Post your gaming setup!

**demonskies** · 2012-09-03, 05:38 AM

Originally Posted by Holo

I'm just really curious right now because everyone seems to have their heatsink fan pointed towards to front of the case, mine is pointed towards the back.. is that bad?

If youre talking about my heatsinks fans i have them pushing thru to the back exhaust.

**Holo** · 2012-09-03, 03:40 PM

Originally Posted by Xuvial

Also if your CPU fan is in pull, you basically end up with your case's rear exhaust and CPU fan right next to each other (which isn't achieving much).

I don't even know if my fan is pushing or pulling. How do i know?

**Zeara** · 2012-09-03, 03:46 PM

Your fan should come with some arrows on it, pointing towards the fan is directing the air (so to speak).
If those arrows point towards the heatsink you are pushing, otherway around is pulling. Or so i assume

**Holo** · 2012-09-03, 03:47 PM

I guess i need to open it up for a second time and reinstall it again then -_-

**Xuvial** · 2012-09-03, 04:03 PM

...arrows indication the fan direction? Pfffft no need lol.

Here is the easiest way to remember it.

The "smooth and clean" side of the fan is where air gets pulled in from (intake):
http://www.atxpowersupplies.com/imag...er-350x350.gif

The "framed and wired" side of the fan is where air gets pushed out from (exhaust):
http://www.cooltechpc.com/ctpc/images/tricool.jpg

So you can either have the fan "pushing" air onto the heatsink (like the image I showed earlier, the ideal setup) or you can have the fan "pulling" air through the heatsink.

With 2 fans you can have a "push/pull" setup like this:
http://i4memory.com/reviewimages/mot...8_T3EH8_12.jpg

**Drunkenvalley** · 2012-09-03, 04:13 PM

That's a horribly busy motherboard you've found there, Xuvial...

**Xuvial** · 2012-09-03, 04:21 PM

Originally Posted by Drunkenvalley

That's a horribly busy motherboard you've found there, Xuvial...

Haha yeah I realized it looks so chunky with all that heatsinking and filled RAM slots.

But who cares, motherfucking 3000rpm ultra kazes! 38mm thick and loud enough to wake up everyone's mothers.

**Holo** · 2012-09-03, 04:33 PM

Haha

So yeah, it was definitely pulling air in then. So it was actually pulling air in, where 5cm next to it the rear exhaust fan was pushing air out of the case. I'm such a genious.

Fixed it now though.

**tetrisGOAT** · 2012-09-03, 04:47 PM

Pull means it was still sending air towards the back, ie, takes it through the heatsink to reach the fan.
Push is when it takes it from the open and you know, pushes it through the heatsink.

So if you had it in push, it'd be bad.

**Saehon** · 2012-09-03, 06:25 PM

http://imgur.com/S0fLA
http://i.imgur.com/sf42j.jpg
http://imgur.com/X7VCJ

Specc:

CPU: Intel i7-2600k (not overclocked yet)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16gb 1600Mhz (black)
MoBo: Asrock Z77 Extreme4
GPU: Nvidia GTX 660 TI Power Edition
Cooling: Corsair H100
Case: Corsair 650D with 3 Corsair high Profromance SP120 install (2 on H100, and 1 at the back - 200mm at the front)
HDD1: Intel SSD 330, 60gb
HDD2: 1TB Normal drive
PSU: Corsair HX1050 (for future SLI - "may still be overkill" :-P )

Out side the PC:

Keyboard: Logitech G110
Mousepad: Roccat Sense Glacier Blue (soon to be replace)
Mouse 1: Logitech G600
Mouse 2: Roccat Kova
Screen: Samsung SyncMaster SA350 27"

**protput** · 2012-09-03, 06:36 PM

Originally Posted by Saehon

http://imgur.com/S0fLA
http://i.imgur.com/sf42j.jpg
http://imgur.com/X7VCJ

Specc:

