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Hi guys, im using an antec nx 200 case with pretty mediocre airflow. This is the case while gaming my GPU temps crosses well over 80 degrees celsius. so option for casing fans are: 1 at rear 2 at top 1 at front now please suggest me the best airflow pattern and fan face directions and how many fans should i use for best airflow. currently setup is: 2 intake from top, 1 exhaust at rear. what should i change from them?? TIA

So I took the plunge to rgb. Finally I can truly feel part of the pc master race, be the envy of my peers and pawn n00bs in epic style! I got the corsair 460x, ripped my system out of the old dark dingy second hand case of the past and looked ahead excitingly to a rainbow future. However, I soon discovered that each of the three sp120 fans need their power from connectors on the motherboard?! My b350m only has, one. Kill me. Upon this discovery, I was mortified. How did I not know this before? Google has no answers for me, so I turn to the ltt forum community, I finally followed linus' orders and totally joined. Plz help.

Hello! I'm looking to build a water-cooled system, and I'm looking at using a 280mm rad (45mm thick) to cool my CPU and GPU (according to EKWB, this is enough and I trust them). I plan to use PH-F140SP_BBK fans for my build, and according to their site, they have 1.33mm/H2O of pressure. I know that it's above 1.00, but is it sufficient for the radiator? Thank you!

I have corsair carbide spec 04 I have one case stock fan 1000rpm at front AND one circle 2000rpm fan at rear Im thinking to get One front and one back Will there be significant diff in cooling Or one for exhaust and 2 for intake would be enough i run everything at stock I use ryzen 2600

I'm sure there are innumerable factors that go into determining something like this, but hopefully there's still an opportunity for a rough estimate here. I'm currently trying to determine if it is advisable for me to opt for silence over air flow with my case's top exhaust fan slots. I can opt for one 200mm fan with a CFM of 110, or two 140mm fans with a combined CFM of 165.04. The two fans would, of course, be louder, but move more air. My choice will ultimately be decided by the temperature difference between those two CFMs. Like I mentioned earlier, I'm sure the answer to this question varies based on the environment and a bunch of other things, but roughly, would you guys say the temperature difference caused by 55 CFM leans more toward negligible or significant?

So this is my configuration: CPU: Intel Core i7 8700k CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-U12S GPU: Asus ROG Strix GTX 1070 RAM: HyperX Fury Black 16 GB 2400 mHz Mobo: Asus PRIME Z370-P PSU: Seasonic Focus Plus Gold 750W Case: Zalman Z3 Plus Monitor: Asus VG248QE My case comes with 1 intake and 3 exhaust fans (with an additional slot for 1 more front intake fan). I am looking for a nice RGB fan to replace my stock ones and add an additional front fan. My Asus ROG Strix GPU has Aura sync RGB Lighting, but my motherboard has no RGB port. So my question is: Is it possible to synchronize the RGB on my GPU with the RGB on the case fans if they support Aura Sync? So far I've come upon two models case fans that I like and support Aura: CoolerMaster Masterfan pro 120 Deepcool CF120 Note that my GPU has the option to connect case fans to it.

So if i was to go with the 460X rgb, it will come with 3 SP120 fans for the front intake. Are sp120's good for general airflow? and would it be worth getting 2/3 more for the case? or should i get the non rgb version and just buy some HD120's or AF120's?

