Fan Intakes/ Exhausts

[Darthgary]

Does this look like the optimal setting for fan Intakes/Exhausts ?

I CANT DRAW, But I tryed

[linux_guru]

IMO ......... too much in & not enough out.

I have 2 x 80mm in and 2 x 80 mm out. My server has 1 x 120 mm in & 1 x 92 mm out.

[Darthgary]

Which one should I flip?

[JohnE.]

Looks good to me. Don't forget the PSU is also an out and is directly above the CPU.

JohnE.

[cracked]

looks fine to me, you want more ins than outs to make high pressure inside to prevent as much dust from settling.

drew

[davidamarkley]

You must remember that the PSU will also have an exhaust fan...

That's a good setup the way it looks now. If you wanted another exhaust fan though for some reason, put on on the top as a "blowhole". The intake on the side is great because it will give the expansion cards, as well as the northbridge and CPU fresh, new, cool air to keep things nice and cool. And, it's best to have the intakes on the lower portion of the box, and the exhausts on the upper portion, like you've drawn, because as we all know, heat rises. Any way that you can make things work together is the best thing that you can do...

Looks great!

David

That setup will be great for keeping dust out of your system. It creates a higher pressure inside the case than outside and heavier particles don't get in quite as easily. Unfortunately it hampers cooling a bit. A lot of stock cases come setup like that though. And it'll depend on the fans you've got. If you put lower CFM fans on the intakes, you could balance it out. Maybe make the side fan pull out so it pulls the hot air away from the video card and chip set? It could be counterproductive as you might suck the cold air away too fast too though. Maybe just try it a few different ways and see what you get the best results with.

[Darthgary]

Its the Antec Performance plus 660 AMG, whats cool is it has a dust filter on the front were the fans are at that pulls out via the bottom, Its very helpfull but it kindof broke So i put it in backwards to keep it in lol. My room is extremely dusty and I have no idea why???

The fan's are OEM exept for one, the case came with a True power 330 but I dont use the fan only conectors instead they are all on average power conectors, it creates more noise but I figured it would be better right?

[squads]

i have 2 front intake, one window intake, 2 rear exhaust, 1 blowhole and i guess you can count the psu fan as exhaust. 7x80mm fans