Anyone have a CM HAF X with a Corsair H70?

[essential]

I'm currently putting together a part list for a comp I'm going to build in a few months (either a SB-E or IB if I decide to wait a little longer).

I really want a HAF X, and I think I want to go with the H70 for CPU cooling. My doubts about the H70 were with the push/pull intake of air from the rear of the case and screwing up the front-to-back airflow of the case.

I think I've come up with a very good solution, but since I don't own any of the parts I'm not sure if it'll work.

Basically, I want to get one of these:
Lian Li BZ-502b
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=26271

I want to install that in the front of the HAF X (I only need 1 optical drive anyway), that way the H70 is intaking cool air from the front of the case, however I cannot tell if the H70's hoses/radiator will reach the front 5.25" bays.

I like this solution because the airflow will be more balanced than a rear intake install, and the large fans and radiator would be hidden in the 5.25" bays.

Anyone have both the HAF X and the H70? Do you think the hoses of the H70 would reach the front of the HAF X?

I've watched videos on youtube of the H70 being installed into the HAF X, but all the installs have the H70 radiator mounted in the rear of the case, so it's hard to tell how far the hoses would go toward the front.

Any input would be helpful.

Thanks.

 

[Topweasel]

I'm currently putting together a part list for a comp I'm going to build in a few months (either a SB-E or IB if I decide to wait a little longer).

I really want a HAF X, and I think I want to go with the H70 for CPU cooling. My doubts about the H70 were with the push/pull intake of air from the rear of the case and screwing up the front-to-back airflow of the case.

I think I've come up with a very good solution, but since I don't own any of the parts I'm not sure if it'll work.

Basically, I want to get one of these:
Lian Li BZ-502b
http://www.performance-pcs.com/catal...ducts_id=26271

I want to install that in the front of the HAF X (I only need 1 optical drive anyway), that way the H70 is intaking cool air from the front of the case, however I cannot tell if the H70's hoses/radiator will reach the front 5.25" bays.

I like this solution because the airflow will be more balanced than a rear intake install, and the large fans and radiator would be hidden in the 5.25" bays.

Anyone have both the HAF X and the H70? Do you think the hoses of the H70 would reach the front of the HAF X?

I've watched videos on youtube of the H70 being installed into the HAF X, but all the installs have the H70 radiator mounted in the rear of the case, so it's hard to tell how far the hoses would go toward the front.

Any input would be helpful.

Thanks.

The case is designed for in and up, so that shouldn't be an issue.

 

[Kenmitch]

I don't have a HAF X or a H70 but looking at photos it may be too far of a stretch to reach to the front drive bays....But I guess it would depend on how deep you wanted it in the bays anyways.

I would also tend to think you could just mount it to the back of the case with a push/pull fan setup as exhaust with the HAF X anyways. Most you'd loose is a couple of degrees if that. I'd think that the internal temps of the case will be at or very close to the ambient temp of your room....Unless your gonna sli/crossfire some very hot running video cards.

 

[Topweasel]

Again between the front doors the rear cooler and the side fan it is supposed to force cold air into the case and use the top fans to exhaust out. Pulling air into the case is exactly what the back fan spot is for.

 

[Pohemi]

Even if you mounted the CPU block so that the tubes were towards the front side of the case, they would not be able to reach the front of the case. They're not very long and would have to be modified to go that far. I wouldn't recommend that either as the pump inside the block probably isn't designed to run a longer loop...

 

[essential]

Thanks guys. I'm going to abandon the idea, and just rear mount it with intake like weasel is saying.

Thanks again.

 

[Pohemi]

FWIW...I found the best result in my HAF 932 to mount the radiator in the back 140/120mm fan spot or the upper back corner as exhaust. I had the front 220mm, side 220mm, and 120mm in the bottom right beside the PSU as intake, and all the exhaust in that one back spot and all three uppers. Heat rises after all, let thermodynamics work for you.

 

[Topweasel]

FWIW...I found the best result in my HAF 932 to mount the radiator in the back 140/120mm fan spot or the upper back corner as exhaust. I had the front 220mm, side 220mm, and 120mm in the bottom right beside the PSU as intake, and all the exhaust in that one back spot and all three uppers. Heat rises after all, let thermodynamics work for you.

Exhausting out shouldn't be an issue but really the tops exhausting out should be more then enough as it was designed mostly for that, but the H70/60/50 all work a lot better using fresh air from the back then using the general air in the case.

 

[Pohemi]

Exhausting out shouldn't be an issue but really the tops exhausting out should be more then enough as it was designed mostly for that, but according to the manufacturer the H70/60/50 all work a lot better using fresh air from the back then using the general air in the case.

When I initially installed the H70, I had it pulling fresh air in from the back of the case. When I tried several other configurations over the period of a month after the initial build, none of them made more than a 2 or 3 degree difference on my CPU core temps. What WAS considerably different were my ambient and VGA temps. It will depend on the case you use, but changing the radiator to exhaust out the back made for far better constant "flushing" of the air in the case, and lower temps on the rest of my components.

Not to mention it produced the best CPU temps as well...

I can imagine why Corsair thought an intake config would be best for the radiator, but in real world situations it doesn't always compute.

 

[Topweasel]

When I initially installed the H70, I had it pulling fresh air in from the back of the case. When I tried several other configurations over the period of a month after the initial build, none of them made more than a 2 or 3 degree difference on my CPU core temps. What WAS considerably different were my ambient and VGA temps. It will depend on the case you use, but changing the radiator to exhaust out the back made for far better constant "flushing" of the air in the case, and lower temps on the rest of my components.

Not to mention it produced the best CPU temps as well...

I can imagine why Corsair thought an intake config would be best for the radiator, but in real world situations it doesn't always compute.

Most of the users on Hard also noticed that pumping in was better. Some when the H50 came out people were trashing it without reading or ignoring the manual, once people actually started pulling in they lost 5-8c.

 

[AdamK47]

I have a Corsair H70 installed in an Antec 1200. It is currently mounted to push air out the back of the case. Mounting it so that it would pull air in from the back goes against all intuition. The air around the back of the case is definitely not fresh. I have three GTX 580s dumping waste heat just below it. I don't want to be sucking it back in.

 

[Martimus]

I have a HAF-X and a H60. I have the H60 as in intake from the back of the case, and the dual 240mm fans at the top of the case act as the case exhaust. It works well this way.