Gpu Modification for Itx

[falabillio]

I am wondering if any one has taken a aftermarket style gpu and converted it in a sense to blower by sealing off the sides? I have a zotac 770 and was thinking of making it so the airflow pulls in and instead of dispersing it into the case it would push it out the back. Now it may seem a tad silly but I have a heavily modified evga hadron AIR with clc liquid cooler aswell as some other parts that generate a good bit of heat. I have removed the from door and allowed it to pass air though the front but I would like to make the air do as I stated. Does anyone have any experience or any thing they could say that would make me rethink this idea?

[gazabi]

falabillio I don't have any experience with it but I don't think it will be very effective. Blower style coolers have blower style fans, these fans are made to push air to the sides around the fan, not through the fan to the other side. This is good for blower style coolers since it uses the sideways movement of the air to go over the heat sinks (which are positioned to the side of the fan) to exit out the back. Normal open style coolers use normal fans that blow air straight through the fan directly on top of the heat sinks, the air than disperses all around the card. The reason your mod may not work would be due to the fans on an open cooler, they just aren't as effective in closed restricted environments as blower style fans.

[Harry76]

@gazabi nice build, quality components. 

[falabillio]

falabillio I don't have any experience with it but I don't think it will be very effective. Blower style coolers have blower style fans, these fans are made to push air to the sides around the fan, not through the fan to the other side. This is good for blower style coolers since it uses the sideways movement of the air to go over the heat sinks (which are positioned to the side of the fan) to exit out the back. Normal open style coolers use normal fans that blow air straight through the fan directly on top of the heat sinks, the air than disperses all around the card. The reason your mod may not work would be due to the fans on an open cooler, they just aren't as effective in closed restricted environments as blower style fans.

I didn't think so as there is a very specific reason jet engines are designed in a manner such as that apposed to propellers propulsion. I appreciate your input as it helps only confirm that. I feel it would only work if I was able to make the fan blades MUCH thicker.

[falabillio]

@gazabi nice build, quality components. 

Thank you it is appreciated Honestly with my custom tubed corsair and white on black through out it looks very nice to me if you wished to see some pics. I am really only looking for improved airflow because of the evgas poor quility psu. I was going to take a 40mm noctua and 40mm scythe fan since the spin opposite ways it would increase it cfw dramatically and stack them. It is just hard when it is $30 for such silly fans. However do to the cases size and how its layout is there is not much more I can do for airflow. I was able to fit a nice slim 120mm in the front though to help move a good bit.

[gazabi]

I didn't think so as there is a very specific reason jet engines are designed in a manner such as that apposed to propellers propulsion. I appreciate your input as it helps only confirm that. I feel it would only work if I was able to make the fan blades MUCH thicker.

If you really wan't a blower style cooler you can probably find one on ebay for your card. If it is a reference pcb then people who watercooled theirs would probably put up their stock blower coolers for sale.

[falabillio]

If you really wan't a blower style cooler you can probably find one on ebay for your card. If it is a reference pcb then people who watercooled theirs would probably put up their stock blower coolers for sale.

I spose I could do that and have thought of that but the heatpipe arrangement and setup isn't as well made as aftermarket coolers usually. I feel the best bet is getting an Itx gpu allowing myself room to mount fans upfront to dump hot air out. With the hadron there are a bunch of predrilled holes in the front ( I am not sure why since they in no way do anything with them.) I have a slim 120 uptop and then could put a extra thick 120 on the bottom. I don't really want to swap out gpu's but for space I may have to. I appreciate the input as its hard finding info when making stuff that doesn't belong fit. Do you think http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G9WDYEC/ref=pd_luc_rh_sbs_02_04_t_img_lh?ie=UTF8&psc=1Is an accurate reading for cfm it seems very high ( for a slim) This is newegg on another nice slim fan http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815256007. My goal isn't overall modifying the gpu just to obtain near silence and decent airflow so when I play cities skyline or render something my computer doesn't sound like it is gonna take off. I mean that would involve isolating which causes the most noise and changing that however it is mostly a heat thing. In retrospec the best bet is looking like getting some air in the case moving a bit more and having somewhere better for it to go. If that would be the case any help finding the best slim 120mm fan and 80mm fan?

[gazabi]

I spose I could do that and have thought of that but the heatpipe arrangement and setup isn't as well made as aftermarket coolers usually. I feel the best bet is getting an Itx gpu allowing myself room to mount fans upfront to dump hot air out. With the hadron there are a bunch of predrilled holes in the front ( I am not sure why since they in no way do anything with them.) I have a slim 120 uptop and then could put a extra thick 120 on the bottom. I don't really want to swap out gpu's but for space I may have to. I appreciate the input as its hard finding info when making stuff that doesn't belong fit. Do you think http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00G9WDYEC/ref=pd_luc_rh_sbs_02_04_t_img_lh?ie=UTF8&psc=1Is an accurate reading for cfm it seems very high ( for a slim) This is newegg on another nice slim fan http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16815256007. My goal isn't overall modifying the gpu just to obtain near silence and decent airflow so when I play cities skyline or render something my computer doesn't sound like it is gonna take off. I mean that would involve isolating which causes the most noise and changing that however it is mostly a heat thing. In retrospec the best bet is looking like getting some air in the case moving a bit more and having somewhere better for it to go. If that would be the case any help finding the best slim 120mm fan and 80mm fan?

The amazon one looks like a safe bet since it has more cfm  and more reviews. As long as there is open space for the fan to breathe I think it will be fine since it isn't a static pressure fan. For other 120mm and 80mm fans, if your budget is high enough noctua is the best bet. Best fans in the industry, both quiet and powerful, and they put actual science into their fan design.

[Harry76]

Thank you it is appreciated Honestly with my custom tubed corsair and white on black through out it looks very nice to me if you wished to see some pics. I am really only looking for improved airflow because of the evgas poor quility psu. I was going to take a 40mm noctua and 40mm scythe fan since the spin opposite ways it would increase it cfw dramatically and stack them. It is just hard when it is $30 for such silly fans. However do to the cases size and how its layout is there is not much more I can do for airflow. I was able to fit a nice slim 120mm in the front though to help move a good bit.

im sorry i was being sarcastic because of your signature