- Aug 10, 2018
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Hey guys,
I upgraded to a Cooler Master ML360R from a 120mm Asetek. I also added 6 fans, for a total of 9. My current layout has 3 fans as exhaust on the radiator (mounted at the top), 3 on the side as intake, and 3 on the bottom as intake. I noticed upon installation that my idle temps are the exact same as they were with my 120mm cooler and only 2 fans (1 on rad as exhaust, and another as intake elsewhere). My temps under max load via AIDA64 top out at the low to mid 60s, which is a major improvement.
But I can't help but feel that I could lower the idle temps by better placement of the fans. And yes, I am open to moving the radiator elsewhere - to the side, for example. All fans are running on Auto, and the pump is always running at max. I am open to the criticism that I didn't apply the thermal paste correctly, used a bad kind (Cooler Master paste that came with the AIO kit) or the cooler itself isn't mounted properly... however, I feel that they are all installed correctly.
Pics attached below (and yes, I quite like RGB):
https://imgur.com/a/6IXifrN
I upgraded to a Cooler Master ML360R from a 120mm Asetek. I also added 6 fans, for a total of 9. My current layout has 3 fans as exhaust on the radiator (mounted at the top), 3 on the side as intake, and 3 on the bottom as intake. I noticed upon installation that my idle temps are the exact same as they were with my 120mm cooler and only 2 fans (1 on rad as exhaust, and another as intake elsewhere). My temps under max load via AIDA64 top out at the low to mid 60s, which is a major improvement.
But I can't help but feel that I could lower the idle temps by better placement of the fans. And yes, I am open to moving the radiator elsewhere - to the side, for example. All fans are running on Auto, and the pump is always running at max. I am open to the criticism that I didn't apply the thermal paste correctly, used a bad kind (Cooler Master paste that came with the AIO kit) or the cooler itself isn't mounted properly... however, I feel that they are all installed correctly.
Pics attached below (and yes, I quite like RGB):
https://imgur.com/a/6IXifrN
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