[ironhide138]

uhg.... am I the only one who really wants to see a revised Air240? slightly wider for big cards, also allowing the use of 140mm fans and fitting 120.. at the bottom with mATX boards... a nice cut out In the hddcage for the mobo 8 pin etc... a guy can dream....

 

[0ldChicken]

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Originally Posted by ironhide138

uhg.... am I the only one who really wants to see a revised Air240? slightly wider for big cards, also allowing the use of 140mm fans and fitting 120.. at the bottom with mATX boards... a nice cut out In the hddcage for the mobo 8 pin etc... a guy can dream....

yeahhhh, the 240 2 OR 242

That'd be great! It'd be easy and would probably sell quite a few more cases

In other news I'm thinking about switching to a 540... I kinda have the desire to go with an 8c 16t xeon on x79 and haven't found a decently priced m-atx board yet

The same idea would be the same except I'd probably actually put some rads in the case this time haha. Or I might just get really crazy and see if i can't spin a full atx mobo 90° and stick it in the 240 haha.
something like this

 

[LocutusH]

A bigger 240 wouldnt be a 240 anymore

For me the case size is just perfect, you just have to choose your components wisely.

 

[Asmola]

Quote:

Originally Posted by gorywynn

Anyone tried the Asus GeForce GTX 1070 Strix OC ? Does it fit without any mods?

Replaced my Corsair Obsidian 350D case to Air 240 yesterday and Asus GTX 1080 Strix fitted well, only problem was that i have Corsair H100i GTX cooler, which made installation little bit harder, but it still just fitted. Here couple pic's from my build:

 

[LocutusH]

Nice, thanks for the pictures.
Could you please write us your temperatures, fan speeds, etc too? Whats your clearance from GPU to the window? Do you have an m.2 ssd under the gpu maybe?
The question is, whats the drawback of a big custom cooled gpu, with low clearance in this case. Where does its heat go, what else does it heat up, and if its worth to get instead of a reference card, wich exhausts its heat directly out in the rear...

 

[Asmola]

Quote:

Originally Posted by LocutusH

Nice, thanks for the pictures.
Could you please write us your temperatures, fan speeds, etc too? Whats your clearance from GPU to the window? Do you have an m.2 ssd under the gpu maybe?
The question is, whats the drawback of a big custom cooled gpu, with low clearance in this case. Where does its heat go, what else does it heat up, and if its worth to get instead of a reference card, wich exhausts its heat directly out in the rear...

GPU temp is about 75°c @ 2050 MHz (stock fan curve) and CPU about 60°c (corked CPU @ 4.8GHz 1.4v) while gaming. Front fans running @ 1500 rpm, top fans @ 1400 rpm. Fans run different speed cause i wanna have little excess pressure inside the case to keep dust away. Heat goes up, like it should. I have Samsung 950 Pro 256GB M.2 SSD under the GPU, but temps wont have any effect to it's performance, cause games are on HDD. There is about 5mm clearance between gpu and window and about 15mm clearance between gpu and H100i GTX.

 

[LocutusH]

1400-1500 rpm isnt exactly a low noise cooling imo...
But what concerns me more, is your ssd. That 950 pro can throttle under high temps too. Whats the temp on it?
I have a Predator under my 980 ref, and that can also go up to 55°C while gaming. And remember, the ref does not really spill its heat on the m.2. I have read somwhere, that these ssd-s throttle somwhere around 70°C. If your strix puts its 75°C directly on it, this could be very well a problem.

 

[A5T4R07H]

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Originally Posted by Asmola

GPU temp is about 75°c @ 2050 MHz (stock fan curve) and CPU about 60°c (corked CPU @ 4.8GHz 1.4v) while gaming. Front fans running @ 1500 rpm, top fans @ 1400 rpm. Fans run different speed cause i wanna have little excess pressure inside the case to keep dust away. Heat goes up, like it should. I have Samsung 950 Pro 256GB M.2 SSD under the GPU, but temps wont have any effect to it's performance, cause games are on HDD. There is about 5mm clearance between gpu and window and about 15mm clearance between gpu and H100i GTX.

75°C is okish I guess, how much can you boost the core clock? what is the theoric asic quality of your card? Is the 2050Mhz a +114Mhz from the factory overclock?

 

[Tebuh]

Hi guys! thats my first post on this forum and here's my new baby

Specs: Intel Core i5-3570K, ASROCK Z77E-ITX, Gigabyte GTX 1080 G1 Gaming 8GB GDDR5X, Corsair 8 GB Vengeance 1600mHz, Samsung 840 Evo SSD , CORSAIR H80i, Dell UltraSharp U2913WM 29" LED IPS, Team Wolf Swappable Switch Keyboard

 

[LocutusH]

Hi Tebuh!
Nice setup, same questions as above

 

[0ldChicken]

Quote:

Originally Posted by LocutusH

A bigger 240 wouldnt be a 240 anymore

For me the case size is just perfect, you just have to choose your components wisely.

well aiming for x79 without spending 300$ on a mobo. I'm going to attempt to mod it for full atx before switching

it really is the perfect size

 

[GFAGK]

Yo guys, i am going to make my very first pc config in the carbide 240. I already started order the parts. This is my future config:
-Carbide Air 240 (obviously)

-ASRock Z170m Extreme 4
-i7 6700K
-GTX 1070 - GTX 1080
-Corsair CS650
-HyperX Fury 16go
-Kingston SSD UV400 240GO
-Seagate Barracuda 2TO
-Corsair H75 (for CPU)
-Arctic accelero hybrid III 120mm (for GPU)
-Some cool Corsair fans and custom alim cables.

