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[Cain]

So you are considering having air sucked into the case from the top, through the radiator and into the main case area?? Thus the need for a top filter?

I thought the air was pulled from inside the case, and blown through the radiator and out the top??

BTW, I keep reading these fans are much better and much quieter than the standard Corsair fans.

http://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NF-F12-...pr_product_top

[Cain]

BTW, love those filters!! I want one for my server at work.

[Dead...Again]

Cain usually you pull air out of the case through the radiator.

[juneau]

So you are considering having air sucked into the case from the top, through the radiator and into the main case area?? Thus the need for a top filter?

I thought the air was pulled from inside the case, and blown through the radiator and out the top??

BTW, I keep reading these fans are much better and much quieter than the standard Corsair fans.

http://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NF-F12-...pr_product_top

I am, for two reasons. The air temp outside of my case is obviously cooler meaning I should get slightly cooler CPU temps, and I want to create positive pressure in my case which lowers dust intake.

Not always, personal preference. Most people that build there own watercooling setups choose pulling air in from outside of the case, especially when the radiator is located in the lower half of the case. Or at least this is what I've seen.

The standard Corsair fans are great when ran on the H100's quiet profile. This profile keeps the CPU about 3-5c warmer than the fastest setting which is an OK compromise imo.

They're OK but for the money you could buy similar at a lower price, plus the colour scheme, like all Noctua fans, is horrific lol. 2 fans I've looked at for my radiator are these.

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-SP120-...=corsair+af120
http://www.amazon.com/Scythe-Gentle-...gentle+typhoon

I'm leaning towards the Scythe fans. They appear to be the best radiator fan going.

edit: Pic of the Demciflex filter in use. Looks sweet.
http://www.overclock.net/t/1401102/c...#post_20499573

[juneau]

Cain usually you pull air out of the case through the radiator.

Depends on your radiator location and other general setup reasons. Out of the case is usually seen with All In One kits.

One of the most favoured watercooling cases ever used is the Silverstone TJ07. A lot of the setups look like this.



Sadly this case has actually made watercooling boring as they all look identical lol.

[Cain]

Thx Juneau. LOVE those cool looking Corsair fans!

http://www.amazon.com/Corsair-SP120-...=corsair+af120

You can find out all the technical details about Corsair fans at the Corsair website (Products, Cooling, Air Series Fans). There are two lines of fans: the "Performance Edition" fans and the "Quiet Edition" fans. As these names imply, the former have higher air flows while the later operate more quietly (at lower air flows).

There are two "Quiet Edition" models: the AF model and the SP model. The AF model is used when air flow is unrestricted (such as the exhaust fan at the back of the case); the SP model is used when air flow is restricted (such as air flow through drive bays or through a radiator/cooler).

The AF120 and the SP120 are 120 mm fans while the AF140 is a 140 mm fan: Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition Single Fan (CO-9050001-WW), Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition Single Fan (CO-9050005-WW), Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition Single Fan (CO-9050009-WW). The AF120 and SP120 are also sold in "twin packs": Corsair Air Series AF120 Quiet Edition Twin Pack Fan (CO-9050002-WW), Corsair Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition Twin Pack Fan (CO-9050006-WW).

There are some really great review videos for the Corsair fans on a popular video website. The review on the TastyPC channel was particularly helpful to me, since it quite clearly compared the air flows and noise levels of the various fans. I made the decision to buy the "Quiet Edition" fans based on that video. The CorsairMemoreyInc channel also has good video reviews.

Each fan comes with: three color rings in red, white, and blue (these are very easy to swap without tools); a voltage step-down adapter; and four fan screws.

The voltage step-down adapter (which looks like a short extension cable) reduces voltage to the fan from 12 VDC to 7 VDC. This voltage reduction lowers fan speed and air flow, resulting in further noise reduction. If your system can be adequately cooled with the fan operating at 7 VDC, you might want to install the step-down adapter to achieve even lower noise levels. Be sure to monitor your temperatures with the CPU and video card at maximum use.

The only thing I do not like about these fans is that the provided fan screws are not wide enough: the screw heads can slip through the screw holes in the Corsair Vengeance C70 case. I secured most of the fans with screws that were used with the original "stock" fans.

