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Case Air flow?

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Castell

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Hey I have a question, how do you guys set up the airflow in your case?

I currently have 5 fans in my case, the two in the front (bottom) blows air in towards my harddrive, I have one of the side panel which also blows air towards the CPU heatsink, and the two at the back are blowing out for consistent airflow. Is this roughly correct? I was just wondering because when I build my new rig, I want to have the best possible airflow, so I wanted to know your guys set up. Thanks!

-eddie
 
With one extra fan in the very front of my case.

I have a total of 6 fans in my case all 120mm.

2 rear, 1 cpu, 2 front of hard drive cage, 1 front of computer

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Choose a direction: Front to back, Back to front or Front/Back to Top.

Front to back:
Intake at the front. Supplimental intake in a top 5.25" bay is often recommended. Rear exhaust.

Back to Front:
Intake at the back. Best for bringing cold air directly onto the CPU. Exhaust out the front of the case. 5.25" supplimental exhaust *required*.

Front/back to Top:
Intake at the front and back, and air exhausts out the top... Mainly useful for certain cases (Cosmos, P182, etc.) or those with top-mounted radiators.

Side intakes often obscure proper airflow, but can be useful in certain situations... Like extremely hot running GPUs.
 
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