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Case Air Flow Recommendations?

philosoffer
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Appreciate any insight. Trying to maximize my case air-flow efficiency and a bit unsure about this one. I have two exhaust fans top and rear, and two intake fans in front. My dilemma is positioning the AIO radiator fan, which is front-top. Since the radiator is behind it, it's obviously doesn't have air to pull and blow into the case. So this does not bring much air into the top half of the rig. 

 

Only thing I was thinking, was to position top fan as an intake to bring more air into the case. 

 

Anyone have any suggestions for a more efficient fan set-up? Thank you for reading!

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being infront of a radiator should still allow it to bring in air, given case layout. if you have to, I'd flip the top exhaust to be an intake instead.

At me or quote me, I want to hear your opinion.

 

Hopefully anything I say is factually correct. Sorry for any mistakes in advanced.

 

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if it's single fan aio, perhaps try switching the radiator to case top as exhaust.

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Yeah... I hardly think that top fan is doing you any good at all right now. I'd switch the radiator to the top, that way you get cooler air into the PC. If you can't do that because of space, just flip top fan to pull in fresh air over the VRM area. Least it will be doing something positive that way.

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