NZXT H440

[benmaxwell47]

What fan setup should I do with this case and a 280mm radator I have seen people put the radtor on top and you the back fan as intake is that a good idea?

[Toddwjp]

ugh,

280mm rad as top intake, fans in the front intake, and exhaust fan in the rear.

[benmaxwell47]

@Toddwjp

You would use the top as an intake? And if I did that I would use it as intake in pull do you agree

[Toddwjp]

@Toddwjp

You would use the top as an intake? And if I did that I would use it as intake in pull do you agree

yes pull config intake

[Iankiller99]

why not have front and rear fans intake and then exhaust out the top?

[Fred Castellum]

why not have front and rear fans intake and then exhaust out the top?

^This would work well too.

Hot air rises

[Wesleydn]

why not have front and rear fans intake and then exhaust out the top?

Because the back and top dont have filters for dust, to your dust build up will happen very quick

[Iankiller99]

Because the back and top dont have filters for dust, to your dust build up will happen very quick

 

Or you could, yknow, buy dust filters

[Wesleydn]

Or you could, yknow, buy dust filters

 

you can, but general rule,

front bottom intake

back top outtake

You can buy dust filters, but i follow the general rule.

[airdeano]

What fan setup should I do with this case and a 280mm radator I have seen people put the radtor on top and you the back fan as intake is that a good idea?

 

when builders do that, generally because the air HSF (now removed) used to

supply airflow to the VRM surrounding the CPU. with the absence of the HSF

the VRM will normally run warmer, flipping the rear i/o to intake (with filter)

creates enough flow to keep the VRM in check temperature wise. it is a good

idea.

[benmaxwell47]

@airdeano @Wesleydn @Iankiller99 @MyInnerFred @Toddwjp

There is no bottom intake so should I use te rear for intake put my radiator on top and use it as outtake in a pull configuration?

Also can someone link me to where I can buy magnetic Dust filters

[airdeano]

There is no bottom intake so should I use te rear for intake put my radiator on top and use it as outtake in a pull configuration?

Also can someone link me to where I can buy magnetic Dust filters

 

depends on location. if the case is in a hutch/closet or desk best to make all

intake and rear i/o exhaust. if in open area then stick to front 3x intake, rear

i/o intake and roof exhaust.

 

silverstone has those filters: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999249

[Crion]

Some have noted that the H440 can suffer from poor airflow at the front where air basically gets sucked through the fans and then immediately gets exhausted through front holes and reused by the fans so may want to fill in the extra holes to help compensate for this.  Haven't tested it myself but Lauren (TastyPC) and a few others found it during testing namely with radiators. 

[airdeano]

Some have noted that the H440 can suffer from poor airflow at the front where air basically gets sucked through the fans and then immediately gets exhausted through front holes and reused by the fans so may want to fill in the extra holes to help compensate for this.  Haven't tested it myself but Lauren (TastyPC) and a few others found it during testing namely with radiators. 

 

that was the H630 having that issue. the H440 is fine for fans 75 cfm or less for

the front as i already went through it ands it is fine with no starvation or adverse

thermal issues inside the case.

[benmaxwell47]

@airdeano

So if it is going to be on top of my desk witch Is very open I do

Front intake

Rear intake

Top exhaust with pull radiators

[airdeano]

@airdeano

So if it is going to be on top of my desk witch Is very open I do

Front intake

Rear intake

Top exhaust with pull radiators

 

sure, that'd be a great start (still needs that filter on the rear i/o).

[Wesleydn]

@airdeano @Wesleydn @Iankiller99 @MyInnerFred @Toddwjp

There is no bottom intake so should I use te rear for intake put my radiator on top and use it as outtake in a pull configuration?

Also can someone link me to where I can buy magnetic Dust filters

I had my Radiator at the top and it was using the air from the case and pulling it through the radiator and out the case, i moved it to the front with the same pull config but now its using fresh air and my CPU went from 62 to 42 degrees at full load (note i turned up the speed of my 4 fans during gaming 1x140 at the back and 3x120 at the top all as exhaust) By doing this my GPU went from 82 to 72 degrees at full load (970 OC to 1500Mhz)

 

 

depends on location. if the case is in a hutch/closet or desk best to make all

intake and rear i/o exhaust. if in open area then stick to front 3x intake, rear

i/o intake and roof exhaust.

 

silverstone has those filters: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E1681199924

Thanks for the link, will look into dust filters as well to test other configs.

 

@airdeano

So if it is going to be on top of my desk witch Is very open I do

Front intake

Rear intake

Top exhaust with pull radiators

Read what i said to the first guy about the radiator at the top.

[Iankiller99]

sure, that'd be a great start (still needs that filter on the rear i/o

(in regards to exhausting the top and having front and rear be intake)

 

But since the reservoir kind of blocks half of the bottom of the rad would performance suffer due to it being harder to pull air through the radiator?

[airdeano]

But since the reservoir kind of blocks half of the bottom of the rad would performance suffer due to it being harder to pull air through the radiator?

 

what reservoir? unless the reservoir was blocking 75% or more of the fan

opening on the radiator then it won't be too much of an issue.

[GhostHitWall]

If you want the max airflow through your rad at either top or front, the H440 just can't do it.  My H440 build would have over 10c drop when taking the top and front panel off.  Two rads, one at front, one at top.  

 

However, if you are going to cool a CPU with a 280mm rad.  Don't worry it too much.  To keep it silent, look into fans.

 

The case is designed for front intake, rear and top out-take.  It looks better with out dust filter at rear in my opinion.  Front intake comes with dust filter.  For the top, just becuz hot air goes up, leave it as out-take.

 

So to calculate total CFM in and out, since the 280mm has a rad blocking it and there's really only one place to mount your res and pump, you probably need something like 20GT AP14/13, NB B12-2

Good 140mm fans like Noctua AF14

[Iankiller99]

what reservoir? unless the reservoir was blocking 75% or more of the fan

opening on the radiator then it won't be too much of an issue.

sorry was still thinking about my other post with the h220x. my bad

[benmaxwell47]

@everyone

So should I do rad on top with fans outtake pull config and back as Italy to or just front intake

[airdeano]

@everyone

So should I do rad on top with fans outtake pull config and back as Italy to or just front intake

 

best thing is to try it yourself and draw your own conclusion.

 

start with roof as exhaust run for a week and flip the fans and retest. monitor the

performance/temperatures and that'll tell you the way your build needs to function

as you like.

[Fragsa1]

I was getting kind of annoyed at my temps with the H440. I had a 360mm rad in the front and 240mm rad in the top, with a 140mm rear exhaust. (This is with 2 780s in the loop)

 

Conclusion.. Modding..

 

I cut a 240mm hole in the bottom of the case, filtered it, put a 240mm rad (intake) there (so 3 rads now)..

 

Now I'm happy! Although it means I now have 8 fans in my mid tower case (9 including the PSU). It also meant I sacrificed my only remaining 3.5" mount.

 

It still looks almost stock from the outside, so aesthetics were not compromised.

[Paul567]

Can the 3 120mm front fans of the H440 be upgraded to 140mm fans?