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i've seen those fail pretty miserably in reality cause certain hardware just doesnt fit in through weird triangle panels - a GPU that should fit doesnt, cause you cant jam it in there, sort of thing
 
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Oh my gosh that triangle thing looks so cool I wonder how it works.???
 
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This looks like a fun thread. The 4th gen era is especially interesting.
Once I get home (4:15 PM CST) I have an Am486 DX2-80 to show you, plus a bonus item.
 
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Seems there are several members with the ROG STRIX B550-F Boards. I also have one. It's the wireless edition.
 
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Best board I've ever owned.
Best board I've ever owned too.
I did have the WiFi model in mind but it was not available on July 2020 anywhere in India due to lockdown in Maharashtra. The one I got was literally the last piece available all over Kolkata.
 
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Now this is the definition of sexy.
Sorry to be a buzz kill here, but does this really belong in this thread? I'm not disputing that that's sexy hardware, but... it's a pretty ugly shot, and it certainly isn't a close-up. Which is specifically the point of this thread, after all. To quote the OP (all the way back in 2008, must be the oldest post I've ever quoted!):
This club is for up-close pictures of hardware only.
Please do not post pictures that could go in case gallery or other sections, only high quality close-ups of hardware.
Wouldn't the Show off your tech related purchase thread be a much better fit for a pic like that? Or one of the various server owners club threads around? I mean, there is plenty of potential for really nice close-ups in a server like that, don't get me wrong, but I've seen too many shots like that being posted to this thread lately to not say something.
 

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Yup. That was me posting in the PCMR group.
if you look closely, you'll spot me arguing with idiots there quite often

mostly about having their fans backwards

in the case of yours, why not top exhaust the AIO and have that other fan an exhaust too? It's odd to have cold air dragged down to be blown right out the rear
 
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if you look closely, you'll spot me arguing with idiots there quite often

mostly about having their fans backwards

in the case of yours, why not top exhaust the AIO and have that other fan an exhaust too? It's odd to have cold air dragged down to be blown right out the rear
True that. Thing is I live in a very dusty locality. And hence to minimize dust build up inside, I set up the fans to make a positive airflow inside the case.
About the AIO, initially I had it set up as exhaust only but I found that setting the AIO to intake cold air results in better temperatures for some reason.
 

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True that. Thing is I live in a very dusty locality. And hence to minimize dust build up inside, I set up the fans to make a positive airflow inside the case.
About the AIO, initially I had it set up as exhaust only but I found that setting the AIO to intake cold air results in better temperatures for some reason.
Because you are feeding it fresh cool outside air, not warm exhausted air dirty case air. I never understood why people use their AIO as an exhaust.
 

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Because you are feeding it fresh cool outside air, not warm exhausted air dirty case air. I never understood why people use their AIO as an exhaust.
If he has those front intakes right there, and the AIO exhausting directly above it tell me how its getting hotter air as an intake? it gets the same cold air into it, and doesnt dump its heat into every other component in the system.

There is also that whole situation with AIO's where the pumps wear out a lot faster and make more noise in certain orientations, and rad exhausting out the top is the best way to deal with that at the same time
 
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Because you are feeding it fresh cool outside air, not warm exhausted air dirty case air. I never understood why people use their AIO as an exhaust.
Exactly.
I used to do the same too but after realizing the difference in temps the other way, I never went back. Implemented the same change on my secondary i5 7600K system.
That chip is delidded with CM Mastergel maker applied and overclocked to 4.9 GHz. Allowing the radiator fan to intake cold air dropped temps by around 5 to 7 degree C.

If he has those front intakes right there, and the AIO exhausting directly above it tell me how its getting hotter air as an intake? it gets the same cold air into it, and doesnt dump its heat into every other component in the system.

There is also that whole situation with AIO's where the pumps wear out a lot faster and make more noise in certain orientations, and rad exhausting out the top is the best way to deal with that at the same time
The heat from the GPU is somewhat trapped inside because to completely exhaust all the built up heat inside, you will need to have a lot of fans as exhaust. Since the radiator can directly take the cold air from outside, it gets cooled better. At the cost of more heat inside the case? Possibly. But yields better temperatures nonetheless.
 
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If he has those front intakes right there, and the AIO exhausting directly above it tell me how its getting hotter air as an intake? it gets the same cold air into it, and doesnt dump its heat into every other component in the system.

There is also that whole situation with AIO's where the pumps wear out a lot faster and make more noise in certain orientations, and rad exhausting out the top is the best way to deal with that at the same time
As long as you have a portion of the radiator mounted higher than the highest point of the pump, you are good to go. Since air is trapped on the top of a closed loop, having a part of the radiator or having the entire radiator at a height higher than that of the pump will result in air bubbles trapped on top of the radiator and NOT on top of the pump. This is what Gamers Nexus explained and further clarified by jayztwocents.

And to everyone wondering why the top fan is intake? It basically takes fresh cold air from outside and keeps the VRM cool.
In the future, I will invest in a better exhaust fan with better airflow.
 
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I'm not saying rear exhaust or anything

you've got an open vent right next to the AIO at the top front of the case, slap it there
no heat in case, still gets cold intake from the front exhaust
 
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I'm not saying rear exhaust or anything

you've got an open vent right next to the AIO at the top front of the case, slap it there
no heat in case, still gets cold intake from the front exhaust
Got it. Yeah, that's a cool idea.
 

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If he has those front intakes right there, and the AIO exhausting directly above it tell me how its getting hotter air as an intake? it gets the same cold air into it, and doesnt dump its heat into every other component in the system.

There is also that whole situation with AIO's where the pumps wear out a lot faster and make more noise in certain orientations, and rad exhausting out the top is the best way to deal with that at the same time
Ok you bring up a point about the intake.. But how much air is actually moving though the intake? I'm not sure what kind of fans, I was just generalizing which probably isn't wise.

Also.. I don't recall feeling much heat coming from my H100.. its been awhile though. But I have used it in all kinds of awkward installations and always used it as an intake both with top and front mounts. I used thick fans on it though, and in a case like an Antec Sonata that wasn't even designed to hold an AIO lol.. it worked pretty good. I only had 1 exhaust fan in that case.. I'm just looking back on my own experiences that's all..
 
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