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Pure Base 500DX fan configuration

Johnny999
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What's the best/recommended fan configuration for this case? I have 5x be quiet! Silent Wings 3 140mm PWM fans to use.

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i'd say 3 in the front, 2 in the back and rear top

 

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1 hour ago, 19_blackie_73 said:

i'd say 3 in the front, 2 in the back and rear top

 

Can only fit 2x 140mm in the front. Also what about intake/exhaust?

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24 minutes ago, Johnny999 said:

Can only fit 2x 140mm in the front. Also what about intake/exhaust?

my bad, misread the product page.
then 2x in the front, 1x in the back
it's more than you'll ever need.
if you really feel like it, put another one in the top.
5 fans is overkill for normal hardware

GUITAR BUILD LOG FROM SCRATCH OUT OF APPLEWOOD

 

- Ryzen Build -

R5 3600 | MSI X470 Gaming Plus MAX | 16GB CL16 3200MHz Corsair LPX | Dark Rock 4

MSI 2060 Super Gaming X

1TB Intel 660p | 250GB Kingston A2000 | 1TB Seagate Barracuda | 2TB WD Blue

be quiet! Silent Base 601 | be quiet! Straight Power 550W CM

2x Dell UP2516D

 

- First System (Retired) -

Intel Xeon 1231v3 | 16GB Crucial Ballistix Sport Dual Channel | Gigabyte H97 D3H | Gigabyte GTX 970 Gaming G1 | 525 GB Crucial MX 300 | 1 TB + 2 TB Seagate HDD
be quiet! 500W Straight Power E10 CM | be quiet! Silent Base 800 with stock fans | be quiet! Dark Rock Advanced C1 | 2x Dell UP2516D

Reviews: be quiet! Silent Base 800 | MSI GTX 950 OC

 

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According to GamersNexus, adding more fans wouldn't help and might make thermals worse than stock configuration, though that is with 4 fans and not 5.

 

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