Hello fellow forum-goers. I am in need of assistance.
I'm assembling a new rig (my first build). To house the parts, I chose the Centurion RC531 by Cooler Master. It it a good quality case, aside from some minor issues.
The largest issue is the inadequacy of the stock 120x25mm blue LED fan. When I tested it out in my old rig, I found it guilty of poor airflow. The slow wagging of my dog's tail moves more air. In addition to this, it is situated at the bottom front of the case, right before the HDD bays, which also block airflow and render the front intake darn near useless. (as noted in this review.)
For my exhaust, I chose this awesome fan. Pushes a LOT of air, and is quiet. So to get around this intake issue, I need a powerful 120x25mm fan to replace the lame stock. An LED or UV fan would be nice, though not necessary. I've found this fan. Reviews say it's a good fan, and I've hear AeroCool is a reputable brand in cooling, so it might work.
As for the 80mm fans, I have yet to see whether or not they can be mounted without spacing issues with other parts. I'm sure that the CPU air duct cone can be removed, but I'm not sure if it should augment the gimped intake, or act as exhaust for heat. Then, I'm also not sure if an 80mm fan can be mounted on the rectangular vent on the bottom left side of the case without space issues. I'll have to wait for my motherboard and CPU before I can assess what can and can't be done.
However, I still want suggestions, especially for the 120x25 fan, which much be replaced ASAP.
If it will help, I will post the components of my new rig below:
CASE: Centurion RC531
Mobo: ASUS A8N5x
CPU: AMD Athlon FX X2 4200+
PSU: ENERMAX Whisper II EG465P-VE FMA(24) ATX12V 460W
HDD(s): Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s, Western Digital Caviar 120GB IDE
VGA: XFX PV-T71G-UDE7 GeForce 7900 GT EXTREME (520MHz) 256MB GDDR3
DVD/CD: NEC 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Silver IDE Model ND-3550A
I'm assembling a new rig (my first build). To house the parts, I chose the Centurion RC531 by Cooler Master. It it a good quality case, aside from some minor issues.
The largest issue is the inadequacy of the stock 120x25mm blue LED fan. When I tested it out in my old rig, I found it guilty of poor airflow. The slow wagging of my dog's tail moves more air. In addition to this, it is situated at the bottom front of the case, right before the HDD bays, which also block airflow and render the front intake darn near useless. (as noted in this review.)
For my exhaust, I chose this awesome fan. Pushes a LOT of air, and is quiet. So to get around this intake issue, I need a powerful 120x25mm fan to replace the lame stock. An LED or UV fan would be nice, though not necessary. I've found this fan. Reviews say it's a good fan, and I've hear AeroCool is a reputable brand in cooling, so it might work.
As for the 80mm fans, I have yet to see whether or not they can be mounted without spacing issues with other parts. I'm sure that the CPU air duct cone can be removed, but I'm not sure if it should augment the gimped intake, or act as exhaust for heat. Then, I'm also not sure if an 80mm fan can be mounted on the rectangular vent on the bottom left side of the case without space issues. I'll have to wait for my motherboard and CPU before I can assess what can and can't be done.
However, I still want suggestions, especially for the 120x25 fan, which much be replaced ASAP.
If it will help, I will post the components of my new rig below:
CASE: Centurion RC531
Mobo: ASUS A8N5x
CPU: AMD Athlon FX X2 4200+
PSU: ENERMAX Whisper II EG465P-VE FMA(24) ATX12V 460W
HDD(s): Western Digital Caviar SE16 WD2500KS 250GB 7200 RPM SATA 3.0Gb/s, Western Digital Caviar 120GB IDE
VGA: XFX PV-T71G-UDE7 GeForce 7900 GT EXTREME (520MHz) 256MB GDDR3
DVD/CD: NEC 16X DVD±R DVD Burner Silver IDE Model ND-3550A
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