How do you set up the Corsair H100i Push and pull with custom SP120 corsair fans?

[SwifterLDN]

Hey so I bought a H100i corsair water cooler and 4 extra SP120 corsair fans [forgot the names] I am not sure which directions to face the fan, like is the top bit meant to pull in air and is the bottom bit meant to push out air? not sure please help!

Also do you connect the new SP120 fans into the H100i brick or do you connect them into the motherboard because I wont be using the stock fans for the H100i?

 

[mrmez]

The H100 rad is so thin it only needs 2 fans in either push or pull. It won't make a difference which.
I use a fan controller for mine.

 

[Gam3r01]

The fans have a direction arrow on the outer housing, but in general the fans blow air past the motor.
As for the connection, you could plug them into the block without issue in all likeliness, but you can also use a fan controller.

 

[SwifterLDN]

The H100 rad is so thin it only needs 2 fans in either push or pull. It won't make a difference which.
I use a fan controller for mine.

I might aswell do it since I purchased the fans just not sure which fan pulls and and which fan pushes out whether its the top pulling and and bottom pushing out?

 

[mrmez]

Ohhh. LOL!

East to show, harder to describe. Crack your case open, plug one in and see. Easy from there.

 

[SwifterLDN]

Ohhh. LOL!

East to show, harder to describe. Crack your case open, plug one in and see. Easy from there.

Lol i dont have it yet but i want to know

example: the fans on the top will blow air in

the fans on the bottom will blow air up

but not sure if thats how its done.. the case will standing on its feet, the h100i will be on the top.

 

[mrmez]

Ok, on one side of the fan there should be a round sticker with some basic info. If you look at that sticker the air is blowing on you.
As heat rises, you want to work with this, and push the air up, if you can mount your rad horizontally.
So both your bottom (push) and top (pull) fans with be forcing air up.

 

[SwifterLDN]

Ok, on one side of the fan there should be a round sticker with some basic info. If you look at that sticker the air is blowing on you.
As heat rises, you want to work with this, and push the air up, if you can mount your rad horizontally.
So both your bottom (push) and top (pull) fans with be forcing air up.

Would that be blowing air out of the case, because I heard the h100i fans are meant to blow from outside to inside the case cpu?

 

[mrmez]

You'd never pump hot air through the rad into the case.
It isn't even ideal to pump warm air from inside the case out through the rad, which is how 99% of cases do it.

My case has 2 isolated sections.
Bottom for PSU and drives.
Main section for mobo, gpu etc.
My H100 is mounted externally on top, away from the case exhaust drawing cool air.