Cooler Type

skimmilk5 · April 12, 2016

I'm building in the Silverstone SG13B-Q, which is a TINY case (it's the same case that Linus and Luke fit a GTX Titan into just barely). It has ventilation in certain areas, such as around the video card. Should I put a blower-style card in or an open-air exhaust card? The rest of the case will be moderately starved for fresh air, since there's only one intake at the front which is populated with a 140mm Noctua NF-P14S Redux.

Definitions:

-Blower style: Like Nvidia reference cards, there is a blower fan that takes fresh air in from the side and pushes it through the heatsink array to the rear of the card by the ports and out of vents in the rear of the card.

-Internal exhaust: Like many non-reference cards, there is a static-pressure optimized fan that takes fresh air in from the top of the card and pushes it through the heatsink array directly downward and out of all areas of the card.

Which kind should I use for this SFF build?

Benergy · April 12, 2016

5 minutes ago, kimsejin5 said:

I'm building in the Silverstone SG13B-Q, which is a TINY case (it's the same case that Linus and Luke fit a GTX Titan into just barely). It has ventilation in certain areas, such as around the video card. Should I put a blower-style card in or an open-air exhaust card? The rest of the case will be moderately starved for fresh air, since there's only one intake at the front which is populated with a 140mm Noctua NF-P14S Redux.

Definitions:

-Blower style: Like Nvidia reference cards, there is a blower fan that takes fresh air in from the side and pushes it through the heatsink array to the rear of the card by the ports and out of vents in the rear of the card.

-Internal exhaust: Like many non-reference cards, there is a static-pressure optimized fan that takes fresh air in from the top of the card and pushes it through the heatsink array directly downward and out of all areas of the card.

Which kind should I use for this SFF build?

For very small builds, it's generally a good idea to go with blower cards so that heat doesn't build up inside the case.

They are noiser, but will keep everything cooler.

skimmilk5 · April 12, 2016

Just now, Benergy said:

For very small builds, it's generally a good idea to go with blower cards so that heat doesn't build up inside the case.

They are noiser, but will keep everything cooler.

Ok, that's what I thought. Thanks!