Got a Thermaltake Core V1. [H] Review here for convenience: https://www.hardocp.com/article/2014/08/15/thermaltake_core_v1_miniitx_case_review/3
The included Thermaltake Pure 20 200mm fan is...kinda meh. So I'm considering replacements. The 7700K is aircooled via a Cryorig H7 (and the included 120mm fan) and exhausted by a pair of Arctic F8's. I currently have a GTX 970 blower card (pulls in air from outside the case) but have been looking at non-blower card because the 970 gets loud and has coil whine.
I was looking at the Phanteks PH-F200SP, which runs maybe 5% more RPM, has ~5% more static pressure, and maybe 5% less airflow in CFM if the spec sheets for each aren't lying (or are lying to a similar extent). So it's not going to be much better, but at least it's white with a black frame like the rest of my fans. And yes, the case has windows and sits on a desk, and dammit, I notice the difference.
However, I also realize that, in this case, a lot of that 200mm airflow is channeled under the mainboard. I'm running M.2 drives, so the only thing under the board is the PSU which has its own intake and exhaust. Cabling is neat and almost entirely stuffed underneath the MB tray. So I'm thinking it might be better to just get a 140mm fan (Arctic or Cryorig, or Phanteks, I haven't really looked at them and TBH expect them to perform similarly) that blows directly at the hot parts, though I worry it won't cover the whole of the MB like the big fan does.
Thoughts?
The included Thermaltake Pure 20 200mm fan is...kinda meh. So I'm considering replacements. The 7700K is aircooled via a Cryorig H7 (and the included 120mm fan) and exhausted by a pair of Arctic F8's. I currently have a GTX 970 blower card (pulls in air from outside the case) but have been looking at non-blower card because the 970 gets loud and has coil whine.
I was looking at the Phanteks PH-F200SP, which runs maybe 5% more RPM, has ~5% more static pressure, and maybe 5% less airflow in CFM if the spec sheets for each aren't lying (or are lying to a similar extent). So it's not going to be much better, but at least it's white with a black frame like the rest of my fans. And yes, the case has windows and sits on a desk, and dammit, I notice the difference.
However, I also realize that, in this case, a lot of that 200mm airflow is channeled under the mainboard. I'm running M.2 drives, so the only thing under the board is the PSU which has its own intake and exhaust. Cabling is neat and almost entirely stuffed underneath the MB tray. So I'm thinking it might be better to just get a 140mm fan (Arctic or Cryorig, or Phanteks, I haven't really looked at them and TBH expect them to perform similarly) that blows directly at the hot parts, though I worry it won't cover the whole of the MB like the big fan does.
Thoughts?