Corsair Air 740 Cooler Clearance

Drakonath

Prominent
Mar 27, 2017
24
0
510
Hi all,

Confused about something. I have a corsair air 740 but haven't bought the rest of my parts yet.

It says the case has a maximum CPU cooler height of 170mm, the Noctua D15 has a height of 165mm... great right?

But will that also allow me to mount a top exhaust fan? Or will I only have 5mm of space from the top of the cooler to the top of the case? Because that would be extremely annoying.

The case fan I would like to mount as a top exhaust is the Noctua A14 and it's dimensions are: 140x140x25mm. I assume the 25mm is the depth of the fan.

Am I out of luck?
 
Solution
The CPU cooler height clearance is for the height of the CPU cooler when the cooler is standing upright. When you put it in the case, it will be on it's side.

The 170mm clearance is between the motherboard and the side panel. You will have 5mm of clearance between the D15 and the left side panel of the case. If you want to mount the fan on the glass panel, then you would have 5mm of clearance, and many other issues to deal with (like cutting a hole in the glass).

The fans will mount to the top of the case just fine, even with the NH-D15 installed. That said, they probably won't contribute to the cooling capacity of the build, as they'll be pulling air from the side of the CPU cooler. They'll have more effect on the back of the case...
The CPU cooler height clearance is for the height of the CPU cooler when the cooler is standing upright. When you put it in the case, it will be on it's side.

The 170mm clearance is between the motherboard and the side panel. You will have 5mm of clearance between the D15 and the left side panel of the case. If you want to mount the fan on the glass panel, then you would have 5mm of clearance, and many other issues to deal with (like cutting a hole in the glass).

The fans will mount to the top of the case just fine, even with the NH-D15 installed. That said, they probably won't contribute to the cooling capacity of the build, as they'll be pulling air from the side of the CPU cooler. They'll have more effect on the back of the case, or the rear-most mount on the top of the case.
 
Solution

Latest posts