Modding the RVZ02

[bkro37]

Hello everyone,

I have an idea for a build, and I am most definitely building in the RVZ02B. I fell in love with the look of that case and absolutely HAVE to build in it!

 

Anyway, I plan to use a locked Skylake i5 and a GTX 1070. My concern, however, is airflow, and, as a consequence, temperatures.

I plan to use the Arctic Freezer 11 LP as my CPU cooler, but if anyone has a suggestion for a better one at comparable price, feel free to suggest!

 

Now to my real question: I had an idea to -- since I do not plan to use an optical drive or one of the two SSD cages in the case (decided on a single high-capacity SSD for storage) -- cut out a significant portion of the wall that separates the two chambers. Now, why would I do this? Well, I figured I could buy the Gigabyte Mini-itx GTX 1070, and then attach a Corsair SP120 High Performance fan to the other end of the GPU chamber vent where nothing is there to block it. That way, hot air from both chambers can be nicely exhausted (I chose the SP120 because there's a filter on the vents).

My other option is to just forget modding and buy the Asus Turbo GTX 1070 and be done with it.

 

So the final question: which setup would give me a net QUIETER load performance? I have heard the blower cards are loud, and one would think the active exhaust from my mod would help the CPU and GPU fans ramp down as well. But would adding the SP120 make those improvements null?

 

Thank you guys so much! I look forward to the build, whichever I decide to do!

[Xanthe_2871]

13 minutes ago, bkro37 said:

Hello everyone,

I have an idea for a build, and I am most definitely building in the RVZ02B. I fell in love with the look of that case and absolutely HAVE to build in it!

 

Anyway, I plan to use a locked Skylake i5 and a GTX 1070. My concern, however, is airflow, and, as a consequence, temperatures.

I plan to use the Arctic Freezer 11 LP as my CPU cooler, but if anyone has a suggestion for a better one at comparable price, feel free to suggest!

 

Now to my real question: I had an idea to -- since I do not plan to use an optical drive or one of the two SSD cages in the case (decided on a single high-capacity SSD for storage) -- cut out a significant portion of the wall that separates the two chambers. Now, why would I do this? Well, I figured I could buy the Gigabyte Mini-itx GTX 1070, and then attach a Corsair SP120 High Performance fan to the other end of the GPU chamber vent where nothing is there to block it. That way, hot air from both chambers can be nicely exhausted (I chose the SP120 because there's a filter on the vents).

My other option is to just forget modding and buy the Asus Turbo GTX 1070 and be done with it.

 

So the final question: which setup would give me a net QUIETER load performance? I have heard the blower cards are loud, and one would think the active exhaust from my mod would help the CPU and GPU fans ramp down as well. But would adding the SP120 make those improvements null?

 

Thank you guys so much! I look forward to the build, whichever I decide to do!

The RVZ02B is a beautiful case. It's not too cheap either, at $85. I would recommend you think carefully before modding the case. I'm not sure which option is less loud but I do know one option can easily be undone and the other can not. can you spare the money to buy a second case if you mess up the first one?

[bkro37]

That's a good point. Ultimately what I will do is buy the case first, and make sure the mod is 100% doable with case in hand before buying any other components. I was just wondering what y'all think of the idea and its feasibility.