Computer Shopper - UK (2019-12)

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ISSUE 382|COMPUTER SHOPPER|DECEMBER 2019 127

B450-F Gaming motherboard (£125,www.
scan.co.uk)solved this problemforfree.
Case fans can also makeabig difference
to overall cooling. However,you’ll find lotsof
conflicting advice asto how manyfans to
use,how big theyshould be,and whereto
place them.Keen to provide some definite
answers, wetested various layouts using our

Asus motherboard andRyzen 5inside a

Corsair Carbide 275R case (£73,www.scan.

co.uk)with an EVGA GTX 1660XC Black

graphics card (£220,www.scan.co.uk).

The Carbide case comes with two 120mm

fans, placed in the standard configuration:

alow front intake andahigh rear exhaust.

We experimented with disconnecting and

moving thesefans, and also addingathird

120mmfanint he case’s roofvent.

We’ve highlighted someof the findings in

the box on page 128. Most alarming were the

temperatures when nofans were powered.

Despitethe Corsair case having many open

vents, the heat just built up,with the

processor hitting 93oC, the graphics card

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⬆Try updating your motherboard’s UEFI before buying anything, especially if your board or processor are new