Hello! Wanting to upgrade my system to boost performance and lower sound - and I’m wondering what the best placements for AIOs and fans are. Currently, my system is cooler by 5 fans, and the cpu is cooled with AMD’s stock fan; below are my fan placements and specs.
1 x 120mm fan at the rear
2 x 120mm fan at the top
2 x 140mm fan at the front
ASUS prime x470
RX 580 8gb
Ryzen 5 2600
16gb ddr4 vengeance pro @ 3600
RM 1000x PSU
Aerocool 800 case
My display is the viewsonic XG2401, so the system runs 144hz at 1080, meaning it’s not uncommon for it to get a little hot.
I am not quite prepared to build a custom loop yet, so I was wondering where the best fan/ aio placements are. I can mount a 240 radiator on the top or front, or a 280 at the front. I can also mount a 140 at the front, or a 120 on the rear or top. I intend to also use the NZXT kraken g12 to cool my GPU as well as my CPU.
So, I was thinking the best placement for aios and a fan combo would be a 140 aio and a 140 fan at the front, a 240 aio on the top, and a 120 fan at the rear.
However, because a 280 aio can be mounted at the front, would the performance be better if I used a 120 aio on the top/ rear, along with the two exhaust fans already? As the aio would allow for some airflow, and I’d still have two fans to help.
Any help is much appreciated!
1 x 120mm fan at the rear
2 x 120mm fan at the top
2 x 140mm fan at the front
ASUS prime x470
RX 580 8gb
Ryzen 5 2600
16gb ddr4 vengeance pro @ 3600
RM 1000x PSU
Aerocool 800 case
My display is the viewsonic XG2401, so the system runs 144hz at 1080, meaning it’s not uncommon for it to get a little hot.
I am not quite prepared to build a custom loop yet, so I was wondering where the best fan/ aio placements are. I can mount a 240 radiator on the top or front, or a 280 at the front. I can also mount a 140 at the front, or a 120 on the rear or top. I intend to also use the NZXT kraken g12 to cool my GPU as well as my CPU.
So, I was thinking the best placement for aios and a fan combo would be a 140 aio and a 140 fan at the front, a 240 aio on the top, and a 120 fan at the rear.
However, because a 280 aio can be mounted at the front, would the performance be better if I used a 120 aio on the top/ rear, along with the two exhaust fans already? As the aio would allow for some airflow, and I’d still have two fans to help.
Any help is much appreciated!