evga 970, question about airflow

[zzenigmaxzz]

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for this card do the fans push air on to the gpu or pull heat from it

[Morgan MLGman]

The fans push air from below onto your GPU and then the majority of the heat goes inside of your case.

[JerkyMcDilerino]

The fans push air from below onto your GPU and then the heat goes inside of your case.

Wait, i thought cool air going into the fans and hot air exhaust through the back of the GPU. 

[zzenigmaxzz]

The fans push air from below onto your GPU and then the heat goes inside of your case.

ok thanks... just making sure the fan i have on the bottom of my case as an intake isnt fighting with the gpu 

[zzenigmaxzz]

Wait, i thought cool air going into the fans and hot air exhaust through the back of the GPU. 

thats for blower styles

[Godlygamer23]

Wait, i thought cool air going into the fans and hot air exhaust through the back of the GPU. 

That's with a closed design. This is open. Some heat will certainly go out the back, but open air designs push heat wherever it can go, including inside the case.

[zzenigmaxzz]

That's with a closed design. This is open. Some heat will certainly go out the back, but open air designs push heat wherever it can go, including inside the case.

so would you say a  200r with this configuration would be good? 

 

1 fan as intake in the front, 1 fan as intake on the bottom, 1 fan as exhaust on the top, and my h80i in push pull as intake on the back, psu is bottom facing

[incarnate]

so would you say a 200r with this configuration would be good?

1 fan as intake in the front, 1 fan as intake on the bottom, 1 fan as exhaust on the top, and my h80i in push pull as intake on the back, psu is bottom facing

It'll be fine, a rear intake is a bit of an unconventional choice tho. I haven't had any throttling issues with my ssc, the cooler is quite good

[zzenigmaxzz]

It'll be fine, a rear intake is a bit of an unconventional choice tho. I haven't had any throttling issues with my ssc, the cooler is quite good

figured it wouild be better to cool the rad with outside air then warm air from inside the case thats why i went with intake 

 

it was the only place i was able to mount the rad 

[YubinTheBunny]

figured it wouild be better to cool the rad with outside air then warm air from inside the case thats why i went with intake 

 

it was the only place i was able to mount the rad 

If you pull Air from the rad into the case, the rest of your components would be warmer by a few degrees. At least your CPU is cooler doe, I have a 280mm pull from the front and it seems to be doing okay. 

[zzenigmaxzz]

If you pull Air from the rad into the case, the rest of your components would be warmer by a few degrees. At least your CPU is cooler doe, I have a 280mm pull from the front and it seems to be doing okay. 

i use my drive cages so the only place i can put the rad is on the rear of the case 

[incarnate]

i use my drive cages so the only place i can put the rad is on the rear of the case

I have my rad as my only exhaust and even with my 970 oc'd it doesn't affect my cpu temps by more than a couple degrees. Using a rear intake introduces turbulence which can create dead zones. But if you aren't running into any issues, then no reason to change it

[S1dology]

so would you say a  200r with this configuration would be good? 

 

1 fan as intake in the front, 1 fan as intake on the bottom, 1 fan as exhaust on the top, and my h80i in push pull as intake on the back, psu is bottom facing

Probably fine, but I would actually recommend adding a second fan as intake in the front, and using the h80i as exhaust. Trying to maintain a mostly direct airflow through the case, with slightly positive air pressure, is in my experience always the best way to go. Also, make sure all your intakes are filtered, or you risk dust building up a lot more easily.