NZXT H440 Fan setup and Corsair H60 setup

[Xemnas77]

Hi, so I know there are other threads very similar to this, but many of them say different things, and it's really confusing, so I just wasnt to know what the best setup is for my situation. So I have an NZXT H440, and I recently bought a Corsair H60. I need help deciding where to mount all my fans and my H60. So, I have the 4 fans that came with the case (3 in the front and 1 in the back), I definitely want to use the front 3 for intake, and I'm not sure about the one in the back. Many people say I should mount the radiator in the back (which I will most likely do), but I'm not sure if I should do a pull, push, or a push/pull setup. Also I have 3 other fans I can use on the top (2 Corsair case fans from an old case, and a Cougar CF-V12HP). Keep in mind that I am not overclocking, and I care about silence more than anything. Let me know if you need additional information. Thank You

 

[Gam3r01]

If you care about silence you will reach a point where more fans creates more noise than airflow.
I would go with a standard two intake and two exhausts (H60 as exhaust and one fan exhaust at the top).

On a side note, if you wanted "quiet" a 120mm CLC was not the way to go.

 

[Xemnas77]

What does CLC stand for? Also, I heard it's not that good to push warm air through the radiator.

 

[Gam3r01]

Closed loop cooler.
While it is technically better to intake fresh air through a water cooler, it is not really all that important. Not only does that in turn increase the temperature of the graphics card and motherboard (VRMs etc) it also is not a large difference.

 

[Multipack]

Closed loop cooler.. and yeah if quiet is your thing it probably wasnt the best choice but if you set your own fan curves you will probably get fairly low noise most of the time, and the back panel is soundproofed too which helps. Def put the radiator in the back as an exhaust, have two more up top then the three in the front as intake. NEVER intake air onto a radiator.

Push-pull wont make a difference I doubt, but if you have enough fans and space it wont hurt. Make sure you dont mix any fans in the same header (voltage/pwm) or you may not be able to lower some of their RPM's, and try to get a balance RPM/CFM wise between intake/exhaust airflow.

 

[Xemnas77]

I would have bought a better cooler, but I got a good deal on this, and I don't have much money to spend. Also I was using a stock cooler before this. Also, I will try the setup you suggested. Thank you.

 

[Multipack]

No the h60 is a good cooler. One of the very few single fan AIO liquid coolers that may actually be better than air cooling, it's just liquid coolers are usually louder than air coolers, and that case has so many vents its hard to stop noise escaping.

 

[Xemnas77]

No the h60 is a good cooler. One of the very few single fan AIO liquid coolers that may actually be better than air cooling, it's just liquid coolers are usually louder than air coolers, and that case has so many vents its hard to stop noise escaping.

Really? I thought water cooling was supposed to be quieter.

 

[Gam3r01]

Generally fans have to spin faster to get the air across the radiator, and the thermal transfer may not be as efficient at lower levels. Not to mention you also have pump noise.

 

[Multipack]

No the h60 is a good cooler. One of the very few single fan AIO liquid coolers that may actually be better than air cooling, it's just liquid coolers are usually louder than air coolers, and that case has so many vents its hard to stop noise escaping.

Really? I thought water cooling was supposed to be quieter.

Yeah it's the pumps. They are LOUD at max performance

 

[Xemnas77]

Generally fans have to spin faster to get the air across the radiator, and the thermal transfer may not be as efficient at lower levels. Not to mention you also have pump noise.

Oh okay, thanks.