Should this fan be rack-mounted above or below my hottest components?
1354192
Hi am sorry but I have not gotten around to mounting it yet. I would think it would depend if you Already have fans at the top of your rack. Sorry I wish I could of been more help.
1354193
Hopefully, you have air slots or vents in the hotter components. If you have air vented slots on the sides and bottom, mount the fan below, if you have vented slots on the top, mount the fan unit above to draw the heat away.If you have room in the rack to space the components from each other, that is best. It is a little noisy, but works well. If you can, put the fan closest to your most critical component that is effected by heat
1354194
Hopefully, you have air slots or vents in the hotter components. If you have air vented slots on the sides and bottom, mount the fan below, if you have vented slots on the top, mount the fan unit above to draw the heat away. If you have room in the rack to space the components from each other, that is best. It is a little noisy, but works well. If you can, put the fan closest to your most critical component that is effected by heat
1381723
Where are you planning to install the fan. If it is going in a mobo, which one?
1437817
If I had to hazard a guess, I would go with probably yes. I am using the same heatsink in a 4U rackmount chassis made by Rosewill that is listed as 7" high. (Equivalent to width on a desktop, since rackmounts are effectively rotated 90 degrees.) This case is 7.25" wide, so it appears to have a bit more room, likely for adding fans on the side panel, however there also may be more space between the motherboard tray and the side panel behind it (for cable routing.) If you use this heatsink, expect to not use a fan in the top position on the side panel. It may work, but it may not have enough clearance.
409208
Mine is mounted directly above my bed actually. It is comparable to having one of those old white standing fans on. I think if you watch the video you can hear it to get an idea.
199719
Sure, but face the volt display up top and the four fans on the bottom because heat tend to rise to the top....good luck...VU
1455644
Just to amend my answer, mounting the heat sink horizontally could also be a problem as the fan could block the PCI and PCI Express slots and the power connectors on the motherboard. So, do the measurements first.
406469
mac is right depends on case as well. my main rig the PSU is bottom mounted.
67514
Make sure that there is a good airflow. I installed an extra fan in the side of my PC and so far its good. Cases with PSU on the bottom seem to have more issues with overheating if psu is blowing inside
1678250
not sure if you will have room at the bottom for a fan with this profile, but I run a 4" computer "muffin" style fan at the lower vent.
1958067
You could, might be a little tight if your using the back exhaust route as your cooler position, but you can always use the top of the case to place the cooler and radiator, thats what i did.Check out my channel and you will see my build exactly http://youtu.be/sOA2AqsNFQA
1411029
It should be fine. I personally mount my psu the same way to get cool air from the bottom of the case. Just remember to clean your air filter every so often.
2274940
Should work fine. The horizontal fans in my various cases haven't had issues.
2162355
As long as the power supply is installed so the fan is facing down; you're good to go. I've used an Swiftech AIO water system on top for the cpu and fans throughout. No problems.
1002648
Mount? No, not without modifying the cooler. Set it up top? Probably fine. Not sure if it would make any difference. I'll order a 140mm fan and place it on top to see if it helps temps.
1900370
That is where I put it, as high as possible. If you place it low, it will remove all the cooler air and hot air will build up.
143599
Did you add the AV cooler? Mine will have a shelf above it about 3-4" so I would want the extra air flow. Any reccomendations?
1198253
I installed a Seidon 240M with dual fans on the top. It was very difficult to keep the fan that came with the case also on the top. If you just want to use the two 120mm water cool fans and remove fan that came with the case you will have no issues at all. I just wanted all 3 and was a bit difficult and needed unique set up.