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I was thinking about changing my case so i could have more water cooling suppoert. I was looking at the pc o11 dynamic and was wondering what a good airflow layout would be

 

I was thinking:

3 side exhaust with rad

3 top exhaust with rad

3 bottom intakes no rads

 

Was wonder what you guys thought about this layout

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Seems fine to me. Most people seem to prefer a positive air pressure layout with more intakes than exhausts but honestly that doesn't matter too much unless your environment has lots of dust.

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I think this case is under rated.  From the look of it, it almost has ideal airflow.  It mentions possible 30 percent air flow reduction do to bouncing air off the glass at a ninety degrees.  However, from my point of the view, it distributes air flow throughout the case and has good thermal reviews.  This case is also said to be setup for water cooling despite the good air cooling stats.

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Wouldn't the Enthoo EVOLV ATX perform best without the front cover.  Plus, with only one fan pulling from the default back location, the middle cards most likely a have restricted and insufficient air flow.  From the my point of view, the best air flow is from front to back.  Air being pulled or pushed in from the top and or bottom results in air being diverted and or stalled in certain areas of the case. I wish I could test my theory to generate some conclusive stats.

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