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savagesam117

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I've been looking at the Rajineck Triton, and the Cooler Master Nepton 240mm.

Which one would you go for? the Rajineck looks better but been hearing bad things.

Or is there another around? Max of £80 tbh
 
Sircles said:
Agreed. I may be somewhat biased though ;) if you have any questions regarding it, please let me know.
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Haha, when will they be in stock?

Also i don't really get how it works, as it will be taking up my top two fan spots will this still be the same as a normal exhaust? Seems like the rad would block the air flow out of the case.

I'm hovering over the "confirm" purchase button, I don't know if i should do it :(

Also, i know it says, holes for watercooling but i just want to double check.

Case:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-088-ZA
 
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A radiator would mount to the top of the case,with 2 fans attached pushing air through the radiator.

Case
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rad
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fans


Im sure you would struggle to fit an aio with fans on it to the top of that case and not run into clearance issues with the motherboard however.Thew holes the page talks about are the gromets above the I/O panel at the back that allow tubing to ran inside/outside the case,and wouldnt be used with an AIO
 
MrMD said:
A radiator would mount to the top of the case,with 2 fans attached pushing air through the radiator.

Case
^
rad
^
fans


Im sure you would struggle to fit an aio with fans on it to the top of that case and not run into clearance issues with the motherboard however.Thew holes the page talks about are the gromets above the I/O panel at the back that allow tubing to ran inside/outside the case,and wouldnt be used with an AIO
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Ah right, people are saying they have fitted H100i's into these cases. and they are the same dimensions. I'm going to give it a go, i can always return it.

Thanks :)
 
savagesam117 said:
Ah right, people are saying they have fitted H100i's into these cases. and they are the same dimensions. I'm going to give it a go, i can always return it.

Thanks :)
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From the screenshots it looks like it would be very close,but if their are people saying it can be done without any modding,well you have an answer :D
 
Have you looked on ************? Look up Completed Builds and refine by cooler and case and hopefully you will get some results with pictures.
I've found it useful in the past to see how much room I would have with an air cooler.
 
Just measure the distance between the top of your motherboard and the top of the case.

Aio's usually require 52mm of clearance.
 
MrMD said:
Just measure the distance between the top of your motherboard and the top of the case.

Aio's usually require 52mm of clearance.
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Yeah I have about 50mm, probably less due to it being hard to measure with a steel rule haha..

I think the only way to do it would be run the tubing outside the case, through the back grommets and then run the rad on top, case then the fans inside.
 
savagesam117 said:
Yeah I have about 50mm, probably less due to it being hard to measure with a steel rule haha..

I think the only way to do it would be run the tubing outside the case, through the back grommets and then run the rad on top, case then the fans inside.
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tbh,if you have to do that just fit an aio its really the sign you should get a different case :p

Any such solution would require you pull apart the AIO,flush it,refill and bleed it.On most AIO's im sure that would void your warrenty.And on others it just cant be done.

Its even worth questioning is it worth getting an AIO to begin with?

Compared to a high end air cooler like a Dh-15,they arnt that much better temperature wise.And they are louder from my experience.My experience using a PC with an H100 put off the idea of AIO's complety tbh,it was so loud sometimes(the pump that is).

Their are aios that are quieter due to variable pump speeds,but they tend to be more expensive like the kraken x61 for instance.
 
I just like the look of how neat they are they. And I wouldn't go to that much hassle to fit it in, it's just the way I'd have to go about it.

Yeah a good air cooler it is then! Fill it up with fans and get a decent cooler.

Thanks for you help, would have bought one to return it, also means I don't have to buy from the dark side.
 
I would vote for the Nepton 240M myself, I have it and it runs great and SUPER SILENT! Don't believe all air coolers are silent, as that's very much fan dependent. Some are noisy as hell! Ultimately, it's an aesthetic choice, as decent air coolers will TOTALLY dominate your case, and if you're getting a case with a window that's something to think about. There are better cases than the Zalman though, if your budget will stretch. Why that one?
 
Well when I built the pc the case was cheap and looked quite pretty.

I know air coolers aren't silent in theory that is almost impossible.

The reason I think I'm going to have to go air is due to size. I have it as disposable income so I may get it, see if it fits, if it does, great if not, back it goes
 
savagesam117 said:
Haha, when will they be in stock?

Also i don't really get how it works, as it will be taking up my top two fan spots will this still be the same as a normal exhaust? Seems like the rad would block the air flow out of the case.

I'm hovering over the "confirm" purchase button, I don't know if i should do it :(

Also, i know it says, holes for watercooling but i just want to double check.

Case:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=CA-088-ZA
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I think people above have provided an adequate explanation. In terms of stock, I believe they shipped out from the distributor this morning, so you can expect stock to land with OcUK tomorrow? + processing time. Stock available on the 5th? At a guess.
 
Sircles said:
I think people above have provided an adequate explanation. In terms of stock, I believe they shipped out from the distributor this morning, so you can expect stock to land with OcUK tomorrow? + processing time. Stock available on the 5th? At a guess.
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Okay thank you :)

Going to do a bit more measuring and hopefully it'll fit
 
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