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so i had a issue with my pc where it freeze or even restart mid game, even with above 100 fps and cpu staying around 65 degrees during gamplay, even ran the intelstress test and it maxed at 68 to 70.

someone suggested that i should turn the fron radiator fans around and i did that,,,so should i add more fans at back or on top? if yes should they now bring air in or out?

(I tried mounting the radiator on top but it just didnt fit at all, not enogh space for it)

specs
gtx 1080
8700k
msi z370 carbon
16 gb ram
RM 850x ccorsair psu
AIO....H115I water cooler

here is a few pic of the system

https://imgur.com/a/SpIwK

https://imgur.com/a/wM9og

https://imgur.com/a/wymfZ
 
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1. when you look at a fan, if you se the mounting frame bars that hold the fan motor, that is where the direction the airflow goes.
2018-04-15_07-27-11.png


2. So looking at the AIO radiator, it looks like your pushing air out to the front of the case. and that is fine (I do it that way as well) so you need to feed from the rear into the case, and I would add in your situation one or two fans from top pushing air into the case as well... the nice thing about cold air, its naturally drawn to go downwards, so is it critical to have twin fans on top to push air into case... no, but I would use one at least.

3. if your...
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so since i dont know much about these stuff...is the radior good to go now than? and should the fan at the back and maybe one on top face other way and bring air in or should i just leave everything now?

 
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1. when you look at a fan, if you se the mounting frame bars that hold the fan motor, that is where the direction the airflow goes.
2018-04-15_07-27-11.png


2. So looking at the AIO radiator, it looks like your pushing air out to the front of the case. and that is fine (I do it that way as well) so you need to feed from the rear into the case, and I would add in your situation one or two fans from top pushing air into the case as well... the nice thing about cold air, its naturally drawn to go downwards, so is it critical to have twin fans on top to push air into case... no, but I would use one at least.

3. if your worried about your video card, there are PCI slot power fan cards you can place right facing your video card and it will exhaust directly out the fa of your case, but seeing how much space you have all around I would not worry about it. the space for air flow in your case is very nice.

 
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ill change the bak fan to bring in air and add one 140 fan on top as well than...before even the tempered glass was getting hot before restaring mid game so hopefully this new radiator position and back fans bringing air in help the problem
 
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