I recently built a new desktop-style computer using the Corsair C70 case and the Corsair Hydro Series H100 Extreme Performance Liquid CPU Cooler (CWCH100). The C70 case comes with three stock fans; the H100 CPU cooler comes with two stock fans for the radiator. Although the Corsair "stock" fans are very good, I decided to replace the three case fans and the two H100 fans with "Quiet Edition" fans.

In my Corsair Vengeance C70 case, I:
- replaced the stock fan at the exhaust with an AF120 "Quiet Edition" fan,
- removed the front center drive bay (to reduce air flow obstruction) and replaced the stock fan with an AF140 "Quiet Edition" fan mounted outside of the case as a supply fan (these changes maximize air flow to the video card),
- replaced the remaining drive bay's stock fan with an SP120 "Quiet Edition" fan as a supply fan,
- replaced the two stock fans on the H100 CPU cooler with two SP120 "Quiet Edition" fans as exhaust fans, and
- installed an AF140 "Quiet Edition" fan in the side panel as a supply fan.

As advertised, these "Quiet Edition" fans are very, very quiet in operation, and they are keeping the CPU, motherboard, and case temperatures very low. I disconnected the AF140 fan in the side panel because it is not needed.

If you are on a budget, you might want to keep the stock fans that come with your case and CPU cooler. Those fans are somewhat noisier; but they have really great performance curves. I just wanted to experiment with the "Quiet Edition" fans; I am glad I used them for this build. I really appreciate the lower noise levels and the air flows are more than adequate (CPU and case temperatures are low). I highly recommend these fans.

[juneau]

Quite a strange issue with the screws falling through lol. The comment about the stock Corsair fans being good are true. The most noticeable sound increase for my PC came when I connected my HDD. Damn those spinning platters!

Pic stolen from the OCUK forums. This guy bought some spray paint and coated the provided rings to make it a little more custom for his 350D.

[goldenfooler]

Cain does this mean you have your BF4 Rig done?

[Cain]

Good question Golden.

No.

I'm planning to build two new PCs.

One for my business, my Ops Manager, that one will be like Juneau's.

One for me, it will not be a smaller MB or smaller case like this one.

I"m looking at this case, it appeals to me. http://www.corsair.com/en/pc-cases/v...tal-black.html

Or maybe this one: http://www.corsair.com/en/pc-cases/o...ries-650d.html

Or this: http://www.corsair.com/en/pc-cases/o...uiet-case.html

[goldenfooler]

ahh so you are stuck like a lot of car buyers. Paralysis by analysis

I just watched a video from the company I bought from using the 3rd case. I can link the page if you are interested.

[Cain]

Please do. You are correct sir. Every time I think I have a case or MB picked out, I see another one, I think I like better!~!

[goldenfooler]

Please do. You are correct sir. Every time I think I have a case or MB picked out, I see another one, I think I like better!~!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=n0uk3F729eM
mind you this is their build. Personally I like the idea of it being silent.

[juneau]

Good question Golden.

No.

I'm planning to build two new PCs.

One for my business, my Ops Manager, that one will be like Juneau's.

One for me, it will not be a smaller MB or smaller case like this one.

I"m looking at this case, it appeals to me. http://www.corsair.com/en/pc-cases/v...tal-black.html

Or maybe this one: http://www.corsair.com/en/pc-cases/o...ries-650d.html

Or this: http://www.corsair.com/en/pc-cases/o...uiet-case.html

The 650D gets my nod from the 3.

[AmazingRedd]

I love the 550D for noise reduction, that thing is perfectly build for that.

I also like the 650D, If you like showing off your build with the side panel and easy access, click and open.
both are outstanding cases and a lot of room to work with.

http://youtu.be/ETQ2KgqcfWY

check out the videos showing a demo of each case, you'll get a better idea of it and which you think you like best.

i don't know about the vengeance and is military looks, it never caught my eyes...

-the forums won't let me embed two videos at same time.

[juneau]

-the forums won't let me embed two videos at same time.

I've moaned to Sirex about this but he doesn't seem to have noticed lol.