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Khaled ElSaiad
By Khaled ElSaiad
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hi there so i got cooler master h500p mesh which comes with 2x 200mm fans in the front and 1x 140mm fan in the back i was running 360 aio top as exhaust and front was intake with the back fan also exhaust now i switched to noctua d15 chromemax so top of the case is now empty will it be beneficial for cooling if i installed 3x 120mm fans ? if yes then should it be exhaust or intake ? and what fans do you recommend ? i was thinking of these COOLER MASTER SICKLEFLOW have anyone tried them ?  if i'm gonna buy fans i'm looking for quit ones 

thanks in advance 🙂

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Depends on the hardware you run I suppose, and at some point, how much air flow just become irrelevant, as I've discovered.

1x 120mm for top exhaust on top of the CPU cooler or at top back of the case should improve the CPU temps a bit, but more than that, I'd guess that there would hardly be any difference.

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Well in that case, yes additional fans would help a bit, but I would only add 1 or 2 more for exhaust.

The 3rd slot on the top front, if it is configured for exhaust, it would only take fresh air from front intake, if it is configure for intake, it will disrupt the air flow from front intake, not add. So I'd only add the 3rd fans for aesthetics, not performance.

And the sickleflow is pretty decent for the price, I'd buy it, most fans are quite when it is not pushed to max, as long as you're not setting it at 100% RPM all the time, it should be quite enough. Your GPU would be louder, that's for sure.

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Please quote or mention or react to my post so I know if you have any reply.

Middle rear? Isn't the case only has 1 rear fan mount?

In case I wasn't clear, my suggestion would be 3 total exhaust fans, 1 on the rear, 2 on the top back.

 

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9 hours ago, Dukesilver27- said:

Please quote or mention or react to my post so I know if you have any reply.

Middle rear? Isn't the case only has 1 rear fan mount?

In case I wasn't clear, my suggestion would be 3 total exhaust fans, 1 on the rear, 2 on the top back.

 

no i meant one above the cooler and above the fan in the rear 

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