I've got a new Silverstone Temjin TJ08-E case here waiting impatiently for a Haswell processor, a micro-ATX Lynx Point Z87 motherboard and a few other components to be installed in a few weeks.
How should I set up the cooling in this case?
I expect to purchase an Asus motherboard with several PWM fan controllers (similar to the P8Z77-M Pro, P8Z68-M Pro, F1A75-M Pro and other Asus micro-ATX motherboards that I've purchased previously). I will run the front-mounted 180mm AP181 Air Pentrator fan from one of the motherboard's case temperature controllers (though it is controlled by 3-pin analog voltage rather than by a 4-pin PWM control).
For the CPU cooler, I have available a CoolerMaster Hyper 212 Evo or a Corsair Hydro Series H70. Mounting the radiator at the back of the case would ensure that heat from the CPU is vented to the outside, but it would force at least one fan on the radiator to run on CPU temperature, possibly not providing the best regulation of case temperature. I have a variety of high-quality 120 and 140mm PWM fans available to try on the 120mm rear outlet, on the H70 radiator or on the Hyper 212 Evo.
Should I use the H70 or the Hyper 212 Evo?
With the inverted motherboard mounting arrangement of the TJ08-E, the graphics card will be above the CPU. The GPU heatsink will be on the top side of the card, so its heat will tend to be trapped in the upper part of the case. I'm currently using a Sapphire Vapor-X Radeon HD7950. While this card is equipped with a very good heatsink, it dumps most of its heat inside the case rather than exhausting it out the back.
I've got a SeaSonic Platinum Series SS-660XP² power supply. The TJ08-E case can allow the ATX power supply to be mounted upside down, so that its fan draws in cool outside air from the top of the case and exhausts it out the back. That's great for keeping the PSU cool, but it doesn't help exhaust hot air from inside the case. If I mount the power supply conventionally, its fan will pull warm air away from the graphics card and exhaust it out the back. I expect that this would help the graphics card but subject the power supply to higher temperatures than it would see in the upside-down arrangement.
How should I mount the power supply? Right-side up (fan pulling air from inside the case) or upside-down (fan pulling air from outside the case)?
Obviously, I could design a 3-factor full-factorial (or larger) experiment with replicates to test the performance of the possible combinations, but I don't plan to assemble and disassemble things in a small micro-ATX case sixteen or more times. I'll take the suggestions from the knowledgeable gerbils here as a good starting point.