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Anyone using this phanteks case know how to setup this cooler for best performance?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/Cooler-Master-MasterAir-MAZ-T8PN-418PR-R1-Technology/dp/B01C4KUL70/ref=sr_1_1?s=electronics&ie=UTF8&qid=1479844942&sr=1-1&keywords=masterair+8

 

Do i need to buy something like this to pull the air out, at the back of the case?

https://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/product/B01G5I6MRK/ref=ox_sc_sfl_title_4?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A3P5ROKL5A1OLE&tag=linustechtips-21

 

And what to do about the top of the case, should i get a fan to pull or push air out? what to do in terms of best cooling performance? :D

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19 minutes ago, 1Reshiram12 said:

Setup the cooler so that the fans are blowing air back towards the exhaust, it would help to buy an exhaust fan and you should probably do pull for the top fans.

So for the top of the case, should i put the fan so that it would pull the air out from inside the case?

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3 minutes ago, xmodex said:

So for the top of the case, should i put the fan so that it would pull the air out from inside the case?

No, you want to push more air into the case or else you have multiple exhaust fans fighting each other to pull out air.

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16 minutes ago, xmodex said:

What do u mean non-standard and not sold separately?

I was reading this article: http://techreport.com/review/29605/cooler-master-masterair-maker-8-cpu-cooler-reviewed

 

You can see in this picture that the mounting holes (the screws in the right picture) aren't in the normal positions. 140mm fans usually have them further away. Here's a dimensions sheet for a standard fan. The fan that comes with th Maker8 kind of looks like a 140mm fan with 120mm mounting holes such as the P14r by Noctua but that article said it comes with separate 120mm mounting HW. Why, if the holes align with the other ones too? Maybe because of the looks, I don't know. Anyways, if it can take a Noctua P14r or something like that, then that's 1/2 points from me back to Coolermaster but I cannot find such a fan at coolermaster.com or cmstore.eu What the hell? They make them specially form Maker8 but won't sell them as standalone? The crazy thing is that if you look back at the picture with the Maker8 fan hub visible, you can see the text "Silencio FP 140" Which is a model name of a fan that CM does sell, but it has the 140mm mounting hole spacing FFS!. They have the same model name for two fans? Srsly, WTH?!

 

For the sake of granting them the benefit of a doubt, I'm still hoping I'm missing something crucial but for now, that's a 100+€ cooler with unswappable fans.

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2 hours ago, Naeaes said:

I just studies the Maker8 for the first time. WTH? The fan's non-standard and not sold separately? This was supposed to be for makers. WTH?

So i mean do you reccomend me to buy it, will it work in my case? and im so confused about airflow for my case, i did soo much research for like 5 hours and in the end im like w.e i still dont know xD I just know that the front fan needs to intake more air for positive air pressure, but what about the back do i even need to spend money for an exhaust vent? 

 

Got linus video here with this case:

And what about the top of the case should i get some fans, but which way should they blow, in or out i dont know, so much confusion xD

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