Thread: Time For A New Rig

Dancing, you could always write an article on cable management.

Actually, now that I look at the pic closer, you do have a grate down there. You want to flip your Power Supply over.

Originally Posted by DJ Mr. White

Dancing, you could always write an article on cable management.

I think I might. I will try to remember next time I clean the case out/my next build (which might be soon).

Originally Posted by RhysJD3

Christ, that case looks clean in comparison to what I've done. I'd really like to get into cutting power cables to length.

I used to be like that, too, before I learned the magic of zip ties.

Originally Posted by Nuckle

Good feedback, I will work on it in the am. I almost flipped the psu on install but all pics showed it the way it is.

Oc'ed it 12% with no effort.


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Yeah, It's the old mentality of not having grates at the bottom and PSUs not needing cool air. But with them getting as powerful as they are now a days, it's better to have the upside down sucking in cool air from the bottom of the case instead of taking in the already hot case air.


Also, on your fans on the radiator, are they pulling air in the case or pushing it out? I would recommend having it be and exhaust, as well as the back fan being an exhaust (which it already should be), and the window fan and front fan being intakes.


I would also move your Hard Drives down to the bottom of the HD cage (leaving a space between them if it permits) so that there is more Air Flow going to the Graphics cards. Then if you have/can get easily (Frys or whatever) a 120mm or 80mm (if the bigger will fit, go with that) will fit in the space above your disc drive, put one in there as an intake (remove any metal plates that are there as placeholders for drives) so that it is blowing more cool air toward your radiator, since the window fan is down low and the bottom front fan is going to be mostly cooling the Hard Drives and GPUs (I do this in my case with my H50 for my CPU).

Originally Posted by DancingCorpse

I think I might. I will try to remember next time I clean the case out/my next build (which might be soon).

When you get that Cosmos II?

Originally Posted by RhysJD3

I don't think the case has a bottom vent for airflow to the PSU if you invert it. If it does, this is probably preferred. If not, you'll need to make sure it will be able to draw sufficient air if you flip it upside down. With the volume of air that case can move (hugh front fan especially), I'm not sure how much a difference inverting it would make.

Looks like that case was designed for extremely high airflow. I don't see filters so you'll want to pay attention to dust.

Even then I would have issues trusting that the PSU was getting enough cool air, since the air flow will be primarily from front bottom to back top. The pics and videos I looked at all show the grate, and it should be plenty sufficient for air flow for the PSU. It's the same style grating on my HAF 932, and I have never had an issue with air flow on my PSU.

And yes, the HAF series is designed for high air flow (HAF = High Air Flow).

Also, when you flip the PSU, put the wheels on too if the case will be sitting on the ground (just leave them locked when not being moved around), that will help with getting air to the PSU. If it's on a desk, I wouldn't worry about it too much, but would still prefer there to be feet on it to raise it up a little for air flow under the case.