help choosing rad

[Habakkuk]

Go with 140's if you can fit them - they can run slower than 120's moving the same amount of air.

You might be able to fit more 120's in though - and the radiators are more common.

 

[PAULRYAN52]

I dont knnow if a 420 rad would in front and top

 

[Doobedoo]

I dont knnow if a 420 rad would in front and top

You buy whatever size your rads are. You'll get 100 different recommendations by 100 different people, truth is their isn't much between any of the top brands.

 

[PAULRYAN52]

thanks 2x 360x60 it is

 

[LuckyBenski]

thanks 2x 360x60 it is

Have you double checked ram clearance against top radiators and fans? An annoying number of cases have a radiator slot there but it can't actually fit a radiator because of the RAM or RAM coolers

 

[PAULRYAN52]

I don't have the case or ram, Thermaltake say it supports 360x64 at front and top or 420x55 top 360x64 front

 

[Doobedoo]

I don't have the case or ram, Thermaltake say it supports 360x64 at front and top or 420x55 top 360x64 front

That suggests your going to be tight for space up top remember that a fan adds 25mm on top of the thickness of the rad.

I have these fans up top and even though I am not limited for space, as I have a Themaltake X71 which has plenty of room in behind, I didn't want too much hanging down for aesthetics.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

• 1 x Noctua NF-A12x15 PWM 120mm 1850RPM Fan= £16.99

Total: £20.47 (includes shipping: £3.48)
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[PAULRYAN52]

ok I think I'm just going to go with 2x360x64 rads, I can go 420x55 top and 360x64 front but I don't want the exhaust to be bigger than the intake, Here is the manual with thickness but I don't if I can do it the other way

thats the page

 

[Doobedoo]

You should be ok with that.

 

[PAULRYAN52]

so 2x 360x64 will be fine