NZXT H440 Fans

[Phil923]

Hi everyone, I just have a quick question. My friend just bought an H440 and I've heard that the air flow is starved due to the lack of front vents but High Static Pressure fans could help. I have a plan to buy 3 Static Pressure fans for the front and move the current front fans to the top where it is not starved. Is this a good plan?

here are the ones I'm might buy.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181027

Thanks.

 

[gamerxavier]

performance edition. I'd vote no. I think the point of that case is for it being quiet. That's why it's designed that way. I've actually considered buying that case myself and looked into it. Unless your temps are showing that your case is not performing adequately then I would not worry about it.
With a case like this you won't know how it'll perform for you until you have it since each setup is different.
Look into performance reviews for the case if you want another opinion.
http://www.techspot.com/review/828-nzxt-h440/page4.html
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2014/03/27/nzxt_h440_midtower_case_review/4#.VHijrzHF8Ro

 

[Phil923]

performance edition. I'd vote no. I think the point of that case is for it being quiet. That's why it's designed that way. I've actually considered buying that case myself and looked into it. Unless your temps are showing that your case is not performing adequately then I would not worry about it.
With a case like this you won't know how it'll perform for you until you have it since each setup is different.
Look into performance reviews for the case if you want another opinion.
http://www.techspot.com/review/828-nzxt-h440/page4.html
http://www.hardocp.com/article/2014/03/27/nzxt_h440_midtower_case_review/4#.VHijrzHF8Ro

Thanks for the quick reply, I will wait and see like you recommended. I may bounce back in the future if problems arise. thanks.

 

[TheMagicalWallaby]

The front is fine. I had this case (I returned it because its a horrible case), and the front is fine. Its the top exhaust's the are the problem when it comes to airflow.

 

[gamerxavier]

The front is fine. I had this case (I returned it because its a horrible case), and the front is fine. Its the top exhaust's the are the problem when it comes to airflow.

I would think so. It just looks like airflow would be unusual if you have the entire top with fans. It'll pull the air straight up from the front fans. So, if you add top fans I'd do 140mm at the top. Not all 3 120mm.
Experiment is key as I mentioned.

Which is a part of why I believe this case is almost entirely intended for use with a liquid cooling setup. It's built for quiet and ultimate quiet involves that of LC use.

 

[TheMagicalWallaby]

The front is fine. I had this case (I returned it because its a horrible case), and the front is fine. Its the top exhaust's the are the problem when it comes to airflow.

I would think so. It just looks like airflow would be unusual if you have the entire top with fans. It'll pull the air straight up from the front fans. So, if you add top fans I'd do 140mm at the top. Not all 3 120mm.
Experiment is key as I mentioned.

Which is a part of why I believe this case is almost entirely intended for use with a liquid cooling setup. It's built for quiet and ultimate quiet involves that of LC use.

The problem is that the hot air gets trapped up top and deosn't quite escape too well. The case looks great, was advertised well, but ultimately is an idea that was executed poorly.

 

[TheMagicalWallaby]

The front is fine. I had this case (I returned it because its a horrible case), and the front is fine. Its the top exhaust's the are the problem when it comes to airflow.

I would think so. It just looks like airflow would be unusual if you have the entire top with fans. It'll pull the air straight up from the front fans. So, if you add top fans I'd do 140mm at the top. Not all 3 120mm.
Experiment is key as I mentioned.

Which is a part of why I believe this case is almost entirely intended for use with a liquid cooling setup. It's built for quiet and ultimate quiet involves that of LC use.

The problem is that the hot air gets trapped up top and doesn't quite escape too well. The case looks great, was advertised well, but ultimately is an idea that was executed poorly. However, if one doesn't mind the non pwm fan hub and horrible cable management, alogn with having a mostly useless top, the back can have a kraken x41 mounted to it and that would work great especially if someone has a blower style GPU.