Corsair Carbide Air 540 Builds

If you run multiple fans on one motherboard header via a splitter, they will all spin at the same speed - or at least they will receive the same voltage or PM signal. You will also only get speed reading as only one tacho line can be connected (multiple signals will just make the reading junk). You also need to ensure that you aren't overloading the fan header. Otherwise, yes you can do this.
 
BigDools said:
I don't have enough fan pins on my mobo hence why I asked I've seen some 5 way splitter cables but I've read that some people have issues running the fans at different speeds
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You should have atleast 3 though? (CPU, Front and back)
If so, the MOST you will need for this case is a 3 way splitter.
I run my intakes (3x120) via a 3 way splitter and my exhaust (rear 140 and 2x 140 in the roof) via a 3 way splitter.
The fans all run at the same speeds on each splitter.
I've not had any problems.

Seriously give it a go, so much easier that wasting £25+ on something that works on rheostats and does not respond to increasing temps unless YOU tell it to.

This video is very informative, the narator has a dull voice, but this is THE guide to get it working.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8VjdQStihsE

Just try it, it's free, so if you cant get it to work, you lose nothing!
 
BigDools said:
That Bitfenix recon looks ok , do you have this in a 540 relentless81 ?
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Yes I do, it sits vertical because of the 5.25 bays but doesn't cause a problem. Works great but you need Phobetria to vet the most out of it

I fitted 2 x be quiet 120mm shadow wings fans to the top of my 540 as exhausts they are awesome, build quality of the fan os so much better than the standard fans and they are so quiet I have decided to replace all the standard fans with them
 
Uncle_Gravy said:
Greybeard Anychance Corsair are thinking of selling an all White/Silver 540, I love to get the white version but the black part over the fans are off putting for me and is stopping me from going ahead with the purchase.
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I'm afraid that white/silver version is not going to happen. If you are pretty handy with spray paint, you could probably get the white version then custom paint the grill part. Check out this video, I find it very useful.

monkehhh said:
Any ideas on how to support the right hand side of the graphics card (a GTX 970), it droops a lot and doesn't look healthy! ;)
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That doesn't sound good. You got any photos?
 
Dont buy the bitfenix recon i had it and it annoyed the hell out of me.
Changing speeds on its own and ramping up fans for no reason (wasn't even set to auto).
Buy something else i replaced mine with a nzxt mesh.
I gotta say it does look good that is its only up side haha
 
The Recon will only ramp up and down if it is trying to set the fan speed too low, I've tested this and managed to stop it from doing it, either on Auto or you've set the rpm too low in Manual

Again, Phobetria takes care of that problem, mine only ramp up once now and that's only if they have been set to off and told to kick in at a certain temp, say 30C they'll ramp to full speed and then immediately drop to the target speed for the specified temp, fantastic software
 
Greybeard said:
That doesn't sound good. You got any photos?
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I seem to be incapable of taking a photo where it isn't dark and hard to see what's going on, though it's as you'd expect - the left hand side is screwed in and the back has the socket, but the right hand side (particularly where the extra power connector goes in) has nothing supporting it (it's an Asus GTX 970 so it's not a small card). Everything is working fine, it's just a bit saggy.

Edit - reading up a bit it sounds like the Asus 970s do sag a bit on the right, but overall it's probably not an issue. I can see how I would put a discrete prop in the case if I wanted (between the two internal 3.5 bays on the case floor going up to the middle of the card).
 
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just a quick thank you for the help i just ran the front 3 fans of a splitter and the top 2 fans of another and just ran the rear fan straight to the mobo . decided that this way i would get control of the fan speeds to suit .

the 540 is a quality case really glad i decided to go with it . pictures to follow
 
I'm running both front Corsair 140mm fans through ultra low noise adapters to keep them quiet - the 120mm option on the front means that the 140mm intake is obstructed by the 120mm mounting "flaps" which makes my Noctua 140mm fans a lot louder than they should be on the front. If I was a man with tools and stuff I could cut them off (spoiler: I am not a man with tools :)) and use my precious Noctuas.

Still, I love this case.
 
Hey guys, is anyone rocking a Xfire 290 build with a 360 + 240 rad?

I am thinking of moving Xfire to this case but i only have four SP120's on EK XT rads rather than 5, due to space. Love the case but i'm concerned about running hot. It will obviously run cool enough that no parts are at risk and my 4770k can keep running its 4.6 but i dont like water temps to creeping near 40 for my pumps' sake.

Can anyone comment on their own temps with two 290/x under load in this case watercooled?

These builds are sweet, if only with the right panel would have a place to mount a 240 on the outside like a bigger version of this panel (for the carbide 240):
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Saw some mods to fit a rad on the bottom but my tube res sits in its way and i don't fancy hacking the case up too much. I'm planning to overclock the cards for benching but i have a external rad and pump unit i can add into the loop with QDCs if i get desperate.
 
@Avenged7Fold: Can't comment on that case as I've got something completely different but two things that may be of interest:
1. My DDC used to cope with up to 60C with no sign of proble when I was running passive only cooling. Expansion W's the main issue. Now running at 30C but it handled for a good year.

2.The Koolance QD3's are really good. Not even a drip when you disconnect but the one caveat is that when you reconnect them, it does introduce some air into the loop so try to make put some sort of bleed valve at the highest point or at least make sure that (unlike me) the highest point isn't a radiator with the fittings on the bottom so the air gets trapped until you start extreme rocking. Hindsight *sigh*
 
@Avenged7Fold: its impossible to fit a 360 rad into this case, its designed for 2 x 240mm max and maybe squeeze in a 120mm in the back, I think you will be finding yourself with a 540 to get a 360/240mm rad into the case. I have also almost finished my Air 240 ITX, i7 4790k / 16GB / 980 gtx / 1tb SSD water cooled build. (mucked up on a hard line pipe, now waiting on delivery :rolleyes: )

I always wouldn't get the 240 to put on a graphic cards full block, as it is too wide for the case and the side now wont fit on perfectly, as there are no hooks on the top and bottom rails for the side panel. so I need to think of a way of now modding it to get it on correctly :(

EDIT: I need to open my eyes, sorry Avenged7fold thought you were talking about the Air 240 :/, if your only cooling the cpu and 2 Gpus, buy the 1 sp120, you should be able to fit it in, I would like to see a picture to why not :p and your temps should be fine. remember 120mm space for each component + 1/4 or 1 120mm extra. so 3 blocks is 360mm + 120mm
 
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