Confused about cooling

Zak32

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Hey there,

I'm looking at building a PC for my girlfriend soon, and she wants a white PC case (with pink LED fans, of course) so I've been looking at the NZXT S340 White Mid Tower PC Case, which seems like a solid case to me. Apart from it lacks intake from the front? I see a lot of cases like these now, but I've never had experience with them. Does the lack of front intake actually make a difference? Also, from pictures I've seen of other peoples builds, they install their watercooling on the front of the case, then have the 2 other case fans (one on top, one exhaust at the back) pushing air outwards.

I'm just confused because, why have fans pulling hot air from a radiator into the case? If not, why have them pushing air out into nothing, because the front panel is sealed? Wouldn't this just make your system really warm? I currently have watercooling but it's just a single small radiator, and I use it as the back exhaust fan, with two at the top pushing out and 2 big ones at the front pulling in. Whether this is good for my system or not, it keeps is very cool.

I must just be misunderstanding something. Essentially though, my question is, how would I install watercooling (single or double radiator) into this case? If not using watercooling, what would I do to keep it cool with normal fans? Thanks a lot :)

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B00NGMIBXC/ref=ask_ql_qh_dp_hza
There's a link to the case on Amazon if you need to have a look.

EDIT: Sorry I forgot to mention, but she does want a GAMING PC, so cooling is obviously important. Probably using a GTX 1070
 
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it isnt actually sealed at the front it has intakes on top and underneath for the front panel so draws in plenty of air, people have the rad drawing in air at the front as it means it get cooler air than if it were to intake from inside the case, so to answer the questions, air cooling will work fine, and for watercooling have the fans drawing air into the case if at the front, and exhausting if at the rear or top.

i used to have a 280mm rad in the front of my manta drawing air into the case it made 1-2c difference to the gpu temp but around 10c difference to the cpu as opposed to having it as an exhaust.

Zerk2012

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The water cooling is for the processor and 100% not needed depending on the processor your using. In general you would add 2X 140mm front fans to the case and buy a decent air cooler for the processor.
I would never put a rad in the front of the case blowing warm air in.
 

muddyparrot

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it isnt actually sealed at the front it has intakes on top and underneath for the front panel so draws in plenty of air, people have the rad drawing in air at the front as it means it get cooler air than if it were to intake from inside the case, so to answer the questions, air cooling will work fine, and for watercooling have the fans drawing air into the case if at the front, and exhausting if at the rear or top.

i used to have a 280mm rad in the front of my manta drawing air into the case it made 1-2c difference to the gpu temp but around 10c difference to the cpu as opposed to having it as an exhaust.
 
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