HanselJW Posted December 10, 2016 Share Posted December 10, 2016 Hi guys, need help here on how to get the best airflow. What fan to use, and where to place it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
snapper69 Posted December 12, 2016 Share Posted December 12, 2016 The answer to that really depends on what, if any, water cooling you are using. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HanselJW Posted December 13, 2016 Author Share Posted December 13, 2016 I'll be using the H 110i GTX aio cooler. I'll use a 120mm AF fan in the back(exhaust), 2x140mm AF in the top(exhaust). For the intake, I think I will pull the air outside with 2xSP140 fan, and sandwich the radiator with 2x140 AF fan. Is this good? Or should i sandwhich the radiator with both SP fan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
c-attack Posted December 13, 2016 Share Posted December 13, 2016 The 280mm H110i has to go in the front panel, so that resolves most of the other issues. AF120 (rear) and 2xAF140 (top) is great. As for the front, use those fans as intake. Either one set of static pressure 140mm PWM fans (SP140L, ML140, or other) or two sets if you want to do push-pull. Don't mix the fan types. It becomes too difficult for control and there really isn't a benefit. Those AF style fans with thin, raked blades struggle to move when faced with radiator level resistance. I am not sure you need push pull on 280mm radiator, although when it is on the front intake I think it's worth considering. If you do this, use two pairs of static pressure fans. The real benefit of push pull is more airflow at low to medium fan speeds. As the fan speed increases, the benefits in comparison to a single pair diminish to no longer being worthwhile, particularly when compared to amount of noise generated by 4x140mm at high speed on a radiator. Also, you will need to consider GPU length. This may come into play on a push-pull front set up with an approximate 77-80mm thickness. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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