Corsair dual closed loop system - Kraken G10

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Hitchyyy

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hey all...
i was wondering if in my case (carbide 500r) i could fit a 140mm Kraken X41 in push and a corsair h100i/kraken equivalent (x61?)in push at the same time. The h100i will be hooked up to the cpu and the ports/tubes have to be at the back, and the X41 hooked up to a G10 (on a R9 290), can i just have the x41 tubes on the bottom of the rad to ensure that theres clearance between them? or are rads specific in the way they have to go?
i could mount the x41 to the bottom fan mount next to the psu but the cables would prove a problem (i could get the rad in there but no fan)


thanks!
 
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photonboy
Agreed.
Keep in mind some people have the fans as exhaust and others have the fans as intake so air flow direction doesn't matter much through the radiator itself.

*FYI, the fans as INTAKE work better due to the differential in air temperature. It doesn't seem logical as you aren't blowing the hot air out of the case but that's the way it works (for the CPU cooling not the rest of the case). You do need to change the airflow however so other fans that were intake are now exhaust such as the FRONT ones.

I would assume this makes it hotter for the graphics card though but I've yet to find an article on this that fully explains the entire process well.
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Agreed.
Keep in mind some people have the fans as exhaust and others have the fans as intake so air flow direction doesn't matter much through the radiator itself.

*FYI, the fans as INTAKE work better due to the differential in air temperature. It doesn't seem logical as you aren't blowing the hot air out of the case but that's the way it works (for the CPU cooling not the rest of the case). You do need to change the airflow however so other fans that were intake are now exhaust such as the FRONT ones.

I would assume this makes it hotter for the graphics card though but I've yet to find an article on this that fully explains the entire process well.
 
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yeah, would the difference between having the rads on intake rather than exhaust make more than like a 5 degree (celcius) difference?
 
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It can be big! If you're running really hot at around 65-70C (or even more), then that will be the temp of the liquid in the radiator. so the air passing over it will heat up substantially and no be in the case where that will become ambient temp for your other components (including the GPU) and the components on the motherboard.

I prefer to take the other approach and have the radiators vent out. I think the suggestion to take outside air in over the radiator and vent it into the case originated with the cooler manufacturers who gain more efficiency that way at the cost of overall performance. But for their component, it would be the best. :)

Know, however, that I speak from the perspective of someone who rarely has a temperature above 60C anywhere in my case or cooling loops, and more regularly in the low 30s.
 
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