be queit! PureLoop 360 mounting

[mhupfauer]

Hi,

 

I just built my new PC but have some concerns regarding the mounting of the be quiet radiator in the be quiet pure base 600 case.

The front panel cover sticks out just enough to contain the fans, should i mount the fans in the front panel (aka outside the case) or should I mount them inside the case.

 

My concern is, that the airflow is hindered as the intake mesh of the front panel cover is on the side of the panel and not the front, therefore the fans have to suck the air "around" themselves before pushing it into the radiator.

 

I quickly drew this plan of my build to make it clearer what exactly I mean: 

[jaslion]

In the case absolutly!!!!!!

 

That case has basically no airflow and having the fans literally against a piece of plastic will result in no airflow at all.

 

It's already a bad case for cooling and noise since stuff needs to run harder and louder to cool in there. So give stuff a chance and put the fans in the case as pull.

[TPCEA]

4 hours ago, mhupfauer said:

Hi,

 

I just built my new PC but have some concerns regarding the mounting of the be quiet radiator in the be quiet pure base 600 case.

The front panel cover sticks out just enough to contain the fans, should i mount the fans in the front panel (aka outside the case) or should I mount them inside the case.

 

My concern is, that the airflow is hindered as the intake mesh of the front panel cover is on the side of the panel and not the front, therefore the fans have to suck the air "around" themselves before pushing it into the radiator.

 

I quickly drew this plan of my build to make it clearer what exactly I mean: 

Personally, I'd contact bq! and ask if they sell a mesh front panel, or return that hot box and get an airflow case. Sure, it looks nice and they say that it was optimized for water cooling but let's be honest - it minimizes airflow. 

[jaslion]

40 minutes ago, RevGAM said:

Personally, I'd contact bq! and ask if they sell a mesh front panel, or return that hot box and get an airflow case. Sure, it looks nice and they say that it was optimized for water cooling but let's be honest - it minimizes airflow. 

Its also older and the optimized for watercooling probably references either the top rad as intake or a custom loop as older cases do. So basically getting around getting no air by having a massive thermal mass

[TPCEA]

1 hour ago, jaslion said:

Its also older and the optimized for watercooling probably references either the top rad as intake or a custom loop as older cases do. So basically getting around getting no air by having a massive thermal mass

They actually had the gall to claim front, side and top, actually.

[mhupfauer]

A little update:

I mounted the fans inside the case and saw a drop in temperature under load (Furmark CPU Burner) of 1-2°C. I applied Kryonaut instead of be! quiets thermal paste and dropped another 1-2°C. Overall im quite happy as im now reaching a stable 78°C under full CPU load.

 

I finally moved the radiator to the top in an intake configuration and the previously top mounted case fan as an intake on the front, mounted the same height as the gpu.

This whole process dropped overall 5-6°C CPU temp from an uneasy 80°C to a more acceptable (at least to me, might not be really much of a difference) 74°C. I have the top panel half attached, leaving a 3-4cm gap between the case and the panel. There is no difference in CPU temp whether or not the top panel is fully removed or in its half-open mounting position.