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Hello i need some help with my fan setup. Sorry for my english.

I have a Cooler Master HAF 912 mid tower.
Front: 200mm Intake
Rear: Corsair H80i Intake
Top: 120mm Exhaust (I might switch it to a Corsair AF140mm, but I need to modify the case if i do)
Side: 120mm Exhaust (Gonna switch to a Corsair AF140mm)

The H80i take up much space so I can not have two 120mm or one 200mm on top. Maybe if i have them on the outside but it's gonna look bad in my opinion and i have small animals that might get hurt by the fans.
The temperatures inside the PC looks good so far but summer is on its way and it usually gets very warm in my apartment this time a year. Around 20°C to 30°C+ (68°F to 86°F+). My old PC burned up cus of the heat and the cooling in my old PC was pretty bad. And i don't want that to happened again.
So is this a good setup or do i need to change something?

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Use setup 2. Should be better overall.

While setup one CAN net slightly lower cpu temperatures, it can also suck in air heated by the video card if it exhaust out the back. I personally just prefer to push air out. This also forces air to take the long trip in the case cooling other parts on the way.

I think it was Corsair that first started to recommend pulling air from outside into the rads. Lets face it, they want lower temperatures.

People have told me that my top down cooler has the fan backwards(I have it blowing UP), but for me it cools better for my system. Technically how you cool is not set it stone, what works for one user may not be as good for another.

Another thing, while some users do not like the way it looks, I...
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I see no problem with your setup. As long as you are moving air within the case it should be fine.

I personally would try the H80i as and exhaust because then you can swap the side fan as an intake to feed the video card fresh air.

Also video cards that exhaust air out the back of the case may head to air rising and entering the H80i. This pre warmed air may not be great.

If you can a fan grille you may be able to have 1 of the h80i fans sticking out the back of the case, this is less noticeable and may give you the extra space you want inside the case. Please watch to ensure you have no rivets or other parts of the case hitting the rad if you mount it right against the back of the case.

Most hardware will get warm, but not to the point of damage in a 30c room. It is a good idea to keep an eye out for dust build up in the rad and gpu cooler as these lead to higher temperatures and if left to get too much dust can leave to overheating.
 
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the radiator in the top is good>>................. PULLING from inside to out.............. I too have a 140mm radiator in the roof of one of my cases and a fan mounted on the outside pulling air though..................there was no other way to do it...............

fans.......... lower front blowing in............ upper/back pulling out.......... trying to suck air in from the back is doing more harm than good. been through this stuff before.
 
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odd case, only 1 intake fan, side fan should exhaust gpu heat if anything, but you could try intake side fan because you have no other choices. its you intake that limit your cooling, positive air pressure is nice. aim for that.
 
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disagree with sucking air from the processor with a side mount fan............ you want cool air coming in in the processor area, especially if you're water cooling. there's more there to keep cool than just the processor.
 
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Your computer will stay cool if your room stays cool, there is really no point in adding so many fans when the computer is just taking in warm air.
So to make your room cool, get an A/C like this http://www.lg.com/us/air-conditioners/lg-LW5012J-window-air-conditioner that sits on the window and cools the the room.

Or get a window fan, (I have a window fan) it works pretty well, my room stays around 23-25 Celsius with the fan. And at night it goes even lower so i gotta turn it off cuz i start to shiver lol
 
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Thank you for all the answers.
I have looked in to some setups and it seems that if i turn the H80i around and make it to exhaust the CPU will gain a few degrees but the overall interior of the case will be a few degrees cooler. I don't know if this is true or not but i think i'll try that. Anyone have any experience With such a setup? From what i understand alot of people use the liquid coolers as exhaust even if it is recommended as intake. Adding two Pics of my current setup and planned setup. Hope you can see it.
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Cus to me it does not make any sense to have an intake fan in front and an intake in the back(H80i). And the radiator gets filled with dust and cat hair very fast cus it's set as intake and its not easy to clean. I will put a dustfilter on it if the exhaust setup doesn't work.
What do you guys think?
 
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Use setup 2. Should be better overall.

While setup one CAN net slightly lower cpu temperatures, it can also suck in air heated by the video card if it exhaust out the back. I personally just prefer to push air out. This also forces air to take the long trip in the case cooling other parts on the way.

I think it was Corsair that first started to recommend pulling air from outside into the rads. Lets face it, they want lower temperatures.

People have told me that my top down cooler has the fan backwards(I have it blowing UP), but for me it cools better for my system. Technically how you cool is not set it stone, what works for one user may not be as good for another.

Another thing, while some users do not like the way it looks, I think the H80i with one of the fans outside the case is a good idea because it avoids covering as much of the VRM section of the board. You have to be sure that nothing on the case would hit or hold the rad however.
 
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Yeah i might try to have one of the fans on the outside the case with the H80i. Gonna get some fan grills and see how it looks and preforms. Thank you again :)
 
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