Now if your exhaust is much bigger than the intake, you can always lower the rpm on the rear fan... Or turn it off. Or, if you want to keep the dust out, have a little more intake than exhaust. Top mounted you could run top/bottom intake, front/rear exhaust. OC3D Forums > [OC3D] Cooling Forum > Liquid Cooling: Exhaust for top mounted radiator Upload or insert images from URL. It depends on the type of fans you are using. The full test methodology is available in the GamersNexus reviewand was used throughout this cooling optimization test. Yeah, that's perfectly fine. Exhaust for top mounted radiator Liquid Cooling. If you have the top radiator as an intake, a lot of the heat picked up from the components you're watercooling is gonna be dissipated by the radiator, and dumped straight back into the case. I think the way I have my fans set up my GPU is slightly cooler. Currently running 2x AIO CPU rads top mounted, 1 intake, 1 exhaust because i couldn't decide! My question is, is it better to have them set for exhaust or intake? Yeah, front is intake, back and top is exhaust. This is just a simple plot about something that has been going on in my head for a while now. The front only has room for the 1x200mm fan at the bottom. Paste as plain text instead, × Joined: 20 Dec 2006 Posts: 3,631. Spent a lot of money today, 3x Scythe GT 1850 fans, lots of wire sleeving items, and a Heatkiller GTX 680 Hole Edition Ni-Bl block (shipping from Germany). So i will have a 900D, with 3 AF120 performance as intake, a single AF140 quiet as exhaust in the rear. So i will have a 900D, with 3 AF120 performance as intake, a single AF140 quiet as exhaust in the rear. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. Top Mounted Radiator, Intake or Exhaust. Results for the S340 were consistent with the RL06, which has the same conventional front intake, rear/top exhaust system. × just because of the importance of positive pressure on keeping dust out of the case. In my new rig I had to front mount my rad for an intake. By TraptPatriot, June 9, 2012 in Overclocking and Cooling. I also had all the fans on a controller so I could change on the fly from having a positive or negative air pressure. A 120mm liquid cooler was used for the CPU. If you use it as an intake, the air you're pulling through the rad is going to be cooler than what would be flowing through the rad from inside of the case if it's set as exhaust. If you don't have any major heat … You will get slightly worse cpu temps, but better gpu. Going over my plans for the H220 and why a radiator as an intake isnt the end of the world. It also pushes the VRM + RAM heat away from the radiator and then out versus the inevitable warming effect when top exhaust. This is plenty of exhaust power and won't need much speed. Other than that, it kinda depends on where your case sits in the room. Could easily take out 550W from my two radiators without heating up the case. 2 years ago. Xbox Games With Gold For January 2021: Here Are The Free Games Available Now, Lost Tomb Raider Game Now Available To Play, Sort Of, New Super Mario Lego Sets Are Available Now At Amazon. If you have an account, sign in now to post with your account. This topic is locked from further discussion.   Pasted as rich text. And the GPU shouldn't be affected, and if it is, it's but like 2c. By That said, I use my AIO liquid cooler as an exhaust. I doubt convection in a computer case makes any negligible difference when you throw in good air flow. The radiator will sit in the inside and the 3 fans up the top. Generally using rad as exhaust is best. Mounted on top as exhaust would be better overall. Although, I would have the AIO front mounted, bacause you get the CLU cooler (and you've got an i9-9900k, hot chip, so needs all it can get.) So im wondering should i let the rad intake or exhaust, sicne if i intake i will get cooler air for the rad, but i will blow warm down into the case. On the contrary, as intake, you'd be pulling air into the case that's been heated by the radiator on its way in, raising the "system" temp. Discussion in 'Overclocking & Cooling' started by 3t3P, 9 Sep 2010. I would say try it both ways. Top mounted rads, intake vs exhaust and the temperature differences. Set it to exhaust out of the top. So you have a top mounted AIO, and you want to know if you can flip the fans to exhaust? I don't mind the dust, I plan on