Water cooling radiator question

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I'm somewhat new to the water cooling business, but which way should I have my 40mm fan going on my cpu radiator?

Venting hot air OUT, or venting cool air inside?
 

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Matt2488,
I'm having a hard time believing that any water cooler radiator would have a 40mm fan attached, did you mean 140mm? Where in the case is the radiator/fan located?
 

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linnemeyerhere said:
Matt2488,
I'm having a hard time believing that any water cooler radiator would have a 40mm fan attached, did you mean 140mm? Where in the case is the radiator/fan located?
Click to expand...


At the top left of the case, it came with a 140mm fan that's what I meant. The 140mm fan is at the top rear exhaust.

I cleaned it out recently and forgot which way the fan was venting air, out or in.
 

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AMD Phenom X4 925 @ 2.8ghz
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Watercooler with Radiator on CPU, with 4 120mm case fans.
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Most all fans have a fan spin direction and air flow direction arrow. You should have this set up drawing air from the case and exhausting through the radiator out the back of the case.
 

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MSI P67A-GD80 b3
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XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
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PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
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Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
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Chrome and IE 10
Other Info
5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
linnemeyerhere said:
Most all fans have a fan spin direction and air flow direction arrow. You should have this set up drawing air from the case and exhausting through the radiator out the back of the case.
Click to expand...

OK that's how I have it set it up, thanks.:party:
 

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Windows 7 Professional 64 bitAMD Phenom X4 925 @ 2.8ghz4GB DDR3 1600mhz A-DATA gaming seriesDual HIS Radeon HD 5770
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom X4 925 @ 2.8ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-MA785GT-UD3H AM3
Memory
4GB DDR3 1600mhz A-DATA gaming series
Graphics Card(s)
Dual HIS Radeon HD 5770
Sound Card
Asus Xonar D1
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung Syncmaster EX2220
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Dual Hitatchi 500GB Sata
PSU
Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 1200w A+ certified Gold.
Case
Thermaltake V3 Black
Cooling
Watercooler with Radiator on CPU, with 4 120mm case fans.
Keyboard
Thermaltake Challenger Pro
Mouse
Death Adder
Internet Speed
10mbps/1mbps
If you want you can also run dual fans in what we call a push/pull configuration. This is what I run on my H50 with super silent Noctua fans but I'm exhausting through a top mounted location....only difference.
 

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PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
Antivirus
Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Chrome and IE 10
Other Info
5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
linnemeyerhere said:
If you want you can also run dual fans in what we call a push/pull configuration. This is what I run on my H50 with super silent Noctua fans but I'm exhausting through a top mounted location....only difference.
Click to expand...

Yeah I don't have screws long enough to do that, but if I could I would probably do that.
 

My Computer My Computer

At a glance

Windows 7 Professional 64 bitAMD Phenom X4 925 @ 2.8ghz4GB DDR3 1600mhz A-DATA gaming seriesDual HIS Radeon HD 5770
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
Custom
OS
Windows 7 Professional 64 bit
CPU
AMD Phenom X4 925 @ 2.8ghz
Motherboard
Gigabyte GA-MA785GT-UD3H AM3
Memory
4GB DDR3 1600mhz A-DATA gaming series
Graphics Card(s)
Dual HIS Radeon HD 5770
Sound Card
Asus Xonar D1
Monitor(s) Displays
Samsung Syncmaster EX2220
Screen Resolution
1920x1080
Hard Drives
Dual Hitatchi 500GB Sata
PSU
Thermaltake Toughpower Grand 1200w A+ certified Gold.
Case
Thermaltake V3 Black
Cooling
Watercooler with Radiator on CPU, with 4 120mm case fans.
Keyboard
Thermaltake Challenger Pro
Mouse
Death Adder
Internet Speed
10mbps/1mbps
Easy purchase at any local hardware store.....I went to Ace so I didn't have to by some pre-packaged 15 pack at the Depot.
Hydro Series
Under FAQ's & Support look down the page and see the Push/Pull fan configuration.
 

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Computer type
PC/Desktop
Computer Manufacturer/Model Number
A blend of brains, brawn and dumb luck.
OS
Windows 7 Ultimate 64
CPU
i7 3770k OC'd 4.6 @ 1.17v, also FX 8120 & i5 miniITX
Motherboard
MSI P67A-GD80 b3
Memory
32 gb G.Skill Sniper DDR3 10-12-12-31 @ 2133
Graphics Card(s)
XFX Radeon 7870 2GB DDR5
Sound Card
Sound Blaster Z Series Card
Monitor(s) Displays
(2) LG LED 23" 1920 x 1080 2ms Monitors via mini d-port
Screen Resolution
1680 X 1050 p
Hard Drives
Samsung 256 gb 830 SSD sata III
(1) 1 tb WD Black
(2) 1 tb Hitachi deskmates/sata II
(2) 1 tb WD green/sata II
(2) 3 tb Seagate Barracuda
(1) 120 gb OCZ Vertex SS
(1) Drobo 5N w/5 Seagate 3tb
PSU
EVGA modular 1000G2 80% gold rating & APC 1200 RS
Case
CoolerMaster Storm Styker
Cooling
7 case fans 140mm & 120mm, NZXT Kraken X60
Keyboard
(2) Logitech Illuminated Keyboards (1) usb (1) wireless
Mouse
Logitech G700 & T-BC21 - nano nx for the laptop
Internet Speed
Basic 120mbps down
Antivirus
Trend Micro Titanium Max Security & Malwarebytes Premium
Browser
Chrome and IE 10
Other Info
5 Noctua case fans + 3 Noctua in p/p on NZXT cooler
Integrated hot swap drive bays for 2.5" Drives
(2) Lite-on dvd/cd/Blu Ray optical 22X
Integrated fan controller and led on/off
HP Officejet Pro 8630 all-n-one
Hot-swappable 3.5" hard drive bay
Netgear Nighthawk router
Asus USB 3 & sata 6 PCIe card
Vantec IDE to sata adptr./Ultra sata adptr
Lenovo L420 i5 lappy with m sata
Drobo 5N advanced NAS
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