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INSTALLING THE RADIATOR AND FANS
OPTION #1:
INSTALLING THE RADIATOR AND
FANS
STEP 1
Install the fans on the radiator.
Ideally, the radiator should either:
A)
receive the coldest air possible
(by placing the radia-
tor on the air inlet) or
B)
serve as an overall hot air exhaust
(by placing the
radiator on the exhaust).
The latter results in overall decrease of temperature
throughout the entire computer chassis but also leads to
slightly higher liquid temperatures. A reversed air flow is vi-
able option but one should always strive to achieve unidi-
rectional flow of air throughout the chassis.
Take the four UNC 6-32x30mm screws for each fan and screw them
in. Use enclosed Allen key to tighten the screws in clockwise direction.
STEP 2
Prepare your suitably-sized PC chassis for installation of radiator
unit. The position of the unit in the chassis depends on the size, fan
mounting holes and the hardware you have installed. You must make
sure that the unit fits into the chassis. Usually the chassis have stand-
ard fan mounting holes pre-drilled so you should look for holes with
spacing of 105mm. (A standard computer cooling 120mm fan)
STEP 3
Align the holes on the radiator with the ones on the PC chassis.
Take the four UNC 6-32x5mm screws for each fan and guide them
through the holes on the chassis to screw them into the threaded holes
on the radiator. Tighten them in clockwise direction using Allen key.
STEP 2
STEP 1
STEP 3
Fan
UNC 6-32 x 30 screw
Radiator
PC Chassis
Radiator/fan unit
UNC 6-32 x 5
screw