Pretty solid rig i think. I don't understand why you want to fit big ass cards with 89 fans on it in a small case. What i will personally do is i will buy the cheaper GTX 1080 or 1070 with reference PCB, and put the arctic accelero hybrid III (i prefer it to the nzxt kraken G10). Then i will put some extra heatsinks on vram and vrms. The temps will be way better and it will fit way easier, with fans on top and bottom. I think it's excellent.

 

[A5T4R07H]

Quote:

Originally Posted by GFAGK

Yo guys, i am going to make my very first pc config in the carbide 240. I already started order the parts. This is my future config:
-Carbide Air 240 (obviously)

-ASRock Z170m Extreme 4
-i7 6700K
-GTX 1070 - GTX 1080
-Corsair CS650
-HyperX Fury 16go
-Kingston SSD UV400 240GO
-Seagate Barracuda 2TO
-Corsair H75 (for CPU)
-Arctic accelero hybrid III 120mm (for GPU)
-Some cool Corsair fans and custom alim cables.

Pretty solid rig i think. I don't understand why you want to fit big ass cards with 89 fans on it in a small case. What i will personally do is i will buy the cheaper GTX 1080 or 1070 with reference PCB, and put the arctic accelero hybrid III (i prefer it to the nzxt kraken G10). Then i will put some extra heatsinks on vram and vrms. The temps will be way better and it will fit way easier, with fans on top and bottom. I think it's excellent.

1st problem : Your 3,5"HDD will be stored right behind the motherboard. You will have problems with cables
2nd problem : With a mATX motherboard you cant put 120mm regular fans on the bottom (Just 1 on the low rear area if you squeeze it next to the window)
3rd problem : You will only be able to do one push/pull in front, the second rad will have to be push -or pull only (or mount fans ouside the case)

 

[GFAGK]

Quote:

Originally Posted by A5T4R07H

1st problem : Your 3,5"HDD will be stored right behind the motherboard. You will have problems with cables
2nd problem : With a mATX motherboard you cant put 120mm regular fans on the bottom (Just 1 on the low rear area if you squeeze it next to the window)
3rd problem : You will only be able to do one push/pull in front, the second rad will have to be push -or pull only (or mount fans ouside the case)

Well i thought of those problems actually.
Problem 1: Because i will use only one HDD i was thinking to place it kind of guetto like somewhere

Problem 2 and 3: Yeaa true but according to Corsair's mod, i will go with only push or pull for CPU and push pool for GPU that heats most. I think it will be as good and even better for the GPU right??

 

[A5T4R07H]

Quote:

Originally Posted by GFAGK

Well i thought of those problems actually.
Problem 1: Because i will use only one HDD i was thinking to place it kind of guetto like somewhere

Problem 2 and 3: Yeaa true but according to Corsair's mod, i will go with only push or pull for CPU and push pool for GPU that heats most. I think it will be as good and even better for the GPU right??

I would mount the push/pull configuration on the gpu rad, and get a strong pull fan for the CPU radiator instead of push (to keep generating airflow in the case)

If you don't have the HDD yet, I would go for a 2,5" HDD to store in the 2,5" bay

Otherwise if you didn't just buy it brand new, I would sell it and get a 2,5" anyway to keep it tight and secure

Alternative: If you don't have your 2x rad 120s already, why not going custom with 1 single 240 thick rad with push/pull in front?

 

[GFAGK]

Quote:

Originally Posted by A5T4R07H

I would mount the push/pull configuration on the gpu rad, and get a strong pull fan for the CPU radiator instead of push (to keep generating airflow in the case)

If you don't have the HDD yet, I would go for a 2,5" HDD to store in the 2,5" bay

Otherwise if you didn't just buy it brand new, I would sell it and get a 2,5" anyway to keep it tight and secure

Alternative: If you don't have your 2x rad 120s already, why not going custom with 1 single 240 thick rad with push/pull in front?

THANKS for those good advices!

!!
So yea a big 240mm RAD (corsair h100i) for GPU and a good Air Heatsink for the CPU.
Fortunatly i dont have the HDD yet (only ordered the carbide 240 and corsair fans

).
Great idea, i will pick a 2.5 HDD and put it with the SSD. This will clear a lot of space in the back chamber anyways.
About custom watercooling, basically i thought about it but then i thought that it is more expensive than AIO, more complicated and also i heard only a 240mm rad for cpu and gpu might be not enough (even if basically i was going for 2x120) but it was two separate units (i don't know if it is any different from one big one for the both gpu and cpu

).

