Case better for airflow

[TheeCanadian08]

I’m currently using a cooler master TD500 for my case I was recently gifted the lian li pc-011 dynamic I wanted to know which would be better for airflow because every time I’m playing my gpu gets to 80. 
 

out of the two cases which do you guys suggest is better for airflow I don’t mind buying more fans for the lian li 

[SavageNeo]

what fan setup you currently have on that O-11?

 

you sohuld have 3 bottom fans pushing cold air in and 3 top fans pushing it out.

also sidefans should be pushing hot air out too, but that is not necessary.

 

 

[TheeCanadian08]

20 minutes ago, SavageNeo said:

what fan setup you currently have on that O-11?

 

you sohuld have 3 bottom fans pushing cold air in and 3 top fans pushing it out.

also sidefans should be pushing hot air out too, but that is not necessary.

 

 

currently i have not switched over to it . i was trying to decide if its worth switching cases to the pc-011

 

[SavageNeo]

3 minutes ago, TheeCanadian08 said:

switching cases to the pc-011

not in airflow perpective. but I myself Do like the look of 0-11 more than TD500

[Daethz]

Alternatively, the corsair 5000D is great for airflow (the airflow edition specifically) and has lots of easily accessible dust filters to keep it clean

But i know lian lii is all the rage right now

[thrasher_565]

the 011 will have better gpu temps

[jones177]

Some Cooler Master cases look like they should have good airflow but they don't.

 

The CM case is not going to get any better unless you through money at it like installing a lower exhaust fan and upgrading the top 140mm exhaust fan. 

 

I am doing that now with my H500p since hot air is being trapped under the GPU, but if I don't get a good result I will buy another case.

 

You already have a replacement so use that.  The experience alone is worth the price of the fans.

[NorKris]

21 minutes ago, jones177 said:

Some Cooler Master cases look like they should have good airflow but they don't.

 

The CM case is not going to get any better unless you through money at it like installing a lower exhaust fan and upgrading the top 140mm exhaust fan. 

 

I am doing that now with my H500p since hot air is being trapped under the GPU, but if I don't get a good result I will buy another case.

 

You already have a replacement so use that.  The experience alone is worth the price of the fans.

CM H500 and H500M looks to have good flow of air to both CPU and GPU cuz of the 2  200mm fans and all the mesh

O11 Dynamic and 5000D airflow are also good options. 
Need them High airflow cases in these High temp days

[jones177]

5 minutes ago, NorKris said:

CM H500 and H500M looks to have good flow of air to both CPU and GPU cuz of the 2  200mm fans and all the mesh

O11 Dynamic and 5000D airflow are also good options. 
Need them High airflow cases in these High temp days

I have the H500M and it does a great job with a i9 10900k and a 2080 ti. I also have a 5000D that I am testing now with an overclocked FTW3 2080 ti and a i7 8086k.

My i9 9900k even now with a ASUS ROG Strix 3080 OC is doing great in a H500 Argb. 

 

It is my 5800x with a EVGA XC3 Ultra 3080 ti that is in a H500p that is having issues with the GPU heating up too much. 

I installed a Noctua 60mm fan below the GPU and replaced the CM 140mm exhaust fan with a Noctua 140mm to see if that fixes it.

So far it is benching at 67c down from 80c so a success.

[NorKris]

2 minutes ago, jones177 said:

I have the H500M and it does a great job with a i9 10900k and a 2080 ti. I also have a 5000D that I am testing now with an overclocked FTW3 2080 ti and a i7 8086k.

My i9 9900k even now with a ASUS ROG Strix 3080 OC is doing great in a H500 Argb. 

 

It is my 5800x with a EVGA XC3 Ultra 3080 ti that is in a H500p that is having issues with the GPU heating up too much. 

I installed a Noctua 60mm fan below the GPU and replaced the CM 140mm exhaust fan with a Noctua 140mm to see if that fixes it.

So far it is benching at 67c down from 80c so a success.

H500p was a disaster xD

[jones177]

20 minutes ago, NorKris said:

H500p was a disaster xD

I have the mesh version so it is with GN improvements.

They test with an air cooler and the issue is from the back pressure of the AIO fans at 100%(2400rpm).

