Zalman T4 + 240mm rad water cooler?

The Protagonist · Feb 3, 2017

Hello,
is Zalman T4 case compatible with 240mm water cooler (Deepcool Maelstrom 240T to be precise)?
Secondary question - is it ok to keep water cooler's fans on max always (since my MB does have only one PWM slot)? I don't mind the noise. Thanks.

Lutfij · Feb 3, 2017

On the side panel, perhaps, but that would be highly impractical since the AIO's tubes aren't very long enough for you to set the side panel away. If they were long enough then you'd be dealing with long tubes within the case. You should ideally work with air cooling or a 120mm AIO that is mounted at the rear of the case and set to exhaust.

Well ideally the fans should be powered off the CPU_FAN header or at least have the pump regulate the fan speeds like the Corsair H110i/GT, NZXT Kraken does.

In any case you should work with an air cooler instead of an AIO since the AIO would also cost more than an air cooler would.

Mind sharing your full system's specs?

The Protagonist · Feb 3, 2017

Obviously I'm talking about compatibility on side panel, that's all I care. Case is only around 17cm wide, how tubes could be too short? Nonsense.
Big tower coolers like EVO 212 wont fit in there, but my smaller Raijintek Aidos is doing not worse than EVO.
At the rear of the case is only 92mm fan compatible.

Specs:
FX 6300 @4Ghz
Asus Phoenix 1050 Ti 4Gb
Asus m5a78l-m/usb3 with additional copper heatsinks on VRM mosfets
Corsair 4Gb (2x) 1866 DDR3
Samsung Evo 850 250GB
WD Blue 1TB
Corsair CX 600W

Lutfij · Feb 3, 2017

^ Now where did I mention the nonsense you read about the Hyper 212 Evo? I didn't even know your system's TDP to state a specific air cooler.

The Protagonist · Feb 3, 2017

Wha?.. I said nonsense would be if tubes were too short, mentioning EVO I'm only describing how narrow my case is, since Raijintek Aidos is best possible air cooler that might fit in there

Lutfij · Feb 3, 2017

Go through this list of completed builds and take note of the air coolers used as well as the CPU's TDP's. If you've worked with AIO's you'll know why I'm saying that placing the 240mm radiator on the side panel is a daft idea.

The Protagonist · Feb 3, 2017

No, I haven't worked with AIO's and that's why I'm asking. Why mounting on side panel is "Daft"? Pc is not a fridge, I'm not opening it every day, if it's all about leak prevention. Be more specific. Does it affect cooling performance? Never heard of it before.

Lutfij · Feb 3, 2017

If and when you open your case it's impractical to have the AIO on the side panel since often then not folks such as yourself will want to upgrade your ram, storage or even your GPU. In fact how do you plan to clean the system with an AIO dangling off the side panel? Remove the AIO from the side panel with a screw diver, clean the system and then reassemble? If so then you must have a lot of time on your hands.

Why not just sell the Zalman case and buy an N200? that should solve your airflow path, the cooling an allow you to add in a 240mm AIO .

The Protagonist · Feb 3, 2017

I got your point of view now. Well, what can I say - what seems impractical to some people, doesn't make a problem to other people at all.
I'll use rubber screws anyway, and when I clean my PC I just blow the whole mess out with strong air stream. If I need precise clean I need to remove fans one by one anyway.
N200 looks horrible. I adore design of T4. I like it's very compact, reasonably priced and I want put as much quality stuff as it is able to take. That's my attitude to budget building.
Thanks for you opinion though, I guess if that cooler wont match, I'll sell it.
Do you know if that cooler will be compatible with upcoming AMD Rayzen processors, maybe?

Lutfij · Feb 4, 2017

Do you know if that cooler will be compatible with upcoming AMD Rayzen processors, maybe?

That's entirely up to the manufacturer if they want to include support by giving away a free mounting bracket or ask you to buy a completely new cooler from them. Hard to say since Deepcool hasn't made any announcements like Noctua.

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