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CPU watercooler: intake or exhaust?

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Last response: May 22, 2012 8:20 PM in Components

Bofink

May 22, 2012 4:44:48 PM

I'm going to buy the NZXT Hades case and the Antec H2O 620 CPU Water Cooler
http://www.nzxt.com/new/products/crafted_series/hades
http://www.antec.com/Believe_it/product.php?id=Mjc2OA==...

The case is kinda tight so I'm going for watercooling but push&pull does'nt fit in it because of the 200mm side intake fan

But should I make the Radiator Fan Exhaust or Intake? I will install 2 140mm exhaust fans at the top and there's one 200mm fan at the front

Never had Watercooling before

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Rugger

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May 22, 2012 5:37:29 PM

Intake: http://blog.antec.com/cooling/asetek-air-flow-matters/#...

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Bofink

May 22, 2012 5:59:58 PM

will two exhaust fans be enough then?

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Rugger

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May 22, 2012 6:38:09 PM

I have an Antec P183 and us a Corsair H80 in a push/pull setup as intake. One exhaust fan up top and an intake on the front panel. All the fans are on a fan controller and rotate at 1000RPM for max quiet. I have less exhaust fans running at lower speeds and it is alright in my PC...You'll be good in that setup. Don't forget that the air will naturally ventilate thru holes/cracks even if the exhaust fans can't move as much air as your intake fans.