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Place the 3 Cooler Master MF120 Halo Fans at the front of case for intake and one exhaust out the back, with AIO being in intake blowing up so fans pulling air in from the front. 

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I’m helping someone with a build and would like some advice on the configuration of the fan layout. For reference:

Ryzen 7 7800X3D

RX 7900 XT

NZXT Kraken 240 AIO

Cooler Master Mesh 300 case

3 Cooler Master MF120 Halo Fans

 

The current design is to put to MF 120 fans in the front and one in the back with the NZXT AIO on the top. My question is which should intake vs exhaust. 
 

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Place the 3 Cooler Master MF120 Halo Fans at the front of case for intake and one exhaust out the back, with AIO being in intake blowing up so fans pulling air in from the front. 

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I would be inclined to put the AIO on the front as intake, one fan on the back and 2 on the top (rear) as exhaust. That will give you the best temps in many cases. However, the best way to know is to try. 

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