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Hey guys I was just wondering how fans are suppose to be placed inside of a case to get them to push and pull , im getting a little confused. I will be putting my x62 at the front of the case with the fans at the front of the aio (So on the right side if your looking straight at the case through the window) My question is what way do you want the fans to face? is the logo suppose to face the case? or the aio. I will also have the other 3 fans which came with the nzxt h700 on the top as exhaust but again does the logo face towards motherboard? or towards the top

 

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Fans blow air from the logo side to the specification side.

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5 minutes ago, Blindeagle said:

Should i be putting the Aio at the front or top? after doing some research ive been told the front is the best but maybe you could advice? 

If I were you I would put the radiator on the top. That helps the graphics card get cooler air

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Just building my new pc and was wondering were i should put the x62 aio? Front or top? Some people tell me the top some people are telling me the front etc: 

 

I watched this video and it said to put it at the front because its the best overall but i wanted to double check with you guys about it

 

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I tried using the stock fans as a push @ front compared to a push @ top.
Seems like the cpu is cooler with fans at the front.
And with added pull fans at the front, i managed to cool down my gpu even further.

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Just now, mikedrewsmy said:

I tried using the stock fans as a push @ front compared to a push @ top.
Seems like the cpu is cooler with fans at the front.
And with added pull fans at the front, i managed to cool down my gpu even further.

Ah so put the AIO at the top with air geting pulled into the case from the front? and then pushing it out at the top?

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I always put it in the front just to be safe

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1 minute ago, Blindeagle said:

Just so i get it, do the fans have to be on the right side of the aio at the front? with the logos facing out? to pull air in 

It doesn't matter as long as the fans are pulling air into the case

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30 minutes ago, Blindeagle said:

Ah so put the AIO at the top with air geting pulled into the case from the front? and then pushing it out at the top?

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Hey guys i just wanted to check, Im putting my Rad at the front with the fans and wanted to double check that air is going to get pulled in? Is the logo on the correct side? Or is it suppose to be the other way around. Image attached below 

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@Blindeagle Air blows the direction those NZXT logos are facing.

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Just now, seon123 said:

Those fans are set to intake air. 

Ah thats perfect then asI 'm putting my Rad on the left side of the fans, i want air to be sucked in and then it will go out of the top of the case and rear 

 

Or am i going coo coo and got it the wrong way? 

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Ah thats perfect then asI 'm putting my Rad on the left side of the fans, i want air to be sucked in and then it will go out of the top of the case and rear 

 

Or am i going coo coo and got it the wrong way? 

That's correct

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Ah thats perfect then asI 'm putting my Rad on the left side of the fans, i want air to be sucked in and then it will go out of the top of the case and rear 

 

Or am i going coo coo and got it the wrong way? 

Yeah, you had it the way you wanted it. 

 

Be careful that your exhaust at the top of the case doesn't cannibalize the intake air from the front. You don't want it exhausted before it actually gets to your VRM/RAM/etc. 

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Yeah, you had it the way you wanted it. 

 

Be careful that your exhaust at the top of the case doesn't cannibalize the intake air from the front. You don't want it exhausted before it actually gets to your VRM/RAM/etc. 

Ye i think i will try and have 2x140mm as intake and then at the top i will have 3 exhuast and 1 at the back and just lower the rpm of them so it matches the 2x140 see how that works , i think it should be fine 

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38 minutes ago, Blindeagle said:

Hey guys i just wanted to check, Im putting my Rad at the front with the fans and wanted to double check that air is going to get pulled in? Is the logo on the correct side? Or is it suppose to be the other way around. Image attached below 

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pc fan have two arrows  one point the spin direction the other where the airflow go

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50 minutes ago, Blindeagle said:

Ye i think i will try and have 2x140mm as intake and then at the top i will have 3 exhuast and 1 at the back and just lower the rpm of them so it matches the 2x140 see how that works , i think it should be fine 

Yeah, the fun part is creating setups and then testing them until you can find the ideal solution for your particular rig. 

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Hi I Just wanted to double check i put the krarken x62 3 pin connecter in the right place: I put it in the CPU_FAN 4 pin slot but you can see 1 pin is missing is that ok? Or have i done it wrong, thanks 

 

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The extra pin is for PWM only.

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