5 fans paired with a 280mm radiator in mastercase maker 5
5 fans paired with a 280mm radiator in mastercase maker 5
You are organizing a pc build this holiday and have selected the Mastercase Maker 5 with two front intake fans, a rear exhaust fan, and intend to install a 280mm radiator at the top. You're uncertain about the proper configuration for the fans.
Coolest air possible over the radiator. With strong case airflow, the radiator can be placed at the top or back (if space allows) and air can be directed in or out. Are you cooling the CPU and GPU? Is it just the CPU? What about the remaining loop components?
The best airflow over the radiator is ideal. With strong case ventilation, the radiator can be installed at the top or back (if space allows), and air can be directed in or out. Are you cooling just the CPU? Is it also the GPU? What about the rest of the loop components? I'm only cooling the CPU with a Corsair H115i cooler.
A general guideline is to prioritize intake over exhaust. If you reverse the order, you may generate negative pressure, draw in dust, and so on. I've conducted extensive testing and research recently, and although many prefer an H110/115 exhaust, it doesn't significantly impact temperatures either way. For a strong fan with high CFM as an exhaust, that's usually sufficient. My 115 setup uses front-mounted Noctua iPPC 2000 fans, a Cougar 140mm intake pulling cool air from below, and another iPPC for exhaust; the case temperatures are excellent. Check out this video from Linus—it clarifies things better than I can—https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9pykvwv5vcY
Good luck with your festive build!
■ Rapidly moving air burns calories quicker than still air, each fan has an arrow indicating the blowing direction, master case front fans should face upward to push warm air from the open-air cooler created by the graphics card.
■ The situation changes when a 280 mm radiator for the CPU absorbs cooling (10 to 5°C) room air, like dipping ice cream into hot tea.
■ I concur with sullen on the idea that "job" is preferable to "sucky long time," aiming to cool hot tea by drawing in hot air.
■ For a water-cooled CPU, the next heat source becomes the graphics card(s), VRM (OC), plus the HDD and PSU, making front intake fans more effective regardless of the graphics card used.