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Push or pull air from Fractal Design Node 202

MaxCupcake
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Hello! i´m building a pc in the Fractal Design Node 202 case and i was wondering how i should config my fans?

 

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For those who don´t know, the fans are mounted under the GPU giving very little clearance between the (in my case) 12mm slim fans and my Asus rx480 oc Dual (no not 2 GPU´s).

it´s about a 5mm clearance. The GPU is an open air style graphics card.

 

Question:

Should the fans push air in or pull air out from the case? 

 

THANKS!

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I can't say my solution will work best for you 'cause I used graphics card with blower style coolers in the two node 202 builds I've done. But I put 2 ML120 Pros as intake fans.

 

Tbh I don't know if what I did was optimal

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You need both intake and exhaust fans. Ideally you want as close to neutral air pressure inside the case, but slightly positive is better than negative. Usually intake is bottom and front and exhaust is top and rear.

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The case only supports two fans (120mm) 

and they are both located under the GPU. there is no way to setup both a intake and a outtake fan. 

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Could you put one fan as intake and the other one right next to it, as an outtake fan?

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10 hours ago, MaxCupcake said:

Could you put one fan as intake and the other one right next to it, as an outtake fan?

You can but that's usually not a good idea.

The fans should be intake and not fight the graphics card fans.

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