Side panel lower fan - intake or exhaust?

Marko1601

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Hello.

I'm having a rather noobish question about the fan positioning. Currently, I have two 120 mm front panel intake fans, both with installed dust filters (one located at the bottom of the case, and one in mid-section). I also have two 120 mm side panel exhaust fans, one located at the bottom ( near the GPU ), and one at the mid-section ( near the CPU ). Alas, there's the 120 mm exhaust side, located on the back side of the case.

In your opinion, should I change the lower side exhaust fan ( near the GPU ) to intake, in order to increase the overall airflow, and to decrease the GPU temperature ( on FHD TV GTA IV, I'm getting around 70°C ), or should I leave it as-is?

The graphic cards I'm using is GTX 660. Not sure whether the fan on the graphics card is intake or exhaust.

Thank you all for your time, and replies. Cheers!

P.S If you're having a hard time visualizing the airflow setup, here's my mad paint skillz

http://i.imgur.com/usFZa1Q.png
 
Solution
If it's a stock amd or Intel cooler then a side exhaust will interfere immensely with cooler airflow & by that I mean it'll be detrimental .

The fans will be fighting each other.
An Intake will drop 5c+ off CPU temps

Marko1601

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Including the one near CPU? Isn't he useful, as he exhausts the hot air directly from CPU?