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- Jul 29, 2015
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- Winston Salem, NC
Hey All,
I need to tap the great minds here and see what advice I can get.
Heres my gaming rig- [email protected] ghz, sabertooth 990fx, 16gb gskill 1866, cooler master 942 haf-x, 2x-xfx r9 280x BE, 2x-1TB WD BE.
Lately I've noticed my gpu temps getting real hot 95-100c, normally 80-85c under load, so I figured they were due for a thermal compound change/upgrade as they have never been touched and while I was at it I'd put them on Krakeng10's with h55's to try and add to my cooling. Also picked up vrm heatsinks from Gelid. So I am looking at the build and the hoses on the H55's are not that long Maybe 11-12" which limits where I can place the rads. I could place one in front drive bays and one on floor(although most of floor intake is covered by psu) or place both on floor and intaking/exhausting through side window. I plan on doing the full window side mod anyway and liked the look of both there like this one already done-
Heres my question I'd like to get input on- should I make them intake as the one in the video? or make them exhaust out? My concern is the large fan intake in the front of my case, If i make them exhaust I thought it would counter act that fan, and flip side, if I make then intake I'm pushing that hot air into my case.
Has anybody done anything similar? or can offer any advice? I know its going to be trial and error just hate to re-do any fab work if I dont have to.
Thanks!!!
Heres a shot of my build
I need to tap the great minds here and see what advice I can get.
Heres my gaming rig- [email protected] ghz, sabertooth 990fx, 16gb gskill 1866, cooler master 942 haf-x, 2x-xfx r9 280x BE, 2x-1TB WD BE.
Lately I've noticed my gpu temps getting real hot 95-100c, normally 80-85c under load, so I figured they were due for a thermal compound change/upgrade as they have never been touched and while I was at it I'd put them on Krakeng10's with h55's to try and add to my cooling. Also picked up vrm heatsinks from Gelid. So I am looking at the build and the hoses on the H55's are not that long Maybe 11-12" which limits where I can place the rads. I could place one in front drive bays and one on floor(although most of floor intake is covered by psu) or place both on floor and intaking/exhausting through side window. I plan on doing the full window side mod anyway and liked the look of both there like this one already done-
Has anybody done anything similar? or can offer any advice? I know its going to be trial and error just hate to re-do any fab work if I dont have to.
Thanks!!!
Heres a shot of my build
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