changing cases

[SHADY16]

so currently i have the corsair air 540 for my build, the case is great and i do like it, however its big and ive been thinking of getting a case to take up less space on my desk. ive been looking at the corsair 570x but i would have to get a different AIO to make it work as i dont think my corsair H115i willl fit very well. was looking into the corsair H150i and front mounting it to the 570x but unsure if thats a good idea any input is appreciated. 

Current specs:

i7 8700k

Corsair H115i

16 gb ram

Asus Rog maximus X Code 

EVGA 1080 Ti FTW3

Samsung 960 pro 512gb M2

Samsung 850 Evo 500gb SSD

WD Blue 1TB HDD

3 140ML Fans

3 120AF Fans

[TVwazhere]

3 minutes ago, SHADY16 said:

so currently i have the corsair air 540 for my build, the case is great and i do like it, however its big and ive been thinking of getting a case to take up less space on my desk. ive been looking at the corsair 570x but i would have to get a different AIO to make it work as i dont think my corsair H115i willl fit very well. was looking into the corsair H150i and front mounting it to the 570x but unsure if thats a good idea any input is appreciated. 

A front mounted 360mm RAD in the 570x is fine. I wouldnt call it a bad idea, and it should fit even with a long card like the FTW3

https://pcpartpicker.com/b/9FxG3C

https://pcpartpicker.com/b/WCMZxr

https://pcpartpicker.com/b/PFYTwP

[Rookii]

Most NZXT cases would work with that, 570x should work according to this forum. It talks about how they mounted it.

[SHADY16]

2 hours ago, Rookii said:

Most NZXT cases would work with that, 570x should work according to this forum. It talks about how they mounted it.

 

2 hours ago, TVwazhere said:

A front mounted 360mm RAD in the 570x is fine. I wouldnt call it a bad idea, and it should fit even with a long card like the FTW3

https://pcpartpicker.com/b/9FxG3C

https://pcpartpicker.com/b/WCMZxr

https://pcpartpicker.com/b/PFYTwP

ok few questions then how would the airflow be compared to my current air 540 case? also could i use my h115i front mounted in the 570x and would that effect my gpu temps at all? currently have 3 AF 120s as intake H115i top mounted as exhast with 2 ML140 fans and a single ML140 ffan at the back as intake

[TVwazhere]

9 minutes ago, SHADY16 said:

how would the airflow be compared to my current air 540 case

Probably about 80-90% as good. The front panel does offer some resistance, but Corsair did a good job on keeping the fans about an inch from the glass, and having completely open sides to pull fresh air in.

10 minutes ago, SHADY16 said:

could i use my h115i front mounted in the 570x 

Yes

10 minutes ago, SHADY16 said:

would that effect my gpu temps at all?

Also yes. Any front mount rad will cause your GPU temps to get warmer. though it wont be from like 70ºC to 94ºC, probably more like 74-75ºC. Not a huge difference but noticeable.

[SHADY16]

2 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

Probably about 80-90% as good. The front panel does offer some resistance, but Corsair did a good job on keeping the fans about an inch from the glass, and having completely open sides to pull fresh air in.

Yes

Also yes. Any front mount rad will cause your GPU temps to get warmer. though it wont be from like 70ºC to 94ºC, probably more like 74-75ºC. Not a huge difference but noticeable.

my gpu temps are already at 75c as is which is why im concerned 

[TVwazhere]

2 minutes ago, SHADY16 said:

my gpu temps are already at 75c as is which is why im concerned 

Your GPU temps in theory should be lower, its possible because you have most of the exhaust going out the top of your case instead of the rear, that the airflow from the lower front fan isnt being pulled all the to each of the 3 fans on the gpu which might be causing the higher temps (Cards like the Asus Strix, EVGA FTW3 and MSI Duke usually are in the 70ºC range in an traditional airflow pattern from front to back)

[SHADY16]

7 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

Your GPU temps in theory should be lower, its possible because you have most of the exhaust going out the top of your case instead of the rear, that the airflow from the lower front fan isnt being pulled all the to each of the 3 fans on the gpu which might be causing the higher temps (Cards like the Asus Strix, EVGA FTW3 and MSI Duke usually are in the 70ºC range in an traditional airflow pattern from front to back)

 yeah i always tend to have my cards run slightly higher then what they should be and i have a semi aggressive fan curve on my gpu fans as well and i dont overclock either. was also thinking about replacing my 3 AF 120s with 2 ML 140s in front but not sure if that will do much 

[TVwazhere]

Just now, SHADY16 said:

 yeah i always tend to have my cards run slightly higher then what they should be and i have a semi aggressive fan curve on my gpu fans as well and i dont overclock either. was also thinking about replacing my 3 AF 120s with 2 ML 140s in front but not sure if that will do much 

I would try reducing the number of exhaust fans from 4 to 2 (one in the rear as exhaust, and one at the top rear as exhaust) and see if that helps pull air across the GPU to help lower temps.

[SHADY16]

26 minutes ago, TVwazhere said:

I would try reducing the number of exhaust fans from 4 to 2 (one in the rear as exhaust, and one at the top rear as exhaust) and see if that helps pull air across the GPU to help lower temps.

i would try that but i have the H115i radiator top so 2 of my exhaust are through a radiator and i have 1 140 as rear exhaust