Is my fan setup correct?

[PaulC1]

Hi, so I'm thinking of buying a new case (the Corsair C70 specifically) and I just want to make sure my fan setup is correct, not really where they blow the air, I want to know if I'm thinking of putting the static pressure and airflow fans in the right place. So below you'll see a very poor attempt of making a diagram of the C70 in paint. 

 

 

The fans I was thinking of using for static pressure were the Corsair SP120 high performance edition, but I was thinking about the Noctua NF-P12 but I don't know if there is really that big of a performance boost for the extra money. Could you guys give me your thoughts on these two and which ones you think I should use.

 

For the regular airflow fans again I'm stuck between Noctua and Corsair (Corsair AF120 Peformance Edition and the Noctua NF-S12A) I'll probably end up going with Corsair for the airflow due to the lower price and I assume that they aren't as important as the Static Pressure fans.

 

Please tell me if I have got the whole thing wrong and I should just be using all static pressure and not airflow, I'm new to this whole build thing :)

 

Thanks,

Paul.

[Andi]

I don't buy airflow fans, the difference isn't that big to normal SP fans. You can put SP fans everywhere, AF fans have a special use scenario. Good fans are expensive but you can use them for more then one build. Your next build could have a H100,  than you would have to buy two new fans, and what do you do with your old AF fans? nothing... :D

 

But your fan setup looks good. 4 in 3 out is perfect.

[Stav Kats]

Noctua>Corsair SP(Quiet)>Corsair AF(Quiet)

[Mdgtman91]

looks great

[PaulC1]

Thanks guys :) Also, are dust filters restrictive to the point where I would need to get a static pressure fan or would I be ok using an airflow fan for dust filters?

[Art Vandelay]

If you're going for "airflow fans" just get cheap ones; it doesn't really matter all that much. Yate loons are pretty good for that.

[PaulC1]

I don't buy airflow fans, the difference isn't that big to normal SP fans. You can put SP fans everywhere, AF fans have a special use scenario. Good fans are expensive but you can use them for more then one build. Your next build could have a H100,  than you would have to buy two new fans, and what do you do with your old AF fans? nothing... :D

 

But your fan setup looks good. 4 in 3 out is perfect.

Thanks! One more question, if I'm pulling air in to my case through a dust filter, would that require static pressure or does the filter not put up that much of a fight with the fan?

[Parkway Drive]

Thanks! One more question, if I'm pulling air in to my case through a dust filter, would that require static pressure or does the filter not put up that much of a fight with the fan?

 

Dust filters won't restrict performance, just keep them clean of dust every so often and you'll be fine.

[PaulC1]

Dust filters won't restrict performance, just keep them clean of dust every so often and you'll be fine.

Thanks! :)

[Andreshk]

One suggestion from me - replace the bottom fan with a pressure-optimised one, even though the C70 has a relatively high floor clearance, I think an SP120 would fare better.