recommended fan orientation...?

[Ashley MLP Fangirl]

hello, i'm building a new system, and need recommendations for fan orientation.

 

i have a M-ATX case, more specifically, a thermaltake Versa H13. i'm using Corsair SP120's.

i've got 6 of them, because i'm stupid, and bought 3 of the RGB ones, without realizing they didn't come with a controller for the lights. so i had to buy 3 more, that did come with the controller. 

 

i can fit 5 in the case, and so far i have 2 intakes in the fromt, and an exhoust in the back. i can also fit 2 more in the top. and i'm wondering what orientation i should put those in. 

[Nicnac]

top fans should always point outwards since thats the way hot air goes naturally ^^

[m0k]

just put two intake at the front and one exhaust at the rear

anything more is just going to add noise and negative pressure for dust to settle- maybe 1-3c cooler temps

[Ashley MLP Fangirl]

2 minutes ago, mok said:

just put two intake at the front and one exhaust at the rear

anything more is just going to add noise and negative pressure for dust to settle- maybe 1-3c cooler temps

i just like to get a nice bit of airflow going, to cool the drives, and to cool all the tiny chips on the motherboard. 

+ led lights up top is nice. 

 

8 minutes ago, Nicnac said:

top fans should always point outwards since thats the way hot air goes naturally ^^

okay, i will do that. 

[LogicalDrm]

14 hours ago, Nicnac said:

top fans should always point outwards since thats the way hot air goes naturally ^^

Hot air rising isn't a thing inside PC case. If this would be reversed case, top fans should be intakes because they feed directly into GPU. But since this is normal case...

 

2 in, 1 out will be enough.