I just got done building my PC, and bought 4 sys fans. Unfortunately I must of been imagining things when examining my motherboard, turns out I only have 3 sys fan ports.
My case is the Bitfenix Shinobi window version.
My 140mm fan is a top exhaust, and I have a 120mm front intake.
By default, the Shinobi also comes with a 120mm rear exhaust.
I want to make the best of the amount of sys fans I can use, and get the best temps. Since the side fan location is RIGHT above my vid card, it makes a very good cooler (my vid card is 'open' type).
I have tested in both places. With the rear exhaust instead of the side intake. At 100 GPU load, my temps were around 60-64 max. With side intake, at 100 GPU load, my temps did not go over 60. They hovered around high 50s.
Someone told me that rear exhausts are important. As I already have a big fan as a top exhaust, do I really need a rear exhaust? Can I just use side intake instead?
Thanks you.
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