Buying Reverse Fans: RS-R vs LX-R and 120mm vs 140mm
Choose RS120-R ARGB when you want a 120mm reverse fan using separate motherboard PWM and 5V ARGB connections. Choose LX120-R (black three-fan starter…
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Choosing an AIO for the AIR 5400: Check Both the 70mm Stack and 380mm Tubes
An AIO for the CORSAIR AIR 5400's cooling chamber must pass three checks together: a supported 120mm, 240mm, or 360mm size; no more than 70mm combined…
Upgrade a Classic NCASE M1 V6: Match the GPU, Bottom Fans and Drive Brackets
Keeping a classic NCASE M1 V6 for another upgrade means matching several shared spaces, not finding a graphics card shorter than 322 mm. Card thickness…
Moving Existing Parts into a CORSAIR 3200D: Cooling, GPU Clearance and Shared Drive Mounts
You can keep many existing parts when moving into a CORSAIR 3200D, but the decision depends on the combination you plan to install. Check the…
Planning Multiple Radiators in the CORSAIR 9000D: Thick 480s, Top 360s and the Rear-Wall Tradeoff
For the CORSAIR 9000D layout described by builder Zotty, the workable starting point is two CORSAIR XR7 480mm Radiators at the front and two XR7 360mm…
Buying a Threadripper Cooler: Included sTR5 Hardware or a Separate TR5/SP6 Kit?
For the CORSAIR coolers named in its Threadripper compatibility guide, the buying decision comes down to the exact cooler model , not simply whether…
Upgrading a GPU in the Fractal Ridge: Keep the SSDs, Side Fans or Top Fans?
A replacement GPU fits the Fractal Ridge only if it clears three separate limits : length depends on SSD installation, height depends on top fans, and…
Keeping a 280mm AIO in the Era 2: Check Radiator Length, Width and Total Thickness
You can keep an owned 280mm AIO when moving to the Fractal Design Era 2 only if its installed radiator-and-fan assembly fits one of two top-mount…
Replacing AIO Fans With RGB Models: Radiator Mounts, Pressure Specs and Control Hardware
Compare radiator mounting, fan pressure specifications, connectors and RGB control hardware before replacing AIO fans.