Phanteks evolv shift cooling help.

Warenz Dragon · December 23, 2019

Hi guys!

I have a complete build:

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD Ryzen 5 3600 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$189.99 @ Walmart
CPU Cooler	ARCTIC Liquid Freezer II 120 56.3 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler	$64.97 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI B450I GAMING PLUS AC Mini ITX AM4 Motherboard	$124.99 @ Amazon
Video Card	Gigabyte GeForce RTX 2080 8 GB TURBO OC Video Card	$789.99 @ Amazon
Case	Phanteks ENTHOO EVOLV SHIFT Mini ITX Tower Case	$109.99 @ Amazon
Power Supply	SeaSonic FOCUS SGX 650 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular SFX Power Supply	$116.99 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1396.92
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-12-23 05:26 EST-0500

The problem I have: I see some (not really much) thermal throttling on my GPU. I have the phanteks fan intaking air in front-bottom, an Arctic F14 intaking on front top, and the rad exhausting at the bottom. I've set the clc to max out at 80% and the throttling eased up, but I still reaching 87 °C on the blower card with 100% fan. Could I ease this If I reconfigure the fans to go all intakes and full positive pressure? (Front exhausting is not a good idea in this case, becouse the panel reflects hot air back to the intake.) Should I try to ziptie a slim 120mm noctua to the top? I think the arctic fan is simply so strong, that steals air from my Blower fan. Or sould I just ditch the front-top intake, and intake only through the bottom, and let my Graphics card to be the exhaust? Or any other ideas? I simply love the look of this case, it fits my setup extremly well, and portability isn't too hard either. I just want to brimg down the GPU temps to around 80°C.

TVwazhere · December 24, 2019

16 hours ago, Warenz Dragon said:

Could I ease this If I reconfigure the fans to go all intakes and full positive pressure?

Full positive pressure will mean you're circulating more of that used air into the case. Ideally, you'll want just a little bit more air coming in than going out to reduce dust buildup, but also to keep hot air moving away from the system.

One option could be the recently released Evolv X Shift panels which are mesh and allow for better airflow

http://www.phanteks.com/Evolv-Shift-Air-Panel.html

It's QTY 1 for about $40 USD, Phanteks had it for $20 but it's sold out (leaving a link in case it comes back in the future)

https://www.phanteksusa.com/products/phanteks-evolv-shift-air-fabric-side-panel?variant=29353297641527

Part code is PH-FABICSPN_SHIFT