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hi guys,i have a poor pc case and I want to install two new case fans that i've bought earlier today...
i've bought two of these http://www.links.hr/?naziv=ventilator-arctic-cooling-f8-80mm-2000-okr-min&option=artikl&id_artikl=050.908.325

I have pc case that looks like this(more or less)
since i can't put my own picture this is case that looks a bit like mine..

http://www.blizzardcomputers.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/Cooler-Master-Case1.jpg

in that picture my psu is on top left corner and that fan from pic doesn't exist...my cpu fan is right below psu fan and gpu is on the bottom and fan is blowing towards the bottom...what would be the best place to put those 2 fans that i bought?...i don't have side panel cuz' i've brake it.
 
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If you don't have a side panel the only place putting those fans would do any good at all (But probably not much without a panel), and maybe not even then, would be at the top of the case which would require you to cut matching holes in the top panel of the case. I would put them in the rear half of the top portion of the case. With no side panel it might be better for you to just return those fans and get a better CPU cooler.
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If you don't have a side panel the only place putting those fans would do any good at all (But probably not much without a panel), and maybe not even then, would be at the top of the case which would require you to cut matching holes in the top panel of the case. I would put them in the rear half of the top portion of the case. With no side panel it might be better for you to just return those fans and get a better CPU cooler.
 
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Does your case have a front intake fan? If so, it might be a good idea to cut or drill holes in the top of the case and then cut a piece of wood to screw onto the side of the case as a panel. Not the best solution. Plus those fans are very small, not really designed for cooling modern systems. It would probably be best to return those fans and buy a cheap case. You can probably get a case with fans included for not that much more than you paid for those fans, depending on what you paid for the fans of course and what might be available to you depending on what country you are in and what's locally available.
 
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my case doesn't have any front intake fans...I was thinking on getting new case and than install those 2 fans...

case i'll buy: http://www.links.hr/?naziv=kuciste-lc-power-pro-925b-midi-crno-bez-ps-a&option=artikl&id_artikl=052.643.096
 
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Ok, I don't think you're listening to me. Those fans you bought are no good for case cooling in modern computers. Those are only 80mm fans. No modern cases even have mounting holes for fans that small. All modern cases use 120mm, 140mm and larger up to even 200mm intake and exhaust fans being common. 80mm fans have to spin at twice the RPM's as 140mm fans (Close enough anyway) to produce the same amount of airflow, except that the 80mm fans will be twice as loud due to the increased speed and use twice the power, or thereabouts.

In most cases 80mm fans are not even used for cooling the processor anymore. Most of those fans are 120 and 140mm fans now too. There are a few 90 and 100mm cpu fans but most are larger as well. About the only thing those 80mm fans are useful for would be for cooling the hard drives if you could figure out a way to mount them to the hard drive cages properly. Otherwise, I would return them if possible.
 
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