NZXT H440 + NZXT Kraken G10 + Corsair H55

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Hi everyone,

I’m thinking of buying the NZXT Kraken G10 bracket to liquid cool my MSI Gaming 780 Ti as I’m currently having issues with the gpu heating up my H440 case (with the case fans set to a low rpm as I’m trying to have a quiet pc)

I was planning on getting the Corsair H55 liquid cooler and mounting it to the front of the case (I’ll stick one of my current Noctua front case fans on the 120mm rad) but my questions… is the tubing on the H55 long enough to reach the front on my case from the gpu and will I still be able to have my other 2 case fans above the 120mm rad as i noticed the rad a little larger than a 120mm fan.

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At that much money I think it would be smarter to buy a Cooler Master Glacer 240L and just open up the loop on it and add in your GPU (you'll have to buy a GPU block and probably some extra fittings of course). (Unless you already own the G10?)

The Corsair H55 is just too highly priced and not worth the money since it gets beaten out by all of the similarly priced air coolers.
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At that much money I think it would be smarter to buy a Cooler Master Glacer 240L and just open up the loop on it and add in your GPU (you'll have to buy a GPU block and probably some extra fittings of course). (Unless you already own the G10?)

The Corsair H55 is just too highly priced and not worth the money since it gets beaten out by all of the similarly priced air coolers.
 
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Thanks for the reply.

See that way sounds a hell of a lot more complicated than the G10 method, and the same question would apply to a 240mm rad in regards to it fitting in the front of the case but allowing the 3rd fan to remain, reason i ask is because my H100i rad in the roof of my case stops me from adding a 3rd 120mm fan in the roof.

The G10 and the H55 will cost me £85 delivered, don't want to spend too much more but i will if theres a better way to do it, basically unless i have my fans loud my gpu heats up my case and i can smell the warm air exhausting out of it, plus my gpu fan runs at near 70%, so i'm trying to reduce my gpu temps by 10-20c.
 
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You can fit a 240mm radiator in the front of your case as long as you take out your extra hard drive bays.

But yes the H55 tubing would be long enough (it's 11.5 inches which is long enough) Although the H55 isn't exactly what many would consider to be silent. I would say go with a higher end cooler and grab some Scythe Gentle Typhoons if you really want it to be quiet.

Also make sure your GPU has the reference PCB before you buy your stuff otherwise you won't be able to mount the G10 bracket on it. (reference Nvidia cards usually have the Titan styled coolers)
 
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Yeah i realised i'd have no prob fitting the rad in the front as my fans will be on the other side of the rad compared to where i have it in roof, silly me :p

I'm also pretty sure my gpu has the reference PCB, after doing a bit of googling and researching.

Well i already have 3 Noctua NF-F12 PWM 120mm Focused Flow fans in the front of my case so ill use those for the rad.

Another query: I'll mount the rad in the middle of my case (in line with the gpu) and i was concerned that it will block the air that is currently getting to the gpu and so i was thinking about mounting one of my spare NZXT fans (that came with the case) onto the other side of the rad in push/pull. Not only will this help more air get into the case but i'll have a fan positioned closer to the graphics card further assisting with cooling, what do you think about this idea and is there anything i need to know before setting up push/pull?

 
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The more air you push through the radiator the better but I can see the potential for more noise. with the amount of fans you have in your case currently I think you'd be alright as long as the front is pulling in cool air and the back is exhausting the hot air.

Under load your GPU radiator will be dumping hot air into the case but that's what a good exhaust is for.
 
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