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loafer87gt
Limp Gawd
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I am finding I am not getting enough airflow through my Thermaltake Armor case and was looking at getting some replacement fans. Just wondering what you guys would recommend for a high CFM / reasonable volume level fan. One of the local shops here in town has the Thermaltake A2018 Thunderblades - are these any good? Any other recommendations? I know back in the day the old Panaflo 120's seem to kick a lot of butt - does this still hold true?
Thanks in advance for any advice, I would really like to get my case cooling sorted out. I'm not sure what is going on cooling wise, but if I take off the side of my case, my temps drop about 5C. If I leave the side of my case off, and lay my machine on its side, temps drop about an additional 5C. Currently, I have the stock 120MM in the front, a 120MM in the rear, a 90MM in the top, and a 90MM adjacent to my powersupply. For my CPU cooling, I have a TuniqTower120 exhausting directly out the rear 120MM. Doing a rudimentary wind tunnel test (aka hoolding an incense stick up to the front of my case
) its seems like I have a dead spot right before my Tuniq Tower where the smoke just sits. And yes, I do have all my fans orientated the right way. When installing things, my brother took a lot of time to properly manage the cables so none of them should be impeding my airflow. Any suggestions on where to look to improve my cooling?
Thanks in advance for any advice, I would really like to get my case cooling sorted out. I'm not sure what is going on cooling wise, but if I take off the side of my case, my temps drop about 5C. If I leave the side of my case off, and lay my machine on its side, temps drop about an additional 5C. Currently, I have the stock 120MM in the front, a 120MM in the rear, a 90MM in the top, and a 90MM adjacent to my powersupply. For my CPU cooling, I have a TuniqTower120 exhausting directly out the rear 120MM. Doing a rudimentary wind tunnel test (aka hoolding an incense stick up to the front of my case
) its seems like I have a dead spot right before my Tuniq Tower where the smoke just sits. And yes, I do have all my fans orientated the right way. When installing things, my brother took a lot of time to properly manage the cables so none of them should be impeding my airflow. Any suggestions on where to look to improve my cooling?