Complete lack of water cooling experience and i ve been using my Lian Li system the last couple of years with the stock Intel cooler, really terrible after dust starts accumulating naturally, but the summer was quite hot and i am now at about 20-25 degrees (Celcius) above room temp at idle. I remove the left case panel in order to play games and be able to remain below 80 C.
So i am not a big fan of modding nor have much free time, so i was thinking of either going for a different mid tower (with a handle) and add a 3rd 3.5 hdd, or just use a water cooler with the 351 case. I do use a geargrip handle all this time to move the case to my car so it is quite portable in this respect.
So since i have no experience, i was thinking of a closed loop water cooler. I forgot to mention that although i have the micro atx Gene IV Rampage i have turned off all and any overclocking type of options, everything to normal-standard etc., for thermal reasons. So maybe i could turn some features on too with the water cooler.
So it would at first glance seem that one of the two pre-installed 120mm fans on the front of the case would be the simple place to put a 120mm closed loop radiator. There is the bracket there, cool, everything easy.
But from what i see, the 120mm fan RADIATORS do not come in equal size sides. Most of them are 3-4 cm longer on the one side, something like 120X155mm. This causes problems and ruins my easy ideal setup.
So, first of all
-Are there any exact 120X120mm radiators by any brand that would exactly fit the fan???
I have about 3cm width for the radiator available.
I am going to post a picture, but the available space is as follows:
If the radiator is protruding and there are no 120X120 radiators available, i have to find one of a specific size. I have about 2.5 cm available from the right and down of the fan, but only about 5mm to the left and even less than that to the top.
So the next possibility is if i find a radiator that is completely even to the fan on all sides and protrudes only on one side, by up to 2.5 cm. And by these i mean of course that the screw alignment would lead to these types of result, not just the shapes comparisons!
So is there such a radiator? And another question, is it ok to install a radiator in any angle? I mean horizontally or vertically. And of course i am only starting to read about if it should be pulling air in or out....
So i am not a big fan of modding nor have much free time, so i was thinking of either going for a different mid tower (with a handle) and add a 3rd 3.5 hdd, or just use a water cooler with the 351 case. I do use a geargrip handle all this time to move the case to my car so it is quite portable in this respect.
So since i have no experience, i was thinking of a closed loop water cooler. I forgot to mention that although i have the micro atx Gene IV Rampage i have turned off all and any overclocking type of options, everything to normal-standard etc., for thermal reasons. So maybe i could turn some features on too with the water cooler.
So it would at first glance seem that one of the two pre-installed 120mm fans on the front of the case would be the simple place to put a 120mm closed loop radiator. There is the bracket there, cool, everything easy.
But from what i see, the 120mm fan RADIATORS do not come in equal size sides. Most of them are 3-4 cm longer on the one side, something like 120X155mm. This causes problems and ruins my easy ideal setup.
So, first of all
-Are there any exact 120X120mm radiators by any brand that would exactly fit the fan???
I have about 3cm width for the radiator available.
I am going to post a picture, but the available space is as follows:
If the radiator is protruding and there are no 120X120 radiators available, i have to find one of a specific size. I have about 2.5 cm available from the right and down of the fan, but only about 5mm to the left and even less than that to the top.
So the next possibility is if i find a radiator that is completely even to the fan on all sides and protrudes only on one side, by up to 2.5 cm. And by these i mean of course that the screw alignment would lead to these types of result, not just the shapes comparisons!
So is there such a radiator? And another question, is it ok to install a radiator in any angle? I mean horizontally or vertically. And of course i am only starting to read about if it should be pulling air in or out....