Need help with cooling.

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I'm about to buy a new PC today and find it really hard to decide if the coolers I chose will work together and be enough for the build. Main parts:
I7 6700K
GTX 980TI extreme, not waterforce
16 GB ram ddr4 2400mhz
Nzxt h440

Now the coolers:
For the processor: corsair h110i GTX extreme
The gpu will work with his stock air coolers.
A fn v2 140mm rear air cooler
2 nf-a15 front air coolers

I have some questions:
1) All these will keep my PC cold and safe?
2) The h110i effect on the gpu and on the whole parts too, or just on the CPU?
3) air and liquid coolers in the same build - will work together? Especially when the GPU use stock air cooling and the CPU use liquid cooling.

Thank you, and sorry for my English.
 
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When it comes to cooling, I always use a water cooling loop for the cpu, and AIO solution usually the corsair range of Aio.

When it comes to air cooling pick a case that has plenty of room for case fans, About up to six 120mm or 140mm fans.

How I set up the fans is the front fan draws cool air in.
If the case has mounting for two 140mm fans on the side panel, have them also set to draw air into the case.
That way where they are positioned often means the graphics card in the system gets a nice flow of cold air across the card, or cards of in Sli or crossfire configuration.

The rear fan since it is mid way up the height of the case on most I set it to expel air.
And if the case has two top fan mountings for 140mm fans set them to...
It's difficult to say how well it will work until you test it.

But as long as you're not overclocking it, I really don't see you encountering any problems.
If you put 2 intake fans at the front and 1 exhaust at the back, as you mentioned that'll work very well. And should keep your pc at a good temperature.

The h110i will only be keeping your CPU cool, it won't really have any effect on your other parts.
The GPU has it's own cooling system.,

I don't see any of your parts having any heating issues. Seems perfect to me :)
 
When it comes to cooling, I always use a water cooling loop for the cpu, and AIO solution usually the corsair range of Aio.

When it comes to air cooling pick a case that has plenty of room for case fans, About up to six 120mm or 140mm fans.

How I set up the fans is the front fan draws cool air in.
If the case has mounting for two 140mm fans on the side panel, have them also set to draw air into the case.
That way where they are positioned often means the graphics card in the system gets a nice flow of cold air across the card, or cards of in Sli or crossfire configuration.

The rear fan since it is mid way up the height of the case on most I set it to expel air.
And if the case has two top fan mountings for 140mm fans set them to expel air also from the top of the case as its the most likely place for trapped heat buildup.

For the AIO cpu cooler I set the fan to expel air through the radiator.

Depending on how many fans you can fit set them up so you have equal amount of fans drawing air and expelling it.
To keep air pressure and flow equal.

It may look like overkill but it`s just the way i build my systems for future upgrading, and good cooling performance.
 
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