ok, probably an odd one as my machine is kinda hybrid... I am sporting a "solid" classic in a Coolermaster Cosmos 1000 (aka just the Cosmos). I've had it a while and just upgraded some of the 11yr old inards to a TUF X570 Pro, 16Gb Corsair low profile, Ryzen 5 3600 and for the moment at least have retained an old R7 360, 4 Hitachi HDDs, a DVD Writer and SanDisk SSD. The case came with 4 quiet 120mm 3-pin fans but the headers on the Asus mobo are 4-pin PWM and I'm thinking that I may as well change them while I'm at it. I don't really want to change the case. The PSU is a Corsair HX750i Platinum.
There are potential future upgrades but the intention is to retain the board for 7-10yrs again (last one was actually 11yrs old).
I'd like to retain low noise in the case (the original fans were c15db) and whilst I don't have (or need) RGB inside, I'd prefer a neutral looking fan. It's the one think turning me off a Noctua (if only the A12x25 was available as a Chroma and also cheaper). The 2 top fan locations support 140mm and the rear and floor are 120mm. There is apparently an optional HDD cooler but not sure it's worth investigating.
So 1 intake, 3 exhaust... Any thoughts? I've heard/read various arguments for neutral, positive and negative airflow. I want to balance cost (part of the reason for a hybrid approach) which is another thing against the Noctuas... Also been considering Arctic Bionix F140, be Quiet, Noctua Redux, Corsair ML Pro (ok, they are expensive). Thought of 2 140mm exhaust, 1x120mm exhaust and 1x120mm intake with reasonable static pressure (I have this thought in my head that it will cool the air as well as force it more towards the CPU...
I intend to make further tweaks to the setup (adding more USB 3 via 5.25 and I need to actually mount the SSD in something rather than it just "sitting" free in the bottom of the 5.25 cage.
Anyway, I'm sure I have a strange set up so feel free to comment away!
There are potential future upgrades but the intention is to retain the board for 7-10yrs again (last one was actually 11yrs old).
I'd like to retain low noise in the case (the original fans were c15db) and whilst I don't have (or need) RGB inside, I'd prefer a neutral looking fan. It's the one think turning me off a Noctua (if only the A12x25 was available as a Chroma and also cheaper). The 2 top fan locations support 140mm and the rear and floor are 120mm. There is apparently an optional HDD cooler but not sure it's worth investigating.
So 1 intake, 3 exhaust... Any thoughts? I've heard/read various arguments for neutral, positive and negative airflow. I want to balance cost (part of the reason for a hybrid approach) which is another thing against the Noctuas... Also been considering Arctic Bionix F140, be Quiet, Noctua Redux, Corsair ML Pro (ok, they are expensive). Thought of 2 140mm exhaust, 1x120mm exhaust and 1x120mm intake with reasonable static pressure (I have this thought in my head that it will cool the air as well as force it more towards the CPU...
I intend to make further tweaks to the setup (adding more USB 3 via 5.25 and I need to actually mount the SSD in something rather than it just "sitting" free in the bottom of the 5.25 cage.
Anyway, I'm sure I have a strange set up so feel free to comment away!