To close ?

up2nogooduk · 14 Mar 2009 at 10:31

Hi,
Do you think it would be ok having my sound card close to the graphics card like that ? as there is know where else it can go. ?
surley the onboard Asus P6T Deluxe sound card couldn't be better then the one i have >
Sound Blaster X-Fi Fatal1ty XtremeGamer Pro ?

Cheers

up2nogooduk · 14 Mar 2009 at 12:36

Rodger said:
Its not covering the intake fan of the card, and I can't imagine it having issues with the heat of the Graphics card since its not in contact with the heatsink etc.

Unless your getting reliability problems I wouldn't worry about it.
As said above just make you've got good airflow in the case, and if your really paranoid get one of those PCI card fans like this;

http://www.vantecusa.com/front/product/view_detail/101

I would add one of these just for extra cooling, but there are no more pci slots left to add that cooler.
This is the case i have http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-116-LL&tool=3

cheers.

up2nogooduk · 14 Mar 2009 at 14:55

siumatfung said:
cant u rin the GFX card in the white slot(2nd)? then replace your sound card with a asus xonar d2x much better sound in teh mini pci-e slot so they are smile apart

No need to replace the sound card, does a great job.

Shall i add these 2 fan at the bottom blowing on the sound card and GFX card ? there will be no hole in the case of course ?

I have 3 x 120mm fans at the front, 1 x 120mm exhaust at the rear.
1 x 120mm exhaust at the top.

up2nogooduk · 14 Mar 2009 at 15:31

So will it be ok having it in the white pci-e slot, instead of the blue pci-e slot ?
Or is this not really a good idea ? anyone

Cheers.

up2nogooduk · 14 Mar 2009 at 16:32

Oh balls, it won't work having it in the 2nd slot, as it gets in the way of the onboard connections i'll be using.
so would having them 2 fans at the bottom be any good ?

up2nogooduk · 14 Mar 2009 at 16:38

ceego said:
I would have thought the white pci-e slot would only be x8 anyway while the blue will be pci-e x16 no? if it is then the white slot will seriously choke the bandwidth

Oh right i see.
So would the fans at the bottom be a good thing ?

Cheers.

up2nogooduk · 14 Mar 2009 at 16:51

reflux said:
EDIT: Not sure which the secondary slot is as they appear to be different on the Deluxe rev. 1 and rev. 2.

Re: the fans, could give 'em a try, although I'm not sure the airflow would be very good. Be a man and break out the dremel! Cut some holes!!

What can i use to cut the holes out then ?

up2nogooduk · 14 Mar 2009 at 16:56

reflux said:
Dremel or a holesaw. Depends if you want to go to all the effort though. I'd also worry about possibly compromising the structural integrity of the case.

So you think it be wast of time doing it ? or just add the fans with out the holes ? i need to make my mind up. just want them 2 card to be cool

up2nogooduk · 14 Mar 2009 at 17:09

What about add 1 x 120mm fan at the bottom ? as i don't really want to cut any holes out.. thought it would be ok instead of having this http://www.vantecusa.com/front/product/view_detail/101 which won't fit. ?

up2nogooduk · 14 Mar 2009 at 20:23

Fledge said:
I don't see any big problems with it tbh.
As a lot of people have said, as long as it doesn't block any vents it's fine.

EDIT:
Probably.

Yeah, but was just wondering if adding few more fans would just help keep the temps down anyway,

up2nogooduk · 15 Mar 2009 at 00:05

Ace Modder said:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CM-003-LL&groupid=701&catid=209&subcat=

Thats if the temps become an issue

Are these loud ? i want to get one just to keep temp down even more

if there not to loud ?

Cheers

up2nogooduk · 15 Mar 2009 at 00:26

Amidar said:
I've got one fitted to my PC-P80B,i opened mine up & turned the fans the other way so they are blowing into the case.

And yes the fans are very quiet.

Do they come as sucking air then ?
Do you have yours blowing onto the card ?
And how far away ? got any pics

is yours that colour.. looks nice.

up2nogooduk · 15 Mar 2009 at 00:35

Amidar said:
It's comes with the fans exhausting hot air out of the case but it seems to work better with the fans sucking air in to the case(it's only a 5 minute job to swap them the other around).I got the silver version as it's matches the cases internals.

I'll get some pictures posted up later this morning.

That be great thanks.. so blowing on the cards would work better

up2nogooduk · 15 Mar 2009 at 03:29

I got some of these, not sure if there better then the standard ones it comes with.
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-000-XI&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=4

up2nogooduk · 15 Mar 2009 at 11:28

Amidar said:
I've got one fitted to my PC-P80B,i opened mine up & turned the fans the other way so they are blowing into the case.

And yes the fans are very quiet.

I see you have the one up next to mine PC-P60B case

the case it so nice.
It's built very well

did you keep the fans that came with the case, or change them. top case

P.s. how do you find the case with the dust getting inside ? i know there is some kind of filter at the front, but does it do a good job ?

up2nogooduk · 15 Mar 2009 at 13:08

That case looks huge

looks good. i'm gonna get one. so u kept the same coolers ? i have few of them ones in the link i might replace with.

up2nogooduk · 15 Mar 2009 at 20:34

Amidar said:
The only fan i replaced in was the rear exhaust fan which is 120mm,the roof & door fans are the original lian-li 140mm ones.

Got a windowered panel the other day.

I was going to say if anyone knew where i could get 1 from.
Where can i get 1 mate

?
How come you changed your rear cooler ?

Fledge said:
Did anyone else notice the typo in the link?

No ?

Just finished my build

need to set up my vista64bit for the first time of using it. plus i got to read on how to set my raid0 up.

I wanted a 3rd hardrive for a back up, but the GFX card will get in the way of the power cable.

up2nogooduk · 15 Mar 2009 at 22:18

Blackwhite said:
Buy L shape SATA cable

Iv'e got them on the ones in there. it's not that, it's the power cable that will go to the hardrive that has 0 room to fit on there

up2nogooduk · 16 Mar 2009 at 10:38

Phil2008 said:
No Pointless, cos It wont be able to pull air through.

I orderd this now http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CM-003-LL&groupid=701&catid=209&subcat=

I thought having more exhaust (positive pressure) would be better overule no ? as mine will have 3 at the front blowing air in (negative)/
1 at top blowing air out (positive)/ 1 at rear (positive) then that GPU cooler which will be blowing air in negative.
so 6 fans negative to 2 fan positive ?
all are 120mm fans.

I have i got the positive and negative the right way round lol ?
Cheers.

up2nogooduk · 22 Mar 2009 at 18:09

Hi,
Iv'e got the cooler. but would u say this is to close... ?
I just have to check the temp on both ways, blow or exhaust.
Cheers.