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Vertical or Horizontal?

Poll Results: Vertical or Horizontal Mount

 
  • 25% (1)
    Vertical
  • 75% (3)
    Horizontal
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post #1 of 4
11/10/12 at 11:41pm
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hi all,

just wondering whether people have noticed a temp difference between vertically mounted or horizontally mounted air coolers (specifically the nh-d14).... atm i have it horizontally mounted with my empty drive bay (which has the fan in it) mounted in topmost slot to increase airflow.

i have included some highly detailed expert airflow diagrams lachen.gif that shows my current setup.

thanks in advance for any ideas/advice


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post #2 of 4
11/11/12 at 2:38am

Horizontal. Your vga will block allot of air from getting sucked into the fan if it's vertical.

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post #3 of 4
11/11/12 at 2:52am
To go vertical you will need at least 40mm between GPU and cooler intake fan. More is better.

If you remove the rear vent grille and make a duct from back of radiator to vent all heat from cooler will be dumped out of case. It's what I do.
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post #4 of 4
11/11/12 at 4:04am
Thread Starter 
mk thanks guys, will leave as is (horizontal)...
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Corsair Force 3 240GB (system) WD 1TB (games and media) Samsung 180GB (games and apps) Cheap Multi DVD burner 
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noctua nh-d14  Win 7 Ultimate 64bit BenQ G2020HD LOGITECH G110 
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Coolermaster Extreme Power Plus 650W corsair 600t Razer DeathAdder 3.5G Razer Goliathus 
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