Airflow help?

CharminUltraStrong · December 13, 2018

I've purchased a PC-011 DW and I was wondering what would be my best options for airflow? The build is listed below. Obviously the h100i radiator would be top mounted and the front most section that's made for a 360mm rad next to the mobo would have three 120mm fans. The question is, do I make that 360mm section an exhaust (no radiator will be there atm, plan to build a full PETG or glass tubing loop next year) or an intake? So my options are

A.) 3 bottom mounted 120mm fans that pull air in (I would NOT make this an exhaust) with the h100i acting as the only exhaust and the 360mm section being another intake

B.) 3 bottom mounted 120mm fans that pull air in with the h100i acting as an exhause with the 360mm section being another exhaust

C.) No bottom mounted fans with only the h100i as an exhaust and the 360mm section as my intake

Please rate the airflow options from best to worst so I can get a feel for what I should expect. Thank you! (Put a picture of the case in the spoiler section above the build list).

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PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

Type	Item	Price
CPU	Intel - Core i5-8600K 3.6 GHz 6-Core Processor	$249.89 @ OutletPC
CPU Cooler	Corsair - H100i v2 70.69 CFM Liquid CPU Cooler
Motherboard	MSI - Z370 GAMING M5 ATX LGA1151 Motherboard	$164.89 @ B&H
Memory	G.Skill - Ripjaws V Series 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-2666 Memory	$109.99 @ Newegg
Storage	ADATA - XPG SX8200 240 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$99.19 @ OutletPC
Storage	ADATA - XPG SX8200 240 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$99.19 @ OutletPC
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 1070 8 GB FTW2 Gaming iCX Video Card	$469.89 @ OutletPC
Case	Lian-Li - PC-O11DW ATX Full Tower Case	$142.97 @ Newegg
Power Supply	SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Platinum 650 W 80+ Platinum Certified Fully-Modular ATX Power Supply	$94.99 @ Newegg
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total (before mail-in rebates)	$1466.00
	Mail-in rebates	-$35.00
	Total	$1431.00
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2018-12-13 11:24 EST-0500

Mira Yurizaki · December 13, 2018

Bottom mounted intake to top mounted exhaust only I feel would have the best configuration since it creates airflow with the most coverage.

Tristerin · December 13, 2018

35 minutes ago, M.Yurizaki said:

Bottom mounted intake to top mounted exhaust only I feel would have the best configuration since it creates airflow with the most coverage.

I saw this and was like...what Case is this? Then I saw this Case and I thought - all show, no low (temps!)

OP - just make sure your PC isn't sitting on carpet or you will have a very unclean time and be replacing fans.

But I have to agree, and thermal dynamics have to as well with that Case lol

CharminUltraStrong · December 15, 2018

On 12/13/2018 at 2:55 PM, Tristerin said:

On 12/13/2018 at 2:20 PM, M.Yurizaki said:

Thanks! I've been scratching my head over it lately. The temps will be fine, for now. I'm going to grab 3 static pressure fans and 3 air flow fans since that 360mm section in the front will be taken up by a radiator and a reservoir sometime next year. Really appreciate the advice!