Intake & Exhaust Setup

[SeanWilkes87]

Hey guys I recently made a build (my 1st build, learned a lot real fast on how I could have made it better) here are the parts I used

 

PCPartPicker

 

My question is about the fan setup.

 

Right now I have the 2 AF120's as a top exhaust, the fan that came with the case & the SP120 as front intake, my question is really about the H55. Should I have this as an intake which will draw cool air through the radiator or as an exhaust?

 

I was thinking intake, because I didn't want to warm the radiator with pushing case air through it rather than fresh air from outside the case.

[iamdarkyoshi]

give us a picture of the setup and I will draw lines on things using MS paint like a b055

[ProdigyzMined]

It's really preference. I'm going to assume that you have the radiator set up on the slot for that back 120mm fan. If you do intake, there isn't going to be a dust filter and, depending on the level of dust in your home, that radiator could get clogged up fairly quickly.

 

I personally use my H100i on the top two 120mm slots as an exhaust. If I did intake, temperatures might improve slightly but I don't have a dust filter for the top of this case.

[SeanWilkes87]

Right I ordered a magnetic filter I'm waiting on that to be delivered. I wanted to get the dual fan rad, but the case seats the mobo kind of high and my RAM gets in the way.