Where should a liquid cooler fan be placed?

Where should a liquid cooler fan be placed?

Types of Liquid Cooler Installation You can mount the radiator on the top, front, or bottom of a PC case. The location will affect the thermal performance. For airflow, you can set up the direction for intake or exhaust, which will affect the thermal performance.

Should liquid cooler fans be intake or exhaust?

Generally, you want the case fans in front of the case drawing in air while the fans at the rear blow air out. If your case has vents at the top, they should be placed as exhaust fans because hot air will rise. Side-mounted fans should be used for intake, though they often don’t have air filters.

Does a liquid cooler need a fan?

No, you will still need case fans. For one, to push air through the radiator to actually cool the CPU, and then at least one exhaust fan so that the hot air gets pulled out of the case allowing for cool air to replace it.

Can I use any fan on liquid cooler?

You can use different fans if they are not integrated and if you have an external power source to run the fans. Absolutely!

Do I need fans on both sides of radiator?

Using fans on both sides of the radiator is fine but if your radiator is cooling as well as it possibly can with fans on only one side, doubling your fan count is only going to cost more money and make the whole setup louder. Heat rises by convection. It’s a force of nature, but it’s a very weak force.

Should radiator fans push or pull?

A Push configuration is more efficient in cooling when its blowing cool(er) air from outside the plenum through a radiator. A Push also makes your build louder. In Pull configuration the fan or fans are drawing an air stream out of the radiator.

How do I know if my fans are intake or exhaust?

If the fan blades look rounded—that is, they’re curving away from you—that’s the intake side. (For the more technical out there: The convex side of the fan blades is the intake side.) Fan blades curving toward you? That’s the exhaust side.

Why do liquid coolers have fans?

A fan that moves air over the radiator. A coolant reservoir that holds extra fluid and allows easy addition of coolant. Hoses that connect the different parts of the system.

Should radiator be at top or bottom?

The side of the radiator where the tubes connect should be at the bottom, and the pump should be mounted in a position where it is slightly lower than the top of the radiator, where air is captured. One good mounting position is to place the radiator at the top of the case with the tubes pointing downwards.

Where do you put the fans on a liquid cooler?

Fans placed at the front of your liquid-cooler’s radiator with airflow going from front to back will be “pushing” air into your system. If you flip the fans and place them behind the radiator, they’re now “pulling” air in through your liquid-cooler. (Like the picture above)

Are there different ways to install a liquid cooler?

There are different ways to install the liquid cooler, affected by the position of the radiator and the direction of the radiator fans. Here we’ll be testing different configurations and seeing how they work differently. There are several things to consider when you try to install an AIO liquid cooler.

Do fans push or pull air through a liquid cooler?

Fans placed at the front of your liquid-cooler’s radiator with airflow going from front to back will be “pushing” air into your system. If you flip the fans and place them behind the radiator, they’re now “pulling” air in through your liquid-cooler.

How do I add lighting effects to my liquid CPU cooler?

Select your liquid CPU cooler in iCUE. Click Lighting Effects in the left menu. Click the + button in the Lighting Layers window. Select a lighting effect in the Lighting Type window.