Corsair H50 Air Flow Direction (mounting) in Silverstone Fortress FT02 LE RED

**siopao1984** · 08-31-2010, 07:22 AM

I have been reading in reviews and in the Corsair website that it is recommended that the air should be pulled in from outside of the case to the radiator of the H50.

Now my dilemma is that I my FT02 LE Red will arrive this weekend and this case has a unique motherboard mounting which is sideways and also for the fan orientation.

There are 3 x 180mm fans at the bottom that pulls cold air from the bottom of the case and the 120mm fan (which is the usual back fan with most cases if motherboard orientation is standing) at the top where the warm air goes out.

I need your suggestions what would be the best setup in mounting the H50 on the FT02 chassis

1.
use the same setup as what corsair recommended
intake of the cold air will be at the top
CONS: i don't have any fans blowing out hot air as exhaust

2.
turn the fan around so that it will blow air out of the case at the top
so 3 x 180 mm fans sucking in cold air at the bottom then 1 x 120 mm fan (from H50) blowing out warm air at the top.

reference pix so that you will have an idea:

**Sempron Guy** · 08-31-2010, 07:48 AM

much logical if you place it as exhaust,...cold air resides at the the bottom while hot air at the top. No use if the fan is sucking in hot air, and with no fan to pull it out of the case.

**babolgam** · 08-31-2010, 10:10 AM

d pde sa bottom bai? wonderin lang hap....same man tag dilemma gud..hehe

**swiftkillu** · 08-31-2010, 10:13 AM

Pede ra ibutang ang RAD sa bottom.... as soon as i get my H50 i will place it sa bottom.

**siopao1984** · 08-31-2010, 10:15 AM

Originally Posted by babolgam

d pde sa bottom bai? wonderin lang hap....same man tag dilemma gud..hehe

pwde man tingali sa bottom pero ang fan is 180mm... unless of course naa tay makita na bracket sa 120 to 180mm...

**CARLOtech** · 08-31-2010, 10:16 AM

3 ka exhaust fan 1 intake how about that?tabang ko research bro siopao hapit na raba..

**swiftkillu** · 08-31-2010, 10:22 AM

naa man bracket..pakapin sa case

**siopao1984** · 08-31-2010, 10:23 AM

unsa.on man na pag 3 exhaust 1 intake sir? hehehehe

lisoda oi...

**siopao1984** · 08-31-2010, 10:26 AM

@ swift... cge share some ideas sir... i might be thinking what u r thinking...

**swiftkillu** · 08-31-2010, 10:28 AM

intake fans man ang sa ubos,,exhaust ang taas.... ipatong ang rad sa bottom using the bracket,,then i-exhaust ang fan sa H50 nga nakapatong sa Rad

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