I have 2 fans leftover, where should I put them?

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strea

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Been having some bad temperatures with my 5820k on stock settings, currently 50c just browsing on google chrome.

My new H115i comes in tomorrow, (currently using a h110i gtx, but in another thread we've determined it must be defective).

Anyways, I am going to have 2 fans left over once the new H115i comes.

Here's my plan, let me know if I should change anything.

Case: Fractal Design R5
H115i - push/pull intake from front of case
980 Ti Hybrid 120mm exhaust rear

2 fans left over, should I do 1 intake from the bottom and 1 exhaust out the top most rear spot. or do 2 exhaust out the top rear and top middle spots.

any other suggestions are welcome as well. i'd love to get my temperatures down once and for all and I'm trying to find the optimal setup.

thank you.

edit: my GPU/component temperatures are always very low (gpu hardly ever passes 40c) so I am greatly concerned with maximum cooling for the CPU rather than anything else.
 
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Belphegore
Yup, I would. You need a good balance of intake/exhaust in any situation. Plus the liquid cooler is doing the work now on your CPU, so you don't have to worry about it that much.

Pulling cool air up (heat rises, so your cold air will be coming well from the ground/desk area) into the case from the bottom and front, and distributing it throughout the case as it gets pulled up and out through the top and back. It's cooling the center of your case nicely this way.

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One exhaust in the back, one exhaust in the top, one intake on the bottom. Here's how I've always set up my rig, and I've always had amazing temperatures:

Radiator in top with 2 fans (140mm or 120mm depending on cooler) as exhaust.
1 Fan in back (140mm), exhaust
1 Fan in front (200mm), intake
1-2 Fans in bottom (140mm or 120mm, depending on case), intake

Having a bottom intake and top exhaust helps pull cold air up over your GPU.
 
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Thank you for the response. Although, I am unconcerned with my GPU temps as it is water cooled (never seen it past 40c, and the fan is on 22%). Would you still stick with the same setup to maximize CPU cooling?

 
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Yup, I would. You need a good balance of intake/exhaust in any situation. Plus the liquid cooler is doing the work now on your CPU, so you don't have to worry about it that much.

Pulling cool air up (heat rises, so your cold air will be coming well from the ground/desk area) into the case from the bottom and front, and distributing it throughout the case as it gets pulled up and out through the top and back. It's cooling the center of your case nicely this way.

 
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