AIO as case intake

[Brand2018]

Hey,

 

I’ve just built my first PC, I used loads of your threads on here to answer every question I had but I can’t find the answer to this one so I hope someone can help me out!

 

First the specs of the PC;

 

AMD Ryzen 7 2700x

Wraith Prism Cooler (stock RGB Ryzen cooler)

16gb 3000 RAM (Vengence)

Gigabyte AORUS Ultra Gaming board X470 Chipset

EVGA 650w modular PSU

8GB Sapphire RX580 Special Edition (the ‘special’ bit is that its blue lol!)

2 x 250GB m.2 NVME SSD’s

2 x 250GB SATA SSDs

NZXT S340 Case

 

Cooling Setup;

 

4 Corsair Silent fans; 2 intake on front behind dust filter and 1 at the rear and one up top for exhaust. All 120mm but I’m gonna buy some bigger ones as they fit.

 

I’m really happy with the build of the PC just the temps aren’t that fantastic (although I’ve read a lot about the 2700x running hot) CPU temps low 30s at idle and 60 through to 80 when gaming/ being pushed without an overclock. I want to turn the dial up on the CPU so I think that better cooling is needed?

 

So my question;

 

I want to add a 240mm (280 if it’ll fit) AIO cooler to replace the stock CPU cooler; the only place this will fit on the case is at the front replacing the 2 fans already there. If i put the AIO there there is no more room for any intake fans on the case so the AIO fans will have to provide intake for the case as well as drawing air through the rad, does that work? 

 

While I’m here; any recommendations on which AIO to buy?

 

Thanks guys!

 

 

 

[NelizMastr]

The S340 is pretty restricted in terms of airflow, so I personally wouldn't go that route. Get a beefier air cooler instead, such as the Noctua NH-D14 or D15, or the BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 4.

 

Also, those temps are already quite low. My stock 2700X ran in the mid 80's on the stock cooler lol. I run 4GHz with a H115i now, with Noctua fans.

[Brand2018]

16 minutes ago, NelizMastr said:

The S340 is pretty restricted in terms of airflow, so I personally wouldn't go that route. Get a beefier air cooler instead, such as the Noctua NH-D14 or D15, or the BeQuiet Dark Rock Pro 4.

 

Also, those temps are already quite low. My stock 2700X ran in the mid 80's on the stock cooler lol. I run 4GHz with a H115i now, with Noctua fans.

When I brought the case I thought it’d be a pain in the arse as its pretty small but I don’t have a lot of space to put the PC so I needed a small case.

 

I read a fair bit about the Noctua NH-D14 but the coffee colour puts me off!

 

Ive some typos on those temp numbers, I’ll change it! It sits around 70 degrees when playing games.

[5ir5ly]

This is a 280 kit in s340 elite.. You have to have the fans pushing through as it won't fit the other way around because of from io. And yes it pushes air through the rad easily airflow is not a issue here