Custom Loop - Fan Upgradeh

sellw88 · 25 Aug 2013 at 10:20

Hello!

Just wanted to get somebody else's opinion on this prior to buying.

At the moment I have a 240mm rad (top mounted) and 120mm rad (front mounted).

These are all currently running in push setup with SP120 quiet edition fans, and push pull is not viable for the top 240mm rad.

I'm not hugely happy with temps as when stress testing cpu and gpu (I know it's not a real world example) the temps just seem to creep up and up... And when playing the sims 3 (don't mock me :-P

) my CPU was around 60-65 degrees @ stock clocks - admittedly the 7970 is max OC catalyst will let me set it to.

I'm not willing to start playing around with upgrading / changing rads this year (won't get it past the wife) so I might do the following to my fans:

Make the front 120mm rad a push pull with my SP120 quiet editions.
Put two SP120 performance / static pressure fans on the top 240mm.

Is having higher speed fans, and push pull on the smaller going to make much of a temperature difference?

Setup is as per the sig, however I'm now running a D5 Vario not the x2o 750.

Cheers for advice!
Sellw88

sellw88 · 25 Aug 2013 at 10:38

Case if Phantom 410.

With regards to airflow I have a 120mm on the front, sat below the rad, and then a fan exhausting on the rear - can try putting the fan that is currently on the rear onto the bottom pulling air into the case.

Not tried testing with the side panel off.

From memory you temps are around 50 - 55 but I will be gaming all morning so will keep an eye on that and update later.

sellw88 · 25 Aug 2013 at 11:04

Picture:

Im going to move the fan from the rear and put it down the bottom anyway - can only help my situation.

Im guessing from your answers my fan 'upgrade' wouldnt help at all?

sellw88 · 25 Aug 2013 at 11:36

Ive got the same feeling - im just trying to make the most of what i have now, without ripping it all apart, or, ploughing more money into it.

The top rad (which cannot be any bigger or thicker) is:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-032-BX

and the front rad is:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-020-XS

Next year when i do the fluid change, i will be open to changing the 120 rad for a thicker one - just not at the moment this computer has already made me broke!

sellw88 · 25 Aug 2013 at 12:00

Oldphart:

The 140mm fan on the side panel would have been good, but my project this week was putting a full height window in - so that is no longer an option.

The front rad is pulling air in from outside over the rad, to inside the case... soo again that may not be helping my cause... would having it blow air out of the case not result in an odd air flow inside the case?

sellw88 · 25 Aug 2013 at 12:05

Uncle Petey:

Your correct, there is no space for push pull on the top rad, hence why i was thinking of putting the higher RPM fans on the top - would the Scythe's offer much improvement over the SP120 performance fans? (can hopefully get hold of a set of these relatively cheap).

In no way am i comfortable de-lidding my lovely £270 CPU - the thought of doing it is making me wince!

And as far as the GTX-Lite goes, i may be able to in september

advantage of the postie coming when she isnt home

Would the thicker rad offer significant differences to my temps?

sellw88 · 25 Aug 2013 at 12:20

Oldphart: This is where i show how much of a learning curve i am on with this

The rear fan blowing air out, or sucking air in?
The front rad / fan: Have the fan in push or pull config (or does it not matter?)

Uncle petey:
if after a few more gaming sessions i am still not happy with the temps i will get one of those rads (im sure i can exagerate somewhat to get it past the wife).

Not tried reseating the block as temps are consistent accross the cores, so asumed it would be ok.

sellw88 · 25 Aug 2013 at 12:28

exactly what i was planning on doing when i spec'd this loop.
The top will take the 140 fans, however there is not a rad thin enough to fit in the gap without requiring hacking the lid to shreds.

To have a rad in the 140 spacing at the front would require me to have no hard drive bays at all.

Because of this i ruled the 140 and 280 out.

sellw88 · 25 Aug 2013 at 15:04

Cheers for the tip their - might have a tweak when stress testing next

it is only on about 2 at the moment, seems to be the only speed that i cannot hear it!

Will have a play, and see if i can get hold of the faster speed fans cheaply, then will report back... worst case as has been said, i will have to buy a thicker 120mm rad.