Good airflow but how does one achieve better thermal if you have hot gpu AND oc’ed ram? Afaik D4 is unstable when it hits 50c in 4000mhz for bdie and I have a 4090, so gpu heat goes up to heat ram on high frequency & crashes apps and games
XxBig_D_FreshxX
Perfect
1ch4rd
r/suddenlycaralho ?
Wheat9546
you’re fine it works either way even if you have one exhaust single fan as proven with multiple videos. you’re pretty much set and okay.
Leather-Midnight191
Purrrfect! ✔️
retnatron
optimal
iamfurk
Your fans are on fire
in_the_blind
It looks like a dust tunnel.
FaroelectricJalapeno
Your temps will let you know
Creamsickled
Are fan pin splitters a worth it thing? I ran out of ports but have more fan space available
EvilPony66
Nice to see someone applying positive pressure in one of these pics for once!
greatthebob38
Looks good to me. But you should also change the stock AMD cooler to a better one. I like having the radiator sticking out so that the top fans can pull air through it.
Legna-snave
Looks good! You have more intake fans than exhaust; I think this constitutes as positive are flow if I am not mistaken, when it comes to PC builds. 🤔
SaveFileCorrupt
This is the way.
broskisean
Looks good. I don’t like how you did the routing for 24pin mbo cable though
No_Interaction_4925
Replace that awful stock intel cooler
CptJamesBeard
yes
MajorParticular4841
I have mine same way but I’ve been wondering, wouldn’t the top side fan be wasted? Since everything being pulled in is immediately getting exhausted?
Meddlingmonster
It’s good I would just take the exhausts on the top and have it so they run a little slower until they need to ramp up that way you have more positive pressure all the time
MrByteMe
Unless you have a radiator, fans up top do more harm than good – they just exhaust the cool air your front fans worked to bring into the case.
There’s a reason the Fractal Torrent is about the highest rated case for air cooling – it has a sealed top with simple front-to-back airflow.
OCretribution
Up and out the backside, that’s my philosophy.
Justifiers
No, it’s not good airflow
But you have forced positive pressure so you have adequate air cycling through the fishtank
Which is good in that it’s positive so less/minor dust buildup to be worried about, however it’s still not good airflow, simply not an extremely bad situation
Good airflow: air is pulled from the environment, pushed directly over the components that need it and pushed out of the case immediately afterwards
What’s happening in your case is air is being forced into the case, it’s hitting the glass and dispersing. Then the case fans on the bottom are pushing it up into the GPU which is throwing it against the glass again, and the top and rear fans are pulling it out
There is “good airflow” over the GPU to some extent, but its not paired with airflow as it normally would be, and there’s a completely dead zone behind the GPU backplate where your m.2 drive, CPU, memory, and motherboard VRMs are.
If the top is filtered, flip the top to an intake to cover those areas. Moving warmer air > slow moving air for the motherboard areas
Good airflow is the BeQuiet 802 Base, the Fractal Torrent, The Meshify, the Fractal Performance 1 FT, and other traditional layout cases
Good airflow: controlled and purposely directed airflow
barry_allen_11223344
Yeah this is probably the best way for a case like this
zak_the_maniac
Yup
KilllerWhale
The only airflow
snorktube
Airflow is good. It appears that there is no filter on the bottom intakes, however? Not a huge deal, but may increase dust inside
mortemdeus
I always point the bottom fans down, less likely to pick crap up off the table/floor that way.
Pixelonee
the only thing that puts me off is the bottom fans blowing towards the gpu cus the GPU fans blow downwards
2Moons_player
yes this is optimal
EagleBuster
All of these fans and you still have a stock cooler
CompetitiveGift0
Yes.. It looks good.. Rule is back and above exhaust.. Front : intake… Below fan : intake.. Side fan : intake… Which modern cabinets don’t have usually..
ElectricBoogalooBean
Great positive airflow setup.
departedTune
That case looks like a Lian Li, which are expensive AF, and you still use a stock cooler on your CPU? Wtf?
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You need more fans
nope
Correct way.
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U done did it!
Yes 👍
Good airflow but how does one achieve better thermal if you have hot gpu AND oc’ed ram? Afaik D4 is unstable when it hits 50c in 4000mhz for bdie and I have a 4090, so gpu heat goes up to heat ram on high frequency & crashes apps and games
Perfect
r/suddenlycaralho ?
you’re fine it works either way even if you have one exhaust single fan as proven with multiple videos. you’re pretty much set and okay.
Purrrfect! ✔️
optimal
Your fans are on fire
It looks like a dust tunnel.
Your temps will let you know
Are fan pin splitters a worth it thing? I ran out of ports but have more fan space available
Nice to see someone applying positive pressure in one of these pics for once!
Looks good to me. But you should also change the stock AMD cooler to a better one. I like having the radiator sticking out so that the top fans can pull air through it.
Looks good! You have more intake fans than exhaust; I think this constitutes as positive are flow if I am not mistaken, when it comes to PC builds. 🤔
This is the way.
Looks good. I don’t like how you did the routing for 24pin mbo cable though
Replace that awful stock intel cooler
yes
I have mine same way but I’ve been wondering, wouldn’t the top side fan be wasted? Since everything being pulled in is immediately getting exhausted?
It’s good I would just take the exhausts on the top and have it so they run a little slower until they need to ramp up that way you have more positive pressure all the time
Unless you have a radiator, fans up top do more harm than good – they just exhaust the cool air your front fans worked to bring into the case.
There’s a reason the Fractal Torrent is about the highest rated case for air cooling – it has a sealed top with simple front-to-back airflow.
Up and out the backside, that’s my philosophy.
No, it’s not good airflow
But you have forced positive pressure so you have adequate air cycling through the fishtank
Which is good in that it’s positive so less/minor dust buildup to be worried about, however it’s still not good airflow, simply not an extremely bad situation
Good airflow: air is pulled from the environment, pushed directly over the components that need it and pushed out of the case immediately afterwards
What’s happening in your case is air is being forced into the case, it’s hitting the glass and dispersing. Then the case fans on the bottom are pushing it up into the GPU which is throwing it against the glass again, and the top and rear fans are pulling it out
There is “good airflow” over the GPU to some extent, but its not paired with airflow as it normally would be, and there’s a completely dead zone behind the GPU backplate where your m.2 drive, CPU, memory, and motherboard VRMs are.
If the top is filtered, flip the top to an intake to cover those areas. Moving warmer air > slow moving air for the motherboard areas
Good airflow is the BeQuiet 802 Base, the Fractal Torrent, The Meshify, the Fractal Performance 1 FT, and other traditional layout cases
The best airflow though is this:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cehXZftIYok
Good airflow: controlled and purposely directed airflow
Yeah this is probably the best way for a case like this
Yup
The only airflow
Airflow is good. It appears that there is no filter on the bottom intakes, however? Not a huge deal, but may increase dust inside
I always point the bottom fans down, less likely to pick crap up off the table/floor that way.
the only thing that puts me off is the bottom fans blowing towards the gpu cus the GPU fans blow downwards
yes this is optimal
All of these fans and you still have a stock cooler
Yes.. It looks good.. Rule is back and above exhaust.. Front : intake… Below fan : intake.. Side fan : intake… Which modern cabinets don’t have usually..
Great positive airflow setup.
That case looks like a Lian Li, which are expensive AF, and you still use a stock cooler on your CPU? Wtf?