But yeah too many fans in general, and too many bottom fans with weak static pressure is not ideal and messes with the airflow. i guess if you got front air flow for the gpu that can mess with the bottom intake. i would think bottom intake would be better then front intake. Not much of a difference at load with the CPU, obviously. A nice boost to thermals for the GPU inside the high-airflow case, however. The added airflow also helps with component temps at idle, particularly with the zero RPM idle GPU. Should I try to match both of sets of 3 - 140mm fans against similar fan curves ? maybe on the same fan hub ? Between the triple bottom intake pushing air through our RTX 3080 Ti and the two massive 180 mm front intake fans helping push away heat from the GPU and our test system’s i9-11900K CPU, load temps were almost identical compared to the same components on the open test bench. I am going to call this enclosure design a success, and I particularly like the look of the front panel. I wish there was a more elegant solution to a tangle of fan PWM and RGB cables, and that the hub was closer to the motherboard, but these are pretty minor complaints.

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I'm well aware. I believe it's better to be moving hot air out just as fast as pushing cooler air in. Mixing cool air with the hot will not produce optimal results. What is up with o11 XL being so much better than torrent even tho they have the same gpu cooling system (3 fans at the bottom)? Open layout with expansive base intakes and extra-large bottom fan support offers exceptional GPU coolingThe included 140mm fans will spin as low as about 500 RPM, maxing out at around 1600 RPM, whereas the 180mm RGB fans will drop down to just 250 RPM at the low end and max out around 1150 RPM. These are good fans, capable of running very quietly, though they offer far more cooling power than is necessary at the top end. CPU heat-sink height clearance is about 209mm. (to the glass). The recommended CPU cooler’s max height is 188mm.

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Mind that this picture is showing a 360mm radiator with 3 - 140mm fans. I've currently managed to put the radiator in/out at the bottom, it will very likely not be possible with this config. If I understand correctly, if the pump is not above the radiator it's okay, but in this configuration some air could still be trapped in the top part of the radiator making some noise. Air. We need it, our components need it, and for some time the industry’s fascination with solid front panels has impeded this basic need (for components, not humans). But there have been exceptions, with a number of open-front – often marketed as “high airflow” – designs introduced from major players in recent years. those are larger than the radiator in width (40mm) and shorter in height (60mm) and there is a (10mm) gap between the radiator and front panel fans.

Two sturdy steel drive trays with vibration-damping rubber grommets for smooth, quiet and reliable operation Removable top bezel and cable guides with cable straps make for easy installation and cable management I have a Thermaltake W100. Changed the left side door to the same as the right side door and added and extra 4 fans. Total 13 fans (counting rad), with negative air flow. either put the 38mm depth radiator inside the 140mm fans panel (in front of the radiator at the right of the last picture), The non-RGB version is also a solid panel variant. Its refreshing to see a high-end well designed case thats design stands on its own and doesn’t have to resort to being a a show piece for your hardware.

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The 180mm fans are shelf-surfers, for now... I think they are rated 50-150CFM whereas the 140mm are rated 30-110CFM, so the total volume is more or less the same, with a theoretically increased static pressure. And yes, I absolutely agree with both previous quote points, how they're doing it is the best u can realistically do it (And Liquid-Crystal Polymer fans make a sizeable difference, but it's not viable to change their platform), every few years the amount how much more (or temporary less due to thermal density/chiplets) u can get out of a case changes due to new technology but it won't show up in the test because they have to use what they started with. ii think both dust filters on both of of the case should be fine i think? but i think he would remove them for testing?.Fractal Design’s Torrent is a chassis unlike anything we’ve seen from the Swedish case maker, changing up the standard, sleek ATX recipe we’re used to from them and offering something a little more aggressive, with a strong focus on airflow. The recent LTT video about "1 year fan configuration against dust build up results" made me wonder if I've made good decisions for optimal temperatures.

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Typing this out my PC is quiet ish but when its busy the fans spool right up and I honestly don't care how loud it is.. as long as it performs the way I expect it to Gross. Poor airflow. Seems this case will suffer from a positive airflow. In hot places like where I am that is not a good thing.Well, what I know is that torrent is 1 liter larger case and also interior made of metal. So cant be that. I am running a 10900K with RTX 3070 Ti FE, on that case and my temperatures are pretty darn good. Normally my room temperatures are 68F to 70F. After running my PC for a little while, the room was at 73F. I ran a test and got about 51.5C on Average, with 70C holding most of the time and in some occasion jumping to 77C Max. My RTX 3070 Ti FE, was on Avg 55.8C and in some occasional hitting 81.5C Max. These are during spike, which last a second. I cannot pull these on the Corsair 680X using an AIO, which of course I had about almost the same low to idle temperatures when the computer was not in use of 27C-to-33C with the AIO while the air cooler was about 33C to 35C. Keep in mind the room was already warm so the air temperatures could be lower during idle if the system was not running. Edit: writing this and compiling all the information, made me already realize a potential mistake: I've plugged my AIO into the AIO Pump fan header of my motherboard running at max speed by default.