Carbide 300R Fans?

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Stu308

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Carbide 300R case ?


Hi, ordered my rig from here and is in pre-production stage. Just need to know which fans are included with this case, I presume all the fans that are able to be fitted won't be included so just need to know which are so I can order the extra fans to install myself when PC arrives please?
Thanks.
Stu.
 
keynes

keynes

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stuand said:
Carbide 300R case ?


Hi, ordered my rig from here and is in pre-production stage. Just need to know which fans are included with this case, I presume all the fans that are able to be fitted won't be included so just need to know which are so I can order the extra fans to install myself when PC arrives please?
Thanks.
Stu.
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Check on the corsair website, the ones indicated as optional are usually not included.
 
Grimezy

Grimezy

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They'll normally include front and back and sometimes top. Side fans are very rarely included.

Like keynes said it will say which ones are optional on the website :)
 
Deklore

Deklore

Bright Spark
The Carbide 300R comes with a front 140mm and rear 120mm fan as standard, although on the PCS Website it says the front is 120mm. I am sure must be an error as the case is normally supplied with a front 140mm unless PCS change it out which i highly doubt.

I have one. Its a good case. I added an additonal front 140mm intake fan on mine.
 
tom_gr7

tom_gr7

Life Serving
oohh, one of my favorite subjects :)

If you need any advice on fans, dont hesitate to give me a shout! Love it :)

Such a geek ;)

One thing to consider before adding any extra fans. Is to find out if you have enough connections on your motherboard and or case if it has a fan controller. Its best to wait until you have got the machine for this though. Then decide 1, do I need any more fans? or are the standard ones fine for my needs? and 2 what are the best fans/types of fans that match my needs and my case.
 
Deklore

Deklore

Bright Spark
Was just wondering Tom (since this is your favourite subject) do you prefer a positive or negative pressure setups? and what cooling setup do you have?
 
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Stu308

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Hi Tom, Here is my spec :

Case CORSAIR CARBIDE SERIES™ 300R COMPACT GAMING CASE
Overclocked CPU Overclocked Intel® Quad Core i7-4820K (3.7GHz @ max 4.4GHz)
Motherboard ASUS® P9X79 PRO: INTEL® SOCKET LG2011
Memory (RAM) 8GB KINGSTON HYPERX BEAST DUAL-DDR3 2400MHz X.M.P (2 x 4GB KIT)
Graphics Card 3GB NVIDIA GEFORCE GTX 780 - 2 DVI, HDMI, DP - 3D Vision Ready
Memory - 1st Hard Disk 120GB KINGSTON HYPERX 3K SSD, SATA 6 Gb/s (upto 555MB/sR | 510MB/sW)
2nd Hard Disk 1TB 3.5" SATA-III 6GB/s HDD 7200RPM 32MB CACHE
Power Supply CORSAIR 850W ENTHUSIAST SERIES™ MODULAR TXM-850 V2-80 PLUS®
Processor Cooling Corsair H80i Hydro Series High Performance CPU Cooler
Extra Case Fans NONE
Thermal Paste ARCTIC MX-4 EXTREME THERMAL CONDUCTIVITY COMPOUND
Fan Controller NONE
Sound Card ONBOARD 8 CHANNEL (7.1) HIGH DEF AUDIO (AS STANDARD)
Wireless/Wired Networking 10/100/1000 GIGABIT LAN PORT - AS STANDARD ON ALL PCs
Wireless Router/HomePlugs NONE
USB Options MIN. 2 x USB 3.0 & 6 x USB 2.0 PORTS @ BACK PANEL + MIN. 2 FRONT PORTS
Power Cable 1 x 2 Metre UK Power Cable (Kettle Lead)
Operating System NO OPERATING SYSTEM REQUIRED
DVD Recovery Media NO DVD RECOVERY MEDIA REQUIRED
Office Software NO OFFICE SOFTWARE
Anti-Virus NO ANTI-VIRUS SOFTWARE
Monitor ASUS VN247H 23" ULTRA FAST FULL HD LED DISPLAY
 
tom_gr7

tom_gr7

Life Serving
Hi deklore,
Firstly this article will be worth a read, has some really good information about cooling. http://www.techradar.com/news/compu...es/best-pc-gaming-case-2011-8-reviewed-956650

I prefer positive pressure, however only slightly positive. I have four 120mm intakes and three 140mm exhausts. So its probably relatively even, however, maybe ever so slightly positive. Exhaust wise in my case. The two strong 140mm fans just to keep the airflow flowing up and out of the case really. Nice and clean. I tend to run all the fans I'd say about 50-60% speed on a fan controller, much easier than using the motherboard. Its relatively quiet (I'm used to it anyway) and I dont need to increase the speed. This would probably differ if I had dual cards. There is a link to some pics on Boozads site in my sig, might give you an idea of how its laid out, although most if showing off the LED's lol.

Negative pressure is good for temps (I believe) however, it also sucks in the dust alot more. I think this is covered in detail in the article, so i wont repeat it. I've added extra dust filters on my front fans for extra protection, and a few on some mesh on the side panel. These models btw, wouldn't recommend anything else.

Oh and I also have my PSU fan side up, mainly for cosmetics but also because it's easy to dust with a can of compressed air. PSU fan side down even with a dust filter, will over time become a little clogged and near impossible to clean without removing the PSU. On the other hand fan side up and a can of compressed air, means its mega easy to clean. This, is just me being fastidious though, its not required.

So, four intakes, two on the bottom and two on the front. With no Side fans, as it tends to disrupt the airflow. Imagine it like a "wind tunnel", ideally you want all the airflow going the same direction from the front/bottom the top/rear. If you then chuck in a side fan, you are going to disrupt that airflow. It might help the gpu'(s) by a few degrees, however, that may lead to pockets of air trapped inside, or circling around. I know the saying warm air rises, although not if your side fan is pushing the warm air all over the shop.

