Hi Guys. I am a newbie to build a PC. I try to explain my situation about my AIO cooler and the airflow management of my PC. Hope you could understand.
Here is the link to see the first build of my PC:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NU5-fTbIQe0xlN4kBf5D1Ds0fA9uGePv/view?usp=sharing
To begin with, I mounted the AIO radiator which is NZXT Kraken X63 RGB with two 140mm fans on the top while there are three stock fans of my PC case that are preinstalled at the front to suck the fresh air. My PC case is Corsair ICUE 4000X RGB.
With reference to the AIO cooler and my PC case specification, the airflow to pull the air out from AIO fans are 30.39-91.19CFM but the maximum airflow of the three Corsair stock fans, which is Corsair SP120 RGB, has a maximum capacity of 52CFM.
Problem 1
By calculation, the maximum airflow of intake is 52x3= 156CFM, and the maximum airflow of the exhaust is 91.19x2= 182.38CFM. I am unhappy with the negative air pressure because I am afraid of dust accumulated at any holes of the sides and the back, and even the port of the back I/O and the HDMI ports of my display card. More importantly, I have not installed the exhaust fan at the back. The problem gets worse if I add it.
Problem 2
I placed the AIO pump at 3 o'clock orientation. The radiator is mounted at the top and the tubes are down. I will show you the video about my AIO operation.
Here it is https://youtu.be/9t6eytEBWa8
You can hear from the video. It seems there is noise from my PC but it's not severe. I am not sure it came from air bubbles inside the tube. Can I confirm? If my AIO pump is placed wrongly, Can I would re-install it at 6 o'clock orientation?
I have two solutions in my mind.
The first is to replace three stock fans with 2400RPM fans but I will be unhappy with no RGB effects. Also, positive air pressure can not be guaranteed once I install the exhaust fan at the back.
The second, which is my preferred choice, is to change to mount the AIO radiator at the front with tubes down. Three stock fans will be removed at the front and I mount two of them at the top and one of them at the back. That should be positive air pressure now. However, the temperature of the graphics card may be increased due to fresh air being sucked into my PC is warm as a result of the heat release from the CPU. If so, should I get an extra fan for my graphics card?
Please let me know your advice and thanks in advance.
Here is the link to see the first build of my PC:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1NU5-fTbIQe0xlN4kBf5D1Ds0fA9uGePv/view?usp=sharing
To begin with, I mounted the AIO radiator which is NZXT Kraken X63 RGB with two 140mm fans on the top while there are three stock fans of my PC case that are preinstalled at the front to suck the fresh air. My PC case is Corsair ICUE 4000X RGB.
With reference to the AIO cooler and my PC case specification, the airflow to pull the air out from AIO fans are 30.39-91.19CFM but the maximum airflow of the three Corsair stock fans, which is Corsair SP120 RGB, has a maximum capacity of 52CFM.
Problem 1
By calculation, the maximum airflow of intake is 52x3= 156CFM, and the maximum airflow of the exhaust is 91.19x2= 182.38CFM. I am unhappy with the negative air pressure because I am afraid of dust accumulated at any holes of the sides and the back, and even the port of the back I/O and the HDMI ports of my display card. More importantly, I have not installed the exhaust fan at the back. The problem gets worse if I add it.
Problem 2
I placed the AIO pump at 3 o'clock orientation. The radiator is mounted at the top and the tubes are down. I will show you the video about my AIO operation.
Here it is https://youtu.be/9t6eytEBWa8
You can hear from the video. It seems there is noise from my PC but it's not severe. I am not sure it came from air bubbles inside the tube. Can I confirm? If my AIO pump is placed wrongly, Can I would re-install it at 6 o'clock orientation?
I have two solutions in my mind.
The first is to replace three stock fans with 2400RPM fans but I will be unhappy with no RGB effects. Also, positive air pressure can not be guaranteed once I install the exhaust fan at the back.
The second, which is my preferred choice, is to change to mount the AIO radiator at the front with tubes down. Three stock fans will be removed at the front and I mount two of them at the top and one of them at the back. That should be positive air pressure now. However, the temperature of the graphics card may be increased due to fresh air being sucked into my PC is warm as a result of the heat release from the CPU. If so, should I get an extra fan for my graphics card?
Please let me know your advice and thanks in advance.
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