 

It is not an issue with a Noctua nh-d15 or a Dark Rock Pro 4 just with 360mm AIOs.

 

[NorKris]

Just now, jones177 said:

I have the mesh version so it is with GN improvements.

They test with an air cooler and the issue is from the back pressure of the AIO fans at 100%(2400rpm).

 

It is not an issue with a Noctua nh-d15 or a Dark Rock Pro 4 just with 360mm AIOs.

 

hmm, back pressure pf the aio? can you explain? 

[thrasher_565]

1 hour ago, jones177 said:

I have the H500M and it does a great job with a i9 10900k and a 2080 ti. I also have a 5000D that I am testing now with an overclocked FTW3 2080 ti and a i7 8086k.

My i9 9900k even now with a ASUS ROG Strix 3080 OC is doing great in a H500 Argb. 

 

It is my 5800x with a EVGA XC3 Ultra 3080 ti that is in a H500p that is having issues with the GPU heating up too much. 

I installed a Noctua 60mm fan below the GPU and replaced the CM 140mm exhaust fan with a Noctua 140mm to see if that fixes it.

So far it is benching at 67c down from 80c so a success.

H500p try removing the front panel if that fixes it i think you can buy a mesh one.

[jones177]

9 minutes ago, thrasher_565 said:

H500p try removing the front panel if that fixes it i think you can buy a mesh one.

I have the mesh one.

[thrasher_565]

7 minutes ago, jones177 said:

I have the mesh one.

oh and removing the side panel fixes the problem?

[jones177]

39 minutes ago, NorKris said:

hmm, back pressure pf the aio? can you explain? 

When benching(overclocked) or playing a game like Assassin's Creed Odyssey the AIO does not allow the air to circulate so cool air only exhausts out the back.

It is easy to test since the glass blow the GPU is hot but the glass at CPU level is cool.

When playing a game that only hits the GPU hard it is not an issue and that is most games.

 

The i9 9900k listed blow uses a massive ASUS GOG Strix 3080 OC and even overclocked the Noctua NH-D15 helps to circulate the air so the GPU stays at around 69c.

 

 Most of my builds are air cooled but case manufactures are adding more room for cable management without widening their cases so all my 2016 vintage cases have Noctua nh-d15 with 2 fans and all my 2020 case have Noctua nh-d15 with one fan. 

 

[jones177]

29 minutes ago, thrasher_565 said:

oh and removing the side panel fixes the problem?

I like the glass on the side. 

The H500p is now fixed with a 140mm Noctua and 60mm Noctua so now it is cooler than my Corsair 5000D. I will start on that one tomorrow.

[thrasher_565]

3 minutes ago, jones177 said:

I like the glass on the side. 

The H500p is now fixed with a 140mm Noctua and 60mm Noctua so now it is cooler than my Corsair 5000D. I will start on that one tomorrow.

the point was to see if the gpu need more air not to leave it off.

[jones177]

43 minutes ago, thrasher_565 said:

the point was to see if the gpu need more air not to leave it off.

As soon as it is off the GPU cools down like it would on a test bench. 

 

All my builds start out on a test bench and I run a few benches and record the results. When the build goes into a case I want to get as close to the bench as possible.

It is not hard to do with a GTX 1080 ti or less but with an overclocked 2080 ti or greater it gets hard to do. 

 

A solution would be to buy hybrid GPUs but with the currant situation I get what I can at MSRP.  Another solution is to water cool but have you noticed how many people come on here that do a conversions and the card no longer performs. That is not the thing I want to play around with when I can't order a replacement.  

So I am playing with cases.

 

 

[thrasher_565]

19 minutes ago, jones177 said:

As soon as it is off the GPU cools down like it would on a test bench. 

 

All my builds start out on a test bench and I run a few benches and record the results. When the build goes into a case I want to get as close to the bench as possible.

It is not hard to do with a GTX 1080 ti or less but with an overclocked 2080 ti or greater it gets hard to do. 

 

A solution would be to buy hybrid GPUs but with the currant situation I get what I can at MSRP.  Another solution is to water cool but have you noticed how many people come on here that do a conversions and the card no longer performs. That is not the thing I want to play around with when I can't order a replacement.  

So I am playing with cases.

