New Case Air Flow

TankError144 · July 31, 2015

Hey Linus Techites,

i just got a new InWin 707 gaming black edition chassis (FULL) for the new rig im putting together and just wanted some help/suggestions.

My mian concern is air flow, ill have 120mm cpu radiatior at the top, the stock fan(s) that comes with the case, and the fans on my graphics card that are forced downward facing the power supply, so the big question is, what directions should each of my fans be pointing to get the maximum air flow?

shypin · July 31, 2015

have some fans in the front to pull air in and the raditor on top with a fan to push air out

TankError144 · July 31, 2015

but what about the fan on the back pulling air out, wouldn't that create a dead zone?

LogicalDrm · July 31, 2015

Flip PSU so that it intakes under the case. That way you don't have to worry over that one.

Place 2 fans in front as intake. 140mm if possible. These will be enough for most GPUs. If you have problems, add single intake to bottom. If you use HDD cages, place drives so that there's single empty space between each of them. That will help air to get over them. And will keep drives cool at the same time.

Your AIO can be either on top, as you have chosen. Or at rear. It should be acting as exhaust. That will be basic airflow. If you have problem with AIO needing more cool air, add rear intake fan.