The standard layout is designed for maximum storage capacity and the open layout is for water cooling setup.
Water cooling radiator front or top.
All to ensure you don t have to compromise on performance.
I used two aio coolers for this test one is a 280mm evga clc 280 liquid cpu cooler and the other is a 240mm corsair h100i v2.
In the very least we can look at liquid cooler placement performance in a few different cases.
I was using a 280mm radiator in the front initially i then swapped for the 240mm radiator to test my theory.
With plenty of airflow and a host of water cooling options this is one of the best pc cases for water cooling even at the premium price it comes at.
One 120mm fan or radiator.
The reason for the difference is that the top of my case cannot take a 280mm radiator.
Two 120mm or two 140mm fans and supports a 120mm or a 240mm radiator.
You have the reservoir the pump the radiator the fans some tubing a block for either.
All fans will be configured to 100 in our testing.
Three 120mm or two 140mm fans and up to a 360mm radiator with a maximum thickness of 50mm without fans.
Water cooling systems whether they are a custom loop or an aio all follow the same basic principles.
This includes measuring how much a front radiator might reduce cpu temperatures at risk of raising gpu temperatures or how a top mount might do the opposite.
For water cooling it supports up to 420mm radiator on top 360mm in the front and 280mm on the base.