Radiator Spacing and cooling.

[Visionnn]

Okay so I have a quick question about Radiators. Lets say I were to build a custom pc case and had two of THESE enclosed in a rectangle wooden box no wider than the actual Radiators. The rectangle encasement would be about 14 inches long and at the end there will 3 120mm AF optimized Fans to exhaust. If I were to put both Radiators (about 5 inches apart from each other) in this encasement both in push/pull configuration, would the second radiator be gimped on cooling? If so, how much?

[Cacao]

Your box would need an intake too... 

[Visionnn]

Your box would need an intake too... 

The push fans on the first Rad are the intakes.

[Maxwit44]

@Visionnn

 

If you have both rads, one infront of the other, then it wouldn't be as effective. But in saying that too Most roof mounted rads are taking in warm air from the case.

 

If the front rad was taking in the warmest water and the coolest air, and the rear rad should have cooler water, but warmer air, it should even out. Maybe.

 

Would be best to have them side by side if possible.

[Visionnn]

I know that it isn't ideal to have one rad after another but I don't want to do it side by side. I am trying to keep it as slim as possible. 

[Maxwit44]

@Visionnn

 

Honestly, If you not over clocking your cpu and gpus in sli or anything silly like that, I dont think you'll have too many issues, just may run a fraction warmer.