Front air flow

[GaScooby]

Where should I play my corsair af fans, I know I should put one in the back for exhaust, but should I put one in the front. The case I will use it corsair 350d. Corsair af or corsair sp in the front

[RaVenBelgium]

If you put one in the front your airflow will increase which means better aircooling. If you have a real gamerig I'd recommend putting one in the front  ;)

[Lukiose]

Put your AFs in the front, it is optimised for airflow and there is no real obstruction around the front of the case (The 350D has vented front panel around the sides)

Do you have radiators? Use the SP fans for them, SP fans are optimised for static pressure to drive air through areas of high-resistance. But for general airflow, they'd do just fine, although not as well as airflow-optimised fans.

 

 

If you put one in the front your airflow will increase which means better aircooling. If you have a real gamerig I'd recommend putting one in the front  ;)

I'm sorry but that made no sense whatsoever

[mgsstar]

I would use Corsair AF fans for intakes/exhausts and if you have radiators/heatsinks use the Corsair SP fans. I like having a positive air pressure in the case, meaning that there are more intakes than exhausts.

[Mdgtman91]

Air Series AF fan models perform best in unrestricted spaces with at least 3cm of clearance, and they’re ideal for mounting at the rear or top of your PC case as exhaust fans for your PC’s motherboard and CPU, graphics accelerators, and other components that fill the case with heat. They work equally well as unrestricted intake fans for areas like side panels or bottom intakes.

 

http://www.corsair.com/us/cpu-cooling-kits/air-series-fans/air-series-af120-performance-edition-high-airflow-120mm-fan.html

[airdeano]

the only issue i'd have is the placement of the fan(s).

 

 

because of the location of the upper SSD mount(s) and lower HDD cage, you basically

ruin the air-flow path with these installed using a dual 120/140 fan arrangement. with the

AF fans the air will get past the filters and then die as soon as the air hits the cage(s). to

drive more air into the system, the SP would be a better choice to try to move the air past

the restrictions of cages, drives and what-not. corsair did make air-relief holes in the

substructure to help, but there are no holes in a HDD/SSD (dead wall). the only single

option to get around this "issue" is the single 140mm fan mounted mid cages with no

restriction. the AF140 would not develop enough flow to satisfy the case needs. the filter

alone will cut the specs in half @ 12v... you might consider another fan choice or rearrange

case priorities..

 

airdeano