Fractal Arc Midi R2 fan controller question

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aks_1337

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I was wondering if anyone had the Fractal Design Arc Midi R2 and found a good setup for cooling their system.

The fans I'm getting are:
140mm Spectre pro
2x 120mm CM Sickleflows
3x 140mm FD SIlent Series R2 (these are included)


I have a picture that describes the fan placement recommended in the link below:
http://i1114.photobucket.com/albums/k535/aks_1337/post-15649-0-63578400-1370133316_zps567186bc.png

And the boxes indicating which needs to be placed where
Grey=Spectre Pro 140mm
Yellow=CM Sickleflow 120mm
Purple=Fractal Design Silent R2 140mm



I wanted to know, which of these fans should I attach to the built in fan controller?
Or even if there is a better fan setup for the case? I'm wanting to achieve a good balance between positive and equal airflow as the high pressured fans will bring in more air compared to the exhaust


And I'm planning to use the EVGA SuperNOVA 750 G2 Power Supply and wanted to know will it fit in the case if I add a 120mm bottom intake fan? If not, which PSU would be a good recommendation.. Preferably it needs to be 750w gold (or higher) and fully modular and cheap lol


Hope you guys can help me out!


Thanks :)
 
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volcanoscout
LOL, no, I'm not sure. What I know for sure is that the EVGA is 180mm long and that my AX860 is 160mm long, and that my machinist's rule says there's 27mm between my PSU and my NF-P12. Considering the Sickleflow 120mm has an almost identical frame, I think it's reasonable to assume that it will fit a little room to spare. If it doesn't fit, you can sue me :)

As far as the fan controller, you can hook them all up to it with splitters, or hook them all up to your mobo (depending on your mobo) and run them through BIOS or software. Or split the difference. I have my rear and top/rear fans hooked up to my CPU_OPT header, so when my CPU heats up and the cooler fans start ramping up, so do the exhaust fans. If I'm stressing my GPUs, I...
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For the PSU, it'll be tight but you should be able to squeeze a 120mm in the bottom mount with the EVGA - should have @ 2-3mm to spare. (I just measured mine with a bottom fan and AX860 which is 20mm shorter).

For the fans, I would put the Spectre in the front/top slot with an R2 in the front/bottom, one Sickleflow in the bottom, and the other Sickleflow in the rear and an R2 in the top/rear. A fan in the top/front is more likely to hurt than help, but you can try it and see.
 
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LOL, no, I'm not sure. What I know for sure is that the EVGA is 180mm long and that my AX860 is 160mm long, and that my machinist's rule says there's 27mm between my PSU and my NF-P12. Considering the Sickleflow 120mm has an almost identical frame, I think it's reasonable to assume that it will fit a little room to spare. If it doesn't fit, you can sue me :)

As far as the fan controller, you can hook them all up to it with splitters, or hook them all up to your mobo (depending on your mobo) and run them through BIOS or software. Or split the difference. I have my rear and top/rear fans hooked up to my CPU_OPT header, so when my CPU heats up and the cooler fans start ramping up, so do the exhaust fans. If I'm stressing my GPUs, I ramp all the fans up.
 
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