Pull, Push/Pull, Rads inside a 900D

[Amagad_MarceloBG]

Im Bulding a OverKill case/system to use in 2014 with the upcoming Nvidia 8xx series or Titan 2.0 and hopefully some next gen Intel love and meanwhile im gathering the other stuff for the system.

Already got the case, the 900D from corsair and the power supply, the AX1200i hoping it wont be too weak for the system.

Now i want to buy the Rads and the fans, im looking for the 5 rads setup, 2x480 bot and top, 1x320 front, 1x240 bot and 1x120 mid, low fpi and because i live in a dusty and windy place and we have many cats and dogs around the house so i was thinking in making a pull config with the GT AP-15 because of the furr floating around since its easier to clean but im concerned about the performance difference between a pull config and a push/pull config and if it even fits in the case..

 

So anyone has experience with push/pull in the 900D or if its even possible to make a full 5 rads push/pull config or its just too much even for a overkill system?

[coen113]

dont go push-pull, just go with pull.

[Najuno]

I've got the Corsair Obsidian 900d and I use the fans in my custom loops in a pull config only and it works fantastic, but I use really good fans. There's no necessity for a push/pull IMHO.

[Amagad_MarceloBG]

I've got the Corsair Obsidian 900d and I use the fans in my custom loops in a pull config only and it works fantastic, but I use really good fans. There's no necessity for a push/pull IMHO.

 

What you mean by really good fans? i was thinking in using the gentle typhoon AP-15, arent those the best for low noise and maximum performance in a low fpi rad?

[Najuno]

Yeah these fans are really good indeed.

 

Personally I use NB e-Loop 12-4. They've got superior static pressure and I could not be happier with them.

 

In the end it will be a matter of personal choice for you, but there are a lot of people out there that underestimate the static pressure of a high quality fan.

[VSG]

Just go with dual 480s. You can do push-pull with 45mm or thinner rads and not worry about wire management. Better yet, get two alphacool UT60 480mm rads and do just push or pull on them.

You can't even do a 360 in front if you have a 480 in the bottom.

I got dual 480s for water cooling most of my components and 4x AF120s + 1x AF140 for air cooling everything else.

[delanyinspiron6400]

Like VSG said, you can't even have a 360 in front with a 480 in the bottom! and 2 480s are more than enough

And no need for push/pull

[VSG]

Well turns out I was kinda wrong- you can have a 360 in front but it would require modding out the rivets that hold the 5 1/2" bay cage. I still argue it isn't worth the effort though.