OK, I had a Hyper 212 EVO CPU cooler but it was just a bit too tall, and hit on the side panel when the case was all closed up.
I RMAd that unit, and ordered the Noctua NH-U9B SE2 92mm SSO CPU Cooler. The thing with the Noctua cooler is that it can only be mounted one direction, Vertical (In the Bottom / Out the Top), where the EVO could be mounted Vertical (In the Bottom / Out the Top), or Sideways (In the Front / out the Rear). The Noctua cooler has two 92mm fans, one blowing in from the bottom, and one blowing out the top.
Now, my case ventilation is as follows:
Intake:
- One 120mm intake fan at the bottom front
- Second 120mm intake fan at the bottom side, below the CPU,
Exhaust:
- 120mm exhaust fan at upper rear, just below the PSU
- PSU fan at top rear (In the Bottom, just above the CPU cooler / Out the back of the case)
CPU Cooler:
Intake fan pulls air in from the bottom, just above the side intake fan, and exhausts the are out the top, just a few inches below the power supply fan, and several inches back from the upper rear exhaust fan.
NOTE: Due to the fan setup (Two 120mm intakes, and One 120mm and smaller PSU exhausts), this box should have a bit of positive internal pressure.
It seems like this should work fine, with the possible issue of blowing heated CPU air through the PSU fan. Also, I have read a couple of places that installing the CPU cooler vertical can be problematic. Can any of you speak to the viability of this setup?
BTW, I don't plan on any serious over-clocking, other that maybe putting the CPU from 3.4ghz to 3.6ghz. I may try 3.8ghz, but it is not a must do in any way.
I RMAd that unit, and ordered the Noctua NH-U9B SE2 92mm SSO CPU Cooler. The thing with the Noctua cooler is that it can only be mounted one direction, Vertical (In the Bottom / Out the Top), where the EVO could be mounted Vertical (In the Bottom / Out the Top), or Sideways (In the Front / out the Rear). The Noctua cooler has two 92mm fans, one blowing in from the bottom, and one blowing out the top.
Now, my case ventilation is as follows:
Intake:
- One 120mm intake fan at the bottom front
- Second 120mm intake fan at the bottom side, below the CPU,
Exhaust:
- 120mm exhaust fan at upper rear, just below the PSU
- PSU fan at top rear (In the Bottom, just above the CPU cooler / Out the back of the case)
CPU Cooler:
Intake fan pulls air in from the bottom, just above the side intake fan, and exhausts the are out the top, just a few inches below the power supply fan, and several inches back from the upper rear exhaust fan.
NOTE: Due to the fan setup (Two 120mm intakes, and One 120mm and smaller PSU exhausts), this box should have a bit of positive internal pressure.
It seems like this should work fine, with the possible issue of blowing heated CPU air through the PSU fan. Also, I have read a couple of places that installing the CPU cooler vertical can be problematic. Can any of you speak to the viability of this setup?
BTW, I don't plan on any serious over-clocking, other that maybe putting the CPU from 3.4ghz to 3.6ghz. I may try 3.8ghz, but it is not a must do in any way.
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