Just built my pc and i have 4 case fans aswell as my cpu fan

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I was wondering what the best set-up for case fans it at the moment i have 2 out-takes at the back and 2 intakes at the front so air is being brought into my case and pushed through my cpu cooler and out the back and top of the case, is this a good system first time i have built a pc so im not sure :D thanks guys
 
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yea i know that case, only 4 fan mounts so your only options is for the 2 front to be intakes and the rear+topback exhaust
you hyper212 evo cooler should moving air out to the rear exhaust
which side of the cooler the fan is on doesnt matter as much but the optimal would be the right side so its airflow like this
<--Rear exhaust--<--cpu-heatsink--<-cpu-fan-----<--front intake fan<--

but it doesnt matter so much if the cpu heatsink fan is on the left side (near teh rear exhaust) as long as teh air flow direction is the same, from right to left(front to back)
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yeah i have 2 intakes one at the bottom of the front of my case and one at the top of the front shall i keep them both as intakes then or only have the bottom one as an intake and change the other one around?
 
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depends how high it is it might nor serve as usefull if its at the very top of the front, if you have another place it could be mounted, but as long as its front intake you covered the base minimum ;)
what case do you have/mounting options do you have?
 
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NZXT CA-S340MB-GB Source 350 Midi-Tower Case - Blue I think im all out of mounting space now :/ and these are the two i have mounted as intakes at the front Corsair Air Series AF120-LED 120mm Quiet Edition High Airflow LED Fan - Blue (Dual Pack)
 
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yea i know that case, only 4 fan mounts so your only options is for the 2 front to be intakes and the rear+topback exhaust
you hyper212 evo cooler should moving air out to the rear exhaust
which side of the cooler the fan is on doesnt matter as much but the optimal would be the right side so its airflow like this
<--Rear exhaust--<--cpu-heatsink--<-cpu-fan-----<--front intake fan<--

but it doesnt matter so much if the cpu heatsink fan is on the left side (near teh rear exhaust) as long as teh air flow direction is the same, from right to left(front to back)
 
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Yeah the way you suggested is the way i have it currently so 2 intakes at the front and 2 out-takes at the back and the cpu fan pushing air out the back essentially?
 
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sorry just one more question the fans i bought for the intakes dont have arrows on them so how can i tell which side is the intake and which side is the outtake my friend said if the wire is facing the front of the case this is an outtake and if the wire is facing inside the case on the fan this means its an intake is this correct?
 
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Thank you my friend for all the help
:) have a nice rest of your Sunday.
 
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