Meshify C - Stock Fan Upgrade

y2ck01

y2ck01

y2ck01

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Hey guys,

I'm looking to upgrade my case fans. Don't be mad but I've been using the stock fans that came with the case...

I was considering 2x 140mm front and 1x 120mm rear exhaust with potentially another 2x 140 top exhaust. Too much?

I've been looking at a few fans but I'm a little stunned by indecision at this point and could use a nudge or two. I don't wish to spend excessive amounts on case fans but if the performance outweighs the value I'll allow it. To help keep the cost down I can live without RGB.

What would you recommend?
Would a fan hub be a good choice?

Thanks
 
I would try a couple 140mm front intakes. I've found a couple of good intake fans (2x 140mm front) and block off / tape over all openings in fan mounting panel (so air fans move into mobo compartment can't leak in front to end up going in circles) does a good job. Obviously set case fan speed curve to match CPU & GPU cooler fan airflow needs and no exhaust fans are needed. With normal GPUs removing all PCIe back slot covers usually gives better front to back airflow around GPU with lower air temp entering cooler giving lower GPU temp and fan speeds .. so less noise.
 
Decided on 2x Noctua NF-14A (4pin) and an Noctua NF-A12x25 (4pin) for the exhaust. More than I wanted to spend but I've heard great things about them. I should be able to keep these for many years to come.

Is there anything I need to do in order to set these up in the BIOS? or will my computer control them automatically?
 
y2ck01 said:
Decided on 2x Noctua NF-14A (4pin) and an Noctua NF-A12x25 (4pin) for the exhaust. More than I wanted to spend but I've heard great things about them. I should be able to keep these for many years to come.

Is there anything I need to do in order to set these up in the BIOS? or will my computer control them automatically?
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I have the same fans in the same case. I did remove the foam insert behind the front panel for better airflow, but less dust resistance, but I blow it out every month or two with an air compressor.

As for the fans, I setup my own PWM curve.

For me, I setup all 3 fans to use the CPU temperature and they are set at :

0C > 65C @ 35%-35% (this covers normal use, browsing etc. so the fans don't keep spinning up and down, it's stable at around 35-45C during light usage).
66C > 75C @36%-70% (fairly steep fan curve at this point, seems to stabilise around 60-65% fan speed in regular gaming scenarios)
76C > 85C @71%-100% (to cover heavy usage, which rarely happens with my usage)

You could leave it all auto, and run a temperature/fan speed monitoring software, and work out what profile works best for you.
 
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Disaster! The logos aren’t the right way up! :p

looks good, man the 20 series cards were short! My 5700xt extends right up to the front fans, there’s 3mm ish of clearance.

I’ll have to hope the next generation of cards doesn’t get any longer or I’ll have to change my case!
 
If you wanted to experiment, you could try removing unused PCIe back slot covers. This greatly increases rear exhaust around GPU and often gives better front to back airflow, so lower air temp entering GPU fans so sower GPU fan speed so less noise. If experimenting with this, also try unplugging rear exhaust as this may also help lower GPU temp and/or noise. Sometimes removing panel in front part of PSU shroud with bottom intake adds more case intake area / airflow so lowers temps / noise as well. While end result is almost always better cooling with less noise, it's a lot of experimentation taking quite a bit of time to do. Many settle for "good" cooling instead of spending all the time it takes to get "excellent" cooling. ;)
 
I'll give that a try, it can't hurt. I wonder what else I could do to upgrade my system a little till the GPU issues get better...
 
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