Side panel fan SP or AP? on R9 290

[artyomagronov]

So the side panel fan is pointing right at the GPU which is R9 290 TRI X.
I wonder if I should get an SP or AP fan to the side.
What would you suggest?

 

[Spudmaster]

For a side panel fan get the AF-120, SP-120s are meant for radiators,CPU coolers and other areas where there is something right up against it.

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

AF fans for side if needed.

 

[MarkW]

Just make sure you have good fans pulling cool air into the case on the front, and a good fan pulling warm air out the back. The 3 fans on the video card will handle the rest.

If you have air filters, clean them at least monthly.

 

[cilliers]

Static pressure fans (SP) have narrower gaps between their blades than airflow pressure (AP) fans. SP fans are generally used in circumstances where there are obstructions directly in front of the fan. AP fans are used where there can be unobstructed flow of air. Due to the blade differences between these two designs, the exhausted airflow profile from a SP fan differs from a AF fan. SP exhaust air has a wider spread and AF fans have a narrower spread.

I would recommend SP fans for all air intakes and AF fans for all chassis air exhaust purposes.
Does this make sense?

Ref: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXAFYNE7Cl0

 

[Tukk]

First, I'd make sure there's a heat problem to be solved.

If so, get the airflow version, and make sure you set it to exhaust (getting the hot air off the video card out of the case). And, as another person pointed out, you might want to make sure you maintain positive airflow, unless you like dusting your components regularly.

 

[cilliers]

First, I'd make sure there's a heat problem to be solved.

If so, get the airflow version, and make sure you set it to exhaust (getting the hot air off the video card out of the case). And, as another person pointed out, you might want to make sure you maintain positive airflow, unless you like dusting your components regularly.

Orientating a side panel fan to exhaust is not common practice.

Ref: http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2254301/side-panel-fan-intake-exhaust.html

 

[Tukk]

Agreed. Putting a fan there in the first place is not common practice. Like I said, I wouldn't do it unless there was a good reason to do so. It's gonna cost money, might introduce clearance issues, could just screw up airflow by blowing into the air being blown off the video card's fans (assuming it's not a reference cooler), adds noise, and will probably pull a ton of dust into the case if it isn't filtered.

 

[coozie7]

I wouldn't use a side intake fan because it will blow against the natural airflow through the Tri-X heatsink-in through the fans at the bottom then out towards the case side through the heatsink fins.
If you use a side exhaust fan it'll help to exhaust the hot air, but it'll also rob the cooling fans of cool air, so only employ this option if your case has very strong front intake fans, in this case either will do the job perfectly well.

If it's a help I'm running exactly the same card in a Corsair Spec 03 case-Dual AP120 front intake (It has a dust filter and AF fans choke on it), single 120mm rear and a 200mm top, the case has no side vent. Speeds are controlled via a Sythe Kaze Master II-1200RPM front lower, 1100 front upper 1000RPM rear, 1000RPM top.
So far, not seen the card exceed 80C, more typically runs 75C in heavy games like FC4 or Metro LL Redux.
As you can guess from the tightly controlled speeds, I like a quiet as well as cool system. 😉

 

[artyomagronov]

I wouldn't use a side intake fan because it will blow against the natural airflow through the Tri-X heatsink-in through the fans at the bottom then out towards the case side through the heatsink fins.
If you use a side exhaust fan it'll help to exhaust the hot air, but it'll also rob the cooling fans of cool air, so only employ this option if your case has very strong front intake fans, in this case either will do the job perfectly well.

If it's a help I'm running exactly the same card in a Corsair Spec 03 case-Dual AP120 front intake (It has a dust filter and AF fans choke on it), single 120mm rear and a 200mm top, the case has no side vent. Speeds are controlled via a Sythe Kaze Master II-1200RPM front lower, 1100 front upper 1000RPM rear, 1000RPM top.
So far, not seen the card exceed 80C, more typically runs 75C in heavy games like FC4 or Metro LL Redux.
As you can guess from the tightly controlled speeds, I like a quiet as well as cool system. 😉

Well I'm having the same thing, 75C on heavy games and on other like GTA V it runs on 68-70.
I know that those are great temperatures but I want to overclock the GPU and it will raise it's heat so im looking for a good cooling solution