Issues

[xnoobftw]

Hey guys! I just wanna ask, is it better for me to put my 212x horizontally? I only feel hot air coming out of the rear exhaust the the exhaust fan at top nearer to the rear but not the top exhaust fan nearer to the front? (I cant really flip the SP120 at the top exhaust (nearer to the front) as the rubber parts of the fan got absolutely destroyed by the god darn shop owner i went to) Any suggestions?

[scaryjam823]

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Hey guys! I just wanna ask, is it better for me to put my 212x horizontally? I only feel hot air coming out of the rear exhaust the the exhaust fan at top nearer to the rear but not the top exhaust fan nearer to the front? (I cant really flip the SP120 at the top exhaust (nearer to the front) as the rubber parts of the fan got absolutely destroyed by the god darn shop owner i went to) Any suggestions?

I would mount it exactly how you have it shown given your fan config. (with the fan blowing towards rear exhaust.)

[AlwaysFSX]

Turn the EVO and see how it fares?

[acidprototype]

You can mount it either way. There will be little to no difference temp wise which way you do it. The important thing is to get the hot air out as easily as possible.

[xnoobftw]

I would mount it exactly how you have it shown given your fan config. (with the fan blowing towards rear exhaust.)

But the problem is i dont feel any hot air coming out from the top sp120 exhaust (nearer to the front)

 

Turn the EVO and see how it fares?

but wont the hotair from the GPU pass through the heatsink... D: (i feel like i am not utilising one of my sp120)

[AlwaysFSX]

But the problem is i dont feel any hot air coming out from the top sp120 exhaust (nearer to the front)

 

but wont the hotair from the GPU pass through the heatsink... D: (i feel like i am not utilising one of my sp120)

It probably already is..

[xnoobftw]

You can mount it either way. There will be little to no difference temp wise which way you do it. The important thing is to get the hot air out as easily as possible.

What if i were to add a 2nd 290x D: Would there be any difference? 

[xnoobftw]

It probably already is..

Hmmm true that....  So which would you recommend? horizontal or vertical? D:

[scaryjam823]

But the problem is i dont feel any hot air coming out from the top sp120 exhaust (nearer to the front)

 

but wont the hotair from the GPU pass through the heatsink... D: (i feel like i am not utilising one of my sp120)

That's because there isn't anything hot on that side of the case. All the hot air is being blown to the back side, it's exactly how my fan config is and I only feel hot air from the top rear fan. The front top fan is pulling air upwards so your cpu cooler and rear exhaust can then pull it out of the case with ease.

 

air in from the bottom half of the case getting pulled to the top half of the case by your top front fan. Then the rear fan is pulling that air farther towards the top rear of the case where it finally gets exhausted either at the rear or the top rear.

 

My fan config is the same way

 

[acidprototype]

But the problem is i dont feel any hot air coming out from the top sp120 exhaust (nearer to the front)

 

but wont the hotair from the GPU pass through the heatsink... D: (i feel like i am not utilising one of my sp120)

What if i were to add a 2nd 290x D: Would there be any difference? 

Even if you dont 'feel' it, there still is warm air coming out of the system as a whole not just the cpu cooler.

Maybe a little difference in temps but you have ample air flow from the bottom and front sides of your case. The temps will rise because there is another heat producing item in there but the temps wont get up to a point were you have to worry about it.

[xnoobftw]

That's because there isn't anything hot on that side of the case. All the hot air is being blown to the back side, it's exactly how my fan config is and I only feel hot air from the top rear fan. The front top fan is pulling air upwards so your cpu cooler and rear exhaust can then pull it out of the case with ease.

 

air in from the bottom half of the case getting pulled to the top half of the case by your top front fan. Then the rear fan is pulling that air farther towards the top rear of the case where it finally gets exhausted either at the rear or the top rear.

 

My fan config is the same way

 

Ah that explains alot.... THANKS! Hmm so it still is better to have the top front fan as exhaust right?

 

Even if you dont 'feel' it, there still is warm air coming out of the system as a whole not just the cpu cooler.

Maybe a little difference in temps but you have ample air flow from the bottom and front sides of your case. The temps will rise because there is another heat producing item in there but the temps wont get up to a point were you have to worry about it.

Hmmm is my case airflow good enough for crossfire 290x?

[scaryjam823]

Ah that explains alot.... THANKS! Hmm so it still is better to have the top front fan as exhaust right?

 

Hmmm is my case airflow good enough for crossfire 290x?

Yes sir. If you change the fan you would have to change every one to accommodate the different air flow. I've had mine configured this way for 10 months every since I built my rig and my case temps never get about 28c, graphics card around 75c and cpu at 60c. It's a good config.

[xnoobftw]

Yes sir. If you change the fan you would have to change every one to accommodate the different air flow. I've had mine configured this way for 10 months every since I built my rig and my case temps never get about 28c, graphics card around 75c and cpu at 60c. It's a good config.

ah thank you