Where would I install a radiator in my case?

JamesAtari · May 1, 2016

I have just purchased an nzxt s340 case and on arrival, I am struggling to find a place to mount my radiator.
http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/cpu-liquid-cooler/seidon-120xl/

This is the cooler i have, I dont know much about cooling or coolers for that matter, I didnt even know it had 2 fans, Where on the case should i install the radiator/fans and which way should the fans be facing?

Thanks,

Gnuffi · May 1, 2016

the optimal place would be the top/roof back and have the fans exhaust, blowing air from inside the case out the top
but seing as how the case doesnt list any "support" for top/roof rads, and only the rear, it might run into some clearance issues with your mobo, even tho it shouldnt, check before mounting, it would be the optimal place

if it doesnt fit in the top/roof back, or the rear, your only option is to mount it in teh front, as intake, sucking air from teh outside in to teh case

to know which "direction" air its pulling there should either be little arrow mark on the side, or
usually the "ugly side"/manufacturer sticker side is the exhaust, and the "plain"/good looking side is intake
its the concave side of the fan blade that is teh exhaust

example of your cooler mounted as rear exhaust, it pulls air from inside the case and blows it outside the back

but again, optimal/best place would be top/roof mounted as exhaust

JamesAtari · May 2, 2016

Gnuffi :

Thank you so much,

In the image you included, if i were to mount the radiator at the front of my case, would it be as simple as installing it in that configuration? By installing the fan that you can see in the image, to the front of the case, so the fan you cant see, will be visible? Poorly worded i know :pt1cable:

Gnuffi · May 2, 2016

yes if you install the fan as shown there with the shiny logo like sticker not visible on the inside, you would have intake from the front, pulling air from outside blowing it into teh case ,
because for best cooling and airflow you want front fans to be intake(front fans are usually located lower on the front side) and exhaust fans in the rear/top back
because heat rise, its better and easier to have cool air sucked in the front, the lower the better, and be "dragged" across the computer from bottom to top back
always intake front and exhaust back, roof/top back

so if you cant mount your radiator coolers in the rear or preferably in the top, as exhaust, you have to mount it in the front but as intake
this means that side you see there, need to not be visible, pushed up the front face fan mount hole, so when you look from inside the case and look into the fan blades, you see the concave side of the blade
like looking into a spoon, you want to be able to see that round "scoop" side from the inside, if you mount them on teh front
and if you looking from outside, looking in at teh front you now see the shiny logo like sticker
example. (not your fans, ignore the design/label, pay attention to the blades)
this is teh front of a fan, intake, it sucks air in, looks like the back of a spoon

this is the back of a fan, it exhaust, pushes the air back, note the concave, spoon looking side of teh fan blades

JamesAtari · May 2, 2016

Gnuffi :

Im very confused, my current configuration, that was put together by a friend, has the radiator located at the rear of the case, but there is an nzxt logo on the rear fan which you can see when you look at the back of the case, an there is no logo visible on the fan that you can see on the inside?

**EDIT**

I changed the fans so they're in the correct way.

Thank you again for your help, much appreciated

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