radiator fan question

TheCenturion · 18 May 2008 at 10:27

Hi,
What do the 120mm fans in a radiator do? do they act like normal fans and cool the system, or do they cool the radiator?

RJC · 18 May 2008 at 10:39

They cool the medium going through the radiator, you can set it up so they pull air from the case / system as well.

Rob

TheCenturion · 18 May 2008 at 10:41

RJC said:
They cool the medium going through the radiator, you can set it up so they pull air from the case / system as well.

Rob

that seems quite good, how do you set them up to pull air from the case? does the rad have to be mounted inside the case?

RJC · 18 May 2008 at 10:49

anant_shah94 said:
that seems quite good, how do you set them up to pull air from the case? does the rad have to be mounted inside the case?

There are 2 ways, one of which you already mentioned or use the swiftech fan adapter which mounts on the case then connects to rad, so you can use the fan on the radiator or the system case fan.

The link below shows the swiftech fan adaptor (back right hand side)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showphoto.php?src=/pimg/WC-014-SW_400.jpg&name=Swiftech H2O-220 Apex Ultra Watercooling Kit (Socket 462/478/LGA775/754/939/940)

Rob

TheCenturion · 20 May 2008 at 19:20

RJC said:
There are 2 ways, one of which you already mentioned or use the swiftech fan adapter which mounts on the case then connects to rad, so you can use the fan on the radiator or the system case fan.

The link below shows the swiftech fan adaptor (back right hand side)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showphoto.php?src=/pimg/WC-014-SW_400.jpg&name=Swiftech H2O-220 Apex Ultra Watercooling Kit (Socket 462/478/LGA775/754/939/940)

Rob

will it work for a triple radiator, if i install on the back of a lian lic-p80 armorsuit?

Cob · 20 May 2008 at 19:25

It should.

Which triple rad?

TheCenturion · 20 May 2008 at 21:11

thermochill pa120.3

Cob · 20 May 2008 at 21:15

Then you'll be after a Thermochill Shroud. Thermochill make special ones for all their rads, in three sizes for their three rads.

OcUK don't sell them, so I can't link to them, but they're easy to get hold of

TheCenturion · 2 Aug 2008 at 16:32

Can the fans be set up either way to exhaust from the radiator or bring air onto the radiator?

Cob · 2 Aug 2008 at 16:39

Have them blowing air through the rad.