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Front case fans break faster?

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Never noticed if the fans in the front die faster. I service 100s of desktops in the office, some have intake only fans, most have exhast only fans. Fans die when they die.

Seems like an odd coincidence to me. I hope other people chime in because now I wonder.
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Whether it is Intake or Exhaust does not matter. What matters is the load on a fan, and that is determined by the CFM and the air pressure differential (Upstream - Downstream).
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computernewb said:
hmm. i noticed both of my cases have filters on the front. does that make the front fans work harder thus dying faster? (the rear and top have holes and no filter)

Yes! Filters will increase the back pressure (the fan will have to work harder).
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