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I have recently gotten a case that has room for two 120/140mm fans at the front, two 120s at the top, and one 120 at the back. I need to put the radiator at the front because it doesn't fit at the top, It is a 280mm radiator. I have six fans total (two for my radiator) and the rest of the fans are 120mm. I can occupy all places to put the fans in, but which way should the fans be blowing? Thanks in advance!

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Idealy, you want to exhaust hot air.

 

Idealy u want to intake filtered air.

 

So..

 

If your top fan positions have a filter use them as intake,

use the rear as exhaust as they pritty much never have a filter. (though maybe have it runing at low rpm)

And have the front fans as exhaust.

 

 

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16 minutes ago, SolarNova said:

Idealy, you want to exhaust hot air.

 

Idealy u want to intake filtered air.

 

So..

 

If your top fan positions have a filter use them as intake,

use the rear as exhaust as they pritty much never have a filter. (though maybe have it runing at low rpm)

And have the front fans as exhaust.

 

 

That is what I am going to do, I am going to exchange 2 120mm fans for 140mm ($3 extra) and then put those two at the top, have a 120 for exhaust at the back side, and the radiator as exhaust.

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