OC'ing in Fractal Node 202: is it a bad idea?
OC'ing in Fractal Node 202: is it a bad idea?
Hey everyone,
I’m planning to follow the approach Bitwit (previously Awesomesauce) took by adding a liquid cooler to node 202. In this video I’ll be using an H60, which appears to be one of the smallest AIOs. I’ve included a rough image describing the issue, but here it’s worded for clarity.
The fan won’t fit directly above the radiator because my GPU is slightly longer than an R9 nano. This means the fan needs to be shifted about 2cm off the radiator. Remember, there’s no direct ventilation above the CPU cooler—only small vents around the sides.
My goal is to set the OC for my 4690k to around 4.4, but I don’t want to purchase a CPU cooler and risk it not working properly.
Thanks for your time!
http://imgur.com/gallery/OhQEi
moving the fan on a relatively small radiator will significantly lower its cooling efficiency. begin with no operating current and increase it based on temperature.
I don't see any issues as long as the temperatures are fine. I'd also get a good motherboard because it will generate a lot of heat in a compact design.
n0ns3ns3 :
shifting fan on already small rad, will greatly reduce cooling capacity of the AiO.
you can start with no OC and raise OC according to temp.
Yeah, but the thing is, I don't want to buy it if I'm going to get a mediocre overcloc, but I suppose no-one will have direct experience with something like this. I forgot to add the pic so it's linked.
UNLESS there is an 80/100mm AIO / cheap watercooling setup of some sort, which I doubt there is.
Thanks for your time