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- May 28, 2020
Hey guys,
I've been looking for a forum to try to get help about the cooling efficiency of my setup, so here I am ! First, I'm going to post some pictures so you know what I'm talking about (never did 3D before I had to learn in one day and adapt):
There are some adjustments to make like moving some parts a little bit and stuff like that but the global design is done, and fully functional, I even did a simulation to assemble it piece by piece like I would in real life and it worked great. But anyway, that's not the topic here, even if I'd love to hear about your thought on how to potentially improve the design. (oh and yeah, I still haven't placed the power button)
My problem is I want to use a 360 watercooling kit for CPU only, and I dont know where to mount the radiator. I guess I have 4 choices which are:
1 - On the front panel, in front of the fans (fans are on the side of the chamber, radiator is on the side of the exterior, so fans are sucking air through the radiator) [both mounted in the chamber]
2 - On the front panel, behind the fans (fans are on the side of the exterior, radiator is on the side of the chamber, so fans are blowing through the radiator) [both mounted in the chamber]
3 - On the back panel, in front of the fans (fans are on the side of the chamber, radiator is on the side of the exterior, so fan are blowing through the radiator) [both mounter outside of the chamber, but inside can be done]
4 - On the back panel, behind the fans (fans are on the side of the exterior, radiator is on the side of the chamber, so fan are sucking through the radiator) [both mounter outside of the chamber, but inside can be done]
My initial choice was to go with the solution "2", but in fact I have no idea which one is the best, that's why I'm trying to gather some knowledge.
I will get 6 Silent Wings 3, 3 for the 360 radiator, and 3 for the other side of the chamber, which will lead me to a big negative (or positive depending on my choice of radiator placement) pressure because the radiator will reduce the efficiency of the fans on one side of the chamber, but I think it will not be a problem.
Another concerning thing to me is, will the airflow be enough ? I'm not OC'ing at all and I don't know much about VRMs, will they be cooled enough with this design ?
Thanks for reading guys, have a good day/night !
I've been looking for a forum to try to get help about the cooling efficiency of my setup, so here I am ! First, I'm going to post some pictures so you know what I'm talking about (never did 3D before I had to learn in one day and adapt):





There are some adjustments to make like moving some parts a little bit and stuff like that but the global design is done, and fully functional, I even did a simulation to assemble it piece by piece like I would in real life and it worked great. But anyway, that's not the topic here, even if I'd love to hear about your thought on how to potentially improve the design. (oh and yeah, I still haven't placed the power button)
My problem is I want to use a 360 watercooling kit for CPU only, and I dont know where to mount the radiator. I guess I have 4 choices which are:
1 - On the front panel, in front of the fans (fans are on the side of the chamber, radiator is on the side of the exterior, so fans are sucking air through the radiator) [both mounted in the chamber]
2 - On the front panel, behind the fans (fans are on the side of the exterior, radiator is on the side of the chamber, so fans are blowing through the radiator) [both mounted in the chamber]
3 - On the back panel, in front of the fans (fans are on the side of the chamber, radiator is on the side of the exterior, so fan are blowing through the radiator) [both mounter outside of the chamber, but inside can be done]
4 - On the back panel, behind the fans (fans are on the side of the exterior, radiator is on the side of the chamber, so fan are sucking through the radiator) [both mounter outside of the chamber, but inside can be done]
My initial choice was to go with the solution "2", but in fact I have no idea which one is the best, that's why I'm trying to gather some knowledge.
I will get 6 Silent Wings 3, 3 for the 360 radiator, and 3 for the other side of the chamber, which will lead me to a big negative (or positive depending on my choice of radiator placement) pressure because the radiator will reduce the efficiency of the fans on one side of the chamber, but I think it will not be a problem.
Another concerning thing to me is, will the airflow be enough ? I'm not OC'ing at all and I don't know much about VRMs, will they be cooled enough with this design ?
Thanks for reading guys, have a good day/night !