Graphics card radiator as exhaust fan

Divesh12321

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Jul 12, 2016
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Hi everyone

So i am planning on buying a gtx 1070 seahawk gpu for my pc. My main concern is airflow
As my pc stands right now i have my NZXT h440 case with the standard 3X120mm fans in the front as an intake and a single 140mm fan at the back as an exhaust. I also have two 140mm fans on the top of my case coming from the h110i GTX corsair cpu cooler. These cooler fans are also exhaust fans.

My question is , if i add anthother radiator( from the gpu that i am going to buy) and replace it with the current single 140mm NZXT case fan at the back, used as an exhuast, will my airflow still be ok. I dont know the science of it but im pretty sure a radiator in the way of a fan will slow down the airflow quite alot.
if i do this it also means that all my exhaust fans will have a Radiator in front of them, possibly restricting airflow

So long story short, please can someone tell me whether i can add the radiator or should i just get a normal gpu with out the liquid cooler

Thanks
 
Solution
It may slow down the airflow but overall you should be okay. Is your CPU aircooled? That may be the biggest impact but even then the CPU rad should be able to exhaust upward.