Airflow question: How to configure fans to compliment H100i GTX radiator?

Willakan

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Hi: I'm putting together a new PC build with the Fractal Design R4 (which comes with a fan on the back set to exhaust and another one on the front set to draw in) and the H100i GTX water cooler. I'm planning on putting the radiator at the top of the case, with the fans exhausting air.

Should I leave the fans in their default positions, or perhaps switch both of them to the front set to drag air in? If it makes any difference, graphics card-wise I have a 980 Ti with a third party cooler (blows hot air inside the case instead of exhausting).

Many thanks for any advice.
 
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Add another 140mm in the front blowing in and remove the center hard drive cage.
Put this fan in the front fan spot blowing through where the cage was removed.. High air flow with fairly quite operation.
Air Flow 118.CFM Noise Level 26.5 This will be quitter than the fans from the CPU cooler.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835352023
The 12 min mark shows how to remove the drive cage that will still leave 3 drive bays plus the SSD spots in the back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vml85MJlw8

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Add another 140mm in the front blowing in and remove the center hard drive cage.
Put this fan in the front fan spot blowing through where the cage was removed.. High air flow with fairly quite operation.
Air Flow 118.CFM Noise Level 26.5 This will be quitter than the fans from the CPU cooler.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835352023
The 12 min mark shows how to remove the drive cage that will still leave 3 drive bays plus the SSD spots in the back.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5Vml85MJlw8
 
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