getting the magnet filters for my case. Call Of Duty: Warzone And Black Ops Cold War Patch. Heat rises, so of course you want to exhaust that heat. Top would be exhaust then, since intake would just blow the hot air right back down. However, if you are pushing a high overclock, then every bit counts. Exhaust will draw the heat out of the cast and the radiator but be less effective in cooling the rad. Hello! So some of the thermal energy from the water cooled components would just keep getting recycled back into the loop. I would grab some small fans for the vrms and everything else and that would help keep them coolaid. We’ll recap some of the most critical aspects here: Thermal tests were conducted using an Intel Core i7-6700K Skylake CPU and Z170 mITX platform, parts listed below. Well im leaning towards noctua fans now actually, since i just watched a shittn of videos from AF/SP fans versus noctua fans, and there relative specs.   Your link has been automatically embedded. I have 5 filtered intakes and three exhausts not including the PSU which is a separate air path, though its intake is also filtered. MandoPatriot, June 9, 2012 in Overclocking and Cooling. Just seeing what I would see better temps with. Clear editor. But for the sake of completeness: water cooled components have a minimal effect on the internal airflow of a case. Neither really made a difference in temps but dust took a lot less time to build up with a positive pressure. You can post now and register later. As top intake with good rear exhaust not much heated air gets down to GPU, but everything arround CPU like RAM will run hotter because of warmer air from rad. if i were to add a 240/280mm front rad I would keep them as intakes even though this would warm the air as it entered the case. When you mount a dual 120/140mm radiator on top as intake, you are forcing cool air to blow downwards, heating in the process. And I would make the AIO have pushpull for even cooler temps. if so usually have it as exhaust..as I saw 6C drop when I arranged mine to exhaust. I'm going to be cooling a 9900k and a 2080 Ti with this build as well. my three exhausts are my top mounted 360mm rad. Show only OP | 9 Sep 2010 at 12:40 #1. If it's under a desk, you may want to pull in air from the front and send it out the top vice the other way around. Forum; FAQ; Calendar; Community. OC3D Forums > [OC3D] Cooling Forum > Liquid Cooling: Exhaust for top mounted radiator Hot running 3770k @ 4.4Ghz C.V. 1.184V Liquid Cooling.   You cannot paste images directly. If you do intake it will cause the system to flood heat down and cause a long term lingering heat issue. Now my cpu heatsink and such is close to the the top so i figured if through a fan on top that would help cool too as an intake as it's close. https://www.maketecheasier.com/intake-exhaust-fans-airflow-desktop-pc If you use it as an intake, the air you're pulling through the rad is going to be cooler than what would be flowing through the rad from inside of the case if it's set as exhaust. On the contrary, as intake, you'd be pulling air into the case that's been heated by the radiator … bogeyplayer The installation guide for the CLC 280 says an intake configuration for the fans on the radiator ... we are now pulling that Hot Air out the Top through the CPU Radiator but also this heats up the CPU Radiator and that Rear Exhaust Fan also helping out but then you MUST have good Front Air Intake to keep all cool and noise free as what must gamers want. I have an Alphacool UT60 360mm Radiator at the top of my case, and above it, i have 3 fans mounted in a push configuration with a mesh filter right above them. That's my problem because using it on top is the only option for this case. My question is if I'm limiting airflow and/or cooling by going with either of these and if one is generally a better option than the other. We are only talking a couple degrees differences on component rad is cooling vs more degrees difference for everything else in case if used as intake. Either could work out - would you prefer better CPU/loop temps or better system temps (HDD, GPU, RAM, etc). Got the same Case (HAF932) and rad (RX360 Push/pull). The GPU (GTX 980 Ti) was using an NVIDIA reference design cooler (blower fan), which will yield … It would then be picked up by the rear radiator. Additionally, you … Anyways the rear 140mm exhaust fan, the 3 120mm intake fans They will be controlled through the motherbaorda headers thermally. Basically one of those things where it's just personal preference. You guys bring up good points, I will redact my previous unfounded smartassery. There are 2 Cooler Master 120mm LED fans on top of the rad (I also have 2 Yate Loons lying around - would those be better?). Display as a link instead, × My loop is going to CPU for now, but will include GPU in near future. I was wondering will it be best to have intake or exhaust fans?   