watercooling radiator help

Bumblebox

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ive just bought a corsair 570x, and i have a thermaltake riing 360mm radiator bundle, i also have 3 spare fractal design fans that are 120mm, as far as im aware the case supports a 360mm radiator at the front, and 3 fans come included (2 on the top, 1 at the back).
my first question is what direction do i have the 2 fans on the top? are they suppose to be intake or exhaust? in which way is which for fan direction.
second question is, is it possible to use 6 fans for a 360mm radiator, with 3 on each side? i think ive seen this somewhere and i want to make use of these fractal design fans that i dont use at the moment, and if so which direction do i need the fans? intake or exhaust? also how can i connect 6 fans to my motherboard as a cpu cooler, the thermaltake has a control hub kind of thing but obviously only for 3 fans. thank you
 
Bumblebox said:
my first question is what direction do i have the 2 fans on the top? are they suppose to be intake or exhaust? in which way is which for fan direction.
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There are usually four spokes, part of the actual frame (not the fan blades), on one side of the fan, and it is in their direction in which air flows. i.e. In through the other side and out through the spokes side. Sometimes fans will also have a small arrow symbol engraved on an edge of the fan frame.

You can set fans to be intake or exhaust, however you like. Normally the rear fan is exhaust, the front is intake, and the top can be either.


Bumblebox said:
second question is, is it possible to use 6 fans for a 360mm radiator, with 3 on each side?
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Yes but take into account video card length, as max card length is stated to be 370mm for that case. Meaning a 320mm+ card may not fit once you add the thickness of a rad and fans in push/pull.


Bumblebox said:
i think ive seen this somewhere and i want to make use of these fractal design fans that i dont use at the moment, and if so which direction do i need the fans? intake or exhaust?
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It's called push/pull. If you go with the rad at the front then set to intake. All fan spokes facing the rear of the case.


Bumblebox said:
also how can i connect 6 fans to my motherboard as a cpu cooler, the thermaltake has a control hub kind of thing but obviously only for 3 fans. thank you
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There are a few methods, including splitters/adapters and fan controllers, but better say which motherboard it is first (to know how many total fan headers) and if the Fractal fans are PWM or non-PWM. I believe the hub you refer to is only to control the fan lighting but I might be wrong.
 
Danny75 said:
There are usually four spokes, part of the actual frame (not the fan blades), on one side of the fan, and it is in their direction in which air flows. i.e. In through the other side and out through the spokes side. Sometimes fans will also have a small arrow symbol engraved on an edge of the fan frame.

You can set fans to be intake or exhaust, however you like. Normally the rear fan is exhaust, the front is intake, and the top can be either.




Yes but take into account video card length, as max card length is stated to be 370mm for that case. Meaning a 320mm+ card may not fit once you add the thickness of a rad and fans in push/pull.




It's called push/pull. If you go with the rad at the front then set to intake. All fan spokes facing the rear of the case.




There are a few methods, including splitters/adapters and fan controllers, but better say which motherboard it is first (to know how many total fan headers) and if the Fractal fans are PWM or non-PWM. I believe the hub you refer to is only to control the fan lighting but I might be wrong.
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am i right in saying my pc will be quieter with 6 fans? meaning they can go slower? fractal fans are GP-12 PWM. and i havent bought a motherboard yet, im hoping to get a z390 but i guess its worth knowing which ones have more or less fan headers
 
Might be quieter as long as all fans are in good nick and some don't have a grind to them. You'll want the 6 intake radiator fans synched on the same speed profile, and then the 3 (exhaust? I'd go with exhaust) case fans can go at a different speed (perhaps slightly less speed, to create positive air pressure).

If the motherboard comes with a watercooling header for the radiator pump plus five other fan headers, you'd just need two splitters like these for the radiator fans, connected to the CPU and CPU_OPT fan header, and the case fans could go straight into System/Chassis fan headers:

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £8.72 (includes shipping: £2.74)
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The CPU and CPU_OPT fan headers are usually beefier (provide more power) than the others, hence why preferably add three rad fans to each of those with the help of the splitter.
 
Danny75 said:
Might be quieter as long as all fans are in good nick and some don't have a grind to them. You'll want the 6 intake radiator fans synched on the same speed profile, and then the 3 (exhaust? I'd go with exhaust) case fans can go at a different speed (perhaps slightly less speed, to create positive air pressure).

If the motherboard comes with a watercooling header for the radiator pump plus five other fan headers, you'd just need two splitters like these for the radiator fans, connected to the CPU and CPU_OPT fan header, and the case fans could go straight into System/Chassis fan headers:

My basket at Overclockers UK:
Total: £8.72 (includes shipping: £2.74)
​

The CPU and CPU_OPT fan headers are usually beefier (provide more power) than the others, hence why preferably add three rad fans to each of those with the help of the splitter.
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whats the difference beteween cpu and cpu opt? and am i correct in saying the thermaltake fans go into CPU (it already has a splitter) and i then connect 3 fractal fans into a splitter which goes into CPU OPT?
will these mean that all 6 fans are synced to go up with cpu temp? for instance i dont want 2 of the fans to be going crazy while the other 4 go quiet.
 
Bumblebox said:
whats the difference beteween cpu and cpu opt? and am i correct in saying the thermaltake fans go into CPU (it already has a splitter) and i then connect 3 fractal fans into a splitter which goes into CPU OPT?
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That's right. And there shouldn't be a difference between CPU and CPU_OPT.


Bumblebox said:
will these mean that all 6 fans are synced to go up with cpu temp? for instance i dont want 2 of the fans to be going crazy while the other 4 go quiet.
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You'll have to check (through motherboard BIOS/UEFI or motherboard bundled software which you install) that both headers are running the same profile, and you'll be able to fine tune to your liking (min RPM/max RPM related to CPU temp). Normally they are synced to CPU temp by default. The fans on the splitters will all run at the speed you set for their fan header.
 
Danny75 said:
That's right. And there shouldn't be a difference between CPU and CPU_OPT.




You'll have to check (through motherboard BIOS/UEFI or motherboard bundled software which you install) that both headers are running the same profile, and you'll be able to fine tune to your liking (min RPM/max RPM related to CPU temp). Normally they are synced to CPU temp by default. The fans on the splitters will all run at the speed you set for their fan header.
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great thanks, just another quick question, which is better arctic mx 2, arctic mx4, or noctua nt h1?
 
You're welcome. Thermal Grizzly Kryonaut is supposed to be the best. I've tried it and no complaints, slight improvement over the MX4 I was using.
 
Yeah it has plenty.


1 x CPU Fan connector(s) (1 x 4 -pin)
1 x CPU OPT Fan connector(s) (1 x 4 -pin)
3 x Chassis Fan connector(s) (3 x 4 -pin)
1 x AIO_PUMP connector (1 x 4 -pin)
1 x H_AMP fan connector
1 x W_PUMP+ connector (1 x 4 -pin)

https://www.asus.com/us/Motherboards/ROG-MAXIMUS-X-HERO/specifications/
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I'd use the CPU (splitter), CPU OPT (splitter) and 3 x Chassis Fan for the fans. Radiator pump cable can go into AIO_PUMP connector.
 
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