Corsair H115i AIO fan placement?

[Manny Calavera]

Hi guys I need your input on installing this AIO liquid cooling. I want to place the radiator and fans at the front of my case to intake cold air from the outside. I just need your opinion on where to place the fans. (I have only two for now so no push/pull).
Should I install the fans first and then the radiator or radiator first and then the fans?
Thanks

 

[Zerk2012]

Between the case and rad blowing air through the rad.
I never like blowing warm air into my case. I would mount it in the top if possible blowing air out.

 

[MeanMachine41]

Please list your system specs for a better analysis. How you mount the fans will depend on your case design and size. I have mine at the top of my case and as I have the headroom so my fans are mounted inside the case. With some cases this will prevent interchanging DIMMs and have to remove the fans. Not a good scenario.

 

[Manny Calavera]

Please list your system specs for a better analysis. How you mount the fans will depend on your case design and size. I have mine at the top of my case and as I have the headroom so my fans are mounted inside the case. With some cases this will prevent interchanging DIMMs and have to remove the fans. Not a good scenario.

Corsair 400C
Intel 6700K
16GB DDR4 Corsair Dominator 2666MHz
GTX 980Ti
Asus Z170 Deluxe
and Corsair H115i of course

Didn't do the actual build yet, I'm waiting for the motherboard and case

 

[MeanMachine41]

Please list your system specs for a better analysis. How you mount the fans will depend on your case design and size. I have mine at the top of my case and as I have the headroom so my fans are mounted inside the case. With some cases this will prevent interchanging DIMMs and have to remove the fans. Not a good scenario.

Corsair 400C
Intel 6700K
16GB DDR4 Corsair Dominator 2666MHz
GTX 980Ti
Asus Z170 Deluxe
and Corsair H115i of course

Didn't do the actual build yet, I'm waiting for the motherboard and case

OK its a mid tower and nice one at that. You will have to mount to front of case.
Here is one in Push/Pull config. Looks really nice.

 

[Manny Calavera]

Yup that's the look I was going for. But for now I only have the two stock fans with the cooler( I'm gonna go with a Noctua fan push/pull later) so I wanted your opinions on where should I put those stock fans. In front of the radiator/on the case or first the radiator and then fans.

 

[MeanMachine41]

As they can be changed around within minutes, have fun trying different ways.
The GTX 980Ti is none reference card so will pump heat into your case and a lot under load. I have two in SLI and found my system cooler by pulling ambient air from outside and as many fans as would fit into the case for extraction. Its trial and error till you get what you want.

 

[Manny Calavera]

As they can be changed around within minutes, have fun trying different ways.
The GTX 980Ti is none reference card so will pump heat into your case and a lot under load. I have two in SLI and found my system cooler by pulling ambient air from outside and as many fans as would fit into the case for extraction. Its trial and error till you get what you want.

Ok thanks.