Silverstone FT02 - Ref GPU or 3rd party cooler GPU?

RedTop89

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Hello guys, looking at the Silverstone FT02 and been doing some research on the net and i have read numerous reviews to say its and excellent case and its cooling performance is really good however im in a bit of a dilemma.

I am looking to finalize my upgrade this coming week with a GTX670, now i come across a problem with the FT02 case, apparently its best to use Reference cards in this case because of the layout and people have stated their cards with custom coolers (MSI Twin Frozr - Gigabyte windforce - Asus Direct CUII Top) do not work because their cooling system is not designed to exit the hot air out of the exhaust ports of the card. is this true? i wish for someone with this case and any of the above GPU's to come forth and give me some info. I currently have a Corsair 600T and tbh i think its gash, its loud-ish, not very good at cooling (my HD5850 idle temps have increased since i put it in this case the old case it was in and cooled better was a Xigmatek Asguard mid tower). i have the corsair 200mm fan at the front and a NZXT 200m at the top. the fan controller is also horrendous - i can turn the dial and i dont hear an increase in fan speed unless i turn it all the way up it does not seem gradual at all.

Anyways what GPU can i get that is compatible with the case? i hope its not reference only because i heard they are meant to be quite loud under load. i am also thinking about SLI'ing in the future too so that is a factor. i am looking to get the case within this week also.
 
thanks for the info, it seams the hot air expelled from the card the bottom 180mm fans should have no problem guiding it in the right direction. another thing that worries me is i am using an Antec H2o 620 cooler and with the radiator grill restricting airflow than normal will it just be right to forget about the hole thing? or will it be ok?

have you heard of any temps with SLI in the Silverstone cases with a 90 degree tilt? i understands the raven is more or less the same thing as the FT02. I like the case and i want to buy it as the reviews ive read are all great. it seems one Windforce 670 will be ok (Windforce is the 670 i want to buy) i just now need to know if its ok for SLI because im going to get a 120Hz monitor and a 3D vision kit later on and want the 3d performance. thanks again for your information and the video.
 
thank you so much for you reply about the rad on the top. Can i ask what fans you use for quietness? im currently looking at the Corsair SP120's but everywhere i look the Noctuas seem to be the way forward. i bought an Akasa Venom and my CPU was hotter with that on than my old Arctic cooling F12 120mm fan. cheers.
 
hi, i had it connected to the CPU opt fan header on my sabertooth board. i got told somewhere not to put my pump wire in anything else than the CPU header so i didnt dare put the fan in that. every fan header on my board is 4 pin and i had the fan set at turbo. it hasnt worked for me and i really dont know why.
 
OptimaLnrg said:
I don't understand what the concern about custom coolers in this case is tbh.

I'll test the temps when my raven arrives.
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because some custom coolers have failed. and Silverstone have a Q&A section on their site that tells you some certain types of heatsink layouts on the GPU suffer and causes overheating because of the Mobo 90 degree layout in their cases. thats why there is concern my man.
 
too true guys, i went for looks too and i thought the 200mm fans would work great and it doesn't. as you say its noisy too and the built in fan controller is pure gash. i think it would benefit if the side panels had some sort of rubber around the edges as its not sealed properly. my side panel finger locking thingy majigs have snapped. my front mesh snapped (the little tiny things what the clips hold to keep it in place). the build quality is appalling.

I really only want the FT02 for its cooling the reviews i have read say its excellent and my mate has one and he says its the best case he has owned. and the fact that its sound proofed. i am thinking of getting the none windowed version though as the whole side panel will then be sound proof. and windows dont appeal to me because no one who comes to my house is interested haha.

I am in two minds to get a HAF 932 case or something though because i may eventually SLI my 670 and i dont know if a FT02 could cool SLI aswell as the HAF can with its side panel fan etc.
 
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