Good point.

I decided to upgrade the case fans and buy a fan controller. I'm getting nervous with my NB/SB temps continually increasing and I'm blaming it on the size of my gfx card. I really should have gotten a larger case, I didn't plan for the card being that big. If these fans don't work out, I may swap out for another case.

 

Shoulda bought the case I recommended :crazyr:

 

I had already purchased the ones I listed. I could've made the thread sooner I suppose

 

ive heard your system should run cooler with the side panel on but that is not the case for me
anyone else?

 

To keep the air flow constant you would need an enclosed environment. If you don't have good fans if you leave the side case off it'll use the whole room as the air source. It'll increase your room temp but I suppose it'll level off better. I wouldn't like to use my whole room as a way to dissipate heat so I just let the case do all the work.

 

you could have returned and rebought also...

 

Yeah, but I have 30 days to return/rebuy. I'd much rather make an effort with what I have then disassemble and such. Its a lot easier to add fans then to move everything into a new case.

So far so good with the CPU cooler. The #1 complaint was size, but it fits perfectly with room to spare in the case.

 

:rofl:
"1.6k"
you baller you!

 

With new fans I'm running the cpu at 28 degrees under load and the nb/sb is about 40ish

 

time to oc that bitch.