Will the corsair hydro cooler fit in my case?

[illleavethisblank000]

My computer I built a while ago has been performing well but now that it's getting closer to summer it is extremely hot outside and hard to keep my room cool as well and will get even hotter where i live. I'm unsure exactly at what temperatures my processor(i7-7700k) will overheat or throttle but it's getting up to 88c and the fans are running a little over 2000 rpm and make a ton of noise.

I want to swap over to the corsair hydro cooler as i've heard some good things about it.
this one specifically - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?item=N82E16835181101

I want to know whether it'll fit in my case or not as i've never had any experience with radiators in a computer case and whatnot. An installation video should be simple to follow I just want to know if there's space in there, top or bottom of the case i don't have a preference where it goes unless it'll work efficiently in one spot than the other.
my case - https://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811854042

Any help is much appreciated. Sorry if it's a dumb question with a simple answer.

 

[devbiker]

Yes, it will fit. Why not the H115i Pro instead though? Or the H150i Pro?

Keep in mind ... there is a limit to what a liquid cooler can do when you have high ambient temperatures. If you have a discrete GPU, you want to make sure that you have good airflow in the case; the GPU is a major heat source and if you have the cooler installed at the top, it may well be exhausting that air.

Case fans, if they are controlled based on the CPU temperature, aren't going to have appropriate curves either - CPU temperature won't be indicative of the internal case temperature. Some motherboard support a separate sensor that can be used for controlling the fan speeds - this would be ideal.

 

[illleavethisblank000]

Yes, it will fit. Why not the H115i Pro instead though? Or the H150i Pro?

Keep in mind ... there is a limit to what a liquid cooler can do when you have high ambient temperatures. If you have a discrete GPU, you want to make sure that you have good airflow in the case; the GPU is a major heat source and if you have the cooler installed at the top, it may well be exhausting that air.

Case fans, if they are controlled based on the CPU temperature, aren't going to have appropriate curves either - CPU temperature won't be indicative of the internal case temperature. Some motherboard support a separate sensor that can be used for controlling the fan speeds - this would be ideal.

Thanks for the reply, I'll be switching over to the corsair cooler eventually and i'm moving to a cooler area as well which should result in lower room temperatures which should be a huge help also. But with your mentioning of the other options I looked around at the dimensions and the options for the fans with the case and now I feel dumb for not looking closely and doing simple math.

So for clarity, you mentioned the GPU being a big source of heat and the cooler at the top may be exhausting that air. Would the corsair cooler be hindered or not be as efficient if it was placed at the top of the case because of the hot air from the GPU? If that is the case it would be most efficient for me to place it in the front of the case, correct?

 

[devbiker]

Consider how liquid coolers work.

Heat is transferred from the CPU to the liquid coolant via the cold plate. The coolest that the CPU can be is the temperature of the liquid coolant. The liquid is pumped through the system and, in the radiator, cooler air is blown over the radiator and heat is released from the liquid coolant. The coolest that the liquid can be is the temperature of the air blowing through that radiator, period. The warmer that air is blowing through the radiator, the warmer the coolant.

Now ... most folks have their radiators configured as exhaust. In most cases, that actually works best for a variety of reasons. However, configuring your radiator as intake will ensure that the coolest possible air is blowing through the radiator ... but it's also dumping the waste heat from your CPU directly into the case, which could increase internal case temperatures.

At the end, it's all about balancing the temperatures and the flow of waste heat out of the system. You can, in most cases, do just fine with your radiator configured as exhaust in the top. HOWEVER ... you need to make sure that you have plenty of intake and you need to manage the waste heat from the GPU - usually with the exhaust fan at the rear. In fact, I've found in my system that the single fan with the most impact on case temperature and radiator intake temperature is the rear exhaust fan. This is where the additional temperature probe comes into play ... if your motherboard supports it, you can place this probe just above the pump head and use that to gauge the speed you need for your case fans. Many motherboards have this now and the temperature probe is easily available from Amazon for less than $10 (it's a 10K temperature probe). In my system, I also have a Commander Pro, which provides 4 thermistors that can be used for fan control and gives me a really good view of the internal case temperatures.