Hello LTT folks - I'm planning a build using the Fractal Design Define R6. The stock fan configuration seems "pretty good" but I was looking at options to improve air cooling since I may end up running an overclocked high-end processor and eventually 2080 or some other space heater inside the case. I don't think you can get 3x140 in the front especially with the 5.25 bay up top which I might actually use, so here's what I'm looking at: Option 1: Open top vents, no additional fans. Opening the top vents seems in some reviews to add some cooling performance with a minimal increased noise. I'm a little concerned that this will steal some air pressure focusing front airflow towards the CPU and out the back, but it does give me more space to exhaust air FROM and hot air rises (though fan airflow paths matter more I think) and the tests in the reviews I saw that did them did show better thermals with minimal additional noise. Option 2: Open top vent, 1 or 2 additional fans exhausting there. More noise from fans is a given, but here I'd be pulling air across the CPU heatsink negating some of my fear from option 1 (though this air is more likely to be warmer air from the GPU) and importantly providing some pull for hot air from the GPU up and away from the GPU which seems to be the primary area of airflow/heat concern with this case (hot air trapped between the PSU shroud and the GPU). Option 3: A bottom intake fan. This would help ensure positive air pressure and I can get enough clearance under/around the case for this, but this intake would be at a right angle 90 degrees with the front intakes. There are technically 2 spots for that, and there's a good, easily removable dust filter for them. I'm worried about cross flow messing with airflow making more noise or preventing air from moving back to the GPU intake if I use the frontmost slot - but there appears to be room to put one in the middle-bottom slot where this is less of a concern, maybe? This could pair nicely with option 1's top-vent, maybe get some bottom/front -> top/back airflow going to pull hot air away from the GPU? The bottom vents are visible here: https://youtu.be/LJNBcR46tYA?t=1277 Questions: 1. Should I be worried about right angle airflow creating more noise with option 3? 2. Should I be worried that somehow this will direct airflow up before it gets to the GPU, trapping more hot air between the GPU and PSU shroud? 3. Are these less of a problem if I use the middle-bottom slot as opposed to the front-bottom? I'm not 100% sure how usable that bottom-middle fan slot is with PSU cabling but I hope it'd work. I could also try the bottom-front slot and doing some kind of custom shroud that would sit at a 45 degree angle right over the bottom intake fan, directing that air backwards through the PSU shroud in the hopes that it helps drive airflow through the vents in the shroud that are right underneath the GPU air intake. I feel like that would eliminate my concerns about cross airflow if I had to use that spot. Not sure how much air would realistically exit that way but if I have positive pressure and the fan driving air in there, it seems it might help. My last thought is maybe this is all overkill and I should keep the solid top for acoustics, and just open the front-panel door whenever I'm gaming, since "removed front panel" seems to lead to so much better thermals... then shut it the rest of the day. Can't see the front-panel when I'm sitting at my desk gaming anyhow. Below here are details about some of my build plans and priorities to hopefully stave off some common questions I can anticipate that could change responses: I'm not really interested in other case suggestions unless you're SURE it meets or exceeds based on all of my priorities, so REALLY looking for feedback on case airflow options in that specific case. I've not BOUGHT this case already but my mind is close to made up on that so something would have to blow me away. Here are my priorities: 1. "Good enough" airflow WHILE maintaining very good acoustics. 2. Good build quality / features / flexibility. 3. Minimalist / clean design aesthetic - e.g. no RGB light pollution, prefer solid black, probably won't get the TG version even though I plan to take care for clean/pretty cable routing/etc. There are a minimum of 4 and sometimes as many as 5-6 PCs in my office and I spend the day on the phone, so acoustics are a higher priority for me than most people. Within that constraint, I want as much airflow for overclocking options and performance for when I'm gaming. I am conflicted but leaning heavily to air cooling because the best air coolers have comparable thermals, cost less, with less risk that a pump gets noisy over time or worse - so I have no radiator placement concerns to work with. I kept my current PC for like 6+ years and I'll be building 2 of these so I feel like odds are the AIO option's increased maintenance risk is too big a factor - more things to go wrong, higher potential for an expensive or involved repair. I expect to use a multiple-fan non-blower-style GPU. My PSU will be pulling air from below isolated from the case.

I have bought a new pc case and it contains 2 fans, each one of them has 2 headers (x1 3pin + x1 Molex). So I don't know if I have to connect the two headers at the same time, or only one of them?!! can you help I'll attach an image of the headers

https://pcpartpicker.com/user/Not_Terry0/saved/HPnGLk This is my current in progress build ,am I am planning to throw in 13 fans to mirror a design seen in this video although I only plan on ordering 10 Corsair fans as that is all I need. Do I need a Hub for the RGB Fans, or a RGB Controller? if I do, how many controllers or which one should I get for this build?

Budget (including currency): 150 to 200 pound Country: Ireland Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: mostly gaming and browsing I am looking to upgrade to a new rtx 3000 series or a big navi later this year but I need to upgrade my psu ( I think its 550 w ) because I want to put it in a second pc for my girlfriend. With this I am looking at upgrading my case fans also as I'm running a bit hot and let's face it i just want more rgb also. My current case is a cooler master masterbox mb 511 with the 4 stock fans. Fans i was looking at cooler master my 120r or the mf120 3 pack of antec Psu I was looking at Corsair rm 750 Game max rgb 850 w

I bought 2 case fans (they're both the same) and when I checked their cables they have a 4 pin and molex connectors. These 2 are going to be my intake fans on the front of the case. My question is, is it required to connect the 4 pin connector to the motherboard? Or I can just connect it to the molex?

Hi guys. So I recently bought and installed the Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 fans and the MF120 Halo. But I can't really control my fan speeds. I tried searching online and I tried speedfan but it doesn't detect my fans. The only way I can really control my case fans are through the BIOS and it's really a hassle to enter BIOS just to change the fan speed. My fans now are under normal speed. If I'm playing a game or doing some productivity work like Rhino 3D or Adobe stuff, I would want my fans to spin faster coz I want to keep my PC cool. Is there anybody who can help me with this?

My motherboard Gigabyte A320M-s2h has only one 4-pin fan header. I want to add 2 or 3 fans in my cabinet. I have jumper wires. Can i connect 2 or more fans in parallel connection to that single pin? Will that work? Or will it damage anything?

