D-I-Y PC Case Suggestions (upward airflow)

KH0UJ · Oct 8, 2010

This is my PC case at the moment :eek:

I wanted to change the hanging case to upward airflow and the cable management, is it worth it?

the wirings are a bit messy so i wanted to change it, right now the airflow is on the sides, is changing my airflow upwards improve

my temps? :confused:

any suggestions or recommendations on my plans?

digibucc · Oct 8, 2010

i think the difference would be minimal. technically, yes - but the temperature difference would be very little.

as long as it sucks in one side and blows out the other, you're fine. you may see a degree or two difference.

cable management is always a good thing

WhiteLotus · Oct 8, 2010

I don't think it would matter much but it would be a good project to do. I say go for it.

Sir_Real · Oct 8, 2010

Surely your rig will run ok on just one of them Orion HP 585w psu's ?

Removing the psu from the optical drive bay will remove heat & increase airflow

KH0UJ · Jan 11, 2011

Project Finished...

After several months im finally finished with my project hehehe, it really does matter, my temps are dramatically lowered by 5 celsius, both in theory and actual hehehe, heat travels faster facing upwards than in side flow, hot air is lighter than cold air in theory, here`s the finished product of my months long project hehehe

MT Alex · Jan 11, 2011

Looks great, very inventive. Not the colors I would have chosen, but nice none the less. Good cable management.

digibucc · Jan 11, 2011

it does look very good, great job.

just for the look, it's a fine idea. but for 5c i still don't think all that was worth it. sry

abirdie4me · Jan 12, 2011

Impressive setup!

Do you notice more fan noise with the fans at the bottom than when they were to the side? You might get even better cooling results (or at least quieter) if you switch from 120mm fans to 180mm like in the Silverstone Raven cases.

System Name	Air Cooled Gaming / Shop PC
Processor	AMD Athlon II X2 Regor 250
Motherboard	Asus M4A78 plus
Cooling	Air Cooled (Upward Airflow)
Memory	Corsair Dominator PC-8500 2GB 1066 MHZ
Video Card(s)	Palit GTS 250 E-Green
Storage	Hitachi Deskstar 160 GB
Display(s)	Samsung EX2020 20 inch LED
Case	Wooden Case Painted and Modified
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC887 8 Channel (Onboard)
Power Supply	Orion HP 585D X2 Dual Modified PSU (585W+585W)
Software	Windows XP SP3 / Windows 7 32 bit

System Name	i7-PC / HTPC / iMac
Processor	i7 3820 / Phenom II 940
Motherboard	GIGABYTE G1.ASSASSIN2 / M3A79-T Deluxe
Cooling	Corsair Hydro H100i / Scythe II (HS only)
Memory	G.SKILL Trident X Series 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR3 1600mhz / 4GB DDR2 1066 (@800) Corsair Dominator
Video Card(s)	GB Radeon HD 7950s 3GB / GB Radeon HD 7950s 3GB
Storage	2x 80GB Intel X-25, 2x600gb SATA, 1x1tb 5400RPM storage /1x600GB, 3x500GB,1x160,1x120 SATA
Display(s)	1x 27" Yamakasi / Vizio 42" HDTV
Case	Lian Li Lancool PC-K58 / Antec 900
Audio Device(s)	HT Omega Striker 7.1 / Onboard and HDMI from ATi Card
Power Supply	PC Power & Cooling 750W / 610W
Software	Ubuntu / Windows 8.1 Pro / OS X / PHPStorm / Gaming

System Name	Vintage
Processor	i7 - 3770K @ Stock
Cooling	Scythe Zipang II
Memory	2x4GB Crucial DDR3
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX970
Storage	M4 124GB SSD// WD Black 640GB// WD Black 1TB//Samsung F3 1.5TB
Display(s)	Samsung SM223BW 21.6"
Case	Generic
Power Supply	Corsair HX 520W
Software	Windows 7

Processor	PC 1: Q6600@3.25,1.34v / PC 2: E8200@3.88,1.35v
Motherboard	PC 1: Asus P5Q-SE / PC 2: Asus P5Q-E
Cooling	PC 1: Air / PC 2: Air
Memory	PC 1: 4gb Ocz PC8500 / PC 2: 4gb Kingston hx PC8500
Video Card(s)	PC 1: Saphirre HD4870x2 2GB / PC 2: 2x XFX HD4870 1GB in xfire
Storage	PC 1: Samsung 750GB (win7) + Seagate Barracuda 500GB (XP pro) / PC 2: Seagate Barracuda 160GB
Display(s)	2x HANNS-G HH251 24.6" 1980x1080 LCD
Power Supply	PC 1: CIT gold 750watt / PC 2: Powercool 850watt modular
Software	PC 1: Win7 home 64 + XP pro 32 / PC 2: Win7 home 64
Benchmark Scores	PC 1: 3Dmark2006: 18674 PC 2: 3Dmark2006: 19250

System Name	Air Cooled Gaming / Shop PC
Processor	AMD Athlon II X2 Regor 250
Motherboard	Asus M4A78 plus
Cooling	Air Cooled (Upward Airflow)
Memory	Corsair Dominator PC-8500 2GB 1066 MHZ
Video Card(s)	Palit GTS 250 E-Green
Storage	Hitachi Deskstar 160 GB
Display(s)	Samsung EX2020 20 inch LED
Case	Wooden Case Painted and Modified
Audio Device(s)	Realtek ALC887 8 Channel (Onboard)
Power Supply	Orion HP 585D X2 Dual Modified PSU (585W+585W)
Software	Windows XP SP3 / Windows 7 32 bit

D-I-Y PC Case Suggestions (upward airflow)

KH0UJ

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digibucc

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KH0UJ

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MT Alex

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abirdie4me

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System Name	MainRig
Processor	Q9650 @ 4050MHz
Motherboard	Asus P5Q-Deluxe
Cooling	TRUE 120
Memory	8gb Mushkin DDR2 @ 1080
Video Card(s)	2 X Sapphire 6950 (6970 bios) 920 core / 1400 memory
Storage	OCZ Vertex 2 LE / WD velociraptor 300
Display(s)	BenQ E2400HD 1920 x 1080 (eyefinity soon!)
Case	Silverstone Raven RV02-E (Evolution)
Power Supply	Corsair HX850
Software	Windows 7 Ultimate 64bit