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NZXT Source 210 fan advice

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seryou92

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http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811146077

I currently have the Source 210 with 1 rear exhaust, 1 top exhaust (gentle typhoon 1850rpm), and one side intake (gentle typhoon 1850rpm). I just ordered three Cougar CF-V12s (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835553006#top). I was wondering how I should go about setting up the fans now. Which of the following would be better based on my system or if you want to suggest a different setup for the fans altogether.

my rig
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cpu - i7 970 oc 4.0ghz 1.24v (liquid cooling)
gpu - gigabyte 7870ghz oc 1200/1450 1.219v
ram - g.skill ripjaws ddr3 3x4gb 1600mhz
mb - ASUS P6X58-E Pro
hdds - 2x 128gb ssd raid 0



setup 1
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1x rear exhaust
1x top (gt 1850) exhaust
2x front (cougars) intake
1x bottom (cougar) intake
0x side, heard fanless sides can sometimes be better


setup 2
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1x rear exhaust
1x top (gt 1850) exhaust
2x front (cougars) intake
1x bottom (cougar) intake
1x side (gt 1850) intake

Any input is very much appreciated. :)
 
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http://www.newegg.ca/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835553002 those cougar fans are excellent, I got 2 cause I misread the CFM numbers, but am very happy with their pressure and airflow as well as noise, can hear them but its not that bad.

I would put the
1 rear exhaust
0 top
2 front intake
1 bottom intake
1 side intake

I myself have tried many variations with my old CM 590 and overall having the sides helped a lot more then having the top, so I sealed the top, modded the front for 2x120 side 2x120 and 1 rear it made a good deal of difference.

Personally smooth airflow is what matters most, having a more direct route for air to go and getting to the hot components as fast as possible while still maintaining adequate overall ventilation, in this case 2 front bottom and side is forcing gpu to get a lot of air and allowing cpu motherboard and so forth get ample air. You could top mount the liquid instead of using rear port so the hot air shoots straight out the top?
 
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