Corsair 450d Watercooling Options

Nicallama · May 19, 2014

I am planning on building a PC this summer, and I was wondering if a 240mm radiator would fit in the front of the Corsair 450D case, without removing the hdd cages. If you do have to remove the hard drive cages, where would be the best place to mount a 240mm radiator?

This is my first build and I just want to make sure I am getting maximum cooling in my case.

If you want to know what my parts list just let me know!

Thanks in advance for helping!

Nightman · May 19, 2014

For maximum cooling, I'd put an h110 in the top as an exhaust. It's 280mm, so it should be quieter and more effective than a smaller one. If you want a 240 instead for some reason, you could also put that in the top.

Nicallama · May 19, 2014

Nightman :

True, but what I was planning on doing was mounting a 240 (h100i) in the front for intake as long as i didn't lose the hdd bay. Since i am planning on getting an hdd, and that is the only place to mount a hdd.
What would be better?-

240 intake (as long as I don't lose the hdd bay)
OR
280 exhaust

BerganTead1 · May 19, 2014

Definitely go with the Corsair H110 http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00B4OCW7K as a top mounted cooler. The H110 is a better performing cooler than the H100i and would be a better choice without having to worry about losing your HDD bays.

Nightman · May 19, 2014

Nicallama :

280 exhaust would definitely be better. I wouldn't use a liquid cooler as an intake any way. It will give you slightly better temps than exhaust (probably on the order of 1 or 2 degrees) because it's using cooler air from outside instead of warmer air from the case. However, it's going to have a negative effect on the other components, because it's blowing air into the case that's been heated by the cpu, which can get up to 80C.

Nicallama · May 20, 2014

Nightman :

Nicallama :

280 exhaust would definitely be better. I wouldn't use a liquid cooler as an intake any way. It will give you slightly better temps than exhaust (probably on the order of 1 or 2 degrees) because it's using cooler air from outside instead of warmer air from the case. However, it's going to have a negative effect on the other components, because it's blowing air into the case that's been heated by the cpu, which can get up to 80C.

Thankyou for your help so much. I am going to get the h110. It makes more sense thankyou so much.

Nightman · May 20, 2014

No problem, and you may also want to grab a y-splitter to combine the fans, because it has two fans and a pump, but most motherboards only have two CPU fan headers.

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