My Fans

Anderson256 · 14 Feb 2011 at 08:01

Hey everyone. So I just got a Corsair 600T and a Zalman Performa. What I'm wondering is what's the best setup for cooling? Here is the case: http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-026-CS

The Zalman can only go on one way because it hits the RAM if the fan is on the otherside. So which fans should be intake and outtake?

Thanks, Anderson.

Tealc · 14 Feb 2011 at 17:00

Intake front. Rear exhaust. Simples.

Cookeh · 14 Feb 2011 at 17:04

Tealc said:
Intake front. Rear exhaust. Simples.

+1

Anderson256 · 14 Feb 2011 at 17:48

Thanks for the reply. What about the top fan? Also bear in my my CPU fan has to blow air towards the front of my case.

Emphacy · 14 Feb 2011 at 17:57

Front: Intake
Rear: Exhaust
Top: Exhaust (Heat Rises)
Any others: Intake

Although you can only put your CPU fan on one side of the heatsink, can you not swap it around so it sucks air through the heatsink rather than blows, then it will vent straight through your rear fan instead of over your RAM.

Tealc · 14 Feb 2011 at 18:11

Agreed. You don't really want to have your CPU cooler blowing air towards the front of your case, doing so totally messes up airflow.

You could try attaching the fan to the heatsink a few fins up from the optimal position using an alternate mounting solution. If you get bad temperatures you could experiment with using a fan as a pull instead of push or adding a second fan to compensate, running at lower speeds.

Anderson256 · 14 Feb 2011 at 18:24

Okay thanks for the advice guys I will try both and go for the best results