Sup, guys.
In short, I am having temperature inside my case higher than one would want - during stress my CPU gets into higher 70s range, and that appears to have been for a really long while. However, I'm not really concerned because after my next paycheck I'm upgrading mobo and CPU.
Now, the question is, that I have been quite unsuccesfull with making a good steady airflow in my case, cable management aside. I was wondering if you can advice me how to do that.
My case is pretty barebones and similar, and has only 4 slots for external CPU coolers
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The number 3 comes from one side and is only 80mm, all others have place for 120mm coolers.
At this moment I have setup as following: 2 and 3 is going inside while 1 goes outside. I don't have a cooler in slot 4.
How do you reckon I should position my coolers? I have been thinking of purchasing a 4th 120mm cooler after my upgrade and position it upwards, inside the case, position number 1 and 3 outside my case (so 2 and 4 go in while 1 and 3 go out), but then my case is in a close compartment so I get considerations about lack of airflow. Who the fuck places ventilation on the ground if my PC is standing up?
Ideas?
Typically I just do:
Front - Intake with dust filter
Rear - Exhaust (or nothing)
Roof - Exhaust (or nothing)
Side - Filtered Intake (or nothing)
Bottom - Nothing (Dust filter or block-off)
CPU cooler positioned on exhaust for lower internal temps or intake for lower CPU temps on front / rear / roof.
makes it easy to clean dust.
I have two intakes on the front and one on the side of my take and two exhausts at the top and one at the back, PSU covers the bottom so that isn't used.
My CPU is a nice 30C usually under heavy loads.
I also live where temps get into the hundreds (F) regularly so that's pretty good.
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