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One thing to keep in mind is your chip has HyperThreading and mine doesn't, which can heat up the CPU a lot. Ivy Bridge can run hotter than Sandy Bridge but it's usually with higher overclocks. I'm sure if I did my 4.6GHz overclock things would get pretty toasty. Also like you said I'm sure the 230mm fan is helping tremendously. I did think of possibly mounting the H50 in the front but I don't have the proper 120mm to 140mm adapters. I might give that a try sometime for fun. None the less I appreciate the suggestion, it's a good one. A setup with 140mm push-pull would be pretty awesome.Originally Posted by bondisdead 
Based on your pictures, it appears that you have the two hard-drive cages removed. I imagine that helps with airlow from the front intake fan, not to mention providing much needed room for that monster 230mm fan! Do you know the RPMs on the top mounted 120mm Noctua? I have a similar setup on the rig I am building (i7-2600k, ASUS P8H77-I Deluxe), and my Enermax Cluster UCCL12 120mm fan is spinning at max 1200 RPMs. With an overclock of 4.2GHz and Prime95 running for an hour, temps creap up to low 80C. I have read that the Ivy Bridge chips run hot, so am surprised that you are getting temps about 10C lower. I wonder if the 230mm intake fan vs 140mm and removed hard-drive cage make that much of a difference?
Just a thought, had you thought of moving the H50 radiator to the front fan, giving it the ideal fresh air intake configuration? WIth the drive cage removed, you could actually do a 140mm push/full. You'd need a 140mm -> 120mm fan adapter for the intake push fan, then a 120mm fan for the pull side. Just a thought, as you have alot more options with the drive cages removed.
Based on your pictures, it appears that you have the two hard-drive cages removed. I imagine that helps with airlow from the front intake fan, not to mention providing much needed room for that monster 230mm fan! Do you know the RPMs on the top mounted 120mm Noctua? I have a similar setup on the rig I am building (i7-2600k, ASUS P8H77-I Deluxe), and my Enermax Cluster UCCL12 120mm fan is spinning at max 1200 RPMs. With an overclock of 4.2GHz and Prime95 running for an hour, temps creap up to low 80C. I have read that the Ivy Bridge chips run hot, so am surprised that you are getting temps about 10C lower. I wonder if the 230mm intake fan vs 140mm and removed hard-drive cage make that much of a difference?
Just a thought, had you thought of moving the H50 radiator to the front fan, giving it the ideal fresh air intake configuration? WIth the drive cage removed, you could actually do a 140mm push/full. You'd need a 140mm -> 120mm fan adapter for the intake push fan, then a 120mm fan for the pull side. Just a thought, as you have alot more options with the drive cages removed.
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