 

 

im just point out why your gpu is getting hot. no air flow. and with gpus so big and wide it makes it worse. so cases with bottom intakes is ideal for thows gpus. you can try the fan on the pci slot trick might work might not. (probably why the 30xx gpus have a hole to alow air to pass even tho it will go in to the cpu)

 

some case alow for a fan on the psu basement but it gets its air from the front bottom fan witch has to do an 90 plus there might not be much space from the top of the basement and the top of the psu for air to get throw. better then nothing thow.

 

cases like the 011 have no bottom basement or top so all is good but the air from the front side wont be as good as a case with a fans on the front as the air has to do an 90. ether no fans on the said or make it an  exhaust.

 

the lian li LANCOOL 1 and 2 (2 being better) have an half hight side window witch alows for a hole for air to get in the basement and to the gpu but like said above it wont be raly good because of the spacing. sould be better then getting the air from the front thow. its ideal to have an inch space for the fan on both sides for max performance inducing sound. but will depend on fan rpm. slower rpm less gap higher rpm bigger gap.

 

if you have a cpu tower cooler having front fans is ideal and a fan in the back. fans at the top will make it worse as it messes with the flow. thow air across the vrms is helpful and air at the cpu socket is also helpful.

 

case with an side vent would help but most people like the glass so.

 

Edited July 5, 2021 by thrasher_565

[thrasher_565]

maybe in this case an proper vertical gpu mount might help. tho the air from the from will still have to do an 90 in to the gpu. but the hot air shouldn't be trapped at least. cpu temps will probably go up thow.

[jones177]

14 minutes ago, thrasher_565 said:

im just point out why your gpu is getting hot. no air flow. and with gpus so big and wide it makes it worse. so cases with bottom intakes is ideal for thows gpus. you can try the fan on the pci slot trick might work might not. (probably why the 30xx gpus have a hole to alow air to pass even tho it will go in to the cpu)

 

some case alow for a fan on the psu basement but it gets its air from the front bottom fan witch has to do an 90 plus there might not be much space from the top of the basement and the top of the psu for air to get throw. better then nothing thow.

 

cases like the 011 have no bottom basement or top so all is good but the air from the front side wont be as good as a case with a fans on the front as the air has to do an 90. ether no fans on the said or make it an  exhaust.

 

the lian li LANCOOL 1 and 2 (2 being better) have an half hight side window witch alows for a hole for air to get in the basement and to the gpu but like said above it wont be raly good because of the spacing. sould be better then getting the air from the front thow. its ideal to have an inch space for the fan on both sides for max performance inducing sound. but will depend on fan rpm. slower rpm less gap higher rpm bigger gap.

 

if you have a cpu tower cooler having front fans is ideal and a fan in the back. fans at the top will make it worse as it messes with the flow. thow air across the vrms is helpful and air at the cpu socket is also helpful.

 

case with an side vent would help but most people like the glass so.

 

That is why I am testing a Corsair 5000D. It has the choice of side fans as well.  I originally got the 5000D just in case I get a Kingpin or other hybrid since their AIOs would fit in the side but if no hybrid I will use fans there. 

 

 

 

 

[TheeCanadian08]

2 hours ago, thrasher_565 said:

oh and removing the side panel fixes the problem?

Even for me currently the only way for my gpu to go down from 80 to around 68 70 is for me to remove the side panel. 

[TheeCanadian08]

2 minutes ago, jones177 said:

That is why I am testing a Corsair 5000D. It has the choice of side fans as well.  I originally got the 5000D just in case I get a Kingpin or other hybrid since their AIOs would fit in the side but if no hybrid I will use fans there. 

 

 

 

 

So I’m guessing the pc-011 would be a better option for gpu to breath better .. currently I have 6 fans mounted I can buy 3 more so airflow would be a little better and install the extra 3’on the bottom of the lian li . 
 

what do you suggest ? 

[thrasher_565]

19 minutes ago, jones177 said:

That is why I am testing a Corsair 5000D. It has the choice of side fans as well.  I originally got the 5000D just in case I get a Kingpin or other hybrid since their AIOs would fit in the side but if no hybrid I will use fans there. 

 

 

 

 

i didn't mean side front i meant left side panel