Case and Cooling questions, Corsair Carbide Air 540, H115i.

jjandhavoc

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Hello everyone,

So I'm about to get a corsair air 540 for my system. Now, i really like the dual compartment design, or at least it seems really smart. I am curious about the cooling in this case.

I will be using a 280mm radiator with the h115i (don't have yet, anything better? 6700k) . but where should i put said radiator? I was thinking about putting it in the front, i know some people do that but I am worried about blowing hot air into my case right away... but with 3 exhaust fans (2 top and 1 rear) would that hot air even make much of a difference??
the reason i am not going to put it at the top like i normally would is that I would like to run push/ pull for my cpu cooler. the fans i plan on using for that are Phanteks PH-F140SP_BK 140mm Case Fan (already have, NIB)

i doubt it will fit in the top, I'm thinking it is going to hit my motherboard, a z170 pro gaming.

so would it be ok to place my cooler in the front?

fan spots are 2-140 or 3-120 in the front, 2 140 or 2 120 on top, 1-140 in the back.

Second question,
I will be having 4 140's as intake, in the front. a push pull radiator. Now that would make 3 fans as exhaust. would that be too much negative pressure?
What I was thinking was that I could mod the case somehow to make a 140 fit on the bottom of the case for some cool air and the would blow right on my 980ti. Anyone know if that is possible with the air 540? it normally has two spots for hard drives but I will only be using one.
Any ideas?

here is a link for a picture of the tray i am talking about.

https://www.google.com/url?sa=i&rct=j&q=&esrc=s&source=images&cd=&cad=rja&uact=8&ved=0ahUKEwjh0q6Dw87NAhUCz2MKHdJCCOEQjRwIBw&url=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.kitguru.net%2Fcomponents%2Fcases%2Fluke-hill%2Fcorsair-carbide-series-air-540-cube-case-review%2F4%2F&bvm=bv.125801520,d.cGc&psig=AFQjCNHDMuvBDDk5Afb1OjKfqci6WQm5ow&ust=1467333929076050

I really appreciate any help or advice
Thanks
 
Solution
d'ont worry about the hot air in your case your cpu might go over 80C at full load but their nothing that can make it happen even while playing 2016 games
and while using a water cooler the hot air will not go over 45C at full load so thers no problem
and when you put these 2 top and 1 rear fans the hot air will be blown out of the case

joeeoj2016

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d'ont worry about the hot air in your case your cpu might go over 80C at full load but their nothing that can make it happen even while playing 2016 games
and while using a water cooler the hot air will not go over 45C at full load so thers no problem
and when you put these 2 top and 1 rear fans the hot air will be blown out of the case
 
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Swazzie

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You should only worry about it if it really goes over 90C.. 70C is a great temp, 80C is a little hot but perfectly fine, 90C is hot, and any hotter will destroy components.