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so i was wondering if buying 2 140mm fans to bring in cool air at the top of my case would help? would airflow cooling etc be ok still with 4 140mm fans intake and only one 120mm fan exhaust. thanks for the help and please explain.

 

 

 

 

 

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Do you have problems with Temps right now? If not, no need to increase fans.

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Just now, legacy99 said:

Do you have problems with Temps right now? If not, no need to increase fans.

cpu will be around 50 degrees and gpu around 65 while heavy gaming, would the fans not stay quieter with more cool air coming in and temps dropping slightly? 

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    Intel i7 6700k
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    16GB Corsair Vengeance DDR4
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    Be Quiet Silent Base
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    Corsair AX860
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No, those temps are fantastic and increasing airflow, if anything, will only gain you maybe 1 or 2c on your CPU only if your intake is from the top since it would be pushing directly down onto the cooler and get exhausted immediately. It will also increase your noise as well. 

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7 hours ago, smith315pm said:

cpu will be around 50 degrees and gpu around 65 while heavy gaming, would the fans not stay quieter with more cool air coming in and temps dropping slightly? 

Depends what your room temp is. But those are really good temps and adding more fans won't do much. CPU might drop by max 3C but thats all. And in return you will have spend $30 and have two more noise makers. Plus the fact that you need to get filters for them.

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12 hours ago, smith315pm said:

cpu will be around 50 degrees and gpu around 65 while heavy gaming, would the fans not stay quieter with more cool air coming in and temps dropping slightly? 

Fans are quieter if you lower the rpm. 

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