Fan advice for an AIO build

[thedood2k]

I'm in the midst of putting together my new rig and this is my first time using an AIO device. My previous builds were always air cooled.

 

Some key info about the build:

• Case - Corsair P2000d
• CPU - i7 14700k
• Cooler - Corsair H150i RGB AIO (360mm)

What I'm trying to decide is how I should set my fans up. I have three 120mm that'll go on the front and the radiator will mount on the side of the case.

 

Should I set my front fans up as an exhaust or would an intake be the best set up? Normally on my air-cooled builds I'd have the front as an intake with an exhaust (or two) fan next to the CPU. Should I grab another fan to set up as an exhaust or intake based on what I do with the front or is a fourth (not counting the AIO's fans) unnecessary?

[Blasty Blosty]

Put them as intake, as long as you have enough exhaust fans to balance out the pressure, such as by putting them on the back or top

[thedood2k]

7 minutes ago, Blasty Blosty said:

Put them as intake, as long as you have enough exhaust fans to balance out the pressure, such as by putting them on the back or top

If I'm not mistaken won't the AIO's fans be set up as an intake? Or will the radiator effectively block any air from coming in?

 

Right now I don't have any exhaust fans so now I'm thinking I'll have to buy a couple exhaust fans. I think rear fans are only compatible with single slot GPUs but I think I have a double slot. I'll be installing a TUF 4070 OC.

[Blasty Blosty]

4 minutes ago, superbrett2000 said:

If I'm not mistaken won't the AIO's fans be set up as an intake? Or will the radiator effectively block any air from coming in?

 

Right now I don't have any exhaust fans so now I'm thinking I'll have to buy a couple exhaust fans. I think rear fans are only compatible with single slot GPUs but I think I have a double slot. I'll be installing a TUF 4070 OC.

In my head you would have both the aio on the side and front panel as intake, as if the aio is exhaust the fresh air from the front will just immediately get sucked back out again. 

 

You could put the aio on the front, and move the fans from the front to the top and rear, balancing the airflow

[DoctorNick]

39 minutes ago, superbrett2000 said:

I'm in the midst of putting together my new rig and this is my first time using an AIO device. My previous builds were always air cooled.

 

Some key info about the build:

• Case - Corsair P2000d
• CPU - i7 14700k
• Cooler - Corsair H150i RGB AIO (360mm)

What I'm trying to decide is how I should set my fans up. I have three 120mm that'll go on the front and the radiator will mount on the side of the case.

 

Should I set my front fans up as an exhaust or would an intake be the best set up? Normally on my air-cooled builds I'd have the front as an intake with an exhaust (or two) fan next to the CPU. Should I grab another fan to set up as an exhaust or intake based on what I do with the front or is a fourth (not counting the AIO's fans) unnecessary?

Like this. Looks like most people do it like this: 

[PDifolco]

3 hours ago, DoctorNick said:

Like this. Looks like most people do it like this: 

All exhaust ? Weird

I'd put the rad fans on exhaust but the others on intake

 

[DoctorNick]

1 minute ago, PDifolco said:

All exhaust ? Weird

I'd put the rad fans on exhaust but the others on intake

 

[PDifolco]

11 minutes ago, DoctorNick said:

Ha ok, wrongly interpreted the front fan placement thought the frame was front !

[thedood2k]

10 hours ago, DoctorNick said:

Thanks, if I'm looking at this correct then the front fans are intake and radiator fans are exhaust. 

 

That's the exact setup that I'm planning for my build.

 

I'm hoping to stay with the 360mm radiator but it would have to be on the side; the front only allows 280mm.

 

BTW this has been a very interesting case to build in haha.