Noctua NH-D15, Fractal Design R5 Airflow

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Im willing to do a different airflow than the typical back exhaust, I want to do top exhaust.
If you check out the picture, each blue arrow represents a fan, and the yellow/red arrow represents the D15 orientation.

Is this airflow a good idea? Also Im thinking of using 3 fanst on the cpu cooler. Doesnt matter if I have to place my graphics card a slot lower (using X99 sabertooth). Even if the fan would be close to the graphics card it will help cooling it.

What do you guys think? This would be a total of 10 fans. 3 on the cooler, + 4 bottom, 1 rear and 2 top.

Picture: https://www.dropbox.com/s/jtvcd13k17f4yaw/fractal-design-define-r5-black.jpg?dl=0

Video (not in english unfortunately) about the D15 orientated as top exhaust: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TYI-SVjFFpA

fractal-design-define-r5-black.jpg
 
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The NH D15 is a very heavy HSF. I would not put any extra fans on it as the mobo may not support it. Besides, it performs very well with 2 fans.

Your top rear fan should be exhaust, not intake. You want inlets on front and bottom, outlets on top and top rear.

Yogi
 
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