New Case/Cooling Advice

DuFFeH

DuFFeH

DuFFeH

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Just after a bit of advice on what the best choice is for a new case my current specs are:

i7 930
Corsair H50 + 2x Apaches
Asus P6X58D-E
12GB Kingston PC3-12800
2x XFX 5870
Lancool K62 Case

I wouldn't mind having a go at overclocking the i7 but when gaming the graphics cards get very toasty and my CPU temps get quite a bit higher.

When my room temp is sitting around 20c the CPU idles around 33-36c on all cores and prime95 load temps are around 55c I know I have quite a bit of room with these temps but I would like a case where the gfx cards don't impact the CPU temp to much.

I don't really have a max budget as long as the upgrade will be worthwhile.

Any advice would be greatly appreciated.
 
I got the Lancool K62 with the window yesterday with a Lian-Li fan controller. Well worth the money from my Coolermaster 335. It's quiet and very efficient at moving the hot air from the system. Wait for 6000 series graphics cards.

Hope this helps.
 
DuFFeH said:
2x XFX 5870
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Which models? With standard cooler which is designed to not spew heat all around or one of those fashion coolers designed for heating PC?


And as HDD cage doesn't have push-pull fan config and has those trays for increasing size of airflow obstacle you could try adding intake into 5.25" bays if three of them are free.
 
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