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- Sep 25, 2015
My current case airflow looks like this:
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....+-------------------------FFFFF--------------+
....|.+----------------------------+.............|
....RRR.M..M..................M..M.|.............|
<===RRR.M..M......+-----+.....M..M.|.............|
<===RRR.M..M......|.CPU.|.....M..M.|.............|
<===RRR.M..M......+-----+.....M..M.|.............|
....RRR.M..M..................M..M.|.............|
....|.|............................|.............|
....+---------------------------+..|.............|
....|..SLI....GTX 970 SSC.......|..|.............|
....+------------|||------|||---+..|.............|
....|............VVV......VVV......|.............|
....|..............................|.............|
....+---------------------------+..|.............|
....|..SLI....GTX 970 SSC.......|..|.............|
....+------------|||------|||---+..|.............|
....|.|..........VVV......VVV......|.............|
....|.+----------------------------+.............|
....|............................................F
....|.+-------------+............................F<===
....|.|...PSU.......|............................F<===
....|.|.............|............................F<===
....|.+-------------+............................F
....+--------------------------------------------+
Where:
R = CPU Radiator, 2 120 MM fans, push/pull
M = Memory
F = Fan
Arrows indicate air flow
Arrow color indicate temperature
I am thinking of switching it to this configuration:
...............................^^^
...............................|||
...............................|||
....+-------------------------FFFFF--------------+
....|.+----------------------------+.............|
....RRR.M..M..................M..M.|.............|
===>RRR.M..M......+-----+.....M..M.|.............|
===>RRR.M..M......|.CPU.|.....M..M.|.............|
===>RRR.M..M......+-----+.....M..M.|.............|
....RRR.M..M..................M..M.|.............|
....|.|............................|.............|
....+---------------------------+..|.............|
....|..SLI....GTX 970 SSC.......|..|.............|
....+------------|||------|||---+..|.............|
....|............VVV......VVV......|.............|
....|..............................|.............|
....+---------------------------+..|.............|
....|..SLI....GTX 970 SSC.......|..|.............|
....+------------|||------|||---+..|.............|
....|.|..........VVV......VVV......|.............|
....|.+----------------------------+.............|
....|............................................F
....|.+-------------+............................F<===
....|.|...PSU.......|............................F<===
....|.|.............|............................F<===
....|.+-------------+............................F
....+--------------------------------------------+
The main reason for this is the 2 graphics cards pump hot air into the case. The current configuration pulls warm case air through the CPU radiator. My thought is that if I reverse the air flow on the CPU radiator, it will pull cooler air through the radiator and lower the CPU temp a few more degrees.
Any thoughts, pros, cons?
Thanks!
...............................^^^
...............................|||
...............................|||
....+-------------------------FFFFF--------------+
....|.+----------------------------+.............|
....RRR.M..M..................M..M.|.............|
<===RRR.M..M......+-----+.....M..M.|.............|
<===RRR.M..M......|.CPU.|.....M..M.|.............|
<===RRR.M..M......+-----+.....M..M.|.............|
....RRR.M..M..................M..M.|.............|
....|.|............................|.............|
....+---------------------------+..|.............|
....|..SLI....GTX 970 SSC.......|..|.............|
....+------------|||------|||---+..|.............|
....|............VVV......VVV......|.............|
....|..............................|.............|
....+---------------------------+..|.............|
....|..SLI....GTX 970 SSC.......|..|.............|
....+------------|||------|||---+..|.............|
....|.|..........VVV......VVV......|.............|
....|.+----------------------------+.............|
....|............................................F
....|.+-------------+............................F<===
....|.|...PSU.......|............................F<===
....|.|.............|............................F<===
....|.+-------------+............................F
....+--------------------------------------------+
Where:
R = CPU Radiator, 2 120 MM fans, push/pull
M = Memory
F = Fan
Arrows indicate air flow
Arrow color indicate temperature
I am thinking of switching it to this configuration:
...............................^^^
...............................|||
...............................|||
....+-------------------------FFFFF--------------+
....|.+----------------------------+.............|
....RRR.M..M..................M..M.|.............|
===>RRR.M..M......+-----+.....M..M.|.............|
===>RRR.M..M......|.CPU.|.....M..M.|.............|
===>RRR.M..M......+-----+.....M..M.|.............|
....RRR.M..M..................M..M.|.............|
....|.|............................|.............|
....+---------------------------+..|.............|
....|..SLI....GTX 970 SSC.......|..|.............|
....+------------|||------|||---+..|.............|
....|............VVV......VVV......|.............|
....|..............................|.............|
....+---------------------------+..|.............|
....|..SLI....GTX 970 SSC.......|..|.............|
....+------------|||------|||---+..|.............|
....|.|..........VVV......VVV......|.............|
....|.+----------------------------+.............|
....|............................................F
....|.+-------------+............................F<===
....|.|...PSU.......|............................F<===
....|.|.............|............................F<===
....|.+-------------+............................F
....+--------------------------------------------+
The main reason for this is the 2 graphics cards pump hot air into the case. The current configuration pulls warm case air through the CPU radiator. My thought is that if I reverse the air flow on the CPU radiator, it will pull cooler air through the radiator and lower the CPU temp a few more degrees.
Any thoughts, pros, cons?
Thanks!