Cooling, how to set up the fans

zlayerz

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So I have a Ultra Etorque x5 , which surprisingly was a nice case. http://www.tigerdirect.com/applications/SearchTools/item-details.asp?EdpNo=5401118

In the case I have x2 fans in the front for intake and 1 in the rear for exhaust. I added a 230m fan for intake in the side, whoever i have room for more fans Top: 1x 230mm or 3x 120mm or 2x 140mm Side: 1x 230mm or 2x 120mm or 2x 140mm Bottom: 1x 230mm or 2x 120mm or 1x 140mm. I had added a 230 for intake in the side, and will add on1 at the top for exhaust. My question is should I use the bottom slot to add more fans and if so which direction for the airflow. Unless you have a better suggestions for the fans airflow. In the future i will add a radiator at the top.
 
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I have pretty much the same setup with 2 fans in the front, side fan I actually had to remove, due to depth issue with the Noctura heatsink, but I have the top with the 230 and rear as exhaust. I put a fan as intake in the bottom, it draws cooler air from the floor in. I do have to clean that filter out more often then the rest, but no heat issues with GPU or CPU.

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I have pretty much the same setup with 2 fans in the front, side fan I actually had to remove, due to depth issue with the Noctura heatsink, but I have the top with the 230 and rear as exhaust. I put a fan as intake in the bottom, it draws cooler air from the floor in. I do have to clean that filter out more often then the rest, but no heat issues with GPU or CPU.
 
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zlayerz

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Well i wanted to add an exhaust in the top, in the meantime since i will be using a hyper evo untill i add the liquid cooler to the cpu in the future. My fear of the bottom fan was that it beside the psu which have is own fan. The 2 front fans are blocked too much by the hard disk case, which I may remove for better cooling. Whoever if i do that i lose like 6 fan connectors the case come with, which is nice if you ask me ;) then again my Asus formula have more than enough but still, I may do some light modding to get better airflow from the front, which is why I went for a side fan.