Corsair Hydro Serires H110i GT 280 Extreme Performance Liquid Cooler

[ThrashZone]

One you like more than others for air flow ?
Computer case

I was thinking of this one,
Graphite Seriesâ

 

[Layback Bear]

Their are many cases that one can make to have good air flow with a little planning.

The one in My System Specs is a good choice and priced right for what you get.

Phanteks Enthoo Primo/

I have 14 fans, 2 radiators, 2 water pumps in that case and still room to work with.

When I look at a case I have some things I look at.

1. How many fans can I install and where.
2. How can I direct the air flow by changing fans from intake to exhaust.
3. How can I move or remove things that might block air flow.
4. Can I manage cables and harnesses so they can be hid out of the way.
Example; my back fan is a intake with a deflection shield to blow air on my memory and the top of the mother board.

I have 8 intake fans with filters directing air through the case with only one place to exhaust. Through the 6 top fans push pull through the radiator.

The air comes in the front, bottom, side panel and back.
All exhaust out the top. All other holes of any kind are blocked.
The air must go the way I want it to because it can't go any other place. It also give me a positive pressure case.

 

[AddRAM]

I don`t like any case with side vents like that, especially if they are unfiltered. Only a clear solid side window will do.

 

[ThrashZone]

Wow is the one I posted that big
Yep about the same size that guy is just small
about 22x
Thanks guys

It almost looked like Paul's wall unit

 

[Layback Bear]

I don`t like any case with side vents like that, especially if they are unfiltered. Only a clear solid side window will do.

I have a side window. On the other side panel I have two 120 mm filtered fans as intakes.

 

[ThrashZone]

Here's one I guess Brian is liking it's a mid size but not much smaller,
Obsidian Series® 450D Mid-Tower PC Case

Ha Jack that's the video I watched

 

[derekimo]

Here's one I guess Brian is liking it's a mid size but not much smaller,
Obsidian Series® 450D Mid-Tower PC Case

I have the big brother of that one,

Obsidian Series® 750D Full Tower ATX Case

 

[ThrashZone]

Cool I doubt I need one that big although it's only like 2" bigger :/
I kind of like this style one,
Carbide Series® 330R Blackout Edition Ultra-Silent Mid-Tower Case

 

[derekimo]

Cool I doubt I need one that big although it's only like 2" bigger :/
I kind of like this style one,
Carbide Series® 330R Blackout Edition Ultra-Silent Mid-Tower Case

Yeah, it's pretty good size, I'm trying to figure out where to put it. It looks good on display on my table right now though.

I like the looks of that one you just linked.

 

[ThrashZone]

I can't tell if the side panel swings or popups out ?

 

[Wrend]

Speaking of fans, coolers, and 750D cases...

I'm a fan of these fans: Noctua.at - sound-optimised premium components "Designed in Austria"!

They are pretty loud at higher RPMs, though not bad considering how much air they move and their extremely high air pressure potential (great for dense radiator/heat sink fins). But, they're decently quiet at lower speeds. I have them set up on custom fan curves on my motherboard based on CPU temps, so they never really get too loud to ever be an issue. They are definitely some powerful fans when you want to crank things up to rip-the-paint-off-the-wall levels for overclock testing and benchmarks though.

Two of these fans are on the top cooler, one in the back, and two in the front.

 

[Boozad]

That's a gorgeous build.

 

[Wrend]

That's a gorgeous build.

Thanks, though this all reminds me that it's due for a cleaning. (I have it on crunching for BOINC and hosting Minecraft servers nearly 24/7, so as you can imagine it takes a bit of upkeep now and then.)

 

[ThrashZone]

That is pretty sweet Wrend

 

[Dude]

Looking great Wrend

 

[ThrashZone]

This ventilation stuff is pretty interesting,
Seems a lot more inlets than outlets
The only outlets seem to be on the back of the case Top back and I suppose the psu is a outlet,
Top/ Front and Bottom are all inlets
Which makes sense they are filtered

Started reading a bit about the fans suggested from LBB and landed here NF-P12 and NF-F12
With a response from Derico a little down the page about manufactures recommended to pull and push...

 

[Wrend]

Yeah. Generally people prefer having higher air pressure inside the case than outside by having more intakes than exhaust and having some air filtration on the intakes to help reduce the amount of dust buildup inside the case. This way you don't get as much dust built up around the nooks and crannies either.

My setup is prioritized more for cooling than for air filtration though, since the fans on my radiator are exhausting the air out the top of my case instead of pulling it in. This way the heat from the CPU is removed from the case and doesn't serve to heat up my GPUs. However, with the air going over the radiator this way, having the fans in this kind of pull configuration, it is easier to keep the radiator itself clean by cleaning off the bottom of it. My setup also works with convection instead of fighting against it and has a fairly consistent and linear path through the case, front and bottom to top and back, to help reduce turbulence and heat buildup inside the case.

I have the bottom vents opened up for intake to help feed the higher exhaust (low) pressure, balancing the pressure out a little more, keeping the case inside a little cooler, and helping to reduce the amount of dust buildup in the nooks and crannies, such as inside my optical drives. I do at least have filters in front of the front fans and on the bottom of the case below the intake vent for the power supply's intake fan (this air is then exhausted out the back of the case after cooling the power supply).

 

[ThrashZone]

Yea that is one of the issues I see with pulling in air from the top is the top of objects with collect dust regardless of suction = over night or left all day unused so that would be a often cleaned spot,
Of course the bottom is a dust vacuum cleaner too

Then you have fun with the noise levels lol
Cheers.