case Fan placement question

[svenvb]

So my case has tempered glass panels on 1 side and the front, the rest is mesh. I have a dust filter on the bottom.

I got 6 fans and the AIO will come, but I have a problem though it sounds really stupid.

 

Do I need to use fans for exhaust, if yes, which one? Or are they all just for intake?

 

I wondered because someone told me to use my bottom fans (with dust filter) for exhaust, but I'm not sure what to do because it doesn't make sense to me. Thanks for reading/reacting!

 

[TatamiMatt]

6 minutes ago, svenvb said:

So my case has tempered glass panels on 1 side and the front, the rest is mesh. I have a dust filter on the bottom.

I got 6 fans and the AIO will come, but I have a problem though it sounds really stupid.

 

Do I need to use fans for exhaust, if yes, which one? Or are they all just for intake?

 

I wondered because someone told me to use my bottom fans (with dust filter) for exhaust, but I'm not sure what to do because it doesn't make sense to me. Thanks for reading/reacting!

 

Well for now you have them all as exhaust, what case is it?

 

Generally you'll want the exhausts near the top rear and air flowing from front to back, and upwards, so id say AIO on side as intake, front and bottom fans as component coolers and rear fan as exhaust

 

You dont want a bottom exhaust as the fans will fight with the gpu fans for air,

 

A side exhaust will just pull air straight out of the case from the front fans if you have room for any and miss the components, so usually the options are top, rear, or both

[svenvb]

58 minutes ago, TatamiMatt said:

Well for now you have them all as exhaust, what case is it?

 

Generally you'll want the exhausts near the top rear and air flowing from front to back, and upwards, so id say AIO on side as intake, front and bottom fans as component coolers and rear fan as exhaust

 

You dont want a bottom exhaust as the fans will fight with the gpu fans for air,

 

A side exhaust will just pull air straight out of the case from the front fans if you have room for any and miss the components, so usually the options are top, rear, or both

I have a Magniumgear Neo Qube 2 IM as case (basically a Lian Li O11) so only the rear, sides and top are open.

How do I use my dust filter? It's only on the bottom. 

[TatamiMatt]

5 minutes ago, svenvb said:

I have a Magniumgear Neo Qube 2 IM as case (basically a Lian Li O11) so only the rear, sides and top are open.

How do I use my dust filter? It's only on the bottom. 

So id go for one of two options then, AIO intake on side panel, bottom intake and top exhaust

 

Or 6 intakes, side and bottom and AIO as exhaust on top

[leclod]

Fans with dust filter are meant to be used for intake.

There should be some balance between intake and exhaust.

Preferably a little more of the former than the latter to avoid dust from entering unfiltered.

(and the app Fan Control for managing the fans from windows)

Edited February 9, 2024 by leclod

[tkitch]

20 hours ago, TatamiMatt said:

So id go for one of two options then, AIO intake on side panel, bottom intake and top exhaust

 

Or 6 intakes, side and bottom and AIO as exhaust on top

I'd go with the first setup:

Bottom and Side Intake, with AIO on the side.
Top Exhaust (Remove filter if one's there)

 

The exhaust will move more air at positive pressure
And the side with the AIO will be restricted airflow, so it's going to pull in less air.  Same for the bottom with the air filter (albeit that's way less restrictive than a Rad)