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Fractal Torrent

Everything I drew is better than the default fans fractal torrent configuration.
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When the fan at the bottom make sense? Then when you have a fan on top of the case and when your power supply is down.
The old define r4, r5 are real cases, r4 was, I think, the best in terms of materials, over 12 kg neto, and in all other respects it was an excellent case.I didn't have it, but most everyone praised it highly.
But everything depends on what the user wants to put together and inside case,each case has advantages and disadvantages, it is impossible to put together a case for all components.
 
polonyc2 said:
I guess I'm one of the few who hates windowed cases...I always prefer solid side panels and little to no RGB bling...which is why I went with the full sized Torrent with solid side panel
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The window is good when you put it outside,at least for me,I have an inwin 303 next to the table on the floor.The case is great from the outside, I can even buy an additional hard side without glass, solid, I even contacted inwin, but I gave up on the purchase.It was quite expensive with shipping from the Netherlands.
The potato pc is in my desk so it can't even be seen from the side,only the front and back have access.
 
Strange bird said:
The window is good when you put it outside,at least for me,I have an inwin 303 next to the table on the floor.The case is great from the outside, I can even buy an additional hard side without glass, solid, I even contacted inwin, but I gave up on the purchase.It was quite expensive with shipping from the Netherlands.
The potato pc is in my desk so it can't even be seen from the side,only the front and back have access.
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the in Win case somewhat reminds me of the old Lian Li cases which had a very simple yet elegant look
 
criccio said:
What the heck is this.

Anyway, I've had one for two years or so, best case I've ever owned.

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No window on mine but same. 1+ year with the best case I've ever owned, for a general purpose rig. Super easy assembly, maintenance, best air cooling performance.

For my home server sitting in the living room, I do prefer my good old Fractal R5 with the front door closed, which makes it 100% inaudible, but that rig pulls very few watts, so totally different beast.
 
You people with torrent "should" remove these fans at the bottom, possibly leave one and put one on the rear.
 
I added one to the rear but primarily to light up the black hole that is the upper rear of the case. It didn't affect temps.

Hell I run all my fans, CPU fans included, at a static 40% PWM at all times unless I happen to hit 85c on the CPU (which almost never happens).

PC makes no noise, doesn't overheat (or close to it). Couldn't be happier.
 
I keep all the fans (default config) running really slow too. It's so much damn air anyway, even with low speeds. For a 7800 X3D and 4090 FE I have no need to spin them up that high, even in summer.
 
You "should" try it, I don't have that case.
What does that torrent have pwn for all fans? That's fine when they spin slowly.
It is possible that they also improved the dust filters.
 
Strange bird said:
You "should" try it, I don't have that case.
What does that torrent have pwn for all fans? That's fine when they spin slowly.
It is possible that they also improved the dust filters.
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Without data to show of your own, “should try it” is not enough for me to take time to do it. Especially if it’s only a curiosity exercise for you who does not even have the case. However, I’m genuinely confused as to why you think this config would make any improvement to the default.

Are thou a troll? or are thou a sir playing the sir disguised as another sir ? ;p
 
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kalston said:
I keep all the fans (default config) running really slow too. It's so much damn air anyway, even with low speeds. For a 7800 X3D and 4090 FE I have no need to spin them up that high, even in summer.
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Is this true or not? Tomshardware
"The included 140mm fans will spin as low as about 500 RPM, maxing out at around 1600 RPM, whereas the 180mm RGB fans will drop down to just 250 RPM at the low end and max out around 1150 RPM"
Torrent has a pre-installed Nexus 9P Slim PWM fan hub
 
kalston said:
Of course it's true. And easy to verify when you do own the case.
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Are all default fans, five of them, 2x180mm, 3x140mm connected to this Nexus 9P Slim PWM fan hub?
So what options do you have? Only PWN or are there low, high, etc.? Is it managed through a program or physically? Can each be regulated separately?
 
Strange bird said:
Are all default fans, five of them, 2x180mm, 3x140mm connected to this Nexus 9P Slim PWM fan hub?
So what options do you have? Only PWN or are there low, high, etc.? Is it managed through a program or physically? Can each be regulated separately?
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I have mine connected to the hub for simplicity. You can, of course, also connect them to your motherboard directly given the right connections. I have my fans controlled by Fan Control in windows, I used to use ASUS FanExpert. So, Fans>Hub>Motherboard PWM. The case is already optimized for airflow in its default state. You don't need to overthink it by what you've shown in your diagrams. But, you should also not say what is best for it if you don't have the case yourself.
 
I don't install all the fans to the Fan Hub...reason being that by doing that all the fans will run at the same speed...I'd rather have more fine control...so the 3 bottom fans I would connect to the Hub...and the 2 front 180mm and rear 140mm I would connect directly to the motherboard so each 'zone' can be controlled individually
 
polonyc2 said:
I don't install all the fans to the Fan Hub...reason being that by doing that all the fans will run at the same speed...I'd rather have more fine control...so the 3 bottom fans I would connect to the Hub...and the 2 front 180mm and rear 140mm I would connect directly to the motherboard so each 'zone' can be controlled individually
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Complete opposite here. Even my two CPU cooler fans are all connected to that hub. One place on the board to control them, one fan curve (flat 40%) and it just works. Whatever works for you is best.
 
