System is great, but Fractal R4 case is loud with top fan

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I have an intake in the front of the case and the top, exhaust out the top back side of the case. They are noctua NF-A14 fans. The one that is loud is hooked to the CPU fan and is the intake on the top. Should I just close the top up and move this fan to the front of the case? If I put my hand on the intake to stop it up I barely can tell I have a computer going. Thoughts? Thanks!
 
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No just the Noctua NH-U14s. The cpu is running at like 31 degrees celcius so its fine, but the fan is connected to CPU2 fan controller... maybe its going faster than it should then? I was told more ins than outs and I only have 3 fans so the back was the exhaust and top and front are intakes. I can easily change it though. Maybe just 2 in the front where its nice and silent and close up the top?
 
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The CPU fan is connected to CPU1 the top case fan is connected to CPU2 fan. I can't find anywhere else to plug it in. Its an asrock extreme6 board. Thanks for looking!
 
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Sounds likely now that I think about it, but I moved it to the front so there are 2 fans in the front of the case now and 1 in the top back. The heatsink also moves air towards the back exhaust. Much more quiet now. Think this will be ok? I'm on it now and not dead yet. I will monitor for sure.
 
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