Air cooling advice for Phanteks Evolv X2 case

Posted by Opposite-Initial811@reddit | buildapc | View on Reddit | 9 comments

hi all c:

ive been searching for a good pc case but almost all are ugly imo, but I found the Evolv X2 and NEED IT. but the issue is the cooling, its designed for upflow air only which is great, but not for the cpu. im looking to air cool the pc only, and im only thinking of getting the Noctua NH-D15S (air coolers are WAY too huge and block the mobos front io cover and the ram, which is super dumb imo bc i DO NOT want to be staring at 90% cube otherwise id get a non glass panel case) and using the rear case area to intake air instead of exhausting. so here comes my questions:

the Noctua NH-D15S comes with a single 140mm fan in the center and has 82.5 CFM and max 1500 RPM and the rear case area can only support a 120mm case fan. since a 120mm fan has higher static pressure than a 140mm would that cause some sort of air flow issue? should I match the case fan speed to the NH-A15’s speed? or should I replace the NH-A15 with the same type of fan as the rear case fan? im thinking of using a Lian Li Uni Fan SL-INF 120mm as the rear intake, it has 69.7 CFM and max 2200 RPM. Is this a good option/what’s the best option for this situation?

Cpu air cooler and rear intake case fan aside, i wanted to use Phanteks T30 for the 3 bottom fans but there isnt a reverse model available, whats the best 120mm case fans that I can use for this case for both the top (3) and bottom (3)? for these fans idc about rgb i just need good cfm and static pressure but no jet engine level sound.

ik this situation is like super specific but i hope someone could help bc i don’t want to settle for a different pc case if possible T-T. any and all advice is hugely appreciated, ty! <: specs are below:

CPU: 9800X3D GPU: Aorus Master 4080 Super MOBO: Aorus Master X870e RAM: Corsair Dominator 32gb PSU: HX1000i CPU COOLER: ? CASE FANS: ?