I think I'm not using it, or only for some of them. I forgot lol I probably had to use it because I ran out of splitters I assume.

Either way I have my front fans go up and down slightly based on CPU temps, and bottom ones follow GPU temps. I never have them ramping up that much though. Even low speed moves so much air already.
 
How do your power supplies behave, I guess they can withstand higher temperatures unlike other components?
It would be a little better if this part was also perforated.
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Strange bird said:
How do your power supplies behave, I guess they can withstand higher temperatures unlike other components?
It would be a little better if this part was also perforated.
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How would that help? The power supply pulls in air from below, and there'll be a ton of power cables right there in most configurations. Unless your case is saturated with hot air due to poor airflow configuration, the air it gets shouldn't be hotter than 80-90f, which is well below safe operating temperature of a PSU.

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Edit: Attached specs for seasonic gold psu; 50C is 122F fwiw.
 
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Strange bird said:
How do your power supplies behave, I guess they can withstand higher temperatures unlike other components?
It would be a little better if this part was also perforated.
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That would just lead to the cable area.

As for my PSU, I leave Eco mode on and the fan never turns on (SF Leadex 1000W)

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Strange bird said:
How do your power supplies behave, I guess they can withstand higher temperatures unlike other components?
It would be a little better if this part was also perforated
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the top mounted PSU definitely presents some problems...as the PSU intake fan is taking in all the hot air from inside the case...they really should have made the top a mesh panel with blowhole fan mounts (like my current Fractal Design Meshify S2)
 
polonyc2 said:
the top mounted PSU definitely presents some problems...as the PSU intake fan is taking in all the hot air from inside the case...they really should have made the top a mesh panel with blowhole fan mounts (like my current Fractal Design Meshify S2)
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In theory.

Meanwhile, in reality as an owner its a non-issue. So much air is moving through the case through the fully open rear its not really even that warm up there.
 
polonyc2 said:
the top mounted PSU definitely presents some problems...as the PSU intake fan is taking in all the hot air from inside the case...they really should have made the top a mesh panel with blowhole fan mounts (like my current Fractal Design Meshify S2)
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it isnt an issue. theres so much air moving it always has a fresh supply.
 
polonyc2 said:
the top mounted PSU definitely presents some problems...as the PSU intake fan is taking in all the hot air from inside the case...they really should have made the top a mesh panel with blowhole fan mounts (like my current Fractal Design Meshify S2)
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Did you put the new configuration in the torrent?
They could have copied the inwin 303 for torrent full, then turned the power supply and separated the power supply chamber, extended it all the way to the end and used that space for something else, inwin has space for fans and all the cables from the non-modular power supply fit without problems
But as far as I can see, for some normal configuration, torrent compact is the best, this torrent full is big, the best for e-atx boards, big air cpu coolers and big long gpu cards like rtx4080, 4090, 5090....
 
Strange bird said:
But as far as I can see, for some normal configuration, torrent compact is the best, this torrent full is big, the best for e-atx boards, big air cpu coolers and big long gpu cards like rtx4080, 4090, 5090....
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If normal configuration means 2 slot GPUs and smaller air coolers, then yes, Torrent compact is more suitable. I prefer a larger case for larger components eg my 4090 and NHD-15. Yes, you can do water cooling in the Torrent, but imo it's primary specialty is airflow for air cooling. That's why I went for it.
 
polonyc2 said:
the top mounted PSU definitely presents some problems...as the PSU intake fan is taking in all the hot air from inside the case...they really should have made the top a mesh panel with blowhole fan mounts (like my current Fractal Design Meshify S2)
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It's not optimal but it's not a problem. Honestly I think there is never any build where that will be an issue whatsoever.

You would have to use a fully fanless PSU, with very demanding components. But is that really something anyone will do in a Fractal Torrent?
 
the final parts for my new build will be arriving Wednesday...I bought the Torrent case but deciding on the fan layout took more time than the rest of the system...in the end I decided to replace the 2 front 180mm fans with 3 Noctua 140mm NF-A14 PWM fans (intake)...also replacing the bottom 140mm Fractal fans with 3 Noctua NF-A14 (intake)...and also adding 1 rear 140mm exhaust fan

hopefully the 3 fans at the bottom will not bump up against the bottom 140mm front intake...with my current Fractal Meshify S2 the bottom fans were a tight fit because of the PSU so I ended up not having any bottom intake fans and installed 2 exhaust fans at the top instead
 
polonyc2 said:
the final parts for my new build will be arriving Wednesday...I bought the Torrent case but deciding on the fan layout took more time than the rest of the system...in the end I decided to replace the 2 front 180mm fans with 3 Noctua 140mm NF-A14 PWM fans (intake)...also replacing the bottom 140mm Fractal fans with 3 Noctua NF-A14 (intake)...and also adding 1 rear 140mm exhaust fan

hopefully the 3 fans at the bottom will not bump up against the bottom 140mm front intake...with my current Fractal Meshify S2 the bottom fans were a tight fit because of the PSU so I ended up not having any bottom intake fans and installed 2 exhaust fans at the top instead
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I really think this is pointless and a waste of money. The only thing I would of done is add a rear fan.
 
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