Corsair Carbide Spec 01 Fan assistance guide
Corsair Carbide Spec 01 Fan assistance guide
Hi All,
I need a little help with my fan setup please. on my current setup temps are within range but im sure they could be better and I have plenty of fans lying around I could use.
This is not my setup but an example picture I found
Im running a 8320 @ 4.4 stable, 16 gb Hyper Fury (1600) and an MSI HD 7990 GPU.
If you see the attached sketch fans 1 and 2 are pulling air in these are reasonable quality corsair high airflow fans.
3 is a high airflow fan and this is where I have my main question (later)
4 is a corsair H55 rad which I have replaced the fans in push pull config with Corsair SP120s which are great fans!
My question I had 3 as an exhaust but temps were getting too high ( I guess it was creating low pressure adjacent the radiator?) if I put my had over this area it is really cold at all times. With that in mind should I have fan 3 setup as an intake? I have a fan controller and can run this really low.
Many thanks for any input.
I would start with a temporary benchmark as planned, then replace the SP in with #1 and re-run it. Observe the differences. Next, turn off your top fan to assess its impact. After that, switch it back on and test again. It might be worth trying a top intake with a front SP instead, as it could perform better than without the top fan. Choose the configuration that shows the greatest temperature reduction compared to your current system.
Are you using 120s or 140s in the front? Which model are you having?
With this setup, I think your top fan is causing a blockage from front to back. As exhaust, it takes air away from your cooler and as intake, it's disrupting the airflow from your front fans.
I recommend swapping your high-flow front fans for high static pressure fans. This would aid in pushing cool air through the drive bay frame at the bottom and allow the top fan to direct air along the case's long axis, benefiting your cooler.
I would start with a temporary benchmark as planned, then replace the SP in with #1 and re-run it. Observe the differences. Next, turn off your top fan to assess its impact. After that, switch it back on and test again. It might be worth trying a top intake with a front SP instead, as it could perform better than without the top fan. Choose the configuration that shows the greatest temperature reduction compared to your current system.