Should I modify 100R case for lower temps? If so, how?

[Vomrath]

I have a Corsair 100R case which was fine for when I had a 960, but now with a R9 390 I feel like the air flow is lacking which makes it very loud. I have a 1 120mm and 1 140mm fans as intakes and 2 120s as exausts. Would it be worth it to drill holes in the front or side in order to make the 390 run cooler?

 

[TJ Hooker]

This may be a dumb question, but have you tried adjusting your case fan profiles?
What are your temps like?

 

[Vomrath]

This may be a dumb question, but have you tried adjusting your case fan profiles?
What are your temps like?

All are running at max speed. The fans themselves cause little to no noise . My temps on my GPU reach up to 83C and CPU stays around 55-60C.

 

[gedwards913]

I wouldn't necessarily drill holes into the case. If you are running all at max, my money is that you are having pretty positive air pressure in that case. If you can balance it to be close to neutral, then that may help your air flow be efficient. One thing I would do is take some non-toxic incense and burn a few sticks, let the smoke go into your case so you can watch your air flow. You may notice that your intake isn't even touching your GFX card. Another idea would be to get something like an Evercool Fox Pro-1 or 2 and place it right by your gfx card. I have two of these in my case to help balance my exhaust (I only have 1 x 120 mm in the rear, 3x120 in the front with my radiator).

It may also be worth looking at a liquid cooler like a Corsair Hydro 105 with a HG10 bracket to attach it. That way you can relocate your heat to the exhaust and dissipate. Cheers!

 

[Vomrath]

I wouldn't necessarily drill holes into the case. If you are running all at max, my money is that you are having pretty positive air pressure in that case. If you can balance it to be close to neutral, then that may help your air flow be efficient. One thing I would do is take some non-toxic incense and burn a few sticks, let the smoke go into your case so you can watch your air flow. You may notice that your intake isn't even touching your GFX card. Another idea would be to get something like an Evercool Fox Pro-1 or 2 and place it right by your gfx card. I have two of these in my case to help balance my exhaust (I only have 1 x 120 mm in the rear, 3x120 in the front with my radiator).

It may also be worth looking at a liquid cooler like a Corsair Hydro 105 with a HG10 bracket to attach it. That way you can relocate your heat to the exhaust and dissipate. Cheers!

Thanks for such a complete response, currently I have negative air pressure but I'm not quite sure how to fix it. Ill link a picture of my complete fan setup. I also completely forgot those little GPU fans, Ill snatch one up right away.
link http://imgur.com/a/u1iFv

 

[gedwards913]

You're welcome! As far as being negative, either increase the intake, but you are maxed, so you have to lower the exhaust airflow. As silly as this sounds for trying to cool, it will rely on the intake fans to pull all the air in, instead of making the exhausts overwork and pulling air from the cracks of the case.

If you can feel for where your heat is dissipating from your graphics card (either by touch or a point thermometer), you can pin point where your heat is coming from and possibly that Fox-2 can be placed right at that spot. If you add this, lower your exhausts a little more to help compensate for that.

If you don't mind me asking, what fans are you running in your case?

 

[Vomrath]

You're welcome! As far as being negative, either increase the intake, but you are maxed, so you have to lower the exhaust airflow. As silly as this sounds for trying to cool, it will rely on the intake fans to pull all the air in, instead of making the exhausts overwork and pulling air from the cracks of the case.

If you can feel for where your heat is dissipating from your graphics card (either by touch or a point thermometer), you can pin point where your heat is coming from and possibly that Fox-2 can be placed right at that spot. If you add this, lower your exhausts a little more to help compensate for that.

If you don't mind me asking, what fans are you running in your case?

The three 120's are Corsair AF120's, and the 140 is a Noctua NF A14. I also have a Arctic Freezer 13 as my CPU cooler.

 

[gedwards913]

You should be covered with this setup. Try to lean towards slightly positive air pressure and try one of those GPU Coolers out.

You could also adjust your fan profile on your GPU to maintain 30% at all times and then to raise when it hits certain temp zones. Good luck with everything and let me know how this turns out with that FP-2.