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360 rad on 200mm fans?

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I'm currently using a Cooler Master H500 case which has front support for up to a 360mm radiator, but I don't feel like replacing the 200MM fans. what preformance detriments, if any, are there to using the 200mm fans over triple 120? 
and yes I am aware of the lack of static pressure in 200mm fans. 

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Mounting would be one issue. Along with no shroud to even produce any static pressure. 

 

Do it and try. Or get a rad that fits the fans. 

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You could just mount the fans on the inside of the case.

Then you can keep the 200m fans on the front. I did that with my 280 and it works great.

At first I tried it with only the 200mm fans and it wasn't good. Barely okay. I wouldn't recommend it.

I am using 2 280mm rads in series, running 1 with CPU fans and the other with GPU fans, so no matter whats under load, the water will be cooled.

 

 

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Unless you make a custom shroud, 200mm's perform pretty badly on non-200mm rads. https://www.gamersnexus.net/guides/3084-cooler-master-h500p-radiator-placement-guide

Even with a custom shroud, it's still suboptimal compared to properly sized fans. 

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