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I have one intake fan in front of my case, and other is SMPS fan which might be blowing outside. i one is cpu fan which also blows outside it is a vertical one not stock cooler. So should I install one more fan on my side panel of case for intake or out take, the reason is lot of dust inside my case is building up.

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18 minutes ago, Kamranbites said:

I have one intake fan in front of my case, and other is SMPS fan which might be blowing outside. i one is cpu fan which also blows outside it is a vertical one not stock cooler. So should I install one more fan on my side panel of case for intake or out take, the reason is lot of dust inside my case is building up.

Its not easy to picture just from a description, do you have any photos so we can see what is going and what you have space to change?

 

Most modern cases for example have the SMPS completely independent of the case airflow, sucking air from outside and blowing it back outside.

 

Personally I have made a point of getting cases that come with good dust filters or have space to fit magnetic ones externally to minimise dust.

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What case are you using? Are the intakes filtered?

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9 hours ago, Kamranbites said:

I have one intake fan in front of my case, and other is SMPS fan which might be blowing outside. i one is cpu fan which also blows outside it is a vertical one not stock cooler. So should I install one more fan on my side panel of case for intake or out take, the reason is lot of dust inside my case is building up.

PC specs please. 

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Just now, Kamranbites said:

Micro ATX case without any intake filters 

You need filters to keep dust out. Adding fans and increasing airflow will increase dust accumulation without filtration.

You can try adding dust filters to the intakes or swap to a different case that comes with bundled filters to reduce dust accumulation.

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3 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

You need filters to keep dust out. Adding fans and increasing airflow will increase dust accumulation without filtration.

You can try adding dust filters to the intakes or swap to a different case that comes with bundled filters to reduce dust accumulation.

What about if I add a outflow fan ? 

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6 hours ago, Kamranbites said:

What about if I add a outflow fan ? 

If Outflow exhaust fans exceed the pressure and flow of intake fans, you'll get more dust. 

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41 minutes ago, Kamranbites said:

But as I said I don't have any exhaust fans just one big intake fan which is installed at front,one SMPS and system fan

An exhaust in the back is definitely good

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7 minutes ago, RevGAM said:

An exhaust in the back is definitely good

Well my cpu cooler acts as out fan it throws air outside,if I install a fan at back there is no use as cpu fan allready throwing out air.

You can check my fan and cpu cooler pics attached this is all I have in my m-atx case with just one big intake fan in front 

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Neither of those are case exhaust fans. The first is the power supply, and that fan is to keep it cool. The second is the CPU cooler... does it blow up or down?

 

Is the side panel fan across from it or on the right side of the case? Does the SMPS blow in or out?

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11 hours ago, Kamranbites said:

What about if I add a outflow fan ? 

 

4 hours ago, RevGAM said:

If Outflow exhaust fans exceed the pressure and flow of intake fans, you'll get more dust. 

It wouldn't decrease dust accumulation. Dust filters are what reduces dust accumulation.

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1 hour ago, Kamranbites said:

Well my cpu cooler acts as out fan it throws air outside,if I install a fan at back there is no use as cpu fan allready throwing out air.

Depending on your flow rates and case setup you could have a lot of hot exhaust spilling around into the rest of the case. In past experiments where I removed the rear exhaust, I saw significantly higher VRM and CPU temps during bench marks and gaming. 

 

 

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22 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

 

It wouldn't decrease dust accumulation. Dust filters are what reduces dust accumulation.

I know. 

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