hello,
But wouldn't those options mean mounting the radiator in such a way that warm air from inside the case is drawn through the radiator?
Would this have a major impact on the performance of the system?
hello,
But wouldn't those options mean mounting the radiator in such a way that warm air from inside the case is drawn through the radiator?
Would this have a major impact on the performance of the system?
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Agree with everything darkghost has said. Just note, if you're finding the case crowded then consider 3/8" tubing instead. All else being equal, dropping from 1/2" to 3/8" makes a very small difference to overall temperatures (think tests showed 1-2C, maybe 3C tops) and is a lot easier to route through a case if space is an issue.
hello,
I've taken into consideration what has been said here, and this is what I have come up with so far in terms of ideal airflow:
The two case fans on the top would act as intakes, with the rear being empty. The radiator (dual) would be attached on the back with 4 fans in a push-pull config, acting like an exhaust pulling warm air out of the case through the rad. The internal fan (for VGA cooling) would be an intake fan. The PSU and VGA would act as minor exhaust fans too (thin red lines). The cooling for the hard drives is completely seperate from everything else (another awesome feature of this case ).
Alternatively, this (using the adaptor suggested previously to mount the rad, green, on the top):
At first, I thought this would be much better, but more of the air going through the rad would be warm air from inside the case. In addition, I'm concerned about warm air exhausted from the VGA and PSU rising and being sucked back into the case by the rear intake fan. I guess I could just stick a bit of cardboard horizantally just below rear fan to stop the warm air from getting to it?
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