360 cooler - fans to match??

[subbytna]

Hello,

I've recently bought a new case MetalliGear Neo Qube. I'm looking to get a 360 AIO and matching fans to kit it out so that it resembles the pics below.




Questions....

1. In this image is the AIO exhausting air out the "side" panel?

2. The bottom 3 fans are intake fans yes? However, this might sound stupid, If the bottom 3 fans are intakes, doesn't the fact that fans go one way, mean I would have to turn the fans up side down to get the airflow going the right way, thus showing the back end frame of the fan and losing visually, some of the RGB? Normally the front of the fans has the good visual of the RGB. Wouldn't the bottom 3 of the fans have to be front of the fan facing down and showing the frame?

3. Are there any fans that look basically the same, no matter which way round you have them, from a visual point of view. I.e. you don't have a gammy looking frame of a fan showing like question #2 above?

4. If there are fans that look the same either way round, what are they and can you recommend an AIO that has the same fans so I can match the whole PC out.

I've got a X570 Aorus Elite MOBO

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

1 side and bottom may be intakes top exhaust
plenty perforations in rear to allow hot air out too
2 and 3 depends on the fans and yes some have leds either side to
allow for push or pull
4 sorry forgot the name right now

 

[subbytna]

1 side and bottom may be intakes top exhaust
plenty perforations in rear to allow hot air out too
2 and 3 depends on the fans and yes some have leds either side to
allow for push or pull
4 sorry forgot the name right now

Thanks for that.

If the AIO is intake, surely the fans would have to be positioned showing the back of the fan, to have the "pulling in air" direction, ergo, showing the back frame of the fan ? Which is the crux of my query on wanting a fan to not show a gammy looking black frame.

 

[Space Monkey]

This is the direction of the bottom fans when they are drawing fresh air into the case, upwards to the top of the case:

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

All 3 fans positions have the leds visible
And appear to be the same fans
So either they are double sided with the leds
Or they are all intake or all exhaust
Leds on both sides makes more sense than all intakes/all exhaust
It may be the Thermaltake AIO that has leds both sides
Though pretty expensive from memory of some one on these forums having one

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

This is the direction of the bottom fans when they are drawing fresh air into the case, upwards to the top of the case:

Now that's a totally superior picture to the ops
Makes it much easier to see things
Still think there's a argb fan with leds designed for push or pull
Though my memory is useless lately

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

Quick looks finds Akasa tlx leds both sides though isn't the one I am trying to remember
Pretty sure one I am trying to remember also came on an AIO with the fact you want leds goodness
Whether using push or pull in mind

 

[subbytna]

Now that's a totally superior picture to the ops
Makes it much easier to see things
Still think there's a argb fan with leds designed for push or pull
Though my memory is useless lately

I used the pics from the Mettaligears website. It's a bit hard to spot them.

Cheers @Space Monkey that's what I was wondering, looks like the back end of the fans are visable for that setup then afterall. Now to get fans and an AIO to match....but what one. Fans are dam expensive now...as are AIO's :/

 

[doyll]

OP image looks like all fans are intake. I say this because there is no motor frame showing through lighting .. almost all fans have motor and motor frame on exhaust side of fans. I'm guessing that image was done for picture purposes, not good airflow.

Case needs at same amount of exhaust vent area as intake vent area because maximum flow is limited by whichever has smallest flow area .. If case has 8x worth of intake vents and only 3x of exhaust then case can only flow as much are as the 3x exhaust vents will flow. I normally use only case intake fans on filtered vents and let air flow out on it's own from force of intakes. This makes for lower noise system and is only a couple degrees warmer at most .. and that is only case has both intake and exhaust fans at full speed .. because more fans make 2-3+ dB more noise, and at push/pull at same dB as push only make same noise flowing same amount of air and giving same cooling ability.

 

[subbytna]

Yep, that was my irk. Having the motor frame showing.

Guess I'll just have to go with it. AIO at the side, with 3 more at the bottom for intake and helping natural heat rising to vent out the top of the case. 6 in total would be sufficient, 3 aio and 3 bottom of the case.

 

[doyll]

Would help if you had at least twice as much clearance between bottom of case and what it sets on so bottom intakes are not being restriced by small gap air flows thorugh being only height of case feet. If setting on floor 30-40mm twin-wheel castors on open center base work very well. Not just because of more airflow area to bottom fans, but also makes case much easier to move around.

 

[Mcnumpty2323]

+1 for castors
Put some nice 50mm ones on my case
For exactly reasons mentioned
Polyurethane I think they are and can get them coloured to accent your build
More airflow when sitting on carpet
And because my builds bloody heavy lol