Question CPU Air Cooler in a Dual Chamber Case?

[edo101]

Hi all, I am looking to replace my Phanteks Eclipse P500A with the MONTECH King 95 PRO

I was watching a review and the guy mentioned he does not recommend putting a CPU air cooler in a case like the Montech. For those familiar with these type of cases is there a reason for this?

I have always use air coolers because the idea of an AIO scares me. I'm worried about losing cooling performance. And my first time testing one was not really impressive lol. Very loud.

The case seems to have good reviews, is it any good? Are air coolers ok for this type of case?

The reason I am looking to replace my case is that I lost the packing box and shipping it between cities (which I do every half year) without it's packing box has taken a toll. Otherwise the case for the most part is nice. I need HDD spaces and 2.5 SSD spaces which it has. cable management can be a lil dodgy though in the back,

 

[USAFRet]

What reasoning did he give for this?

 

[edo101]

What reasoning did he give for this?

Lol he gave no reason.

View: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P3C8nm1d_jQ


^That's the review. 7:38 is where he mentions it. And cooling is at 11:40

 

[USAFRet]

Lol he gave no reason.

Personally, I'd say just ignore him.

 

[RAIDGoblin]

if you put incoming fans on the bottom, and outgoing ones on the top and back it looks like the airflow would be fine for an air cooler, I too am puzzled by this, perhaps he only said you should use an AIO because it looks like the top space is designed for one? or for aesthetic reasons? also with a big tower cooler you might not have room for the back case fan, but there would still be room for at least 5, maybe 6 case fans, I wouldn't have thought you would have a problem

edit: just a thought, if you regularly need to ship your PC would it not be better to get a case with mesh sides instead of the glass?

 

[geofelt]

What cpu and gpu will you have installed that you need to cool?

I see nothing wrong with that case for air cooling.
Two included 140mm intakes will provide plenty of cooling air that will eventually exit somewhere.
Not the traditional front to back airflow, but it will work.


Tempered glass might concern me if you regularly ship the case.

 

[edo101]

if you put incoming fans on the bottom, and outgoing ones on the top and back it looks like the airflow would be fine for an air cooler, I too am puzzled by this, perhaps he only said you should use an AIO because it looks like the top space is designed for one? or for aesthetic reasons? also with a big tower cooler you might not have room for the back case fan, but there would still be room for at least 5, maybe 6 case fans, I wouldn't have thought you would have a problem

edit: just a thought, if you regularly need to ship your PC would it not be better to get a case with mesh sides instead of the glass?

I need the bottom fan spot for my HDDs. So I am onyl left with top, front and side. Case's front glass panel can be replaced with a metal mesh front that comes with the case. In this situation what would you recommend? I was gonna do Side and top for intake and then just one exhaust out the back? Or would you do front and side for intake and then top and back for exhaust? My cooler is the Noctua NH-D15. Considering the fact that I don't intend on ever throwing away my case's packing box, I think I should be fine shipping it around since I'd assume the box and packing it comes in are good for shipping around lol

What cpu and gpu will you have installed that you need to cool?

I see nothing wrong with that case for air cooling.
Two included 140mm intakes will provide plenty of cooling air that will eventually exit somewhere.
Not the traditional front to back airflow, but it will work.


Tempered glass might concern me if you regularly ship the case.

I have a 10850k and a 4090. I occasionally throw in my 2080Ti for retro 3D Vision games. And I was gonna find a way preserve the original box and packing the case would come so shipping wouldn't be an issue no?

geofelt​

RAIDGoblin​

 

[thestryker]

AIO will be better than an air cooler when using just side intake, but both are going to be suboptimal in that configuration period.

I would think that a case with that much glass would be a bad idea to ship often just due to more pieces to break if nothing else. It does look like you could do a front intake with mesh panel, but I imagine you wouldn't be looking at this case if you were planning on that.