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[Help] fan positioning for 4 fans with only 1 front in take

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hey guys i have 2 spare fans, and only have 3 and 4 that are free but i dont know where i should put them or for what (intake or exhaust)

im looking for suggestion as i can only put 1 front fan in my case and none of the the side panel

 

 

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What case are you using?

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12 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

What case are you using?

its a discontinued antec case which has no model

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Just now, mushismono said:

its a discontinued antec case which has no model

If you're not sure what case it is, please post a photo of it. 

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1 minute ago, WoodenMarker said:

If you're not sure what case it is, please post a photo of it. 

heres a picture, https://prnt.sc/jsbcj7
 

just remembered your name, you asked for my case back then too, see the post, im making a new post because i now have the hyper 212 and it blows lots of air at the back thus i dont know if its still effective

 

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3 minutes ago, mushismono said:

heres a picture, https://prnt.sc/jsbcj7

just remembered your name, you asked for my case back then too, see the post, im making a new post because i now have the hyper 212 and it blows lots of air at the back thus i dont know if its still effective

You could mount the cooler to blow upwards as long as the ram isn't too tall. 

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1 minute ago, WoodenMarker said:

You could mount the cooler to blow upwards as long as the ram isn't too tall. 

omg do you know how much time i spend installing the cooler i though it could only be installed so that the fan goes backward nice

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4 minutes ago, mushismono said:

omg do you know how much time i spend installing the cooler i though it could only be installed so that the fan goes backward nice

It only takes 4 screws to rotate the cooler. The other mounting hardware can stay installed.

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9 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

It only takes 4 screws to rotate the cooler. The other mounting hardware can stay installed.

ok i just opened my case i dont think i can put it sideway cause of my ram should i do what donut said?? the hyper 212 barely fits in my case

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10 minutes ago, mushismono said:

ok i just opened my case i dont think i can put it sideway cause of my ram should i do what donut said?? the hyper 212 barely fits in my case

It looks like you have standard height ram which should fit under the cooler. Are you sure it doesn't fit?

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40 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

It looks like you have standard height ram which should fit under the cooler. Are you sure it doesn't fit?

oooo you mean the ram will be UNDER the cooler hmm idk i think i should try

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1 hour ago, mushismono said:

hey guys i have 2 spare fans, and only have 3 and 4 that are free but i dont know where i should put them or for what (intake or exhaust)

im looking for suggestion as i can only put 1 front fan in my case and none of the the side panel

 

 

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If you are really needing additional fan to be mounted on the top fan mounts, the best thermal output will be to keep the #3 empty, and put single fan on #4 as intake, but it seems like your case top vents doesn't have dust filter, so there's high risk of dusting the PC interior quickly.

 

Are you sure there's no additional front panel fan mount to have 2 fans in front, really??

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CPU: Intel Core i7-8700K, 5GHz Delidded LM || CPU Cooler: Noctua NH-C14S w/ NF-A15 & NF-A14 Chromax fans in push-pull cofiguration || Motherboard: MSI Z370i Gaming Pro Carbon AC || RAM: Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 2x8Gb 2666 || GPU: EVGA GTX 1060 6Gb FTW2+ DT || Storage: Samsung 860 Evo M.2 SATA SSD 250Gb, 2x 2.5" HDDs 1Tb & 500Gb || ODD: 9mm Slim DVD RW || PSU: Corsair SF600 80+ Platinum || Case: Cougar QBX + 1x Noctua NF-R8 front intake + 2x Noctua NF-F12 iPPC top exhaust + Cougar stock 92mm DC fan rear exhaust || Monitor: ASUS VG248QE || Keyboard: Ducky One 2 Mini Cherry MX Red || Mouse: Logitech G703 || Audio: Corsair HS70 Wireless || Other: XBox One S Controler

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