This is not my PC, but this is the case I will be using, and I plan to set my AIO up the same way. Will this airflow method suffice?
This is not my PC, but this is the case I will be using, and I plan to set my AIO up the same way. Will this airflow method suffice?
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Good
This is the way
God bless simple stuff like this that even I can’t mess up. Thank you to everyone and OP.
Very good
Exactly how i have mine setup in my O11 mini, never had any issues.
This is cool. Literally.
Sometimes bottom fans will lower performance if they spin less than gou fans Gamernexus just mentioned it in recent test video
In my opinion the back fan isn’t necessary, like in the Fractal Torrent setup as long as you have a substantial pressure inside the air will escape at the back on its own.
like the other 19238 10 fan posts, yes. it’s good.
99% perfect. those side fans are gonna create turbulence.
I got the same case, and the airflow is amazing between me, keeping my room cold and the airflow. I can play super taxing games and not have my gpu go above 70C it’s super good.
Edit: I do not own this case, mine just looks really fucking similar.
It’sa very naice
Hot air goes up and you have more intake than exhaust, that’s airflow 101.
fan orientation is different in the picture but the arrows are going in the right directions
I would put the AIO on the intake at the front, and those 3 fans for exhaust. This way you are not pushing hotter air (compared to ambient) through the AIO’s radiator.
However, the tubes might not be long enough to reach the bottom of the case (vertical AIOs should be installed with the tubes down) and the current setup in the picture is better than vertical AIO with the tubes “up”.
This is how I have mine setup, and surprisingly it’s also the correct way.
Am I dum?? Where PSU?
It’s fine
Where is the PSU in this setup
Someone tell me what case that is
This will work but it is a bit excessive. Also, positive vs negative pressure configs performance depends on the case, idk how it works in this one.
Good…. I got exactly same one… but wasn’t sure about bottom intake so now I know it’s fine
where is the psu in this setup?
Yup, that’s correct. I recently built in the Antec C5! Very nice case!
Word of advice- You might wanna go with mATX motherboard! As the last pcie slot will be hidden behind the bottom fans anyways, and you won’t be able to use it.. and I also needed to remove the bottom middle fan, in order to plug some of the bottom cables… but I managed to put the fan back again.
This is so satisfying to see! 🤩
I wish I could install more fans at the bottom of my PC case too TT^TT
make sure to clean your table often, the bottom intakes will be like a vacuum cleaner
Where the psu at?
Fancy, I dig it
Where is your PSU?
*Ugandan knuckles has entered the chat*
Where do you put the power supply in this case if you put fans on the bottom?
Where tf do power supplies goes these days?
is your psu on the backside? if not where is your psu?
I would use only 2-3 on bottom and same amount on top. Making sure nothing block lower fans, maybe DIY extened “legs” of case. fans blowing room temperature air from bottom/front and most important is to get hot air out of the case.
I have few PC running, not watercooled, one has “only” two 200mm fan blowing air out and no fan sucking air in, can still feel suction from intake vents. And gaming PC’s have 1 or 2 140mm fans taking room temp air in and 2x 140mm blowing hot air out, all cases are modded by me.
In my experience with aircooling(also have experience with watercooling), if you want manage low fan noise and good gaming temps, its more important to blow air out of the case. Doesn’t need to be “full underpressure”, but you can try many setups with your fans and i have come to conclusion that mostly its best to not have many fans blowing air in, but have few big fans blowing air out. Here’s my modded Fractal arc mini with full size ATX mobo(1 fan on bottom not seen in picture blowing in), everything else blowing hot air up/out of the case. Runs cool&silent.
https://preview.redd.it/9ydkrwmwr36d1.jpeg?width=1200&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=3e31ae77ae8a9ca7c08e6a83333331bf5f58cb6f
The fans at the botton, not needed.