Fan setup

HBB53 · May 10, 2019

Type	Item	Price
CPU	AMD - Ryzen 5 2600 3.4 GHz 6-Core Processor	$144.99 @ Amazon
Motherboard	MSI - B450 GAMING PRO CARBON AC ATX AM4 Motherboard	$139.99 @ B&H
Memory	Corsair - Vengeance LPX 16 GB (2 x 8 GB) DDR4-3000 Memory	$94.99 @ Corsair
Storage	Crucial - MX500 500 GB M.2-2280 Solid State Drive	$66.89 @ OutletPC
Storage	Western Digital - Caviar Blue 1 TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive	$44.89 @ OutletPC
Video Card	EVGA - GeForce GTX 1080 8 GB FTW Hybrid Gaming Video Card	$684.98 @ Newegg Business
Case	Fractal Design - Meshify C White TG ATX Mid Tower Case	$85.00 @ Amazon
Power Supply	SeaSonic - FOCUS Plus Gold 550 W 80+ Gold Certified Fully Modular ATX Power Supply	$79.99 @ SuperBiiz
Case Fan	Noctua - NF-P12 redux-1700 PWM 70.75 CFM 120 mm Fan	$13.90 @ Amazon
	Prices include shipping, taxes, rebates, and discounts
	Total	$1355.62
	Generated by PCPartPicker 2019-05-10 16:46 EDT-0400

So how should i set up these fans? I have two case fans and i bought one and the gpu has one on the rad. I don’t know how to tell if a fan is intake or outtake also so if you could explain that too thanks

WoodenMarker · May 10, 2019

The stock case fans should be enough for cooling already.

You can move the rear fan to the front for intake and install the NF-P12 and GPU rad at the rear for exhaust. The stock fan on the AIO isn't very quiet so you can leave it uninstalled or just run it at very low rpm if you want low noise.

The side with the hub is the intake and the side with the frame is exhaust. There are also sometimes labels like arrows on the side of the fan frame that indicate direction.

Moved to Air Cooling.

Derrk · May 10, 2019

intake moves air into the case, outtake moves air out of the case.

Generally you want to have balanced or slightly positive air pressure, meaning you want to have equal amount of intake and outtake fans (maybe 1 extra fan as intake to create positive pressure).

positive pressure means that air will find its way out of any openings, meaning dust cant get in through these openings

Edit: in your scenario, i would probably set up the noctua fan as well as 1 of the stock fans in the front as intake, and set the 2nd stock fan as well as the radiator fan as outtake. This would create positive pressure