new case

[skyrainz]

I need a new case that can support 240mm aio (for my gpu).I have arctic freezer 13 co as cooler,msi b550 gaming plus and sapphire rx 480.I should install fans and rad on front.As budget I was thinking to something between 50-80 euros,but I'm not sure.No particular requests,I want just a decent case for that price.I prefer buying it from Amazon

[TheBean]

you are putting an AIO onto a rx480? seems highly unnecessary for that kind of gpu. 

[skyrainz]

I just got it because it was generating too much heat and a little of noise.I've already tried increasing the number of fans,changing thermal paste and pads but it didn't work.Anyway,I know that is not totally worth for that gpu,but I could ever use that for my cpu in the future,so I didn't waste money

[thrasher_565]

5 hours ago, skyrainz said:

I just got it because it was generating too much heat and a little of noise.I've already tried increasing the number of fans,changing thermal paste and pads but it didn't work.Anyway,I know that is not totally worth for that gpu,but I could ever use that for my cpu in the future,so I didn't waste money

well first off whats the temp? then whats the case, ambient temp? pic of the setup would be nice.

[skyrainz]

5 hours ago, thrasher_565 said:

well first off whats the temp? then whats the case, ambient temp? pic of the setup would be nice.

Temp was quite normal for gpu,(75 with fans at 50-60%) but I hated the heat from my case,especially in summer,I don't know if it was because of my case (thermaltake h23 versa),but I tried with different airflows and didn't work.Ambient temp doesn't metter too much in this case because I experienced that both in winter and summer.Anyway,now I just need a new case

[tkitch]

4 hours ago, skyrainz said:

Temp was quite normal for gpu,(75 with fans at 50-60%) but I hated the heat from my case,especially in summer,I don't know if it was because of my case (thermaltake h23 versa),but I tried with different airflows and didn't work.Ambient temp doesn't metter too much in this case because I experienced that both in winter and summer.Anyway,now I just need a new case

A better cooler will make your case spit out MORE heat, not less.

[thrasher_565]

5 hours ago, skyrainz said:

Temp was quite normal for gpu,(75 with fans at 50-60%) but I hated the heat from my case,especially in summer,I don't know if it was because of my case (thermaltake h23 versa),but I tried with different airflows and didn't work.Ambient temp doesn't metter too much in this case because I experienced that both in winter and summer.Anyway,now I just need a new case

to get good temps on air will require mush better cooing and cost alot more so do you want to go down that rabbit hole? you spend more then just saving it and buying a new gpu later on...so up to you i guess.

 

an cheap aio to attach to it and do a hybrid mod will cost probably $50-$80

 

but if the case has bad air flow so will the aio so...

 

 

Edited October 8, 2021 by thrasher_565

[skyrainz]

1 hour ago, tkitch said:

A better cooler will make your case spit out MORE heat, not less.

 

42 minutes ago, thrasher_565 said:

to get good temps on air will require mush better cooing and cost alot more so do you want to go down that rabbit hole? you spend more then just saving it and buying a new gpu later on...so up to you i guess.

 

an cheap aio to attach to it and do a hybrid mod will cost probably $50-$80

 

but if the case has bad air flow so will the aio so...

 

 

I know,but I think that with a new case with way better airflow I can solve my problem.More the aio will make less noise and it wil be better for the temp of other components not having a gpu constantly at 75 degrees when I'm playing.Moreover,if I'm not wrong,having the rad on front,in the case,will make maybe air cooling a bit before going out of the case,than being direcly spit from the top.I know that a new gpu would be the better choice,but still we have to wait longer so I decided to do something like that.Anyway In the end I'm not gonna waste my money because I will still use the aio (for cpu) and the new case after a new gpu

[thrasher_565]

10 hours ago, skyrainz said:

 

I know,but I think that with a new case with way better airflow I can solve my problem.More the aio will make less noise and it wil be better for the temp of other components not having a gpu constantly at 75 degrees when I'm playing.Moreover,if I'm not wrong,having the rad on front,in the case,will make maybe air cooling a bit before going out of the case,than being direcly spit from the top.I know that a new gpu would be the better choice,but still we have to wait longer so I decided to do something like that.Anyway In the end I'm not gonna waste my money because I will still use the aio (for cpu) and the new case after a new gpu

you do you

[Dogzilla07]

@skyrainz Best option to cool an GPU is to remove the shroud,stock fans, and zip-tie either 2-3x92mm fans, or 2x120mm fans on it, depending on the size of the GPU. And the 92mm should be Arctic F9 (most used and true and tested).

 

Additionally remove the above and below PCi-E brackets around your GPU IO. That is in most cases enough to ease up with the hot air inside the cause cause by the GPU. (Plus proper airflow/case fan placement/static pressure of course for even more).

[thrasher_565]

3 hours ago, Dogzilla07 said:

@skyrainz Best option to cool an GPU is to remove the shroud,stock fans, and zip-tie either 2-3x92mm fans, or 2x120mm fans on it, depending on the size of the GPU. And the 92mm should be Arctic F9 (most used and true and tested).

 

Additionally remove the above and below PCi-E brackets around your GPU IO. That is in most cases enough to ease up with the hot air inside the cause cause by the GPU. (Plus proper airflow/case fan placement/static pressure of course for even more).

when i did that i didn't have the stock fans to compare and i used cheap 3 pin fans that run 100% all the time but there quiet so w/e. i do recommend 92mm or 80mm fans vs the 120mm as its hard to zip tiy. temps seems normal at like 75 degrees. with better fans you could probably drop it a bit.

[Dogzilla07]

8 minutes ago, thrasher_565 said:

when i did that i didn't have the stock fans to compare and i used cheap 3 pin fans that run 100% all the time but there quiet so w/e. i do recommend 92mm or 80mm fans vs the 120mm as its hard to zip tiy. temps seems normal at like 75 degrees. with better fans you could probably drop it a bit.

Nice spread of cards!. Yeah the heatsink sizes that are on your picks are prime example for 2x 92mm fans. Pack of 5x Arctic Cooling F9 (either basic or PWM PST (with a spliter)) is the best option. They're usually ~20eur and Arctic came out with black models recently as well.

[thrasher_565]

9 hours ago, Dogzilla07 said:

Nice spread of cards!. Yeah the heatsink sizes that are on your picks are prime example for 2x 92mm fans. Pack of 5x Arctic Cooling F9 (either basic or PWM PST (with a spliter)) is the best option. They're usually ~20eur and Arctic came out with black models recently as well.

well the point was the fans was free so they get what they get. if i was doing it for my pc the ya i would get some 92mm fans. i got them off ebay to sell for a prophet. i would have included them with my dell t3500 and hpz400 was the plan but thought i could get more if i sold then speritly. stupid me sold them for only like b bit of  prophet but it was all to one guy that mines eth... they were and still are reaching the $200 mark...

[Dogzilla07]

Yeah it doesn't look the nicest, and Arctic is as cheap as bargain bin fans, $4 per fan basically, but it does the job right, personally i just got arctics a few years ago, was running cheap 120mm fans before that for years. I still got them (old-school cooler master red LED), half are broken, but 1 set is still zip-tied together taken straight of my 5850 card xD