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I'll be replacing my H100 with a Coolermaster 212 EVO as I feel that my H100 is coming to the end of its life. I do need some help with changing my air flow patterns as I don't know what would be best with a 212. 

 

This is what I currently have with my H100:

 

 

The two fans on the front are 120mm intake fans, the H100 radiator is in the top with the two 120mm fans. The last fan in the back is a 120mm exhaust.

 

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And this is what the airflow would be like with my 212:

 

 

I'll pretty much be taking the 120mm fans off my H100 radiator and putting them on the 212. 

 

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Is there anything I should change in this? I do have 2 more 120mm fans lying around, but they're very noisy and I would like to avoid using them at all costs. 

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Is there anything I should change in this? I do have 2 more 120mm fans lying around, but they're very noisy and I would like to avoid using them at all costs. 

So you're downgrading.. With an air cooler you could also do top and front intake, rear exhaust.

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So you're downgrading.. With an air cooler you could also do top and front intake, rear exhaust.

 

I'm not downgrading by choice, I simply don't have the money to get anything better at this current time. And my H100 has been nothing but a pain in my arse since I got it, I think going air would be an upgrade in terms of less hassle and noise. 

 

Also, on AMD boards, the 212 can only be installed vertically, so I can't have it exhausting out the back.

CPU: Ryzen 5 3600 @ Stock, CPU cooler: Dark Rock 4, Motherboard: MSI B450M PRO-M2 MAX, RAM: 2x8GB Crucial Ballistix DDR4 @ 3000Mhz, GPU: EVGA GTX 1080 ACX 3.0, SSD: Crucial P1 1TB M.2 + 2x120GB SSDs, Case: Corsair 110R, PSU: Corsair TX650M, OS: Windows 10 64-bit.

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I'm not downgrading by choice, I simply don't have the money to get anything better at this current time. And my H100 has been nothing but a pain in my arse since I got it, I think going air would be an upgrade in terms of less hassle and noise. 

 

Also, on AMD boards, the 212 can only be installed vertically, so I can't have it exhausting out the back.

Why not RMA?

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Why not RMA?

 

I bought it manufacture refurbished, the 3 month warranty they give has long passed.

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I bought it manufacture refurbished, the 3 month warranty they give has long passed.

Well since you have nothing to lose why not just try to manually fix it?

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I'm not downgrading by choice, I simply don't have the money to get anything better at this current time. And my H100 has been nothing but a pain in my arse since I got it, I think going air would be an upgrade in terms of less hassle and noise. 

 

Also, on AMD boards, the 212 can only be installed vertically, so I can't have it exhausting out the back.

ok man I see your situation. The evo can be installed horizontally on an amd platform but it is a hassle to get it fit properly. So yes just install it vertically for now. The airflow pattern you showed before is perfectly fine. I also was going to get a liquid cooler by corsair. But i like air cooling and feel really comfortable with it. Theres just sometihng i like about it. But anyways the evo will do the trick for your needs if you have any other questions just ask.

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Use the 212 as a rear exhaust aswell, and then just use 1 fan in the top as an exhaust.

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