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Mounting Radiators and Fans

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  • Corsair
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April 4, 2014 3:55:37 PM

Hello everyone, I have a couple questions on the ideal way to mount my radiators and fans inside my case.

I'll be building within a Corsair 750D case,
using a 360mm UT60 radiator,
a 280mm UT45 radiator,
3 120mm radiator fans,
2 140mm radiator fans,
and 1 140mm exhaust fan.

I'm planning on having the 3 120mm fans and the 360mm radiator at the top of the case with the fans pulling in air through the top, and the 2 140mm fans pulling in air from the outside through the 280mm radiator mounted at the front of the case. The 140mm exhaust will be at the back of the case.

What worries me about this setup is how the hot air going through the radiators at the top and front of my case will affect the inside temperatures. I'll have no dedicated fans for bringing in air… I'll also have just one exhaust fan. I'm looking for silent operation as well.

Any suggestions are greatly appreciated, thank you.

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April 4, 2014 4:05:55 PM

That sounds like one of the least efficient methods of cooling. You are creating a thermal loop and working against the natural flow of warmer/hot air.
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April 4, 2014 5:50:10 PM

Then it must be extremely easy for you to provide a solution or an alternative no? I'm looking for helpful criticism.
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April 7, 2014 10:55:42 AM

Generally, you want to keep airflow moving one direction.

Cool air IN from low-front and or bottom. Warm air out to the rear and top. You don't want to port warm air into your chassis because that will raise the ambient temperature in the case making your fans less efficient.

Warm air naturally wants to rise. You want to use that principle as a basis for proper airflow through your rig.
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April 7, 2014 2:20:26 PM

All right, I'll pull air from the front, push air out the top, and pull out the back. Thanks.
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