How many case fans do I need and what config should I have?

[Gabby2805]

I'm about to order my first PC. Here are some of the specs:

MSI Z170A Gaming M7 Motherboard

Corsair Vengeance LPX 32 GB (2 x 16 GB) 2400 MHz CL14 XMP 2.0 DDR4 RAM

Intel Core i7-6700K 4GHz Socket 1151 8MB L3 Cache

Cooler Master RR-212E-16PK-R1 Hyper 212 Evo

MSI GTX 1080 Gaming X graphics card (when released)

Corsair CP-9020093-UK RM850X 850 W ATX/EPS Fully Modular Power Supply Unit

Samsung 850 EVO 1 TB 2.5 inch Solid State Drive

Toshiba P300 3TB 3.5'' SATA High-Performance Hard Drive (OEM)

Gigabyte GC-WB867D-I Network Card

 

I'm getting the Corsair CC-9011051-WW Carbide Series SPEC-02 Windowed Mid-Tower ATX Gaming Case and as you can see from the image attached, it has 6 possible locations for case fans and it comes with 1 120mm led in the front, and 1 120mm black in the back.

 

My ADDITIONAL fan options are

1 extra 120mm led in the front only

1 extra 120mm led in the front, 1 extra 120mm black in the top

1 extra 120mm led in the front, 2 extra 120mm black in the top

1 extra 120mm led in the front, 1 extra 120mm black in the top, 1 extra 120mm led in the top

1 extra 120mm led in the front, 1 extra 120mm black in the top, 1 extra 120mm black in the bottom

1 extra 120mm led in the front, 1 extra 120mm black in the top, 1 extra 120mm led in the top, 1 extra 120mm black in the bottom

 

Which option should I go for? (also, where would it look best to have the LEDs?)

Which fans should blow air out of the case and which should take air in??

[Jack Longman]

Luke did a video on this

 

[Gabby2805]

1 minute ago, Jack Longman said:

Luke did a video on this

 

I know, I've just watched it. It was an interesting video but I'm actually now doubting my choices more than ever. I'm posting here because I want some suggestions based on my personal rig and my options available.

[HPWebcamAble]

11 minutes ago, Gabby2805 said:

Intel Core i7-6700K 4GHz Socket 1151 8MB L3 Cache

 

Which option should I go for? (also, where would it look best to have the LEDs?)

Which fans should blow air out of the case and which should take air in??

I'd recommend a AIO watercooler, mounted on top of your case sucking air out

The 212 evo isn't a bad cooler, but the 6700k has the potential to OC more than the 212 is capable of.

 

If you don't want to go for the AIO, I'd bet the included fans will be fine. If they aren't, you could add one or two 120mm fans on top of the case pulling air out.

[Gabby2805]

24 minutes ago, HPWebcamAble said:

I'd recommend a AIO watercooler, mounted on top of your case sucking air out

The 212 evo isn't a bad cooler, but the 6700k has the potential to OC more than the 212 is capable of.

 

If you don't want to go for the AIO, I'd bet the included fans will be fine. If they aren't, you could add one or two 120mm fans on top of the case pulling air out.

Thanks for the recommendation! I'm just going to start with the 212 evo because its my first build so I want to keep it safe and simple for the time being! I won't be doing much overclocking to start with. So since the 212 Evo is less than £30, I can always upgrade to like the Corsair H110i in the future when I feel more confident with overclocking or if I feel like my temps are too high.

 

Perhaps I'll buy 1 120mm led fan and 1 120mm black fan to start with and try some different positions out and test them, I can always buy more if I feel the need to I guess.