Question about what fans and where to put the radiator

[Søren Bjerg]

Hi there,

 

For my CPU cooling I use the Corsair h105, it's a great cooler. I have it mounted closest to my mobo with the fans away from my mobo. Should I put the fans closest to the motherboard exhausting air out of the case, or should I keep it as is. 

If my explanation was bad, maybe this would be easier. 

____________ = fan

--------------- = radiator

mobo = motherboard

 

A

 

-------------------------------

________________________

mobo

 

 

OR

B

____________________

--------------------------

mobo

 

Also, should I use the stock fans or my SP120s?

[vern021]

Would recommend to buy Noctuas or NoiseBlockerss instead. As for the cooling config, I would suggest to have a pull config, and make them as exhaust. Hope this helps.

[Søren Bjerg]

Would recommend to buy Noctuas or NoiseBlockerss instead. As for the cooling config, I would suggest to have a pull config, and make them as exhaust. Hope this helps.

What do you mean by pull config?

[Tagiau]

What do you mean by pull config?

The fans are pulling air through the radiator, opposed to pushing air through it. 

[Søren Bjerg]

The fans are pulling air through the radiator, opposed to pushing air through it. 

Oh so like setup A in my original post with the fans on top of the case and the radiator in the same area as the mobo

[Tagiau]

Oh so like setup A in my original post with the fans on top of the case and the radiator in the same area as the mobo

Correct. 

[Søren Bjerg]

Correct. 

Thanks.

Do you know if the stock h105 fans are better than sp120s?

I might get the noctuas for christmas

[mlbguy4life]

Thanks.

Do you know if the stock h105 fans are better than sp120s?

I might get the noctuas for christmas

look up the specs....decibals are the noise volume , cfm...is how much air they move, and they will have a static pressure rating as well.....i use the sp120mm quiet editions on my h105

 

case

rad

fan

mobo

 

exhausting air out of the top

[shananigans89]

it sounds like the stock fans with the h105 are the same as the SP120s. I'd use those and save your money for something else. definitely have the fans exhausting air out the top, pulling air through the radiator. that will keep the dust buildup in the rad to a minimum.