- Sep 8, 2013
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Hey guys. I'll try to make it short and sweet since I'm sure this has been asked before for various configurations.
I have a Swiftech H220 on the way with two Noctua NF-F12 fans. To me, it seems like setting the fans to exhaust out of the case in a pull config (as opposed to push, therefore no dead spots for flow in the center of the fan for example) is the best performer. It doesn't seem like it would really make sense to orient the fans as intake. The intake air might be colder but I have a 780 classified (which doesn't rear exhaust) as well so that would be a lot of hot air in the case.
Anyway, I have a Corsair C70 case. Two fans in front for intake, one fan on the HDD cage, and one in the rear as exhaust. Through research, it seems like changing this to a positive pressure situation is beneficial for watercooling (ie. reversing my one exhaust fan in the back so it changes to an intake fan). I don't use fans on the side panel because it's a nightmare to try to plug the stupid things in every time you take the side panel off.
Does this seem like it all makes sense or has anyone with an H220 achieved great results using a different configuration? Thanks.
I have a Swiftech H220 on the way with two Noctua NF-F12 fans. To me, it seems like setting the fans to exhaust out of the case in a pull config (as opposed to push, therefore no dead spots for flow in the center of the fan for example) is the best performer. It doesn't seem like it would really make sense to orient the fans as intake. The intake air might be colder but I have a 780 classified (which doesn't rear exhaust) as well so that would be a lot of hot air in the case.
Anyway, I have a Corsair C70 case. Two fans in front for intake, one fan on the HDD cage, and one in the rear as exhaust. Through research, it seems like changing this to a positive pressure situation is beneficial for watercooling (ie. reversing my one exhaust fan in the back so it changes to an intake fan). I don't use fans on the side panel because it's a nightmare to try to plug the stupid things in every time you take the side panel off.
Does this seem like it all makes sense or has anyone with an H220 achieved great results using a different configuration? Thanks.
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