Case cooling: 1 intake 4 exhaust?

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perjesid1

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Hello!

I would like to build a new PC, because this one is getting a bit old and can't run the newer games. :(

The specs are:
CPU: Intel Core i3-6100
Motherboard: ASRock H110M-DGS
RAM: Kingston 8GB DDR4 2133MHz (HX421C14FB/8)
GPU: Gigabyte GeForce GT 730 (GV-N730D5-2GI)
HDD: Seagate BARRACUDA 250GB
SSD: Kingston SSDNow V300 120GB
PSU: Approx APP500PS 500W
Case: FCPC X2

So, the case can have the following fans:
-1x12cm back
-1x12cm front
-1x12cm side
-2x12cm top
(Said the seller, but the picture shows else... :??: )

My question is: Is it okay if only the front fan will be intake, and all the other exhaust?

Here are a few pictures of the case.

FCPC-X2_small.jpg

FCPC-X2_frontview.jpg

FCPC-X2_sideview.jpg


PS: I haven't buy anything yet, I am just planning. :ange:
(And if I wrote anything badly, sorry for my English)


 
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Someone Somewhere
Side fans should generally be intake.

If you have far more exhaust than intake, you'll suck lots of dust in through all the vents in the case, which is a pain to clean. If your fans have filters, you want the dust to gather there.

Given your specs, there's no way you need to try to get the most out of a case - you won't have cooling issues. I'd recommend spending the money on a better PSU, GPU, and maybe storage.
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Side fans should generally be intake.

If you have far more exhaust than intake, you'll suck lots of dust in through all the vents in the case, which is a pain to clean. If your fans have filters, you want the dust to gather there.

Given your specs, there's no way you need to try to get the most out of a case - you won't have cooling issues. I'd recommend spending the money on a better PSU, GPU, and maybe storage.
 
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perjesid1

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Well, later I would like to upgrade my CPU and GPU.
But until that I would like to overclock a bit my GPU, therefore I tought I will need a this much cooling.
And what PSU would you recommend? I am not into that topic, so I just picked one which had enough wattage.
 
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