cpu fan issue

[Andrew0472]

hey guys im building my pc as we speak but my noctua c12p fan is literally like 2-3mm away from my rear fan. Should i just move that fan to the roof mounts or leave it with little clearance

[WoodenMarker]

It's fine.

[Andrew0472]

It's fine.

alrighty ill see how it goes, thankyou

[mgsstar]

As long as the fan blades don't hit each other, it would be fine.

[Andrew0472]

now its ever so slightly touching :c

[LogicalDrm]

You can move back exhaust fan to top. CPU fan should be enough to push air out by itself anyway.

[EmoRarity]

Just so the fans are not vibrating against each other, I would move the rear fan. 

[FloGer]

As long as they are pushing/pulling air in the same direction you're fine.

And you can follow LoGiCalDrm's advice...

[willielikesmonkeys]

What could be interesting is moving the CPU fan to the roof exhaust as an intake fan. To passively cool it much like how Linus' wife's machine is. 

 

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8_ZawCcWXXk&list=PL1715999EB727C7A1&index=36

 

But this is more for if you don't have much load on this machine. Just to safe though I'd switch the rear exhaust to an intake. If all else fails though I would agree that moving the rear exhaust to a roof intake would be better.