Is there a difference in these radiators?

Duo · 10 Feb 2017 at 16:56

I understand that they are different thicknesses but the description states one requires 'side by side' 120mm fan ports and the other requires 'adjacent' 120mm fan ports.

To me this sounds like the same thing but i just want to make sure there is no subtly difference that I am unaware of before making a purchase.

Here is the image,

http://imgur.com/a/ylblP

Also, while I am here I should ask which of the two you would recommend and why? I'm planning to use it to cool my GPU and mount it to the front of a H440.

Thanks for your help

pastymuncher · 10 Feb 2017 at 18:39

It's the same thing. Adjacent means next to. You only have to look at the pictures to see that they need a pair of fan slots to fit to.

D1craig · 10 Feb 2017 at 20:02

one looks thicker from a side view but they also look like the thicker one has a sort of edge around the radiator to make it look thicker.

i cant see why they wont fit the front or your h440 case. it is specced to fit 3 140mm fans? yes?

Duo · 11 Feb 2017 at 15:19

The H440 comes with 3x120mm fans on the front and 1 140mm fan on the rear. It can fit upto 3x120mm on the top or 2x140mm fans and you can swap the front 3x120mm for 2x140mm.

I just wanted to make sure there wasn't some difference that I was missing that made one unsuitable but as all fans are the same regardless of orientation I'm pretty confident either should work.

Now the only issue is will a thicker radiator fit into the front of the case and will I still be able to mount the third 120mm fan if I install a 240mm rad above/below them (I guess that's another consideration to think about too.)