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I currently have the nzxt s340 which is a great case but has no great rad support, i am going to upgrade my cooler to an h115i so i need a case which supports it well.

If you have any alternative cooler suggestions im all ears
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s340 has plenty of rad options? Unless you're planning custom loops even then, the front of the case has support for 240mm and the top/exhaust have support for 120?

Also just to show you that the h115i fits, a little bit of research and you would know..

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Mitochondria wrote s340 has plenty of rad options? Unless you're planning custom loops even then, the front of the case has support for 240mm and the top/exhaust have support for 120?

Also just to show you that the h115i fits, a little bit of research and you would know..

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And they look sexy af.

May need some cable management done for it to fit though
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Mitochondria wrote s340 has plenty of rad options? Unless you're planning custom loops even then, the front of the case has support for 240mm and the top/exhaust have support for 120?

Also just to show you that the h115i fits, a little bit of research and you would know..

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And they look sexy af.

May need some cable management done for it to fit though


Apparently 240 rads only work on 1 config, and its bad for the rest of the components as its pushes hot air towards them.
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Balor wrote
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Mitochondria wrote s340 has plenty of rad options? Unless you're planning custom loops even then, the front of the case has support for 240mm and the top/exhaust have support for 120?

Also just to show you that the h115i fits, a little bit of research and you would know..

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And they look sexy af.

May need some cable management done for it to fit though


Apparently 240 rads only work on 1 config, and its bad for the rest of the components as its pushes hot air towards them.


You could do a push config and go through the front.. Unless he is pulling extreme temps it wouldn't be much of an affect with ample cooling.
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Mitochondria wrote
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Mitochondria wrote s340 has plenty of rad options? Unless you're planning custom loops even then, the front of the case has support for 240mm and the top/exhaust have support for 120?

Also just to show you that the h115i fits, a little bit of research and you would know..

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And they look sexy af.

May need some cable management done for it to fit though


Apparently 240 rads only work on 1 config, and its bad for the rest of the components as its pushes hot air towards them.


You could do a push config and go through the front.. Unless he is pulling extreme temps it wouldn't be much of an affect with ample cooling.


The fans only work in push ( might be pull, I forget) so I'm wondering if it's okay to do so

No recommendations on cases?
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The S340 will fit a 240mm or 280mm rad in the front. Its a tight squeeze with a 280mm but it fits, so there's really no need for a new case. I wouldn't get an H115I though, Id get a Kraken X61 or something instead.
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13 wrote The S340 will fit a 240mm or 280mm rad in the front. Its a tight squeeze with a 280mm but it fits, so there's really no need for a new case. I wouldn't get an H115I though, Id get a Kraken X61 or something instead.


Could you recommend a 240mm aio? the x61 is 280mm

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The H115i is a 280mm AIO as well. The H115i and X61 would both fit in the S340.

That's the X52, the X*2 are NZXT's newest AIO's, which are pretty much just improving on aesthetics and noise slightly. The X61 is a larger AIO than the X52, and will perform a little better so X61>X52, and the X61 is cheaper. The X62 is currently hard to find and/or over-priced, so I'd avoid the newest NZXT AIO's for now.

If I were buying an AIO now, I'd also look at this;
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Though you will absolutely need a new case for it, so not worth it really IMO. If you had space for a 360mm rad, then it'd be a great choice because it performs very well and is very well priced, but again, you'd need a new case to use the S36 so you'd end up spending more than £50 more for the S36 and new case than an X61.
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13 wrote The H115i is a 280mm AIO as well. The H115i and X61 would both fit in the S340.

That's the X52, the X*2 are NZXT's newest AIO's, which are pretty much just improving on aesthetics and noise slightly. The X61 is a larger AIO than the X52, and will perform a little better so X61>X52, and the X61 is cheaper. The X62 is currently hard to find and/or over-priced, so I'd avoid the newest NZXT AIO's for now.

If I were buying an AIO now, I'd also look at this;
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Though you will absolutely need a new case for it, so not worth it really IMO. If you had space for a 360mm rad, then it'd be a great choice because it performs very well and is very well priced, but again, you'd need a new case to use the S36 so you'd end up spending more than £50 more for the S36 and new case than an X61.


So an x61 or x52? Are those good aio's for a 7700k? I am a bit of an rgb obsessor so I'm angling towards the x52
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