CPU: Intel i7-2600k (not overclocked yet)
RAM: Corsair Vengeance 16gb 1600Mhz (black)
MoBo: Asrock Z77 Extreme4
GPU: Nvidia GTX 660 TI Power Edition
Cooling: Corsair H100
Case: Corsair 650D with 3 Corsair high Profromance SP120 install (2 on H100, and 1 at the back - 200m at the front)
HDD1: Intel SSD 330, 60bg
HDD2: 1TB Normal drive
PSU: Corsair HX1050 (for future SLI - "may still be overkill" :-P )

Out side the PC:

Keyboard: Logitech G110
Mousepad: Roccat Sense Glacier Blue (soon to be replace)
Mouse 1: Logitech G600
Mouse 2: Roccat Kova
Screen: Samsung SyncMaster SA350 27"

Fix your cable management! No excuse in a 650D! Plenty of space to tuck em away!

Nice build

**Holo** · 2012-09-03, 06:56 PM

Originally Posted by tetrisGOAT

Pull means it was still sending air towards the back, ie, takes it through the heatsink to reach the fan.
Push is when it takes it from the open and you know, pushes it through the heatsink.

So if you had it in push, it'd be bad.

I know. The thing is that the pull fan was facing the rear exhaust fan. Kinda pointless don't you think?

**tetrisGOAT** · 2012-09-03, 07:19 PM

Not as bad as it had been pushing at that place. :P

It feeding the rear-exhaust, doesn't matter much whether pushing or pulling, imho D:

**Xuvial** · 2012-09-03, 08:30 PM

Originally Posted by protput

Fix your cable management! No excuse in a 650D! Plenty of space to tuck em away!

Nice build

Aw don't be mean, it's alright he's got most of the stuff tucked away :P
Cable management is more of a preference thing after you've made sure that nothing is severely blocking airflow.

@Saehon if you bought your fans individually you should've used an AF120 on your rear exhaust, SP120's are aimed at radiators and AF at case airflow

But otherwise your fan setup looks freakishly like mine, blue rings and all!

**Drunkenvalley** · 2012-09-03, 08:43 PM

Did you try using the white rings? I think they'd look better in your rig. However, if you sleeved your cables you may find red more preferable for both sleeve and rings. :P

**Maruka** · 2012-09-03, 09:35 PM

Are the AF fans much better as case fans than the SP series? What is the real difference, just noise level and air flow or is there some other factor in why AF are better for case fans?

**Drunkenvalley** · 2012-09-03, 09:41 PM

LinusTechTips found that they were pretty even as case fans, but the SP fans were hugely better at meeting static pressure demands.

**Saehon** · 2012-09-03, 09:48 PM

Originally Posted by Xuvial

Aw don't be mean, it's alright he's got most of the stuff tucked away :P
Cable management is more of a preference thing after you've made sure that nothing is severely blocking airflow.

@Saehon if you bought your fans individually you should've used an AF120 on your rear exhaust, SP120's are aimed at radiators and AF at case airflow

But otherwise your fan setup looks freakishly like mine, blue rings and all!

about the Cable management, i didnt put my rig together my self, had a friend to do it for me, never done it my self, so i was cheerleader on the side :-D
i did mention the cable for him, but he could'nt do it better :-(

i bought the SP120 as Twin package, i did a mistake, buying a AF140, which dont fit in the 650D case

**Xuvial** · 2012-09-03, 09:49 PM

Originally Posted by Drunkenvalley

Did you try using the white rings? I think they'd look better in your rig. However, if you sleeved your cables you may find red more preferable for both sleeve and rings. :P

Hmm white rings.

Ok.

Not bad, I'll stick with 'em.

As for cable sleeving, not until waaaaaay later when I switch to water (and waaay later as in GTX780).

**Saehon** · 2012-09-03, 09:50 PM

Originally Posted by Drunkenvalley

LinusTechTips found that they were pretty even as case fans, but the SP fans were hugely better at meeting static pressure demands.

thats the reason i bought them, i've also heard about them, from LinusTechTips :-)

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