27.80)
2 x Monsoon 13/10mm (OD 1/2) Rotary 90° - Matte Black £6.49 (£12.98)
4 x Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 13/10 - Clear £5.99 (£23.96)
10 x EK Water Blocks EK-CSQ Fitting 10/13mm G1/4 - Black £2.99 (£29.90)
Total : £740.39 (includes shipping : FREE).







Few Q's:
Is there enough tubing?
Is there enough fluid?
Have I got the correct fittings for what I have in the basket?
How would I fill the loop with that res? I saw someone in this thread has the same res.
 
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Andybtsn said:
Roalith, what do you use to control the fans so you can turn them down etc?

They all go to the mobo, I'm sure I don't need 5 fans cooling whilst web browsing!
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Hi Andy,

I use this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-071-BX

With some 3-pin splitter cables bought off the 'bay - one is a dual splitter, one a quad splitter.

Splitter cable headers plug in to the Bitfenix controller, and the fans then plug in to the splitter cables, current set up gives me 3 fans on slider 1 of the controller and 2 fans on slider 2. With 5 headers available though you don't necessarily need the splitters, it just makes for convenient use.

For EG, running BF4 I crank both sliders up as both the CPU and GPU get spanked. For CPU-intensive stuff I only push slider 2 up (for the 2 fans on my H100), and for stuff that is mainly GPU I just push the case airflow on slider 1 up.

As Setter suggests though, PWM splitter cables plugged in to your motherboard with auto-temp control on the board headers will work just as well :)
 
Just finished mine, all was ok apart from the USB3 cable is far too short and it is crazy loud, I was hoping people thought they were loud compared to older setups but they aren't kidding when they say this thing is loud, my Antec 902 was near silent compared to this :(

On the other hand, is 48C max in BF4 any good on an FX-8350? Should have taken readings off my old PC to compare but completely forgot
 
I still have some tidying up to do but here we are so far...

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Relentless81 said:
On the other hand, is 48C max in BF4 any good on an FX-8350? Should have taken readings off my old PC to compare but completely forgot
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My FX-8350 tops out at 38C with the H100 cooler and 2 Corsair SP-120 Quiet Edition fans on max. Guess it depends on the cooler!
 
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