Your previous content has been restored. When I was water cooling I had my 120.3 rad mounted on top as an exhaust with 2 intakes in back and 3 intakes in front. I currently have a 240mm radiator mounted at the top of my CM 690 II Advanced. But then that doesnt turn on at about 25% load :P. This. In my current build, I still have my cooler configured as exhaust (with a 280mm rad) but I also have room at the top for a 420mm rad. Side mounted radiator intake (push), Top-mounted radiator exhaust (pull) I've chosen these two mainly for aesthetic reasons so I don't have the fans visible inside the case. Short answer is yes. 3t3P . If possible, mount your radiator and fans as exhaust fans. Intake. If i exhaust through the rad i will use warm air to cool the cpu through the rad, but potetionally have lower syste temps.. BTW i will also have a AX860i, with a 120mm fan wich will exhaust as well. Heat rises, so its best on the front or side as intake. And i will have a H100i, with 4 SP120 performance on top. Followers 0. × Check online inventory and the latest PS5 restock news here. Mostly depends on a few things but for me when I had a top mounted radiator I had it set in a pull configuration exhausting air out. Doesn't matter where the front fans go in front or back of rad goes. I have an HAF 932 Advanced case, 230mm intake on front and side, and 140mm exhaust on rear. CPU temperatures were predictably lower when the radiator was placed in the path of unwarmed in-flowing air, while GPU temperatures were lower when inflowing air was not warmed by the CPU. I was watching some youtubers put the radiator in front and have it serve as an intake instead of exhaust. The important part is to try to balance intake and exhaust. I had actually both fans on my Corsair H80i. It worked pretty well. So if you've got 2 fans on intake, have 2 on exhaust. The RAD fans (4X 120mm) will be controlled by the H100i. Intake would probably be more effective but … Then precisionX will control the fan speed of the GPU, you got 2 assist fans, wich will be controlled through teh thermal radar on the mobo as well, and you got the AX860i fan, wich doesnt even turn on at about 25% load.. Why spend money on watercooling to have higher water temps? Top Mounted Radiator, Intake or Exhaust Sign in to follow this . As others have said, intake. Remember Me? I guess I will try it both ways and see what works best. So I have my radiator mounted forward and rear and top rear as exhaust. Gah, $300 in one day hurts. What's New? My current setup has a front mounted radiator as an exhaust and one 120mm fan in the back as intake and two 120mm fans on top as intake. But the impact there would be negligible, however the custom loop is going to pull in some graphics cards and cooling efficiency is going to become a priority. Thanks in advance. Hope my GTX 570 sells for a good amount, link in my sig.. Use it as exhaust. I have a top mounted radiator, XSPC RX360, and will have push pull fans. Mobster. It's finally 2021, but the PS5 isn't any easier to find in stock. Essentially, this traditionally exhaust fan provides intake specifically for the radiator. Since hot air rises it would make sense to use the rad fans as exhaust, but since they are on top of the rad and not under it, using them as intake is what I've been doing. Groups; Albums; Member List; Forum Actions Thinking about this, what is the difference in performance of intaking cool air through a top mounted radiator and exhausting system air through a top mounted radiator… So I'm getting a top 200mm case fan. The radiator and fan combo itself can be mounted to the front or bottom for intake or the rear or top for exhaust, but it will be less efficient than a fan alone. If your fans aren't anything special, then use it as an exhaust. © 2021 GAMESPOT, A RED VENTURES COMPANY. 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