Need help for H100i

[yash6153]

Hey guys,

I'm planning my frist build and I have a LOT of questions for AIO liquid cooling. Please go light on me as I'm a noob. (I'm 14)

I'm planning to put a H100i by Corsair to cool my i7-4790K.

Here is my list of questions: -

1) What is a push or a pull configuration?

2) How do you get to know when fans are as intake or exhaust?

3) How more effective is it if I buy fans from other brands such as Corsair or Bitfenix to cool my whole build and to be as a replacement to the fans Corsair gives me with the H100i?

4) Is there any ratio to which there should be intake/exhaust fans?

 

Thanks guys

[CCap]

Hi, fellow 14 year old here.

 

1) Push or Pull configurations directly correlate with how you have your fans setup. Pull is just how it sounds, you pull air through the radiator either as intake or exhaust. Push is also just how it sounds, you push air through the radiator out of the case, or into it.

 

2) Just spin the fans around a few times in your hand and wherever the air comes out of is exhausting air. 

 

3) It will be slightly more effective, I bought SP120's for my H100i, and I get a few degrees difference. Not a big difference but I got a two pack for $10, didn't really matter.

 

4) Typically you want to have more intakes than exhausts to get positive air pressure. If you have positive air pressure, then it makes it nearly impossible for dust to build up. 

[givingtnt]

Ok this is a bit longer to explane. So, basicly a push/pull or pushpull vonfiguration is based off the placement of your fans. If its a push. It pushes air through the rad. If its pull it pulls air out of te rad. If its push-pull then there is a fa on each side doing both jobs

For the fan directions, there are small arrows on the side of the fan

The more the '"cfm" is high. The more air will pass through the fans. The higher it is, the more "effective" the cooling will be. If you really want to change them, I would recommend coursair's SP serie

Also. Ig you make a small math test. Additionate all of th cfm off the intake and separatly do the same with the exaust. Compare both numbers . Your intake should (preferably) be higher than your exaust to create somethig called static pressure. This will make sure that non of the fans will be lacking air and it also reduce dust a little.

i hope that helped !

[Faceman]

Don't get an H100i.  Too many people complaining about bad temperatures and improper mounting.

 

Get the Cooler Master Seidon 240M much better cooler for only $60.

[foamygopher]

Don't get an H100i. Too many people complaining about bad temperatures and improper mounting

Get the Cooler Master Seidon 240M much better cooler for only $60.

see below

[foamygopher]

Agreed I would suggest the h105. It uses an asetek design, mounts great, and runs cool. My 4790k idles at 25°c and at load it's at 55°c at 4.4ghz.

[Thunderjolt]

Yeah I own a H100i and personally, I wish I didn't spend so much money on it because it works just as well as a decent air cooler. I would say go with something a little beefier instead of a H100i.