Fan placement

[Andrew0472]

hey guys right now im just running the two corsair included fans, one intake and one outake on the roof. Would it make more sense to buy 2 new fans (spectre pros, corsair sp's something like that) and install them both as intakes and move the corsair to the roof or put one new fan on the roof and one with the corsair as an intake. Basically is it better to have the better fans as the intake or even it out i guess. 

[EChondo]

Blue as intake, red as exhaust.

 

 

More intake means positive air pressure, which means less dust from being allowed through cracks and creases in the case. Heat naturally rises, so having top exhaust fans aren't really necessary, if you want to add one, then so be it, but I wouldn't personally. The two squares are for the side panel fans. Personally I'd only add ONE side panel, but that would depend on the GPU I'm using and how much heat it's outputting. For a 770, I would add a fan.

 

So total 3 intake fans(two in the front, one on the side) and one exhaust.

[Andrew0472]

Blue as intake, red as exhaust.

 

 

More intake means positive air pressure, which means less dust from being allowed through cracks and creases in the case. Heat naturally rises, so having top exhaust fans aren't really necessary, if you want to add one, then so be it, but I wouldn't personally. The two squares are for the side panel fans. Personally I'd only add ONE side panel, but that would depend on the GPU I'm using and how much heat it's outputting. For a 770, I would add a fan.

 

So total 3 intake fans(two in the front, one on the side) and one exhaust.

i cant actually put a fan in the back there because my noctua cooler touches it :c. I think a fan on the side panel might help especially because of the noctua cooler i have (downwards facing). 

[brob]

i cant actually put a fan in the back there because my noctua cooler touches it :c. I think a fan on the side panel might help especially because of the noctua cooler i have (downwards facing). 

 

If the Noctua fans are blowing down, simply reverse them and have them blow up into the top exhaust vents.

 

The Corsair SP fans are intended for radiators, the AF fans are for case intakes and exhausts.

 

Two 140mm fans as intake in the front are likely sufficient .

[Andrew0472]

If the Noctua fans are blowing down, simply reverse them and have them blow up into the top exhaust vents.

 

The Corsair SP fans are intended for radiators, the AF fans are for case intakes and exhausts.

 

Two 140mm fans as intake in the front are likely sufficient .

its hard to explain my cpu cooler just search it on google its in my signature. you will see what i mean 

[brob]

its hard to explain my cpu cooler just search it on google its in my signature. you will see what i mean 

 

I misunderstood. That thing is ridiculously large. Can you get at least one fan in the top?

[Andrew0472]

I misunderstood. That thing is ridiculously large. Can you get at least one fan in the top?

yeh i can get fans in the top no problem, its just at the back it touches. If the fan was like 2mm thinner however it would fit

[brob]

yeh i can get fans in the top no problem, its just at the back it touches. If the fan was like 2mm thinner however it would fit

 

There are thin fans available, but I doubt you need one. Unless you don't want to exhaust out the top.