BizSAR Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Hello, I just purchased a H100i and cannot seem to find an answer to my question, so here goes: I do not have a way to mount the H100i in the top of my case. Really the only way I can is to mount it behind the front intake dual 120MM fan holes in the front of my case with the H100i fans in a pull configuration. Is this going to be an issue? Will this configuration raise my overall temps too much? Also, I know mounting with the hoses at the bottom is preferred. Will there be further issues if I mount it with them at the top? Thanks for your help. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 you can mount your hoses in any fashion and it will still work but pushing air thru the radiator is really needed as the fins need air to pass thru to cool it. you can try pulling but youll surely notice a temp. difference... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizSAR Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 So mounting on the front/intake side is ok instead of the top? Corsair themselves say they prefer the fans set to pull. Can I simply mount the fans in front of the radiator pushing air through it but leaving the radiator further inside the case? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 yes as long as your pushing air thru the rad then you will be fine... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT h100i Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 Hello, I just purchased a H100i and cannot seem to find an answer to my question, so here goes: I do not have a way to mount the H100i in the top of my case. Really the only way I can is to mount it behind the front intake dual 120MM fan holes in the front of my case with the H100i fans in a pull configuration. Is this going to be an issue? Will this configuration raise my overall temps too much? Also, I know mounting with the hoses at the bottom is preferred. Will there be further issues if I mount it with them at the top? Thanks for your help. why do you say it is preferable to have the hoses mounted at the bottom? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizSAR Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 I do not. Corsair does. Check the FAQ in the quickstart guide. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted December 12, 2013 Share Posted December 12, 2013 it may be the preferred method but will work either way just as well.. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizSAR Posted December 12, 2013 Author Share Posted December 12, 2013 yes as long as your pushing air thru the rad then you will be fine... So if I'm mounting the fans to the inside of the case and then the radiator to the fans (opposite of the quick start guide; the radiator will be mounted to the fans but not the case), won't I need longer screws for the fans? Why would Corsair suggest pulling the air through if it didn't work near as well? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 Why would Corsair suggest pulling the air through if it didn't work near as well? theres always more than one way to do things,corsairs method is their preferred way but they cant be sure what components are in your case that generate heat that can affect things Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JT h100i Posted December 13, 2013 Share Posted December 13, 2013 I do not. Corsair does. Check the FAQ in the quickstart guide. darn, i see. I have mine mounted the other way and there is nothing i can do about cause of the length of the hoses Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creos7 Posted December 18, 2013 Share Posted December 18, 2013 i disagree -- the temp differences are minor in pull vs push vs push/pull given you have pressure optimized fans such as the stock ones. i've tested this with the STOCK fans on an OCed 4770k (4.6 core, 4.3uncore, 2133 dram) and the diff was negligible. Caveats: now the stock fans are insanely loud and most people change them so any other type of fan might produce a more pronounced difference in the different configurations. For my specific setup/case/system the difference was negligible. It's worth noting that when i was doing pull and push (and push/pull) i was doing it as exhaust so was using case air, didn't try intake (that is bringing fresh air from the outside) so that may also make a difference. (ie comparing push vs pull when doing intake VS push vs pull when doing exhaust). For what it's worth though, my case runs pretty cool (i've no dedicated GPU installed yet and only SSDs so the case/mobo runs very cool). These are things to bear in mind. YMMV. For me it didn't matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizSAR Posted December 18, 2013 Author Share Posted December 18, 2013 I ended up going with the Corsair-recommended intake pull. My reasoning being that with mounting the radiator/fans in the front of my case, it simply wasn't feasible to mount the fans to the inside of the case, then the radiator to the fans. I risk damaging the radiator when I'm working on the system and more noise since the weight of the radiator would be on the fans themselves. It seems just fine. With my i7-3970, I'm idling at 30C when using the Performance fan profile. The ASUS x79-Deluxe mobo cranks the CPU to an x48 multiplier and I'm not going over 75C. 3DMark at 6341. Time will tell how stable it is...just getting things together. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creos7 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 very nice, congrats on your setup! the only minor disadvantage is that since the outside air hits the rad first, cleaning would require removing the rad completely. however, since it's mounted on the side it shouldn't be as painful as if it was mounted on top. one possibility if that bothers you is to get ultra thin/magnetic dust filters and just attach them to the outside of your case -- may look slightly weird but it allows for extremely easy cleaning as often as you like :P Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizSAR Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 Thanks for your response and good point! Would you happen to have a link to purchase such filters? I never even knew such a thing existed. :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 Thanks for your response and good point! Would you happen to have a link to purchase such filters? I never even knew such a thing existed. :) check here,they have a good selection http://www.frozencpu.com/search.html?mv_profile=keyword_search&mv_session_id=tenbBcUr&searchspec=dust+filter&go.x=0&go.y=0 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BizSAR Posted December 19, 2013 Author Share Posted December 19, 2013 Thanks! :) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wytnyt Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 if you do a google search youll also find many styles that may better suit your needs Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
creos7 Posted December 19, 2013 Share Posted December 19, 2013 I personally use these "Silverstone FF143B 140mm Ultra Fine Fan Filter with Magnet (Black)" but there may be better choices out there. Since these filters have a 'frame' they are not completely flat even though the filter itself is super thin. wytnyt's list is nice! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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