Hello toms community.
I finally got my hands on an nzxt phantom 530 as the long-term home for my build. I'm running the following setup:
i5-4670k
ASrock extreme6 z87
16gb crucial ballistix tactical low profile 1.35v (2x8)
Corsair H70 with two SP120 fans for the CPU cooler
EVGA GTX 560ti
corsair force gs 180gb ssd
lg blu-ray burner
and a 750gb western digital hard drive
The Phantom 530 case comes with a 140mm fan on the back and a 200mm fan up front. I currently have an extra 120mm CM sickleflow fan on hand.
So my question is, before I put everything into the new case (currently in an antec 300), What would you recommend as my fan configuration? I have to move the 140 from the back thanks to the radiator I have (though I guess I could mount that vertically out the top).
my options seem to be the following:
1) put the 140mm up top, mount the radiator with the 120mm fans on the back, and leave the 200mm up front.
2) move the 200mm up top as exhaust, the 140mm up front as intake, and the 120mm on the back as exhaust.
Other than those, I could also buy an additional 200mm (probably a CM MF) and put that up top, putting the 140 either inside on the angled fan mount, or on the side, or leaving it out. I want to eventually overclock, but nothing extreme. I want quiet most of all.
So as I'm getting ready to do this, what would y'all recommend for the configuration?
I finally got my hands on an nzxt phantom 530 as the long-term home for my build. I'm running the following setup:
i5-4670k
ASrock extreme6 z87
16gb crucial ballistix tactical low profile 1.35v (2x8)
Corsair H70 with two SP120 fans for the CPU cooler
EVGA GTX 560ti
corsair force gs 180gb ssd
lg blu-ray burner
and a 750gb western digital hard drive
The Phantom 530 case comes with a 140mm fan on the back and a 200mm fan up front. I currently have an extra 120mm CM sickleflow fan on hand.
So my question is, before I put everything into the new case (currently in an antec 300), What would you recommend as my fan configuration? I have to move the 140 from the back thanks to the radiator I have (though I guess I could mount that vertically out the top).
my options seem to be the following:
1) put the 140mm up top, mount the radiator with the 120mm fans on the back, and leave the 200mm up front.
2) move the 200mm up top as exhaust, the 140mm up front as intake, and the 120mm on the back as exhaust.
Other than those, I could also buy an additional 200mm (probably a CM MF) and put that up top, putting the 140 either inside on the angled fan mount, or on the side, or leaving it out. I want to eventually overclock, but nothing extreme. I want quiet most of all.
So as I'm getting ready to do this, what would y'all recommend for the configuration?