EVGA

Installed Two 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrids & Need Case cooling help.

Author
ERICHOSKINSON
New Member
  • Total Posts : 2
  • Reward points : 0
  • Joined: 2012/04/03 21:57:36
  • Status: offline
  • Ribbons : 0
2018/03/14 11:39:07 (permalink)
In the photos you will see how i currently have it setup. i have the case with the large single fan in the front of the case.  
 
Which fans do i need to reverse the directions on to get the best flow or cooling possible. I can add more if need be. Just not a lot of room.
 
P.S.  I know the pic does not have the SLI bridge attached.
 

 

 
 
 
post edited by ERICHOSKINSON - 2018/03/14 11:44:01
#1

3 Replies Related Threads

    CraptacularOne
    CLASSIFIED ULTRA Member
    • Total Posts : 6266
    • Reward points : 0
    • Joined: 2006/06/12 17:20:44
    • Location: Florida
    • Status: offline
    • Ribbons : 222
    Re: Installed Two 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrids & Need Case cooling help. 2018/03/14 12:26:26 (permalink)
    I can't quite tell from the pics but it seems you have a large intake fan on the front of the case then it looks like you mounted one of the radiators from one of the 1080s in front of it in a push configuration? This is defeating the purpose of the intake fan and choking the rest of your case if so. You're having the radiator fan blow air right back at the intake fan. Looks like you need to reverse the mounting of the front mounted radiator so the fan is set to pull air through it. While not ideal since you'll be venting the warmer air that's dissipated from the front radiator back into the case, it will however make much more sense than having 2 fans blowing air at each other and accomplishing nothing. 

    Intel i9 14900K ...............................Ryzen 9 7950X3D
    MSI RTX 4090 Gaming Trio................ASRock Phantom RX 7900 XTX
    Samsung Odyssey G9.......................PiMax 5K Super/Meta Quest 3
    ASUS ROG Strix Z690-F Gaming........ASUS TUF Gaming X670E Plus WiFi
    64GB G.Skill Trident Z5 6800Mhz.......64GB Kingston Fury RGB 6000Mhz
    MSI MPG A1000G 1000w..................EVGA G3 SuperNova 1000w
    #2
    ERICHOSKINSON
    New Member
    • Total Posts : 2
    • Reward points : 0
    • Joined: 2012/04/03 21:57:36
    • Status: offline
    • Ribbons : 0
    Re: Installed Two 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrids & Need Case cooling help. 2018/03/14 13:09:30 (permalink)
    Thanks. I'll confirm when I get home the direction of flow of all the fans and make some adjustments accordingly.
    #3
    HeavyHemi
    Omnipotent Enthusiast
    • Total Posts : 13885
    • Reward points : 0
    • Joined: 2008/11/28 20:31:42
    • Location: Western Washington
    • Status: offline
    • Ribbons : 135
    Re: Installed Two 1080 Ti SC2 Hybrids & Need Case cooling help. 2018/03/14 14:11:00 (permalink)
    ERICHOSKINSON
    Thanks. I'll confirm when I get home the direction of flow of all the fans and make some adjustments accordingly.

    We can tell by the direction of the fans. When you're facing the fan hub, the flow direction is in. So, your Hybrid rad fan is blowing out (or drawing air from inside the case while your intake fan is blowing in (or drawing outside air in). Thus as Craptacular correctly pointed out, working against each other.  My personal preference is if you're spending the dough for SLI 1080 Ti why are you gimping them in a case that is really unsuitable for using them? I'd put the other Hybrid rad where your rear exhaust fan is. Turn around your CPU AIO so it is exhaust the same as the other Hybrid AIO you have running as exhaust next to it on the top of your case. Run the front case fan as intake.
    post edited by HeavyHemi - 2018/03/14 14:16:29

    EVGA X99 FTWK / i7 6850K @ 4.5ghz / RTX 3080Ti FTW Ultra / 32GB Corsair LPX 3600mhz / Samsung 850Pro 256GB / Be Quiet BN516 Straight Power 12-1000w 80 Plus Platinum / Window 10 Pro
     
    #4
    Jump to:
  • Back to Mobile