Fan placement in a Corsair 200R case?

Niclouse

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Hi guys, relatively new so please go easy!

Ordered 2 Corsair AF 120MM fans to replace stock fans in my Corsair 200r case.
I now also have 2 AF 140MM fans on order too, question is where to place the 140mm's?

Do I place the two at the top as exhaust fans or do I have 1 at the bottom of the case as a intake and one as a exhaust at the top?

My 1080 get's to max of 75 degrees to ideally I would like to cool the GPU as much as possible.

My motherboard is a ASUS Z97-P, which only has two fan connectors which is a issue. (I'm going to have to use a Y splitter!)

Any guidance would be greatly appreciated.

Many thanks,
Nick

 
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I would do two front 120mm intake. One 140mm bottom side intake. One 120mm rear exhaust. And one 140mm top back exhaust.

I prefer positive or neutral air pressure in the case for dust control. To achieve positive pressure you need more air coming into the case than is being exhausted. Neutral pressure is harder to achieve it requires equal air coming in and going out. Negative pressure from having more exhaust than intake will cause dust to be sucked in though cracks and vents in the case.

Dunlop0078

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I would do two front 120mm intake. One 140mm bottom side intake. One 120mm rear exhaust. And one 140mm top back exhaust.

I prefer positive or neutral air pressure in the case for dust control. To achieve positive pressure you need more air coming into the case than is being exhausted. Neutral pressure is harder to achieve it requires equal air coming in and going out. Negative pressure from having more exhaust than intake will cause dust to be sucked in though cracks and vents in the case.
 
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