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System Name | Gamer |
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Processor | AMD Ryzen 3700x |
Motherboard | AsRock B550 Phantom Gaming ITX/AX |
Memory | 32GB |
Video Card(s) | ASRock Radeon RX 6800 XT Phantom Gaming D |
Case | Phanteks Eclipse P200A D-RGB |
Power Supply | 800w CM |
Mouse | Corsair M65 Pro |
Software | Windows 10 Pro |
I just bought a corsair H105 extreme performance liquid AIO secondhand. It's a 240mm rad. I want to fit it in a Cooler Master HAF 912.
The problem is, the rad mount is in the top of the case, and it interferes with the rear exhaust fan. I can't seem to use both at the same time. So what should I do? I have one fan up front, potential of two, currently pulling in, as the previous configuration was all air, one intake front, one exhaust back, two exhaust top.
Put the rad up top, fans pushing out? Problem with that is, case air would be cooling the CPU. I'd rather have fresh air from outside if possible, as I have an EVGA graphics card that doesn't exhaust out of the case, so case air will be potentially hot.
Rad up top pulling air in? Since I won't be able to use the rear exhaust, the only option for exhaust is the two front fans. I'd rather not exhaust out the front for obvious reasons, but I guess if that's all I can do, it's all I can do.
There is also a side vent that can have a fan put in. So maybe... rad up top intake, intake up front, exhaust out the side? I don't know if the side one will be effective enough, since it's lower. But maybe I'm overestimating that effect.
Or would an intake on the side, exhaust out the rad up top work better?
What do you think? What's best? Are there other options I'm overlooking?
Thanks in advance!
The problem is, the rad mount is in the top of the case, and it interferes with the rear exhaust fan. I can't seem to use both at the same time. So what should I do? I have one fan up front, potential of two, currently pulling in, as the previous configuration was all air, one intake front, one exhaust back, two exhaust top.
Put the rad up top, fans pushing out? Problem with that is, case air would be cooling the CPU. I'd rather have fresh air from outside if possible, as I have an EVGA graphics card that doesn't exhaust out of the case, so case air will be potentially hot.
Rad up top pulling air in? Since I won't be able to use the rear exhaust, the only option for exhaust is the two front fans. I'd rather not exhaust out the front for obvious reasons, but I guess if that's all I can do, it's all I can do.
There is also a side vent that can have a fan put in. So maybe... rad up top intake, intake up front, exhaust out the side? I don't know if the side one will be effective enough, since it's lower. But maybe I'm overestimating that effect.
Or would an intake on the side, exhaust out the rad up top work better?
What do you think? What's best? Are there other options I'm overlooking?
Thanks in advance!