Front mounted radiator

[Midwest32]

So I put in a front mounted radiator and using the fans on it for intake.

 

As of now I have it as case | radiator | fans

 

or should it be:

 

case | fans | radiator

 

Thanks!

[Spaceman_Wil]

So having had the same question and doing tons of research on it previously, what I learned was best practice is case | radiator | fans but in the end you'll only see a couple degrees of a difference if any. 

[DoctorNick]

You want it like this:

 

[Midwest32]

2 minutes ago, Spaceman_Wil said:

So having had the same question and doing tons of research on it previously, what I learned was best practice is case | radiator | fans but in the end you'll only see a couple degrees of a difference if any. 

Awesome, thank you!

[Midwest32]

1 minute ago, DoctorNick said:

You want it like this:

 

Perfect, thank you!

[Samfisher]

Case, radiator, fans.  For 1 simple reason.  The fans intake from the front, so any dust gets stuck on the other side of the radiator so all you have to do to clean it is take off the front panel and dust it.  If it's Case, Fans, Rad, you'll have to remove the fans to get to the dust trapped between the fan and rad.

[DoctorNick]

16 hours ago, Samfisher said:

Case, radiator, fans.  For 1 simple reason.  The fans intake from the front, so any dust gets stuck on the other side of the radiator so all you have to do to clean it is take off the front panel and dust it.  If it's Case, Fans, Rad, you'll have to remove the fans to get to the dust trapped between the fan and rad.

Also. When using setup 1. The radiator is acting as a shroud, allowing the fans to get more air for intake. Overall improving airflow to the case.