Herby Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 Hi, Just bought my H100i and I have a few question before starting the installation. First, I saw on this forum an interesting thread. The point is should the fans be mounted as exhaust or intake. The only place where I can install the radiator is at the top of my case. It sounds quite logic that if the fans are used as exhaust, the air going through the radiator coming from inside the case will be hotter than the air outside the case. As a result, cooling may be less efficient. Did anybody make some test with the radiator on top of the case and the fans used as intake? Also, I have a dust filter at the top of my case. Should I keep it or remove it? Lastly, I saw several people having problems with loose back plate and bent stand off screws. How to avoid those problems? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svtfmook Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 the difference in fan direction is too negligible to even bother getting nervous over. to avoid the loose backplate problem, follow the directions. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herby Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 Thanks for this. I'll stick to this. Another thing: I have a fan filter on the top of my case. Should I keep it or remove it? http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/db/imgs/pdt/gallery/VO30006W2N_c95b440cd0074d9abe0511d299a4d8c0.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svtfmook Posted February 1, 2013 Share Posted February 1, 2013 shouldn't matter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herby Posted February 1, 2013 Author Share Posted February 1, 2013 OK. Thanks again for this answer, I'm ready to go now... Once installed, I'll post my first feelings there. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herby Posted February 3, 2013 Author Share Posted February 3, 2013 Back after this painfull installation... My case is a Thermaltake Level 10 GTS Snow Edition. I thought it is far big enough to fit the H100i but actually, there is just enough space for the radiator. One fan touches one of the plastic clips that holds the RAM. As a result, I'll have to remove this fan if I want to change my RAM. This lack of sapce made the installation quite difficult, but in the end, everything is in place and works. The corsair link software is OK. I found a few things that could be better like a case fan control instead of a GPU fan control; or a way to change the H100i fan profile all at once instead of one by one. And regarding the cooling power, I'm very happy!!! Without OC, on stress test, the CPU is 25C colder compared to the default intel cooler. I'm in the process of overlocking the CPU now. Up to 4.3GHz so far and the CPU hardly reaches 70C despite the +30C I have in the room. Nice result! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 Another thing: I have a fan filter on the top of my case. Should I keep it or remove it? http://www.thermaltakeusa.com/db/imgs/pdt/gallery/VO30006W2N_c95b440cd0074d9abe0511d299a4d8c0.jpg if air is pushed out,id remove the filter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herby Posted February 3, 2013 Author Share Posted February 3, 2013 if air is pushed out,id remove the filter This advice comes a bit too late. However, I will buy a fan PWM 4 pin Y cable to plug the fans directly on the MB. If I have to remove the fans in the process, I will probably remove the radiator and this filter at the same time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted February 3, 2013 Share Posted February 3, 2013 sorry to be slow to responding in time,,,,,, Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herby Posted February 4, 2013 Author Share Posted February 4, 2013 No worries wytnyt; I don't blame you ;) In the end, I've removed this dust filter but it doesn't make a big difference: around 3°C cooler maybe even less. I've also installed this PWM Y cable and now the fans are managed directly by the MB. Even under Linux, fans now run @ 1200rpm making the computer nicely quiet and they reach full speed when needed... Exactly as I want :) I kept the pump plugged to the USB but I think it's now useless, right? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Toasted Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 The USB cable is for Corsair LINK. If you don't want to use it, then you don't have to. Corsair Link allows to to; Monitor Coolant, CPU temp Customize fan profiles Customize the R.G.B. L.E.D. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MacNB Posted February 5, 2013 Share Posted February 5, 2013 The USB cable is for Corsair LINK. If you don't want to use it, then you don't have to. Corsair Link allows to to; Monitor Coolant, CPU temp Customize fan profiles Customize the R.G.B. L.E.D.But NOT under Linux :[pouts: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
maxcellerate Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 Back after this painfull installation... My case is a Thermaltake Level 10 GTS Snow Edition. I have the same case as you and am trying to fit the H100i, I've seen the H100 (not 'i') fitted in this case on a review (an uninformative side shot but the rads are supposed to be identical) and read on forums of other people fitting them, without much other comment. But I CANNOT see how the H100i is supposed to fit. I've no experience of water coolers so hopefully I'm just doing something incredibly stupid and noobish, but I've tried both ways it's possible to fit this thing and the holes in the rad will only line up with one of the 120mm fan mounts on the top of the case. Even if I could get the rad fitted in the central 120 mounts, there's just no way it's going to clear the mother board. In the review pic of the H100, it seems to be mounted well forward in the case, too far forward to be using the GTS's centre positioned mounts. Could you post pics of the top of your case so I could see how you managed to get yours in? I'm ready to get out the power drill here... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herby Posted March 23, 2013 Author Share Posted March 23, 2013 Could you post pics of the top of your case so I could see how you managed to get yours in? Hi maxcellerate, I don't have any decent camera right now but I can get one and make the photos you need next monday. So you have to wait a few days. In the meantime, here's how I installed my H100i: I started with the radiator without the fans. There is no way to put it in place with the fans already mounted. I installed it with the hoses at the rear of the case and only used the 4 screws of the rear. You cannot put the other screws but 4 is enough. http://pix.tdct.org/upload/original/1364049819.jpg In red are the holes used for the radiator's screw. The most difficult for me was to install the fans. It would be easier if it was possible to remove the RAM, but, once the fans in place, they block the plastic lever that hold the memory sticks. So there is no way to install or remove the RAM without first removing the fans. To top it off, it is quite difficult to put the screws in place with the memory sticks in the way. Once you go through the radiator and fans installation, the waterblock should not be no problem. I hope it helps and I'll happily post you some photos of the installation as soon as possible. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted March 23, 2013 Share Posted March 23, 2013 In the end, I've removed this dust filter but it doesn't make a big difference: around 3°C cooler maybe even less the biggest benefit is you wont trap the dust that wants to leave the computer which will keep airflowing better Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Herby Posted March 26, 2013 Author Share Posted March 26, 2013 the biggest benefit is you wont trap the dust that wants to leave the computer which will keep airflowing better You're probably right. @ maxcellerate, here are some photos of the installation (click on the thumbs to see the full size image): http://pix.tdct.org/upload/thumb/1364272108.jpg First, a view of the top rear of the case where you can see which holes are used to fix the radiator. http://pix.tdct.org/upload/thumb/1364272426.jpg http://pix.tdct.org/upload/thumb/1364272512.jpg A closer look inside. http://pix.tdct.org/upload/thumb/1364272579.jpg And here's a close view of the clips for the RAM. You can see that the fans block those clips and you can imagine how difficult it is to put the screws in place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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