Air flow direction

[patken007]

I am very puzzle. I had to invert my PC case. All is fine but not sure the air foow is right. My cooliingis outtakes. But my GPU is intake facing my outtakes for my cooling in opposition. What to do?

[narrdarr]

2 minutes ago, patken007 said:

I am very puzzle. I had to invert my PC case. All is fine but not sure the air foow is right. My cooliingis outtakes. But my GPU is intake facing my outtakes for my cooling in opposition. What to do?

Inverted case are designed around high positive airflow (also would work great for systems with closed front panels. Even tho no one makes them that way). 

 The top with rad should be intake.the front you can can play with as intake or exhaust. 

You also have 2x areas that could be used for exhaust fans I believe 

[patken007]

5 minutes ago, narrdarr said:

Inverted case are designed around high positive airflow (also would work great for systems with closed front panels. Even tho no one makes them that way). 

 The top with rad should be intake.the front you can can play with as intake or exhaust. 

You also have 2x areas that could be used for exhaust fans I believe 

What about putting my colling in the front?

[narrdarr]

What case is this?

[patken007]

6 minutes ago, narrdarr said:

What case is this?

Be quiet dark base pro 900 rev.2

[narrdarr]

23 minutes ago, patken007 said:

Be quiet dark base pro 900 rev.2

The top of the case has always been an issue in regards to airflow. But I wouldnt let that both you.

 

My best recommended config for both cooling and looks would be:(all configs would have matching fans on the aio)

Config 1

Aio front mounted. Tubes down. 

Front intake 

Top intake

Rear exhaust 

There will be lots of positive pressure which will be great for controlling dust. You'll also not be heat soaking the GPU as much. from the aio.

 

Config 2

Aio front mount tubes down

Front as exhaust

Top as intake 

Rear as exhaust or intake

 

Config 3 

Aio top mount 

Front exhaust 

Top intake

Rear exhaust

 

Config 4

Aio top mount

Front intake

top intake

Rear exhaust

 

Any config with front exhaust although would work great poses problems like:

1.Blowing hot at at you( if it faces you)

2. The filter collects dust on exiting air which is counter productive

3. Sometime affect noise in odd ways.

 

Even tho all these config would be fine. You'll need to try for yourself to see what you like best. If you had a full custom water loop it would be a different story. But my personal pick would be config 1.

 

Fyi if you choose to top mount I would switch the side the tubes comes down to the right.

[patken007]

9 minutes ago, narrdarr said:

The top of the case has always been an issue in regards to airflow. But I wouldnt let that both you.

 

My best recommended config for both cooling and looks would be:(all configs would have matching fans on the aio)

Config 1

Aio front mounted. Tubes down. 

Front intake 

Top intake

Rear exhaust 

There will be lots of positive pressure which will be great for controlling dust. You'll also not be heat soaking the GPU as much. from the aio.

 

Config 2

Aio front mount tubes down

Front as exhaust

Top as intake 

Rear as exhaust or intake

 

Config 3 

Aio top mount 

Front exhaust 

Top intake

Rear exhaust

 

Config 4

Aio top mount

Front intake

top intake

Rear exhaust

 

Any config with front exhaust although would work great poses problems like:

1.Blowing hot at at you( if it faces you)

2. The filter collects dust on exiting air which is counter productive

3. Sometime affect noise in odd ways.

 

Even tho all these config would be fine. You'll need to try for yourself to see what you like best. If you had a full custom water loop it would be a different story. But my personal pick would be config 1.

 

Fyi if you choose to top mount I would switch the side the tubes comes down to the right.

Am going to bed now to think about your solution.  I might just revert my case to its original side. Not sure its a ideal way to configured my PC in a way to optimize it. I will get back to you.

[michalj82]

It seems there's no other way to install AiO in this case so I would flip this fan on the right side to be intake too so it will blow more cool air into case and it will also cool VRM radiator.