Fan choice
Posted: Fri Aug 26, 2016 5:48 am
Dear all, I've been an avid reader of the spcr articles since long and usually I can come to a good consensus myself, but at the moment I'm lost.
I've been spending my free time the last 10 days reading up on positive & negative airflow, airflow vs static pressure, cfm, etc etc..
It's been an interesting read, but I can't reach a decision, therefor I'm hoping you all can advise/guide me towards the solution.
Setup:
Current case: Silverstone FT03
Furure case: Corsair carbide series air 540 (friend of mine gave it to me because of a favor )
Intel i5 6600k @ 4ghz (small oc, nothing more needed) - Thermalright TRUE Spirit 120M
Zotac AMP GTX 1070 - stock cooling (loud when gaming)
650W TT Paris psu - virtually silent
no hdd's, only SSD
I can't complain about the temperatures of the CPU, they hover around 50 °C on full load, the GPU on the other hand easily hits ~70 °C (1440p gaming) and gets loud!
Since I'm figuring the Corsair A540 has the possibility for better airflow (6 fans - direct airflow path), I'm going for a totally silent build.
I'm thinking of getting an Arctic cooler for GPU (did a magnificent job on my previous GTX 970) whilst being inaudible + 6 new case fans.
Now that's where I ran into problems. I can't trust the cfm/db data mentioned by the manufacturers and I want superb airflow (no watercooling) and no noise whatsoever, even on full load.
I know it's a pipe dream to have all at the same time, but that won't hold me back from trying to get as close as possible.
Fan Mount Locations on the A540:
Front: 2 x 140mm (included) or 3 x 120mm
Top: 2 x 140mm
Rear: 1 x 140mm (included)
The included fans are 3 x Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition (1150rpm • Air flow: 114.58m³/h • air pressure: 0.84mmH₂O • Volume: 24dB)
I would like to put the 2 x 140 intake fans in the top and purchase 3 new fans (120mm) as intake.
Which 3 should I take? I was contemplating on Noctua NF-P12. They have a good mix airflow/static pressure, because there's a dust filter + honeycomb 'mesh' of the case in front of them.
All fans will be attached to a fancontroller (0-12V).
Would this be the best setup possible? Or does anyone have advise to increat the potential of my build?
Thanks in advance everybody!
I've been spending my free time the last 10 days reading up on positive & negative airflow, airflow vs static pressure, cfm, etc etc..
It's been an interesting read, but I can't reach a decision, therefor I'm hoping you all can advise/guide me towards the solution.
Setup:
Current case: Silverstone FT03
Furure case: Corsair carbide series air 540 (friend of mine gave it to me because of a favor )
Intel i5 6600k @ 4ghz (small oc, nothing more needed) - Thermalright TRUE Spirit 120M
Zotac AMP GTX 1070 - stock cooling (loud when gaming)
650W TT Paris psu - virtually silent
no hdd's, only SSD
I can't complain about the temperatures of the CPU, they hover around 50 °C on full load, the GPU on the other hand easily hits ~70 °C (1440p gaming) and gets loud!
Since I'm figuring the Corsair A540 has the possibility for better airflow (6 fans - direct airflow path), I'm going for a totally silent build.
I'm thinking of getting an Arctic cooler for GPU (did a magnificent job on my previous GTX 970) whilst being inaudible + 6 new case fans.
Now that's where I ran into problems. I can't trust the cfm/db data mentioned by the manufacturers and I want superb airflow (no watercooling) and no noise whatsoever, even on full load.
I know it's a pipe dream to have all at the same time, but that won't hold me back from trying to get as close as possible.
Fan Mount Locations on the A540:
Front: 2 x 140mm (included) or 3 x 120mm
Top: 2 x 140mm
Rear: 1 x 140mm (included)
The included fans are 3 x Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition (1150rpm • Air flow: 114.58m³/h • air pressure: 0.84mmH₂O • Volume: 24dB)
I would like to put the 2 x 140 intake fans in the top and purchase 3 new fans (120mm) as intake.
Which 3 should I take? I was contemplating on Noctua NF-P12. They have a good mix airflow/static pressure, because there's a dust filter + honeycomb 'mesh' of the case in front of them.
All fans will be attached to a fancontroller (0-12V).
Would this be the best setup possible? Or does anyone have advise to increat the potential of my build?
Thanks in advance everybody!