Modding a Corsair AIO

SirJinks

SirJinks

SirJinks

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Issues of warranty aside, how difficult would it be to replace the rad on an AIO with a different one?

I ask as I have read that due to the FPI on the Corsair rads being fairly high they don't work well with the lower CFM fans so noise is an issue. I'm thinking if you could replace the rad with a lower FPI one you could get good cooling with far less fan noise.
 
SirJinks said:
Issues of warranty aside, how difficult would it be to replace the rad on an AIO with a different one?

I ask as I have read that due to the FPI on the Corsair rads being fairly high they don't work well with the lower CFM fans so noise is an issue. I'm thinking if you could replace the rad with a lower FPI one you could get good cooling with far less fan noise.
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if you're willing to go this far, why don't you consider a simple cpu loop? you'd probably get better results and would have more room to expand in the future
 
Reading reviews the H105 rad has an FPI of around 20+, this certanly isn't what I would call low and would need high static pressure / airflow fans. I'm thinking more of the 10-12 FPI you can find on some Alphacool rads.

So, back to the original question...
 
SirJinks said:
Reading reviews the H105 rad has an FPI of around 20+, this certanly isn't what I would call low and would need high static pressure / airflow fans.

I'm thinking more of the 10-12 FPI you can find on some Alphacool rads.
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Ahh so you're aiming for super low 500RPM territory, I see, well your best bet would be to get something like this:

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-295-XS&groupid=962&catid=1523&subcat=1525

Plus two barb fittings for 1/4" or whatever the tubing on a Corsair AIO is, then it will connect up in place of the existing rad, and you can turn the whole thing upside down so the chamber ports are at the top and use them to fill it, easy times.

The only issue is the thicker rad will cause flow rates to lower which may affect temps.


LePhuronn said:
Unless you get a CPU block+pump combo and fill the loop directly without a res, in essence recreating an AIO unit.
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OCUK used to sell prebuilt CPU loops like this using the eisenberg CPU block/pump/res unit and your choice of 120mm/240mm rad.


LePhuronn said:
The H105 is 120mm. Are you thinking of the H110 which uses 140mm fans?
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Nope, the H105 is a 240MM rad like the H100 but it's thicker.
 
I misunderstood your "120mm equivalent" thinking you were talking about size of the fans used, not the rad size.

Damn this migraine :p

Personally I don't find the H105 all that noisy - only when I've had the fans whit about 80% is there a good chunk of sound coming out, and even then that's largely muffled by the case.
 
I'm going to stick to my initial suggestion. you won't regret it and it'll be the most practical option I reckon. what case have you got?
 
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