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Hello there!

Let me just drop the specs here to avoid any confusion:
CPU - Intel i7 13700K
CPU Cooler -  Lian Li Galahad 360 Black UNI FAN SL Edition
MoBo -  ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO 
RAM -  G.SKILL 32GB KIT DDR5 6000MHz CL30 Trident Z5 NEO RGB AMD EXPO 
PSU - be quiet! DARK POWER 1000W 80+ Titanium 
GPU -  GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC 12G 
Disks - Samsung 970 PRO 1TB (M.2) and Samsung 850 EVO 1TB (SSD) 
Case -  Corsair 4000D AIRFLOW Tempered Glass Black

So, my issue is (which I realized too late) that the case doesnt support a top mounted 360mm rad, so I'll have to mount it in the front. Which makes me think that I'm basically gonna be drawing in hot air, will it affect my cooling too much ? I think the case only comes with 2 fans, and I'm thinking I'll buy 2 more of the Lian Li quick connect ones (UNI FAN) to have more exhaust, or perhaps more intake from the top, I'm not sure.

Any advice on how to cool my new PC would be appreciated :)

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29 minutes ago, SlovakLegend said:

Hello there!

Let me just drop the specs here to avoid any confusion:
CPU - Intel i7 13700K
CPU Cooler -  Lian Li Galahad 360 Black UNI FAN SL Edition
MoBo -  ASUS ROG MAXIMUS Z790 HERO 
RAM -  G.SKILL 32GB KIT DDR5 6000MHz CL30 Trident Z5 NEO RGB AMD EXPO 
PSU - be quiet! DARK POWER 1000W 80+ Titanium 
GPU -  GIGABYTE GeForce RTX 4070 WINDFORCE OC 12G 
Disks - Samsung 970 PRO 1TB (M.2) and Samsung 850 EVO 1TB (SSD) 
Case -  Corsair 4000D AIRFLOW Tempered Glass Black

So, my issue is (which I realized too late) that the case doesnt support a top mounted 360mm rad, so I'll have to mount it in the front. Which makes me think that I'm basically gonna be drawing in hot air, will it affect my cooling too much ? I think the case only comes with 2 fans, and I'm thinking I'll buy 2 more of the Lian Li quick connect ones (UNI FAN) to have more exhaust, or perhaps more intake from the top, I'm not sure.

Any advice on how to cool my new PC would be appreciated 🙂

GPU will run a little warmer in this config, but it'll be fine.

Rig: i7 13700k +Contact Frame - - Asus Z790-P Wifi - - RTX 4080 - - 4x16GB 6000MHz - - Samsung 990 Pro 2TB NVMe Boot + Main Programs - - Crucial P3 2TB NVMe for photo work - - Corsair RM850x - - Sound BlasterX EA-5 - - Corsair XC8 JTC Edition - - Corsair GPU Full Cover GPU Block - - PTM 7950 - - XT45 X-Flow 420 + UT60 280 rads externally mounted - - EK XRES RGB PWM - - Fractal Define S2 - - DellAlienware AW3423DWF 34" -- Logitech Pro X Superlight - - Logitech G710+ - - LTT Northern Lights Deskpad

 

Headphones/amp/dac: Schiit Bifrost Multibit - -  Schiit Lyr 3 - - Fostex TR-X00 - - Sennheiser HD 6xx

 

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38 minutes ago, SlovakLegend said:

think the case only comes with 2 fans, and I'm thinking I'll buy 2 more of the Lian Li quick connect ones (UNI FAN) to have more exhaust, or perhaps more intake from the top, I'm not sure.

Any advice on how to cool my new PC would be appreciated 🙂

It should be fine as the gpu is a pretty good gpu for temps wise. I wouldn't get lian li fans for the top, just get two arctic p14 pwm fans 

Message me on discord (bread8669) for more help 

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Current parts listPCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  (Purchased For £175.00) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO B650M-A WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  (Purchased For £144.99) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (Purchased For £89.99) 
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Storage: Kingston A400 960 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card  (Purchased For £448.99) 
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 205M MESH MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (Purchased For £82.98) 
Power Supply: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For £99.00) 
Total: £1040.95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

Damn this space can fit a 5090 (just kidding, it needs more)

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Ah, thank you guys. 

30 minutes ago, filpo said:

I wouldn't get lian li fans for the top, just get two arctic p14 pwm fans 

Why those ? and how would I have them configured, as exhaust or intake ? Or, can I do 1 exhaust, 1 intake, or will that just cause "turbulence" in the case and not work at all ?

Sorry for the noob questions, I'm actually pretty good at this stuff, I've just never had this kind of config before and never had to think outside the box 😅

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8 hours ago, SlovakLegend said:

Why those ?

Their cheaper and perform better

8 hours ago, SlovakLegend said:

and how would I have them configured,

I would configure them as intake and then have one exhaust at the back

 

8 hours ago, SlovakLegend said:

Or, can I do 1 exhaust, 1 intake, or will that just cause "turbulence" in the case and not work at all ?

you could but it wouldn't really work as you would just push air into an exhausting fan

 

8 hours ago, SlovakLegend said:

Sorry for the noob questions, I'm actually pretty good at this stuff, I've just never had this kind of config before and never had to think outside the box 😅

no problem

Message me on discord (bread8669) for more help 

Quote me if you want me to get notified

 

Current parts listPCPartPicker Part List

CPU: AMD Ryzen 5 7600 3.8 GHz 6-Core Processor  (Purchased For £175.00) 
CPU Cooler: Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 SE ARGB 66.17 CFM CPU Cooler  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Motherboard: MSI PRO B650M-A WIFI Micro ATX AM5 Motherboard  (Purchased For £144.99) 
Memory: Corsair Vengeance 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) DDR5-6000 CL30 Memory  (Purchased For £89.99) 
Storage: Crucial P5 Plus 500 GB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Storage: Kingston A400 960 GB 2.5" Solid State Drive  (Purchased For £0.00) 
Video Card: Gigabyte GAMING OC Radeon RX 7800 XT 16 GB Video Card  (Purchased For £448.99) 
Case: Lian Li LANCOOL 205M MESH MicroATX Mini Tower Case  (Purchased For £82.98) 
Power Supply: MSI MAG A850GL PCIE5 850 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply  (Purchased For £99.00) 
Total: £1040.95

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 


 

 

 

 

 

Damn this space can fit a 5090 (just kidding, it needs more)

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