Corsair 5000D Airflow Fan Setup - Number of Static Pressure Fans & Airflow Fans Do I Need and Where Should they be fit for best airflow.

[ZaDeveloper]

Hi Everyone... 

I am building my Video Editing PC with the following specs:

• Corsair 5000D AIRFLOW Tempered Glass Mid-Tower ATX PC Case — Black 
• Corsair HX850  80+ Platinum
• Intel i7 12th Gen 12700K
• Noctua - NH-D15 Chromax Black
• Gigabyte Aero G DDR4
• Corsair Vengeance LPX 64 GBCMK64GX4M2E3200C16
• Samsung 980 Pro 1TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
• Samsung 980 Pro 2 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 4.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
• Samsung 970 Evo Plus 1 TB M.2-2280 PCIe 3.0 X4 NVME Solid State Drive
• WD - Black 8TB 3.5" 7200RPM 
• WD - Blue 6TB Internal SATA Hard Drive
• Nvidia RTX 3070Ti

This is definitely going to be a Pretty hot one!!

So need guidance To buy the Right Type/Size of Fans (Static Pressure or Heavy Airflow) and Right Number of Fans for the Best Fan Setup possible for this case since I live in a Dusty Place where Temp can sore over 45C without make a Storm of a Nose in the room...

So Doubtful about

1. Do i need all Static Pressure fans on Top, Motherboard panel Side and Front Because of the Dust Filters on all of them possibly causing a impedance pr can I use  Heavy Air Flow Fans too
2. If i can use Heavy Airflow Fans too will they be for the Top or Front for Side Panel
3. To minimise noise i can invest in 140 mm Fans too but wish to know if they should come only on Front or Top (Side Can only accommodate 120mm)
4. Also the direction of Fans, since i need a Positive Pressure Airflow. 

Some ideas i had:

1. Top: 140x2 Static Pressure Fans - Air In
   Side: 120x3 Static Pressure Fans - Air In
   Front: 140x2 Static Pressure Fans - Air In
   Back: 120x1 Heavy Airflow Fan - Air Out
2. Top: 140x2 Static Pressure Fans - Air In
   Side: 120x3 Static Pressure Fans - Air In
   Front: 140x2 Heavy Airflow Fans - Air In
   Back: 120x1 Heavy Airflow Fan - Air Out
3. Top: 140x2 Heavy Airflow Fans - Air In
   Side: 120x3 Static Pressure Fans - Air In
   Front: 140x2 Heavy Airflow Fans - Air In
   Back: 120x1 Heavy Airflow Fan - Air Out
4. Top: 140x2 Static Pressure Fans - Air In
   Side: 120x3 Static Pressure Fans - Air In
   Front: 120x3 Heavy Airflow Fans - Air In (So that the Graphics Card in the middle gets the direct Flow at the cost of more noise)
   Back: 120x1 Heavy Airflow Fan - Air Out
5. Top: 140x2 Static Pressure Fans - Air Out
   Side: 120x3 Static Pressure Fans - Air In
   Front: 120x3 Heavy Airflow Fans - Air In (So that the Graphics Card in the middle gets the direct Flow at the cost of more noise)
   Back: 120x1 Heavy Airflow Fan - Air Out

Thank you for your help

PS: @Corsair @CORSAIR Technical Marketing It would be great if you could mention in the the documentation the right Type of Fans (Static Pressure or Heavy Airflow) for each location for each case. Thank you.

[c-attack]

Some years back Corsair and most other companies had clear design and marketing labels for static pressure (SP) and maximum airflow (AF) fans. However, the pendulum has swung the other direction and most companies now largely produce what I refer to as a hybrid fan — medium blade angle, medium number of blades. These hybrid designs out perform their max airflow and and max static pressure counterpart designs for general use.  There are some circumstances where the super thin blades and airy design is optimal (free air cooling) or the fat wide static pressure (low speed drive cooling), but the middle road design is better at the middle speeds and typical restricted case fan and radiator duty that most of our fans are tasked with. 
 

 

You have not said whether you are looking for RGB fans or standard fans. I am going to assume without the lights for now. The two fans you are probably looking for are the Corsair AF Elite (black/white) or the prior generation ML-Pro non-LED (grey). Despite their names, both fans are hybrid designs and capable of both case fan or radiator duty with good performance on either. Without additional information my preference would be for the AF Elite model all around. It’s going to be slightly quieter at low speeds and has more top end than you will need. 
 

With an air box on the cpu there is only one real viable configuration option. Front + side intake, top + rear exhaust. Anything else is going to create some air currents not helpful to the cpu air cooler’s functionality. I’m not sure if you even need the side fans at all, but they may be useful in over-pressurizing the interior to prevent dust from coming in the case gaps. 

Edited November 25, 2022 by c-attack

[ZaDeveloper]

Wow thank you for your detailed and fast reply!!!
Yes dont need any kind of RGB...  Will keep these in mind!!! 

Thanks a million
 

[ZaDeveloper]

Any other suggestions? 

[LeDoyen]

Same deal.

The advent of the dust filter kind of made the airflow fan mostly useless 😛 even without radiators in the build, fans with good static pressure are pretty much the way to go. Even for the exhaust, the cutouts on the case sheet metal are kind of restrictive.

And obviously, you'll get more positive PRESSURE with fans that don't have too much backflow