[SOLVED] Aio 360 and case airflow

Nov 29, 2021
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Hello.

I am looking to buy better cooling for my pc.
I'm currently looking into a Arctic freezer II 360 aio.

However I am wondering about the effect and recommendations for airflow setup.

My current pc is :
Ryzen 5800x
Gigabyte Aorus B450 pro
2x8 Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000 black
Rtx 3070 FE
Fractal design define R5 case.

I will put the AIO as a top exhaust due to space.

I will have 2x140mm fans and 1x120mm fan available.

What would be the best setup for the case fans?
 
Solution
With such high power components only way to use them in current case would be
with front panel opened or completely removed.

Put 2x 140mm intake fans in front.
You may need to experiment with orientation of fans on AIO with top placement.
Exhaust mode would give lower gpu temperature but make cpu temperature higher.
Intake mode would do the opposite (then rear 120mm exhaust fan is also necessary).

Define-R5-Black_18-1-810x810.jpg
With such high power components only way to use them in current case would be
with front panel opened or completely removed.

Put 2x 140mm intake fans in front.
You may need to experiment with orientation of fans on AIO with top placement.
Exhaust mode would give lower gpu temperature but make cpu temperature higher.
Intake mode would do the opposite (then rear 120mm exhaust fan is also necessary).

Define-R5-Black_18-1-810x810.jpg
 
Solution