Side window case fan intake or outake

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Pninchan

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Hi, currently I have this fan as an outake fan but i've seen a lot of threads suggesting it should be intake. I have a fan at the front and bottom bringing air in and one at the rear taking it out. So my guess is outake as then i'd have the same amount of fans bringing air in as taking it out?

Thanks in advance, Peter.
 
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the side fan(s) are intended to provide cooling for the GPU(s) and motherboard and are normally configured as intakes. Heat rises and is normally exhausted out the rear and top. However, there is no definitive "right" way to configure your fans. Having three intakes and one exhaust would probably make your setup a positive pressure situation, meaning that there would be more air going in the intakes than being exhausted, meaning the excess will vent through other openings in your case. This is not necessarily a bad thing, helps keep down dust build-up inside the case. However, you can find the pros and cons of positive pressure vs negative pressure in many online articles. The main point is, use whatever works best for you. Assuming you...
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the side fan(s) are intended to provide cooling for the GPU(s) and motherboard and are normally configured as intakes. Heat rises and is normally exhausted out the rear and top. However, there is no definitive "right" way to configure your fans. Having three intakes and one exhaust would probably make your setup a positive pressure situation, meaning that there would be more air going in the intakes than being exhausted, meaning the excess will vent through other openings in your case. This is not necessarily a bad thing, helps keep down dust build-up inside the case. However, you can find the pros and cons of positive pressure vs negative pressure in many online articles. The main point is, use whatever works best for you. Assuming you have a way of monitoring your temperatures, try different setups and compare the results then decide what works best for your case.
 
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