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Silverstone FTZ01 Cooling ?'s

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bobsabigboy

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I have the FTZ01 case standing vertically and had a couple of questions regarding cooling. I'm using a Noctua NH-L9x65 as my cpu cooler and have 2 stock 120mm case fans next to each other. Under load, my temps will reach 75*c-80*c pretty easily so I'm thinking about changing the fans but not sure how much of a difference it will make. Here's what I'm thinking:

Change the (2) 120x15mm (32 cfm, 2000 rpms) with (2) 120x25mm (64 cfm, 1500 rpms). Should both of these fans be facing out?

As for the cpu cooler, it currently has a 92x14mm fan (30 cfm, 2200 rpms) and change it out for a 92x25mm fan (46 cfm, 2000 rpms). It is blowing out of a 120mm case fan slot. Or I can keep the 92x14mm fan and add a 120mmx15mm (58 cfm, 1600 rpms) in the empty fan slot. If I did this, the cpu fan and case fan will only be 3mm apart from each other. Should this case fan be facing out as well?

Let me know your thoughts. Thanks.
 
Eep, that's toasty.... Lots of questions to start with: Which end of the case do you have up, Motherboard or GPU side? Are you using a GPU? If yes, blower style cooler or open to air, and what model? Have you adjusted the fan curve for your CPU cooler yet?

My twitch response is just to say move one of the included 120x15 fans to blow in on your CPU cooler. Also, I'd make sure the other is blowing in; I'm a sucker for a positively pressured case, and since it comes with magnetic filters, it's a great way to keep the case clean, too!
 
I have the GPU side up so the motherboard is on the bottom/right.I have an MSI GTX 1070 8G OC and not sure about the cooler. The only adjustments I've made to the fan curve is leaving it on Smart Mode (MSI) and turn both CPU and Sys fan to 100% when I'm gaming.

Here's a stupid question, is the CPU fan blowing down into the heatsinks or blowing air away from it?
 
bobsabigboy said:
I have an MSI GTX 1070 8G OC and not sure about the cooler. ... Here's a stupid question, is the CPU fan blowing down into the heatsinks or blowing air away from it?
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The MSI GTX 1070 8G OC is open air (Blower style coolers have a blower fan and a shroud so the heat is expelled from the back of the case), so it won't create any negative pressure in the case. This also means you won't want to have the fans right next to it blowing out, as they would be fighting the GPU fans. Also, I think the thickness of this card won't give you the required clearance to put 25mm fans there. The easiest way to determine the orientation of a fan is to look at the blades, generally, they will be scoop shaped with the inside of the scoop aiming the direction the fan blows. In this case, and most coolers, the fan is blowing into the heatsink. So, yeah, my original suggestion stands, or maybe pick up a 3rd 120x14/15 fan, and have them all blowing in. If you try it out, let me know how it goes!
 
I know a 25mm fan would be tight but I can get one in on the front most fan slot then going with a 15mm next to the GPU and another 15mm over the motherboard. For the case fan over the motherboard, would you recommend connecting it directly to the power supply so it's blowing on it all the time?
 
bobsabigboy said:
I have the FTZ01 case standing vertically and had a couple of questions regarding cooling. I'm using a Noctua NH-L9x65 as my cpu cooler and have 2 stock 120mm case fans next to each other. Under load, my temps will reach 75*c-80*c pretty easily so I'm thinking about changing the fans but not sure how much of a difference it will make. Here's what I'm thinking:

Change the (2) 120x15mm (32 cfm, 2000 rpms) with (2) 120x25mm (64 cfm, 1500 rpms). Should both of these fans be facing out?

As for the cpu cooler, it currently has a 92x14mm fan (30 cfm, 2200 rpms) and change it out for a 92x25mm fan (46 cfm, 2000 rpms). It is blowing out of a 120mm case fan slot. Or I can keep the 92x14mm fan and add a 120mmx15mm (58 cfm, 1600 rpms) in the empty fan slot. If I did this, the cpu fan and case fan will only be 3mm apart from each other. Should this case fan be facing out as well?

Let me know your thoughts. Thanks.
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Hard to say without knowing what CPU and if you're overclocking in a tiny case.
 
Forgot about that. I'm using the i7 6700k and haven't tried to overclock only because of the temps I'm getting now. If I do overclock, it's not going to be very extreme at all.
 
bobsabigboy said:
I'm using the i7 6700k
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*Insert record scratch noise here*

Okay, I'm a dummy for not having that in my initial barrage of questions, but there's the problem right there.... at the bottom of the product page ( NH-L9x65 ) it states: The NH-L9x65 ... is not suitable for overclocking and should be used with care on CPUs with more than 84W TDP

The i7-6700K is a 91w TDP CPU, so you're already pushing it. I'm not sure what you're bios has for fan curve options, but I'd be pretty aggressive with those. I'm not sure I'd go the route of direct PSU connection unless setting an aggressive curve is difficult.
 
Chalk it up to another newbie mistake. Maybe I should go with liquid cooling instead instead of trying to figure out how to make this work. I know Silverstone makes the TD-02 Slim which will fit in my case. I don't know of any coolers that can fit.
 
It doesn't say "no", it just says to use care in your case. I think you'll be fine if you add a 120x15 intake over the motherboard, use an aggressive fan curve, and don't OC.
 
I'll give it a shot but I'm sure my OCD will get the better of me and I'll get some type of liquid cooling! Thank you for all of your help. You're a great resource.
 
What do you think about replacing the CPU cooler with the Silverstone NT-06 Pro (with 1 fan below the heat sink)? It's much larger than the Noctua NH--L9x65 and probably the largest cooler I can fit in the case. Or like you suggested, I can keep the Noctua, make the fan curve more aggressive and add a 120mm fan on top of it. Would you the difference between is minimal?
 
bobsabigboy said:
What do you think about replacing the CPU cooler with the Silverstone NT-06 Pro (with 1 fan below the heat sink)?
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(Sorry for the delay, the lack of a quote meant it didn't pop an alert up for me.)
While this is the recommendation from Silverstone for the FTZ01, I have a hard time thinking the difference would be huge. From the NT-06 Pro product page: "CPU TDP w/ 1 x 12020mm Fan: 95W"

Were I in your shoes, I'd just move one of the included fans over the L9x65 blowing in and run some tests before making any further investments.
 
JDon said:
(Sorry for the delay, the lack of a quote meant it didn't pop an alert up for me.)
While this is the recommendation from Silverstone for the FTZ01, I have a hard time thinking the difference would be huge. From the NT-06 Pro product page: "CPU TDP w/ 1 x 12020mm Fan: 95W"

Were I in your shoes, I'd just move one of the included fans over the L9x65 blowing in and run some tests before making any further investments.
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No problem on the delay. Thanks again for all of your advice. I really appreciate it. I'll let ya know how it goes.
 
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