Thinking of adding one more fan to my case now with the RX580 GPU installed. Case is a Cougar Challenger so it's got the massive fan in front drawing air inside. PSU is isolated with its own intake and exhaust. CPU cooler is a EVO 212 on a FX8350. I have one 120mm rear case fan sucking air out and one fan on top sucking air out as well. CPU Fan is pushing air thru the cooler pretty much right at rear case fan. Would adding another fan to the top be more beneficial to dissapate heat out of the case or do I add it to the bottom sucking more cool air in from under the case?
Before adding the RX580 when I still had the R7/360 on it at idle I could maintain or maybe 5 degrees above ambient room temp inside the case. Now with the RX580 in place my case temps sits between 85-90F with the idle temp of the GPU sitting at 85F and the fans on auto are usually off or running very slowly.
Either way this has become quite the room heater. Running it under a moderate load the case temps jump to about 120F and I can usually raise my rooms temp by 5 degrees. I haven't fully taxed it yet so I don't have any numbers for a full load situation.
Thanks again. You guys have always been more than helpful. -DH
Pic is before the GPU swap.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ehnX6UNaGg6xeeWr7i0dtGwcmPGxGR6r/view?usp=drivesdk
Before adding the RX580 when I still had the R7/360 on it at idle I could maintain or maybe 5 degrees above ambient room temp inside the case. Now with the RX580 in place my case temps sits between 85-90F with the idle temp of the GPU sitting at 85F and the fans on auto are usually off or running very slowly.
Either way this has become quite the room heater. Running it under a moderate load the case temps jump to about 120F and I can usually raise my rooms temp by 5 degrees. I haven't fully taxed it yet so I don't have any numbers for a full load situation.
Thanks again. You guys have always been more than helpful. -DH
Pic is before the GPU swap.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1ehnX6UNaGg6xeeWr7i0dtGwcmPGxGR6r/view?usp=drivesdk
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