Corsair obsidian 800D help

perry081064

perry081064

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really want to get one of these, but need advise please.

my cpu is an I7 C0 o/c 3.8 with a corsair H50 to keep her cooled using push/ pull with 2 noctua fans out the rear of the antec 902.

also running a asus eah 5870 (stock clock atm)

temps atm are 44 amb / 69 max.

ive heard i would need to change the fans as the corsair ones dont cut it.
my question is this, what fans to get and in what config would suit best?
 
i use fractal design fans atm but im thinking of changing them. one thing i would recommend is getting a 140mm fan filter and turning the rear exhaust fan around so it intakes cool air, theres more than enough exhaust with the top 3 fans. I also put my H-50 on the top of the case in the middle fan space.
 
well i got the case .. very pleased, and temps are better than my my antec 902 even using just the stock fans the 800D came with :)

at the moment my H50 is conected to the top of the case in the middle slot, still using the noctua fans push/pulling air into the case.

although im happy with the temps, i would like to add a fan controller and replace all the std corsair fans.
what would be the ideal choice of fans and controller to get a good mix of air to noise ( dont mind a bit of fan noise but would like to be able to control the noise when extreme air isnt required ?)
 
I too would be interested in some advice on fan controllers and suitable fans for the 800d as I am considering the purchase as stage 1 in a watercooled build (air cooled for stage one), advice on the 140mm fans is what im really looking at as they are limited Akasa vipers is what I was looking into for the 120mm ones.
 
I bought myself one of these as the fan controller (8 slot job more than enough for the 6 in the corsair 2 extra if i manage to squeeze a second radiator into the bottom compartment)

http://www.nesteq.net/gb/products/fancontrollers/fanmax/

Fans wise i went for:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-059-AK&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=4

and i bought one of these for lighting to make sure it looks pretty through that huge picture window!

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CM-014-AK&groupid=701&catid=1428&subcat=1430

This is the start get it all wired in with air cooling then in a few months time when my bank balance recovers I will buy the watercooling bit by bit then the real fun starts
 
Ive got two vipers on a cpu cooler and im very impressed with them, cooling an i7 at 4ghz, have them set at 1100 rpm, idle temps at 41-36-41-36, virtually silent at that speed.
 
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