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I'd like to keep the case as quiet as possible by mounting the radiator in the front and configure it in push. This makes it so that I don't have to sacrifice the silence that comes from keeping the moduvents in the top.

yes its possible in fact if you look up the video of logan from tek syndicates rig update he uses the define r5 and one of the corsair aios front mounted and he has the triple harddrive cage pushed back a lil bit to make room for it i also own the define r5 case myself and the manual has insane options for water cooling. i never thought a case of this size could be so damn versatile.

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Does anyone know if you can mount the radiator in the front of the R5 just by removing the 5HDD bay and sliding the 3HDD bay back? And by sliding I mean sliding it back along the slotted mount that it's on and not moving it further back towards the power supply.

 

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Does anyone know if you can mount the radiator in the front of the R5 just by removing the 5HDD bay and sliding the 3HDD bay back? And by sliding I mean sliding it back along the slotted mount that it's on and not moving it further back towards the power supply.

 

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It's possible but wouldn't it be better if the rad is mounted on top? The front is usually mean't for intake, everything else is exhaust or intake.

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It's possible but wouldn't it be better if the rad is mounting on top? The front is usually mean't for intake, everything else is exhaust or intake.

I'd like to keep the case as quiet as possible by mounting the radiator in the front and configure it in push. This makes it so that I don't have to sacrifice the silence that comes from keeping the moduvents in the top.

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I'd like to keep the case as quiet as possible by mounting the radiator in the front and configure it in push. This makes it so that I don't have to sacrifice the silence that comes from keeping the moduvents in the top.

yes its possible in fact if you look up the video of logan from tek syndicates rig update he uses the define r5 and one of the corsair aios front mounted and he has the triple harddrive cage pushed back a lil bit to make room for it i also own the define r5 case myself and the manual has insane options for water cooling. i never thought a case of this size could be so damn versatile.

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it should be possible, but i would not advise it. You will be pumping heat into the case and onto the gpu instead of exhausting the heat. Your pc will run much better if you have the radiator as an exhaust

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it should be possible, but i would not advise it. You will be pumping heat into the case and onto the gpu instead of exhausting the heat. Your pc will run much better if you have the radiator as an exhaust

So you think it would be better to have the warmer air from the case cooling the cpu? Makes total sense...

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I'd like to keep the case as quiet as possible by mounting the radiator in the front and configure it in push. This makes it so that I don't have to sacrifice the silence that comes from keeping the moduvents in the top.

heres what im doing with my define r5 build for silence im actually going with an air cooler the noctua nh-d15 and air cooling will be more silent than water cooling in some cases because the pump is still another point for noise and another point of failure in this case (no pun intended).

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So you think it would be better to have the warmer air from the case cooling the cpu? Makes total sense...

hey hes new let it go. not all of us come to this forum being completely understand of building pc's. 

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hey hes new let it go. not all of us come to this forum being completely understand of building pc's.

Whatdya mean new? Since 2013, says he's 21 so not like a 10 year old...

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So you think it would be better to have the warmer air from the case cooling the cpu? Makes total sense...

what? no not at all. Would you rather have the heat build up and cook the gpu and other internal parts? The intake should be open so you get cool air running through both the cpu cooler and gpu cooler.

 

 

 

hey hes new let it go. not all of us come to this forum being completely understand of building pc's. 

not new at all, i know what works and does not from personal experience.

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Whatdya mean new? Since 2013, says he's 21 so not like a 10 year old...

hm....well hes not that new but still if he doesnt try every option how will he know what works best for his build? thats what puget systems does even if itll be completely balls they still give it a shot. 

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what? no not at all. Would you rather have the heat build up and cook the gpu and other internal parts? The intake should be open so you get cool air running through both the cpu cooler and gpu cooler.

 

 

 

not new at all, i know what works and does not from personal experience.

i was talking about the original poster :). sorry for any confusion and yes i know the original poster isnt new now.

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it should be possible, but i would not advise it. You will be pumping heat into the case and onto the gpu instead of exhausting the heat. Your pc will run much better if you have the radiator as an exhaust[/quote

If he's not using a 9590 or heavily overclocked cpu of some sort, the heat that comes out of the radiator is fairly negligible.

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So you think it would be better to have the warmer air from the case cooling the cpu? Makes total sense...

Well considering I'm using an old AIO cooler attached to a Kraken g10 to my 980 and having that radiator exhaust out the rear... I'm not sure if I make total sense :D

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If he's not using a 9590 or heavily overclocked cpu of some sort, the heat that comes out of the radiator is fairly negligible.

True, but the heat adds up and can lead to increased gpu temps as it did in my case. I found that having my radiator at the top resulted in better gpu temps and no change at all in cpu temps. I went from running around 70c+ on my 770 with the rad in the front down to the 60's with the rad as a to exhaust.

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I'd like to keep the case as quiet as possible by mounting the radiator in the front and configure it in push. This makes it so that I don't have to sacrifice the silence that comes from keeping the moduvents in the top.

Does it actually make that much a of a difference taking the moduvents off? Im curious as too how effective they are.

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Does it actually make that much a of a difference taking the moduvents off? Im curious as too how effective they are.

I know for a fact that it makes a pretty big difference on the Define R4.

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