More is rad is better. Having played around with the fan setup and testing thermals, I get best cooling with 3x intake top (radiator), 3x intake bottom, 3x exhaust side. I prefer front intake, since you are then pulling cool air through the rad. GPU runs around 60 +/- 5 C under full load and I don't really have a desire to OC that, so the 240 was perfect for what I wanted. Less critical: Side intake. ), so how could you be getting more performance? I have an HAF 932 Advanced case, 230mm intake on front and side, and 140mm exhaust on rear. for example having 1 or 2 fans as intake in the front of your case, and 1 side intake, should do the trick, and your Radiator as exhaust on top. By using our Services or clicking I agree, you agree to our use of cookies. There are 2 Cooler Master 120mm LED fans on top of the rad (I also have 2 Yate Loons lying around - would those be better?). Bottom 45x360mm intake, front 30x240mm intake, side 30x360mm intake, top 360mm exhaust. Cookies help us deliver our Services. When I first got my H100 I tried it in 4 different configurations. Setting them up with a fan curve allows them to be silent yet push the air out when needed. Discussion in 'Overclocking & Cooling' started by Jonnybmac, 11 Aug 2019. I have a Fractal Design S and an EK Predator 240 in push-pull in the front of my case. Postmodum. The ram and vrm run just fine as well. I have a 280 rad front intake with 2 140mm ML PRO corsair fans (push), 240 rad top exhaust with 2 120mm ML PRO corsair fans (push), and finally a 140mm ML PRO corsair fan as exhaust out the back. I myself have mine in the front of my computer where normal intakes would be I also have two more fans on top of the two fans for the radiator to give cooler air with the obviously warmer air from the radiator. Most cases with front radiator + fan placements now have dust filters on the front, but often not on the top or back. My system hits 60 when I'm playing games hardcore. As for the orientation, usually in on the front and bottom, out on top and back. You will get slightly worse cpu temps, but better gpu. Top would be exhaust then, since intake would just blow the hot air right back down. But intake would be more ideal. Mounted on top as exhaust would be better overall. I will say, though, that it isn't as pretty as other builds. It negates the most simple physical aspects of hot air and general case airflow. Followers 0. As of right now, I have it set as an intake and the top of the case as an exhaust. Alright, so I installed the 2 extra case fans... annnnnd it made absolutely no difference. Hmm, I did not think of mixing the fans like that. Basically one of those things where it's just personal preference. Yes, but they give you great airflow and pressure(best of both worlds). My GPU isn't watercooled. If you have the top radiator as an intake, a lot of the heat picked up from the components you're watercooling is gonna be dissipated by the radiator, and dumped straight back into the case. Wise Guy. Meshify C: 280 mm front intake or 240mm top exhaust. The Intake-exhaust direction should go front-to-back and bottom-to-top. Just try and have natural airflow through your case, push/pull on a RAD sounds like it helps airflow, but as long as you push through the Rad and you bought a decent Rad with good fin spacing, just push won't be much different than the push/pull. Manage Your Cables and Other Obstructions. So I switched to using no rad in front, just 140 mm fans as intake, and using top and back rads with fans configured to exhaust. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the watercooling community, Press J to jump to the feed. Looks great by the way! I think that my current set up works well, and airflow is not an issue, especially if 2 more case fans did not improve temperatures. CPU and GPU temperatures remained exactly the same. If I flip the orientation of my fans, do you think this would generate better performance? So two intakes, one exhaust, radiator as either? Top Mounted Radiator, Intake or Exhaust. Only thing is that I would be fighting heat rising. Press question mark to learn the rest of the keyboard shortcuts, https://picload.org/image/rrcglppc/foto09.08.16191808.jpg, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UyC3lZ5WFMk. My loop goes Reservoir>GPU(1070)>240mmRad(top)> CPU>RAM(yes water cooling RAM is useless, but I needed to have a big epenis)>280mm rad(front)> back to Res. Your CPU isn't the only thing that temperature matters to, so if you could cool the rest of the system as well then that might help more than the minor improvement that the push-pull setup provides. What do you recommend to be the best for my radiator orientation? Built a pc in a corsair 100r with a h100i set up as intake in the front and gpu temperatures are quite a bit higher than in a very similar build (same gpu, nearly same cpu) where the cpu cooler only uses one 120mm fan as intake and the gpu gets it's own 120mm intake. Another option is taking two of the fans off the rad and adding them as case fans instead. That sounds pretty good. Heat rises, so its best on the front or side as intake. A top fan should never serve as an intake. It would then be picked up by the rear radiator. There will be a single 92mm exhaust fan on the back of the case. https://www.maketecheasier.com/intake-exhaust-fans-airflow-desktop-pc Results for the S340 were consistent with the RL06, which has the same conventional front intake, rear/top exhaust system. I don't actually do water cooling so maybe someone with more experience will answer, but if I'm understanding correctly then you have five fans, four on the radiator and one more. Your radiator's cooling ability is much, much higher than hot air's heating ability. Is it still worth it when all that warm air goes back into the pc? So i will have a 900D, with 3 AF120 performance as intake, a single AF140 quiet as exhaust in the rear. 2X Fan intake or exhaust top of case? Top Radiator .. Intake or Exhaust? Is 60 degrees C