Is this case cut to allow proper airflow into the X32? The bottom doesn't looks like it; just looks flat &amp; that design reportedly causes overheats.
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I've had this out on tour. Haven't had any issues with overheating. However all the venues I've been in are pretty well temperature controlled. Not sure if it would do well outdoors, but the console is pretty easily removed from the case if needed. You will have a hard time finding a quality case at this price, especially if you use digital snake like I do and don't need the doghouse.
655706
Generally, air comes in from the front-bottom, and exits the back-top. The side should bring air in as well.If you pull air out of the case halfway along the airflow path, you kind of mess up the intended flow design for most cases.
2060174
I have bought three of these cases and none came with fans. It would have to be an add-on by the vendor. There is so much ventilation on case that fans aren't needed, IMO, unless you are using a hot running CPU. In that situation this might not be the best choice for a case.
203226
Yes it does. Great case too. I have probably sold 50 workstations using this case. Dual fans provide excellent airflow.
521887
I'd recommend an inch from the cases side panel if it's an inch then install it with the logo inside the case so the fan pulls air in because thermaltake cases usually have filters on the side of the case you'll want the air going into the case from the sides and the front. While out the top and back.
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I stuck with the stock fans and they've worked for me - quiet, no overheating. That said, I should mention that I'm not overclocking anything in this build and did the best I could to keep wires out of the airflow channels (cable management is still a challenge in this form factor, but if you're doing it for cooling and don't care what things look like once the case is closed, you're fine). I'm running an i5 4670K with stock heat sink/fan, Corsair Vengeance RAM, 2 x 2TB hard drives.
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Normally, a fan at the back of the case should exhaust air. You want to pull air all the way through the case, and the power supply (also normally at the back) pulls air out of the case - the back fan should assist this. If you use additional fans at the front of the case, you want these configured to intake air. I've also seen configurations where exhaust is at the top, and intake at the bottom, but you want to make sure to include the disk drives in the air flow pattern.
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There is a gap that allows air to flow. Obviously this doesn't allow as much air as possible, but the fans do not seem to be straining, and if I put my hand next to the gap it is pulling a decent amount of air into the case. You could probably increase this amount with fans that are designed for static pressure, such as the Corsair SP140s, but the stock fans appear to be doing just fine. I added (2) AF120s to the bottom of the case to increase the positive pressure inside in an effort to combat dust collection. These made a good bit of difference in case flow without affecting the overall noise level much. I am also going to pick up (2) SP140s for my NZXT Kraken X60 since the loudest fans in my system are the stock NZXT 140mm fans. The SP140s should provide some increased flow through the Kraken radiator and reduce the noise enough to be worth the cost. Edit: I checked the SP140 fans and they are not PWM, so I will need to find a different PWM fan for the X60.
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Mine went into a desktop i.e. a place with plenty of room for the heat-sink and fan for ventilation and cooling. Not having built a laptop, I don't know if the cpu makers provide special/different cpu's for laptop use ... or if the laptop makers simply design their own ventilation approaches. My guess is that latter.
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The case vents extremely well. I have a GTX 780, and running Battlefield 4 on ultra for hours my max temp is 62C. I have 2 fans on the front, 1 on the back, and an exhaust on the side in front of GPU. It would still run fine without those, I just wanted colored lights there.
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I actually had mine in a pretty small, mini-itx build. It stayed reasonably cool during most day-to-day operations with the stock fan, between 35C and 50C--and that's without any other case fans. As long as you aren't doing anything too CPU-intensive, I'd consider the stock fan pretty adequate. Good luck with you build
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You're definitely right! I think the chip outputs too much heat. What I did is undervolted the cpu from the BIOS and also disabled the AMD Turbo Technology, and now it's so much cooler and quieter. Temp on idle around 30-35 load 50-55. Lowest degree was 25. That's insane with the stock fan!
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Hey thereI don't use a Hyper 212, but I just pulled out my Gamma Classic and used a ruler to measure the top of the case judging from where the motherboard starts and it looks like with a standard ATX mobo, you'd have just about 16cm of space for a heatsink, so I THINK it would fit just about perfectly with the side panel installed. The Hyper 212 has fans on the side right? I wouldn't install it if the fans were on the top for airflow purposes.Let me know if you have any more questions, I'd be happy to do some more measurements if you wanted :)
925513
It's to hide cables. If you have cables going all over the place it impedes the airflow and cooling in the case.
67514
Make sure that there is a good airflow. I installed an extra fan in the side of my PC and so far its good. Cases with PSU on the bottom seem to have more issues with overheating if psu is blowing inside
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I haven't experienced any heat issues. I have an Intel i5 3570k overclocked to 4.2gHz being cooled with a the Antec Kuhler single rad closed water cooling system venting out the top. I swapped the fan out for a pressure optimized Noctua. My suggestion is to not try to air cool your CPU with this case. I'm also running two GTX 660s and an EVGA 750w PSU. The PSU vents out the bottom of the case, so it doesn't really matter that its covered. Its just more aesthetically pleasing. Just be sure to set it on a hard surface and not carpet or else it's going to suffocate. Worth mentioning that this case runs decently quiet with the stock fans as well. I haven't experienced any heat issues. I have an Intel i5 3570k overclocked to 4.2gHz being cooled with a the Antec Kuhler single rad closed water cooling system venting out the top. I swapped the fan out for a pressure optimized Noctua. My suggestion is to not try to air cool your CPU with this case. I'm also running two GTX 660s and an EVGA 750w PSU. The PSU vents out the bottom of the case, so it doesn't really matter that its covered. Its just more aesthetically pleasing. Just be sure to set it on a hard surface and not carpet or else it's going to suffocate. Worth mentioning that this... » Read More I haven't experienced any heat issues. I have an Intel i5 3570k overclocked to 4.2gHz being cooled with a the Antec Kuhler single rad closed water cooling system venting out the top. I swapped the fan out for a pressure optimized Noctua. My suggestion is to not try to air cool your CPU with this case. I'm also running two GTX 660s and an EVGA 750w PSU. The PSU vents out the bottom of the case, so it doesn't really matter that its covered. Its just more aesthetically pleasing. Just be sure to set it on a hard surface and not carpet or else it's going to suffocate. Worth mentioning that this case runs decently quiet with the stock fans as well. « Show Less
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My computer is about 6 months old and doesn't overheat frequently, so it's not the biggest problem for me right now. If you have a laptop that tends to overheat, it may be a problem because the case has no vents. Unless your case is closed, there is a pocket of space at the spine of the case that might let some heat escape. But on occasions where my computer overheats, I usually take it out of the case, so to answer your question: no, overall this case isn't really built to prevent overheating but I haven't experienced much overheating with it on my laptop. Hope that helps!