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- Sep 25, 2015
I've come to the conclusion that my current case (Noctis 450) does not provide great air flow (although it does look cool!)
When I had my GTX 1080 FTW installed in this case, the best temperatures I could get (while running folding@home) was around 75 C...with the fan at 95%. (still quiet.)
When I got my Titan X P, I moved the 1080 FTW into my "Little Folder" rig. This rig runs my TV server, folding@home, and a few other things. I chose a cheap Corsair Carbide SPEC-02 case for this build, and put in some cheap Corsair AF140 fans (with a blue theme) just to get some air moving. Now, with the 1080 FTW installed, the card stays at around 65 C with the fan running at 70%.
Quite a different in temperatures.
So...I think I need a new case for my main "The Sith" rig. I'm currently looking at the following:
1. Corsair Carbide Air 540
--- Shorter, but wider than my current case
--- Not the best / coolest looking case, but I think the look could grow on me
--- I like the fact that you put the drives and power supply in a separate compartment
--- Full / nice airflow (like the SPEC-02)
--- Don't know about noise factor
2. Cooler Master Mastercase Pro 5
--- Unique and nice look for a case
--- I like the "power supply" compartment on the bottom of the case (one of the good things about the Noctis 450)
--- Hard drives can be mounted on the bottom (within the "power supply compartment" for unobstructed airflow through the case
--- Not as flexible radiator mounting options as (1) above
--- Don't know about noise factor
3. Phanteks Enthoo Evolve Glass
--- Unique and nice look for a case
--- I love the tempered glass idea...should absorb a lot of sound...and better than the easy to scratch stuff on current "window" cases
--- Not sure about airflow into the case...if it will be restricted by the front of the case
--- I like the power supply compartment
--- Hard drives can be mounted within the power supply compartment
--- Lots of flexibility for radiator mounting
--- The tempered glass side panel for the "back" of the case scares me...hehe...have to have pristine cable routing!
4. Corsair Crystal Series 460X
--- Brand new Corsair case...can't even buy it anyplace yet
--- Tempered glass on the side and front (love it)
--- Not sure if "side" intakes for the front of the case will limit airflow (similar to Fractal cases...do these have good airflow?)
--- Power supply compartment - love it
--- Hard drive mounting in the power supply compartment
--- Less flexibility for radiator mounting
I'm trying to stay in the "mid" tower type of case. What are your guys thoughts?
For a future state, I plan on doing the following to the build:
- Add EVGA AIO cooler to the Titan X P (when it comes out)
- Changing the 280 mm AIO CPU cooler to the Corsair "thick" radiator 120 MM cooler (the reviews say this is only slightly worse performance than the 280 mm)
- Mount these to radiators, and the 980 Ti Hybrid radiator on either the top (if case supports) or in front as 100% intake into case
When I had my GTX 1080 FTW installed in this case, the best temperatures I could get (while running folding@home) was around 75 C...with the fan at 95%. (still quiet.)
When I got my Titan X P, I moved the 1080 FTW into my "Little Folder" rig. This rig runs my TV server, folding@home, and a few other things. I chose a cheap Corsair Carbide SPEC-02 case for this build, and put in some cheap Corsair AF140 fans (with a blue theme) just to get some air moving. Now, with the 1080 FTW installed, the card stays at around 65 C with the fan running at 70%.
Quite a different in temperatures.
So...I think I need a new case for my main "The Sith" rig. I'm currently looking at the following:
1. Corsair Carbide Air 540
--- Shorter, but wider than my current case
--- Not the best / coolest looking case, but I think the look could grow on me
--- I like the fact that you put the drives and power supply in a separate compartment
--- Full / nice airflow (like the SPEC-02)
--- Don't know about noise factor
2. Cooler Master Mastercase Pro 5
--- Unique and nice look for a case
--- I like the "power supply" compartment on the bottom of the case (one of the good things about the Noctis 450)
--- Hard drives can be mounted on the bottom (within the "power supply compartment" for unobstructed airflow through the case
--- Not as flexible radiator mounting options as (1) above
--- Don't know about noise factor
3. Phanteks Enthoo Evolve Glass
--- Unique and nice look for a case
--- I love the tempered glass idea...should absorb a lot of sound...and better than the easy to scratch stuff on current "window" cases
--- Not sure about airflow into the case...if it will be restricted by the front of the case
--- I like the power supply compartment
--- Hard drives can be mounted within the power supply compartment
--- Lots of flexibility for radiator mounting
--- The tempered glass side panel for the "back" of the case scares me...hehe...have to have pristine cable routing!
4. Corsair Crystal Series 460X
--- Brand new Corsair case...can't even buy it anyplace yet
--- Tempered glass on the side and front (love it)
--- Not sure if "side" intakes for the front of the case will limit airflow (similar to Fractal cases...do these have good airflow?)
--- Power supply compartment - love it
--- Hard drive mounting in the power supply compartment
--- Less flexibility for radiator mounting
I'm trying to stay in the "mid" tower type of case. What are your guys thoughts?
For a future state, I plan on doing the following to the build:
- Add EVGA AIO cooler to the Titan X P (when it comes out)
- Changing the 280 mm AIO CPU cooler to the Corsair "thick" radiator 120 MM cooler (the reviews say this is only slightly worse performance than the 280 mm)
- Mount these to radiators, and the 980 Ti Hybrid radiator on either the top (if case supports) or in front as 100% intake into case