bad in a stress test, though? Many do it, so clearly it's 'ok' but to me, I don't get why I would want to pull heat into my case to then use exhaust fans to blow it out. Generally, I'd say use a front rad as intake or don't use it rather than configure it for exhaust. I personally like the front radiator for looks. Have higher pressure static fans on rads and high airflow as normal case fans, or Magnetic Levitation Pro corsair fans as all your fans. And radiator only fits back of case so can't move it anywhere other location on case. expensive? CPU temperatures were predictably lower when the radiator was placed in the path of unwarmed in-flowing air, while GPU temperatures were lower when inflowing air was not warmed by the CPU. ...fan airflow is basically the result of the pressure differential between intake and exhaust sides of impeller, .. and as such impeller has no idea if radiator is in front or behind it. Sometimes even 62. Long story short it depends how your graphic card is. 60c, is that stock clocks? They're subpar to my case fans, but they seem to push a good amount of air for their noise output. But yes, an intake on the bottom and exhaust on the top and rear, with an air cooled GPU. Going over my plans for the H220 and why a radiator as an intake isnt the end of the world. Generally, it’s best to have as few obstacles as possible between the intake fans on the front of the case and the exhaust fans on the rear and top of the case. My case only has 240 space front, and 360 top, There was a video about location of radiators. As for the actual radiator. My temps under gaming load are in the 40's as well, but stress testing increases that by about 20 degrees. In my Fractal Design Nano S build, recently, I started with a front rad as intake, but ultimately felt I couldn't get enough airflow through it at low enough noise levels for me (I want things very quiet) due to the front panel restricting airflow. What do you recommend to be the best for my radiator orientation? But .. and it's a big 'BUT' .. the exhaust side of a fan has impellers 4-5mm farther away from fan mounting surface (fan housing) then on intake side. Here is a pic of the setup: https://picload.org/image/rrcglppc/foto09.08.16191808.jpg. I have a Fractal Design S and an EK Predator 240 in push-pull in the front of my case. The most cited reason for this is because hot air rises so it makes sense to use it as an exhaust. Jump to page: 03-11-2011, 11:05 AM. Rear rads look messy and top ones intrude on the motherboard. My current setup has a front mounted radiator as an exhaust and one 120mm fan in the back as intake and two 120mm fans on top as intake. I have a top mounted radiator, XSPC RX360, and will have push pull fans. A radiator is mounted up front with electric fans blowing the hot air into the car, onto the engine. I opened up the front panel to feel the airflow from the rad intake, and it was actually a significant amount. I'm running the vardars though, they seem to be working quite nicely with a fan curve. Keep in mind the liquid temperature must be kept below about 45C or the lifespan would be greatly reduced. I don't think the restricted airflow is an issue. I got about a 2 C difference between intake on the front and intake or exhaust on the back or top … Joined: 17 Dec 2009 Posts: 1,881. I did have a top mounted position, but I switch cases because I couldn't stand the inverted motherboard. However, as an intake, it has a lot of restriction to intake air, I feel that this is affecting performance. using the radiator as intake, will get your GPU and other components in your case to little cool air, since you will be blowing hot air into your case. The front only has room for the 1x200mm fan at the bottom. Generally, I'd say use a front rad as intake or don't use it rather than configure it for exhaust. I have 5 filtered intakes and three exhausts not including the PSU which is a separate air path, though its intake is also filtered. Top exhaust. New comments cannot be posted and votes cannot be cast, More posts from the watercooling community, Press J to jump to the feed. 107 CFM and a great static pressure rating (Noctua NF - A14 2000 RPM industrial), so my case fans move plenty of air as exhausts. You'd think with "a couple degrees" difference between rad intake and exhaust, it wouldn't much matter having a radiator placed coincident with exhaust. You know why it's done this way? In a stress test, my GPU hits 46 degrees max, Yes, but what about CPU? If you have filtered intakes elsewhere, though, would be fun to try it. Back exhaust. I just have 4 high static pressure. Unless I'm wrong. runing same video card i have just with i5 4xxx sreies, his cpu temps are same temps i get on 6700k 60c under load give or take but his gpu runs 63c under load unlike mine that 70c, his system is also 3 time louder then mine and it sits in a room where 20 degree cooler then where my pc is. Show 100 post(s) from this thread on one page. So, if you want optimal overall temps, you should give your radiator fresh air. TheFlyingDutchMan. my three exhausts are my top mounted 360mm rad. Using radiator as intake on the other hand hardly effects GPU temps in game. Silverstone is one of the few exceptions to this and they have repeatedly introduced cases which use an AP181 as a top intake. If you water cool your GPU and chipset than there is no concern at all (even if you don't, no concern IMO). Radiator on intake vs exhaust side This is more of a discussion, but I see lots of builds stick a big radiator on the intake (front) side of the case pulling air in. The best method is push and pull. Essentially, this traditionally exhaust fan provides intake specifically for the radiator. More critical: Front intake. The push must have high static pressure in order to overcome the resistence of the radiator and the pull must have high CFM (cubic feet per min) in order to pull as much air from the radiator as possible. 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