Optimal [AIR] Cooling Setup with Evolv ATX Glass & These Components:

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Case: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/LhkwrH/phanteks-case-phes515etgag
GPU: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/VL8H99/evga-geforce-gtx-1080-ti-11gb-ftw3-hybrid-gaming-video-card-11g-p4-6698-kr
CPU COOLER: https://pcpartpicker.com/product/d2fmP6/evga-clc-280-1135-cfm-liquid-cpu-cooler-400-hy-cl28-v1
Fans: x5 Total (more than I can fit into the case with the stock arrangement offerings with the above components)

So, I'm wondering what's the most effective way to maximize cooling in my Evolv ATX Tempered Glass Case, with the above-mentioned 140mm radiator, 280mm radiator and 140mm (up to 5 total) fans?
Here is what I'm currently thinking:
1x 280mm top exhaust
1x 140mm radiator rear exhaust
2x 140mm additional fans front intake

I'm up to do whatever is most effective with what I currently have on-hand. Additionally, if there is something I can do to further maximize the airflow &/or cooling potential of my rig, I'm completely up to hearing about that as well.

*Note: I'm fully planning, sometime in the coming weeks, to find someone with a CLC machine that can cut a pattern in my front & top case panels to increase both intake and exhaust potential.
 
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jimthenagual
Yeah, you'll want to (as you said) cut some holes in the front/top panels. I have the case, and it is needed. I just ordered from HERE.

I think what you have planned is probably the best way to go.
1x 280mm top exhaust
1x 140mm radiator rear exhaust
2x 140mm additional fans front intake.

Actually, I'd probably go 3x 120mm on the front myself. It's potentially a bit louder, but you'd get more air in there.
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In the front and out the back.

Just make sure you aren't buying that case just to stare at your components. I mean really, how often do you look in there? (Smacks him on the back of the head, "stop looking at the case and answer my question!")

Don't try to overkill it. Some small things like keeping cords out of the way so air flow can get by make a huge difference.
 
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Mhm, was fiddling with my case. ;p
I'm assuming when you say "In the front and out the back", you mean, "In the front and out [the top] and back"?
 
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Yeah, you'll want to (as you said) cut some holes in the front/top panels. I have the case, and it is needed. I just ordered from HERE.

I think what you have planned is probably the best way to go.
1x 280mm top exhaust
1x 140mm radiator rear exhaust
2x 140mm additional fans front intake.

Actually, I'd probably go 3x 120mm on the front myself. It's potentially a bit louder, but you'd get more air in there.
 
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Thanks. I'll probably get a few 120mm fans after I've established a baseline for the 140's under my normal conditions.
 
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