Fan set-up NZXT S340 Razer Eddition Case - ADVICE?

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Rhys_C

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Hi

I've just recently purchased this NZXT S340 Razer Edition case, and I also have three 120mm and one 140mm fans to go with my build:

GTX 1070
i5-6600k
CM Hyper 212 EVO CPU cooler
Asus Z170-A ATX LGA1151 Motherboard
Corsair Vengeance LED 16GB DDR4
Corsair CSM 650W 80+ Gold PSU

The fans I have:
Cooler Master SickleFlow 120mm (x2)
Thermaltake 120 mm Riing12 Led Fan (x1)
Thermaltake 140 mm Riing12 Led Fan (x1)

This is my first PC build and I am not very good at setting up fans, I don't know what fans should be taking in air and exhausting the air.. I was thinking to put the two CM fans at the front and the Thermaltake ones at the back?

Also Can you please let me know what fans should be taking in the air, and what ones should be pushing the air out?

Thanks
 
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Rhys_C

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To be honest, I only really chose them for the cool green LED ring. Will these fans cause any problems if I use them?

Also, do you think it would be a bad idea to use the two CM fans at the front as intake fans and both the Thermaltake fans as exhaust fans??

I appreciate your advice and comment, but I have already purchased all 4 of the fans. :(
 
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You can put all the fans in, if you like. The benefit of having more fans is that you can run them at a lower rpm, and thus having less noise. But you have to consider how they pull air in, how much exhaust you have going out.

You will want to make sure you have more air going in, than air going out. This is called positive air pressure. If you have more air going out of the case than into it, your case will act like a vacuumcleaner, and suck in dust from all the small openings. This is called negative airpressure, and should be avoided. You can achieve this by having 3 intake fans and 1 exhaust fan. Or by having the exhaust fans turned to a lower rpm, than the intake fans.

Try to set the fans, so that they feed your cpu-cooler, that will make sure it performs optimal. It also have the added benefit, that it will cool some of the passively cooled components such as the RAM and mobo components sucha as VRM's, chipset etc.

Dont worry too much about which fans you are using for what, since you have 4 fans, and they will provide plenty of airflow for your system. Go for what looks best, and make sure you have intake at the front, and exhaust at the back. It should help keeping acoustics down.
 
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Rhys_C

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WOW thank you for the detailed answer :)
I didn't know about the positive / negative air pressure! I definitely want to have positive air pressure to keep my rig as clear from dust as possible.

So can I ask your opinion?
I have the specs of the fans below, do you think this would achieve positive air pressure if used the two 120mm Cooler Masters at the front as intake and the 120mm Thermaltake as a rear exhaust fan + 140mm as a top exhaust fan.

Cooler Master SickleFlow 120mm - Airflow: 69.7 CFM / 2000 RPM
Thermaltake Riing 12 LED Green 120mm - Airflow: 40.6 CFM / 1000-1500 RPM
Thermaltake Riing 12 LED Green 140mm - Airflow: 51.1 CFM / 1000-1400 RPM

Also how do I control the fan speed as you mentioned above? As I don't have a fan controller.

Once again, thanks for the help it is VERY much appreciated!
 
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No worries, im glad I could help :)

I think I would prefer the 140mm fan in the front, and the 120 mm in the back, since the 140mm pushes more air. But again, if the other option looks better, then go for it, and adjust your fancurves accordingly.

If you want to control the speed, you can either do it in the BIOS, or you can use a program to control them. I use the bios, but from what I hear that if you want to use software SpeedFan should be a good option. JayzTwoCents made a tutorial to the program a while back: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1OkBRELqEgM

 
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