Liqourice

I've been thinking a bit about how to make the airflow better in my case so I was thinking about doing something like this.

On the bottom there is a place for a fan where I'll put a 140mm high RPM fan that pushes at least 70. Besides that I'm thinking about putting in something that goes from between the fan and the PSU and up to the back of the gfx card to make all air from that fan go up and above the gfx card to where the CPU fan is. There is a fan in the side that will give enough air to the gfx card so I don't think that's gonna be a problem.

Then I'll add something that channels the air up towards the CPU fan and on towards the rear fan and/or a fan in the top.

Would something like this work and result in a better airflow and a few degrees lower CPU temp?

I'm gonna make a drawing to show what I mean later on but I gather someone will know how I'm thinking.

Knight_Breed

Include that drawing and some pics of your current case/setup .. cooling is my new hobby and would love to help ya out with it

This might be better suited in the O/Cing and Modding section

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Thermaltake Spedo - Think Excitement, think Spedo

YouTube - Thermaltake Spedo - Think Excitement, think Spedo


Look at time segment 1:15 - 1:42.
The Spedo case using Chambers to isolate graphics, power-supply and other components for better air flow.

Is this what you had in mind?

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OldBuzzard

I checked out that video...interesting concept.

However...

bit-tech.net | Review - Thermaltake Spedo

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Apart from the difficulty in manufacturing a complicated design without the proper tools or materials (as is somewhat typical of Thermaltake), with computer cases it often overshoots the need. There is for instance no need what so ever to seal off the powersupply area when it's already located at the bottom of a case. A topside orientation could very much use a separated compartment with the rising heat from todays performance parts, but there's little reason to have the PSU located high up anymore. When trying to introduce a barrier right in the middle of the motherboard all I can say is very much good luck. Unless you're also manufacturing the exact motherboard (which you're not in this business) an inevitable failure point will be directing rising leftover heat closer to the motherboard than otherwise, which is always bad.

Ducting works though, usually best if custom made for each systems combination of parts, coolers and intakes/exhausts. Design drawings are always fun to look at.

Liqourice

Both yes and no.

I know I don't need to separate the PSU from everything else since it's already separated by the case design. However, I want to channel as much air as possible up into the HSF and out of the case from it, all without ruining the cooling of memory, NB and mosfets. That's the tricky part.

IF I can find a way to put a good fan in the empty 5.25 drive bays I could separate the case from the gfx card and up but as it is now I have to make some kind of other solution and I'll make a drawing of how I'm thinking.

I'm also wondering if it would help to rotate the HSF 90 degrees so it pushes air upward instead of backwards, all depending on what kind of ducting I can create.