By all means go for a side fan if you have a smaller case, a toasty dual gpu setup or limited intakes. But my case is massive and i only have a single 680, so its not a problem. I've also heard of people running their side fans in exhaust, with a view to remove the heat coming off gpu's (which tend to be the hottest parts in a case anyway) although, I've never done it myself and it would depend upon what style card the person has. Standard reference cards tend to have the single blower style fan, which exhausts out of the back of the card. But double/triple fan heatsinks, for example the MSI lighting/Evga Acx, Palit Jetstream cards, tend to cool very well, yet dump that heat in the case, annoyingly right under your cpu cooler. So in that instance, it maybe worth trying a side fan in exhaust.

Oh and I also have my PSU fan side up, mainly for cosmetics but also because it's easy to dust with a can of compressed air. PSU fan side down even with a dust filter, will over time become a little clogged and near impossible to clean without removing the PSU. On the other hand fan side up and a can of compressed air, means its mega easy to clean. This, is just me being fastidious though, its not required.

I hope this is useful, sorry if it doesn't flow very well, was all over the shop adding bits in here n there.

@Stuand, I'll post this and type a separate reply up for you. as this is already messy enough.
 
tom_gr7

tom_gr7

Life Serving
Hi Stuand,

Nice powerful spec you have there. Have you ordered it already? or just spec'ing up?
Just a few things to be aware of really.

If you want that extreme CPU, by all means go for it. Will be great and no doubt last for years. A few things though.
- Case, its a tad small for something so extreme. I'd totally recommend going for something a little bigger. Maybe the Corsair 500R? A guy on here called Corfate has one, its the same style as the 300r just bigger really. You can see his pics here, sure he wont mind me referring to it. You can also see some here too. Thanks to those members for posting, if any of them are reading. :)

- overclocking? is the PC just for gaming? if so then you might be able to do away with the Overclock. Although, if that is want you want then by all means go for it. You will get some extra performance in games, but its game dependent really.

- 2nd hard disk, go for a 2tb caviar black drive all the way. You can read about them here

- Gpu, I notice you have gone for the 780? Good choice, however, do note that a new 780TI has been announced, so if you want the best and latest, regardless of budget then be worth waiting for one. If not, stick with the 780, its a great card either way. Also, are you planning on adding a second gpu along the line? if so, you will need to consider that your the 850w psu will probably not be big enough for two 780's. They are a bit power hungry. Add a second card when configurating, then proceed, it will tell you what PSU you require. I'd guess at least a 1050w. If you just want one card then the 850 will be more than enough.

- cpu cooling, the H80I is a great cooler, but if overclocking and if your case allows, I'd go for the H100I. Its only a tad better, however it will be located better than the h80I. Hard to explain really, but in some smaller cases such as the Haf912 the H80 (as its fat) will block one of the top exhaust fans. Whereas the H100I, is a larger cooler but its thinner, therefore it should fit up the top of the case (see how corfate has his) without blocking anything. edit, to add to this, if you do get a bigger case then, the H80I will be fine, just in smaller cases it tends to block alot

- don't forget the warranty for a fiver, it increases return and collect for a up to a year, instead of the basic one month cover.

- Also, note that if you went for the cheaper Intel Haswell route, you could probably get similar performance for less money. I'm sure someone will post up a cheaper spec for you.
 
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Stu308

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Hi Tom, aww , you put me right off it now. It's already ordered and is about as much as I can afford . I hope it works well and the 780Ti sounds great but would be out of my price range.
I have a xclio a380 case at the moment which is huge, and built the p.c myself so I am wanting to downsize a little as to why I chose the 300R. I called pc specialist and they advised on this one.
I wont be going SLi , so psu should'nt be a problem. I am hoping this build lasts me for about 4 years or so just playing games and general pc use.
As for the cooler, it got good reviews so I went for the H80, as I say I can build so I can play around and if I feel I need a bigger case I can always transplant into another case if need be.
Hopefully PCS testing will see any issues ??????
I went for the O.C as I really cant be bothered tweaking it all myself , but might revert it to stock if all is good and use it when I need to.
I also spent the extra £5 on the warranty just in case.
Thanks for the info, very informative.
Stu.
 
Deklore

Deklore

Bright Spark
Hi Stuand, I think for those specs most people would go for a bigger case for better cooling, but that case will do you fine. There is plenty of options for additional fans and if you are not planning on SLI then everything should fit nicely.

Airflow seems pretty good with a space where most cases would have a middle HDD rack. This means air flows into your case better and you can accomodate extra long graphics cards if you want to change that in future.

EDIT - one more thing to note is that the top mesh doesnt come with dust filters. If you dont plan in having outtake fans at the top, you may want to cover it up or at least put some filters on there. I mean the side vents dont come with filters either, but the top mesh is pretty large and may allow quite a bit of dust to fall into your case.
 
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Deklore

Deklore

Bright Spark
Both side and top have mountings for both 120mm or 140mm fans/filters.

The problem with the top filter if your anal about things (which I am) is that the top mesh is one big rectangle, so even if you have 2 140mm filters, it does not cover all of the mesh. The only way for total coverage would be to get a custom dust filter like this one. I just did a quick search so not sure if you could find a uk supplier for this or even jury rig something yourself.
 
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Stu308

Member
Okay , changed my drive to the black caviar 1TB. Dont need the larger drive. Cost me £16 :( (lol)
And looked at the filter Deklore, good spot. Will order them soon too. Found a UK supplier who does the full set.
Thanks.
 
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