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need help with watercooling

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andrew911tt

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Hey everyone I am researching my new rig and I want to get this case
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case

In the back there is this grill for a 120mm fan
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I was thinking of putting this water cooler in that fans place
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water chill

Some how I would attach the radiator to the case.
Then use the fan to suck air from behind the case through the radiator and into the case.

Does anyone think this will work?
Should I cut a circle in the case so it would have more air flow or would those holes be enough?


Edit: Is this water cooling kit any good anyway
 
Everything looks fine except for the info where the fan would suck air INTO the case. That could disturbed the airflow and make your components hotter. It'd be better if the fan sucked air from the case and out to the back.
 
that is a very good entry level kit.

make the rad blow hot air OUT of the case. make sure to put some decent fans bringing in air at the front.

cutting the grill out of the back will probably help airflow through the rad quite a bit. i suggest left-cutting tinsnips and a metal file to do the work.

you probably shouldn't use the chipset waterblock,since it will not cool much better than air, and will reduce your loop's flow. it wouldn't be the end of the work if you felt obligated to use it, since you're paying for it in the price, but i don't think that it will help your chipset performance any, and it will make your CPU and GPU run somewhat hotter.

i always feel obliged to say that two by 120mm fan rads are usually a good investment, but i understand wanting to get a pre-fab kit and not wanting to shell out of the big rad. if you were DIYing, then a double heatercore would be a very good idea, and close to the same price as that pretty single rad. harder to mount, though................
 
i was also thinking about switching the pump from a 700 L/min to a 1200 L/min

i thought that becasue this is only one fan that this would kind of make up for it
im i wrong in my thinking?
 
i'm not going to say that a stronger pump won't help, but i would say that odds are against it.

maybe start plain jane, knowing that you will need to improve on it at some point?
 
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