Corsair Carbide Air 540 Builds

Pay day Monday and I'm finally going to order the replacement fans for my 540. Right now I have the stock fans from the case and a h100i with the stock fans that comes with.

I'm planning to order 1 140mm and 5 120mm fans, looking at Corsair AF/SP Quiet Editions, just not sure which ones should be AF and which should be SP. 140mm for the back, 2 120mm for the h100i and 3 120mm for the front.

Could any of you advise me please?
 
You want the AFs for bringing air into the case where there are no obstructions and SPs for pushing air through rads, etc.

So probably 1x 140mm AF on the back, 3x 120mm AF on the front and 2x 120mm SP on the rad.
 
Rroff said:
You want the AFs for bringing air into the case where there are no obstructions and SPs for pushing air through rads, etc.

So probably 1x 140mm AF on the back, 3x 120mm AF on the front and 2x 120mm SP on the rad.
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shankly1985 said:
I have found sp works best on front for this case. The dust filter and mesh block a lot of air coming in.
I just ordered two the new Noctua fans for front.
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So, 1x 140mm AF for the back, 2x 120mm SP on the h100i and 3 120mm SP on the front?

Back intake, front intake and top exhaust?.
 
Jasseh said:
That would mean 5 fans bringing air in and only 1 sending air out? Should it not be more balanced than that?
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snips86x said:
Top should be exhaust too, better results with internal case temp since I swapped them over.
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With having the H100 exhaust also, the CPU temps will also be higher because of the GPU hot air will also pass through it.

This depends on the GPU being used. OP what GPU have you got?

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I see sig, yeah your GPU will put all its hot air into the case.
 
Not sure if this is against thread rules, but I realised theres been quite a change in my build since day 1 when I last posted.

Here's day 1



And heres the latest, complete with modded floor
Believe it or not, it was this cheeky sticker that kicked off the whole modding spree


Then one thing led to another and I had the dremel out LOL


 
Ive been looking at this case for some time to house my ageing 2600k rig in, I have a quick question. Would an Akasa HDD 3.5 to 2.5x2 sled fit into one of the hot swap bays on the base of the case? I use 2 SSD and a single mechanical drive and don't know if I should use the hot swaps or the rear drive caddy. I don't need to swap them I just want to make sure I have enough room to fit the E-ATX board and the rads.

Also am I correct in thinking that 2x140mm fans fit on the front but NOT spaced for a 280 rad?

Would the correct (and most used) combination(s) be 360 + 240 or 2x240

For some reason I just fancy some low density 280 rads and my favorite Prolimatech 140 fans
 
Nibbles said:
Ive been looking at this case for some time to house my ageing 2600k rig in, I have a quick question. Would an Akasa HDD 3.5 to 2.5x2 sled fit into one of the hot swap bays on the base of the case? I use 2 SSD and a single mechanical drive and don't know if I should use the hot swaps or the rear drive caddy. I don't need to swap them I just want to make sure I have enough room to fit the E-ATX board and the rads.

Also am I correct in thinking that 2x140mm fans fit on the front but NOT spaced for a 280 rad?

Would the correct (and most used) combination(s) be 360 + 240 or 2x240

For some reason I just fancy some low density 280 rads and my favorite Prolimatech 140 fans
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I don't see why you wouldn't be able to use a 280 rad on the front. It would leave a gap either above or below but that would be covered by the dust filter. Hopefully someone that has actually tried will be able to answer so you don't end up wasting money though.

The 2.5x2 caddy is unlikely to be useful in the front, the SATA power/data ports are fixed into the case with connectors on the other side for you to plug your wires into so getting another set through for the second SSD would require some case modding. It would be easier (assuming you can fit it) to just use the 2.5" HDD bays that come with the case.
You can always separate them to only use the 2 you will be populating (they clip together), I've removed 3 from my case (until I need them).
 
Single mechanical drives in the hot swaps, ssd's in the 4x rack in the back.

A 360 in front and a 240 in the top is the norm as you say, and many have done the 240 x 240 route too.
Hopefully there is nothing stopping a 280 x 280 combo as these will be my purchase at the weekend.

Hardline white acrilic in the front, custom pass-throughs, super flexy in the rear.
880ml aqualis pro res poking out the top of the case, d5 vario with someones top on it.
chipset, cpu, southbridge loop.
maybe some ram blocks if I can find a nice pair.

Going for white n black combo with the intention of cutting the 540 a lot.
 
canuseemygrapes said:
Single mechanical drives in the hot swaps, ssd's in the 4x rack in the back.

A 360 in front and a 240 in the top is the norm as you say, and many have done the 240 x 240 route too.
Hopefully there is nothing stopping a 280 x 280 combo as these will be my purchase at the weekend.

Hardline white acrilic in the front, custom pass-throughs, super flexy in the rear.
880ml aqualis pro res poking out the top of the case, d5 vario with someones top on it.
chipset, cpu, southbridge loop.
maybe some ram blocks if I can find a nice pair.

Going for white n black combo with the intention of cutting the 540 a lot.
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280 x 280 top/front combo should be fine, there should be enough space for that set up.

Sounds like its going to be an amazing build. Liking the res idea. Post some pics when you're done with it :)
 
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Thanks Greybeard, Im hoping for no big hic-cups, but now have the idea of flattening the caddy bays on the bottom and moving the drives to the rear.

This gives me the chance of flipping the lower i/o shield and mounting the gfx on a 16x mining cable out of the slot so it faces u.

The idea is sound but making it work is a different matter... we will see
 
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