i have this case:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119047
this case was for my old system i built 4 years ago...but to save money i just used it again for the latest build: i5 2500k on a Gigabyte UD3H Z68 mobo, 8gb Ripjaws RAM, 700w OCZ PSU, SSD, and GTX 560.
the 2500k has a Hyper 212+ on it, and idles at 30c, 32c, 35c, 29c on each core in a room that sits about 73F. i feel like the temps are pretty good with no OC, and they don't quite reach 60c during p95 either. however, i think i could get them a little better, and think i could do that by adding a few fans.
the fans i have are 1 80mm in the bottom front, 1 120mm in the top rear, 1 165mm PSU fan, 1 120mm CPU fan. i also have a side vent and the entire front of this case is mesh. i am considering adding an 80mm to the side vent, and an additional 200mm fan (which will need to be custom modded) into the CD drive trays i am not using at the top front of the case.
how much do you think this might help temps and airflow? my PSU is modular so there aren't a whole lot of cables inside the case, so i think adding fans is the only way to decrease my temps. thanks for any help.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119047
this case was for my old system i built 4 years ago...but to save money i just used it again for the latest build: i5 2500k on a Gigabyte UD3H Z68 mobo, 8gb Ripjaws RAM, 700w OCZ PSU, SSD, and GTX 560.
the 2500k has a Hyper 212+ on it, and idles at 30c, 32c, 35c, 29c on each core in a room that sits about 73F. i feel like the temps are pretty good with no OC, and they don't quite reach 60c during p95 either. however, i think i could get them a little better, and think i could do that by adding a few fans.
the fans i have are 1 80mm in the bottom front, 1 120mm in the top rear, 1 165mm PSU fan, 1 120mm CPU fan. i also have a side vent and the entire front of this case is mesh. i am considering adding an 80mm to the side vent, and an additional 200mm fan (which will need to be custom modded) into the CD drive trays i am not using at the top front of the case.
how much do you think this might help temps and airflow? my PSU is modular so there aren't a whole lot of cables inside the case, so i think adding fans is the only way to decrease my temps. thanks for any help.