Looking for a good solution to cool a BitFenix Prodigy

[Silmano]

I have finished mounting my new gaming HTPC in a BitFenix Prodigy case and I was wondering some good air cooling solutions. Since I have the 5.25" drive bay occupied with the BluRay unit, I can only use one of the two 120mm top fans, so I was thinking about using the following:

• A BitFenix 230mm fan on the front, something like the BitFenix Spectre Pro.
• The Noctua NF-A14 PWM as 140mm rear fan.
• The Noctua NF-S12A PWM as 120mm top-rear fan.

The Asus Z97I-Plus I'm using has two spare PWM fan connectors, so I could use them to power the two Noctuas.

 

What do you think of the setup, should be enough or do I need to change anything? Right now I'm with the two stock coolers that came with the case, one front and one back (those arent PWM)

[ForsakenLive]

The regular prodigy (not the midnight one) has sort of a restrictive front panel intake. A big as$ fan on the front does help with it. I'm not a fan of the Btifenix large Spectre pro fans, A Cooler Master Megaflow 200mm fan does the job better, a Phanteks 200mm fan would do it even better if you have the budget.

Get a 140mm rear exhaust and you are good to go, if you don't want to spend a ton on case fans, but don't want a noisy HTPC, the Be Quiet! Pure Wings 2 and Rosewill Hyperborea do a really nice job.

For the 4670k, get a nice tower air cooler, the NH-D14 is cheaper these days and can get you a beastly OC, or you can always get a 212 Evo and call it a day.

[Silmano]

I will take a look at the Cooler Master and Phanteks.

 

As for the CPU, I already have the Noctua NH-U12S. Since my RAM isn't low profile, I don't know if I can use a much bigger cooler.

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[Silmano]

Getting again back on topic, what about using 2x120mm coolers with high static pressure instead of a big 200-230mm one?

[Silmano]

Anyone for the question of using 2x120mm coolers instead of a big one (200-230mm)?