Alright so my case fans are dying in my pc case, but I really love my case so I don't want to just go out and buy another one. I am currently trying to figure out what fans would be best (and reliable). I can go with either 3 140 mm fans or 4 120mm fans. My pc case is a NZXT H440. I think going with 3 fans would probably be cheaper and quieter. I am leaning towards noctua, but I am having issues figuring out which of these I should be looking at and avoiding. I am heavily leaning towards noctua even though they look awful with my black and blue color scheme... The only brand I refuse to go with is corsair because out of the 8 products of theirs that I have used/helped put in a build all of them had quality control issues. So I guess I am open to other brands (so long as they aren't Corsair). I also don't really know the difference between pwm and some of the other commonly used designations for fans. This is noctuas entire product lineup: https://noctua.at/en/products/fan If I were to go with 120mm fans I would probably go with these https://noctua.at/en/products/fan/nf-s12a-pwm/buy because it seems like that is the best 120mm option for case according to this diagram: https://noctua.at/en/which_fan_is_right_for_me I have no idea what would be a comparibly good option for 140mm noctua case fans. IDK there any other fans you think would be just as good or better? Thanks for the help in advance.

Hi I am thinking of buying case fans for my build, and I'm vacillating between a fan kit that has PWM socket for motherboard control or one without motherboard PWM control but has RGB strip ports and is cheaper. Though both are from budget Chinese companies, I'm having a hard time in choosing. Is it better to control the fans through the motherboard? or just manually adjust it with the included remote. These are the Fan kits I'm thinking of buying https://www.tecware.co/orbisf1f3 https://darkflashtech.com/collections/case-fan/products/darkflash-dr12-pro-3-pack-addressable-120mm-rgb-led-case-fan-kit-with-controller-and-remote Hope someone can help me. TIA

Hello, Looking for advice for upgrading my case fans. Right now I have a rear exhaust with nfa 12x15 (4 pin) the two top fans Fractal Design Dynamic X2 GP-12 Computer Fan 1200rpm - Silent Fan that came with the case that I plunged into my 3 pin fan hub. As for my 240 aio rad I have 2 nfa 12x15 push and 2 nfa 12x15 slim pull all 4 pin. Was mainly looking to upgrade grade the 2 top fractal fans maybe 2 Noctua NF-P12 redux-1700 PWM, High Performance Cooling Fan, 4-Pin, 1700 RPM (120mm, Grey)? Im assuming the nfa 12x15 for rear exhaust is ok but what recommendations would you guys suggest. I have a fractal mesh c mini , it looks like only a 120mm will fit in the rear.

All of my case’s fans as well as the LED stopped working out of nowhere. My PC still operates but I want to fix this. Does anyone have a solution?

As the title implies, I'm setting up custom fan curves for my case fans. There are only three to control, as the other three are handled by a corsair AIO. Anyway, I'm trying to figure out which temperqture sensor is the best for my case fans to determine their speed by. My four options are as follows: CPU System MOS Chipset My PC specs are: MSI B450 Gaming Pro Carbon AC AMD Ryzen 5 2600X Gigabyte RTX 2070 Super gaming OC 2x8gb 3200mhz Corsair Vengeance RGB Pro Corsair H150i AIO 6x Corsair HD120 PWM fans Bitfenix Formula Gold 650 Watt

Phanteks P400S Air Cooling (Case and CPU) Positions & Orientation Hello all just an amateur who wanted to ask what would be the best case fan positions / orientation for this case PHANTEKS P400S ( Tempered Glass )? I currently have it set up like the picture below as a visual reference like another post I saw ( https://linustechtips.com/main/topic/1065371-best-fan-layout-for-pc/). I was thinking about flipping the fan on the top right so it would be taking air into the case rather than acting as another exhaust, I want to make sure this would be the correct move before I do it. Also, what are some good cooling practices and tips people should use? Case Fan Airflow Black Circle: AMD Stock CPU cooler (AM4 socket)(Please Let me know if there is a specific air cooler I should be looking into that hopefully won't break the bank like the others I've seen.) Red Rectangle: Graphics Card and air flow. White: Case fans, (came with case or bought aftermarket). Arrows: Direction air is moving. Other Case Images:

I am about to upgrade my current pc and i'll be changing the CPU, CPU Cooler (changing to an AIO), Motherboard and Case. For the case i have chosen the Corsair Crystal 280X RGB in White https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811139130&cm_re=corsair_280x-_-11-139-130-_-Product The case includes 2 Corsair RGB 120mm Fans, A Fan Hub and Corsair's Lighting Node Pro. The CPU cooler i am purchasing is the Cooler Master MasterLiquid Lite 240 RGB. So my question is if i plug the fans the come with the cooler into the Corsair fan hub will i still be able to control the RGB affects of the Cooler Master Fans through Corsair's ICue Software

I installed my new case fans today, and in the accessories bag were these rubber things. What are they? There's more than pictured.

So I have just finished building my pc. Everything works but the 4 fans and the rgb strips that come with my case are not wroking. I have the NZXT h700i

I just built my first gaming PC, I have a problem where even if I'm playing a game my case fans won't spin. What i find strange is that the fans light up. 2 of them actually work (one on the back and the cpu cooler's one. I have the Antec nine hundred case and a b360 aorus gaming 3 motherboard. I tried to look into the BIOS but am not that used to this (just switched from mac laptop to a windows 10 tower) If you need any more information or me to look up at something just ask, am worried about temperatures going to high or something.

Hi I’m wondering how bad negative pressure in your case is. I will have 6 and 3 intakes. Other than sucking in dust, is there any performances gain or loss between negative and positive pressures? Thanks.