New to Watercooling

[lordrehman]

Hello Guys i want to Water Cool  my Processor But I am confused that the Radiator WIll fit or no In my Case Because there is not enough space for radiator/fan if i install radiator than fans will go up on my case and if i install fan inside than radiator will go up i have corsair 230T chasis SO anybody suggest me something?

[Bittenfleax]

Hello Guys i want to Water Cool  my Processor But I am confused that the Radiator WIll fit or no In my Case Because there is not enough space for radiator/fan if i install radiator than fans will go up on my case and if i install fan inside than radiator will go up i have corsair 230T chasis SO anybody suggest me something?

Don't bother, get an Air Cooler instead. If you had a bigger case then I would recommend water, but there is no point if something has to be on the outside (mainly because it looks really bad)

[AntVenom]

Don't bother, get an Air Cooler instead

That's an absolutely terrible response.

The correct response is, take a measuring tape, and measure the amount of space between the edge of the case on the side you plan on installing this on, and measure from there, to whatever point it would begin to interrupt other components. This might be like 50-80mm or something. Not exactly sure. Then subtract the depth of the fans you plan on using, and what you are left with is the available thickness of radiator you can get. Whether or not you're aiming to go fully custom, or just get an AiO (All In One) is up to you.

And the compatible sizes of raditors (120mm, 240mm, 140mm, 280mm, etc) will be available on the case manufacturer's website / in the manual. If you're willing to mod it a little, you might be able to pull off a 240mm in the front, or 280mm if those are 140mm fan slots.

[lordrehman]

I will do 1 thing i will Just take a pic ? and show you?

[TheCaptain53]

Hello Guys i want to Water Cool  my Processor But I am confused that the Radiator WIll fit or no In my Case Because there is not enough space for radiator/fan if i install radiator than fans will go up on my case and if i install fan inside than radiator will go up i have corsair 230T chasis SO anybody suggest me something?

Corsair state on their website that the 230T only supports the Corsair single 120mm radiators. http://www.corsair.com/en/graphite-series-230t-windowed-compact-mid-tower-case-battleship-grey

What kind of watercooling do you want to do? Do you want an all in one cooler or a custom loop? Having looked at boxed and ready custom loops with a 240mm rad was only 30% more expensive than something like a Corsair H100i GTX.

AIOs are relatively easy to install, but they tend to have comparitively low quality pumps and parts cannot be swapped out.

Custom loops can be upgraded to add a GPU or add more radiators etc etc.

Either way, you'll probably have to upgrade your case to accomodate larger rads.

Have you considered an air cooler instead? They tend to be MUCH cheaper, have no moving parts (except for the fans, which can be replaced as of when it's necessary) and some of the higher end air coolers even give top watercoolers a run for their money. The two main issues are the aesthetics (this is subjective, I've got a Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO and I think it looks kinda cool), and their can be compatibility issues with the RAM and the side panel of the case. The reason I didn't get a Hyper 212 EVO over a TX3 EVO is because my case was too small and could not fit it.

[Bittenfleax]

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He already said that he cannot fit in a fan and a rad inside his case.... he does not need to measure anything

[lordrehman]

Corsair state on their website that the 230T only supports the Corsair single 120mm radiators. http://www.corsair.com/en/graphite-series-230t-windowed-compact-mid-tower-case-battleship-grey

What kind of watercooling do you want to do? Do you want an all in one cooler or a custom loop? Having looked at boxed and ready custom loops with a 240mm rad was only 30% more expensive than something like a Corsair H100i GTX.

AIOs are relatively easy to install, but they tend to have comparitively low quality pumps and parts cannot be swapped out.

Custom loops can be upgraded to add a GPU or add more radiators etc etc.

Either way, you'll probably have to upgrade your case to accomodate larger rads.

Have you considered an air cooler instead? They tend to be MUCH cheaper, have no moving parts (except for the fans, which can be replaced as of when it's necessary) and some of the higher end air coolers even give top watercoolers a run for their money. The two main issues are the aesthetics (this is subjective, I've got a Cooler Master Hyper TX3 EVO and I think it looks kinda cool), and their can be compatibility issues with the RAM and the side panel of the case. The reason I didn't get a Hyper 212 EVO over a TX3 EVO is because my case was too small and could not fit it.

I want to install custom loop on processor only later on may be i will go with GPU(But chances are less) so cant i go with 240MM radiator?

[Bittenfleax]

I want to install custom loop on processor only later on may be i will go with GPU(But chances are less) so cant i go with 240MM radiator?

Ooooohhhh, custom loop. It will be possible, but like @AntVenom said you would most likely have to mod. Also, it would be easier to get an AiO Cooler if it is just your CPU. And if you are gonna just get an AiO I recommend air because performance and temps are very similar (unless you can get a 120mm RAD in the back like @TheCaptain53 said) but I would personally go Air in that situation.

[TheCaptain53]

I want to install custom loop on processor only later on may be i will go with GPU(But chances are less) so cant i go with 240MM radiator?

I doubt your case's ability to fit a custom loop. A new case would be a good idea. Not that it's impossible, but a new case would make the process a whole lot easier.

You could fit a 120mm radiator AIO, but I personally feel their performance doesn't justify their cost over similar cost air coolers.

A 120mm radiator would be useful in an ITX case, but other than that, I don't see their value.

[lordrehman]

I doubt your case's ability to fit a custom loop. A new case would be a good idea. Not that it's impossible, but a new case would make the process a whole lot easier.

You could fit a 120mm radiator AIO, but I personally feel their performance doesn't justify their cost over similar cost air coolers.

A 120mm radiator would be useful in an ITX case, but other than that, I don't see their value.

Hmm just opened my chasis and saw the the space and took some pics so i will share with you so u can tell me . 

[lordrehman]

Please Have a Look at the Image 

http://s17.postimg.org/9syrijp73/IMG_20150710_152017.jpg

 

Thanks

[lordrehman]

I doubt your case's ability to fit a custom loop. A new case would be a good idea. Not that it's impossible, but a new case would make the process a whole lot easier.

You could fit a 120mm radiator AIO, but I personally feel their performance doesn't justify their cost over similar cost air coolers.

A 120mm radiator would be useful in an ITX case, but other than that, I don't see their value.

have a look here

http://s17.postimg.org/9syrijp73/IMG_20150710_152017.jpg

[TheCaptain53]

have a look here

http://s17.postimg.org/9syrijp73/IMG_20150710_152017.jpg

Look, man, I don't know. The space in that case will be limited, you may as well get a new case.

As a side note, what CPU do you have?