fans, what is a good fan set up for a case?

g335

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Hello

I have a enermax iVektor which has space for lots of fans and liquid cooling.

I want to know what a good fan set up would be.

I have to front 120mm fans in there now, the bottom fan has a hdd cage behind it and the top fan has ssd cage covering half of it behind the fan.
Should I put static pressure fans for the front case fans?

I have the psu with the fan facing the bottom of the case{there are two vents at the bottom of the case, one for the psu} to pull in air for the psu from the outside of the case.

Should I put a intake or out take fan for the other bottom fan vent? Should it be airflow or static?

The 120mm rear exhaust fan I am going to change to a better quality air flow fan.

I have space for 2x120mm fans or 2x240mm fans{with or without a radiator} at the top of the case.

I am going to buy a 240mm raditor liquid cooling cpu cooler.
Should the fans blow into the radiator from the bottom of the radiator or blow into the radiator with the fans being on top of the radiator?
 
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For case fans you want airflow, the gaps are big enough to allow for it. For a radiator or a heatsink you want static pressure so it can push air through the thin gaps easily.

Airflow:

Front: Intake
Side: Intake
Bottom: Intake
Rear: Exhaust
Top: Exhaust

As for the water cooling, it depends on the brand. Corsair recommends making the fans for the H100i to be intake fans to pull cool air from outside the case and into the radiator. I have set it up that way but I don't think it makes too much of a difference.
 

g335

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I will probably use the Lepa Aqua cool or another brand.



So with the radiator, best to have the fans underneath the radiator in the case with the fans pushing the air from inside of the case onto the radiator?
 

Zerk2012

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YES YOU SHOULD
and the guy that said this should get the best answer.
Front: Intake
Side: Intake
Bottom: Intake
Rear: Exhaust
Top: Exhaust

 
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