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Best fan configuration

My system doesn't have enough room for my Radiator to be top mounted so it has to be mounted at the front I currently have it set as an exhaust (so kicking air out the front of the case)

And I then have 2 Noctua 140mm Redux fans as top intake and a 120mm Fractal fan as exhaust for the CPU, The fans on the CPU Cooler are Blowing air towards the back of the case. Is this a good configuration or could it be improved.

 

CPU = Ryzen 5 2600X

GPU= 1080Ti

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I would say front as intake and top as exhaust is better. The graphics card fans are competing with the top intake, and the front is blowing the opposite the back exhaust. The CPU cooler fans create even more chaos.

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flip the rad as intake, and just go full front-to-back all the way trough.

 

the rad wont increase air temperates enough to make a "problelmatic" difference.

 

as for the top fans, seeing how tight they're packed i'd dare put the front as intake and the rear as exhuast, on a slow RPM, as sort of "aided natural circulation" so to speak.

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