Best cooling combo

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Tilltech
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Best cooling combo

Post by Tilltech » Fri Jan 03, 2020 10:17 am

Would this be the best cooling combo for Define R6:
  • AiO Celsius S36 top - pushing air out
  • two front 140mm fans - pushing air in
  • one rear 140mm fan -pushing air out

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Re: Best cooling combo

Post by NeilBlanchard » Mon Jan 06, 2020 9:37 am

Seems about right - the front intakes can be run pretty slowly, or even be off at times.

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Re: Best cooling combo

Post by CA_Steve » Mon Jan 06, 2020 12:35 pm

What's your CPU? Will there be overclocking/overvolting?

If it's some stock 65-100W-ish CPU, then going with a top mount AIO will certainly be noisier and maybe not that much cooler than a large air-cooler.

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Re: Best cooling combo

Post by Olle P » Fri Jan 31, 2020 6:45 am

Your suggested cooling solution should be fine unless there's a graphics card that also need some air.
With a graphics card the primary concern should be to make sure there's a steady flow of cool air in the lower region of the case.

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