But if i want to stay with two independant aio rad, does a push or pull only and push pull for gpu will be enough to cool it right with four other fans in the case?? THANKSS!

 

[CharlieMPS]

So here's my finished.... for now .... White Air 240 build.

Spec:
PSU: Corsair AX 760i
Mainboard: ASUS RoG Maximus VIII Impact (colour coded silver/grey)
CPU: i7 6700k Running at 4.6GHz, as 4.7 was too hot although stable.
GPU: MSI GTX 970 4GB
RAM: 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 3200MHz
SSD: Corsair GS 240GB
HDD: 1TB from my Alienware 13...?
CPU/MB Waterblock: EK-FB Asus M8i Monoblock
GPU Waterblock: EK Water Blocks EK-FC970 GTX TFX with Nickel Back Plate
Pump: Alphacool Laing DDC310 - black chrome
Pump Top + Reservoir: EK Water Blocks X-RES 100
Radiators: 1 x Hardware Labs Black ICE Radiator GTX-Lite 240 1 x Magicool G2 Slim Radiator 240mm
Radiator Fans: 4 x Corsair SP120 Quiet series
Case Fan: 1 x BitFenix Spectre Plain BLACK 120mm
Tubing: Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 13/10 - Clear
Coolant: Mayhems Aurora Silver
Fittings: EK Black Nickel

Had to mount the window on the outside to fit the new GTX 970 TFX graphics card block, it did just fit without this mod, but there was definite pressure against the card and the motherboard. I bought a new windowed side direct from Corsair, so used this on the power side. I've resprayed the whole inside part of the case grey and the mesh as well. The motherboard had every bit of red and black painted grey as well. Rads were sprayed white and the power supply has also had the spray can treatment after being full disassembled (scary). Trying to get my act together to do a full build video/blog with taking all parts to bits and the spraying procedures etc... but it's taken me weeks just to get this far. Hope you guys approve. Any questions feel free to ask. And yes, I am getting a 1080 at some point, but it's taken so long to get this all done, don't want to be draining and rebuilding it again for a good few months.

YouTube link:

Pics:

 

[GFAGK]

Quote:

Originally Posted by CharlieMPS

So here's my finished.... for now .... White Air 240 build.

Spec:
PSU: Corsair AX 760i
Mainboard: ASUS RoG Maximus VIII Impact (colour coded silver/grey)
CPU: i7 6700k Running at 4.6GHz, as 4.7 was too hot although stable.
GPU: MSI GTX 970 4GB
RAM: 16GB Corsair Dominator Platinum 3200MHz
SSD: Corsair GS 240GB
HDD: 1TB from my Alienware 13...?
CPU/MB Waterblock: EK-FB Asus M8i Monoblock
GPU Waterblock: EK Water Blocks EK-FC970 GTX TFX with Nickel Back Plate
Pump: Alphacool Laing DDC310 - black chrome
Pump Top + Reservoir: EK Water Blocks X-RES 100
Radiators: 1 x Hardware Labs Black ICE Radiator GTX-Lite 240 1 x Magicool G2 Slim Radiator 240mm
Radiator Fans: 4 x Corsair SP120 Quiet series
Case Fan: 1 x BitFenix Spectre Plain BLACK 120mm
Tubing: Primochill Primoflex Advanced Tubing 13/10 - Clear
Coolant: Mayhems Aurora Silver
Fittings: EK Black Nickel

Had to mount the window on the outside to fit the new GTX 970 TFX graphics card block, it did just fit without this mod, but there was definite pressure against the card and the motherboard. I bought a new windowed side direct from Corsair, so used this on the power side. I've resprayed the whole inside part of the case grey and the mesh as well. The motherboard had every bit of red and black painted grey as well. Rads were sprayed white and the power supply has also had the spray can treatment after being full disassembled (scary). Trying to get my act together to do a full build video/blog with taking all parts to bits and the spraying procedures etc... but it's taken me weeks just to get this far. Hope you guys approve. Any questions feel free to ask. And yes, I am getting a 1080 at some point, but it's taken so long to get this all done, don't want to be draining and rebuilding it again for a good few months.

YouTube link:

Pics:

Very very nice, this is giving me some ideas but the price of watercooling adds like 400 euros to the build so quite expensive....

 

[gorywynn]

so here comes my new rig:

• Case: Corsair Carbide Air 240 (white)
• Mainboard: MSI B150M Night Elf
• Processor: i5 6600K
• GPU: GTX 1070 (Gigabyte G1, ASUS Strix OC or Evga SC, not sure yet)
• PSU: be quiet! Pure Power L8 630W
• RAM: 16GB G.Skill RipJaws V 2133MHz
• Corsair H100i v2

I read about someone of you who got an Evga SC in his Case, does it fit well? Are you satisfied with the card?

 

[olel0522]

Hi Guys,

im new in this forum....
i wanted to ask if anyone had used GTX 1080 EK water block and did the side panel close without any issue?
I have a EVGA GTX 1080 FE and Im planning to build a rig (custom loop) using the Corsair Air 240.....