Case Fan Advice

[Vercingetorix]

Hi all, I need a bit of advice as to how to orientate some case fans. I am working on a PC for a friend and the case they have only has two fan slots; one at the top and one at the rear. I am not sure how to place the fans. Should both be pulling the air out? Or should one be sucking air into the case?

 

[barnsley]

Both should be pushing out imo.

What case is it and what hardware does he have? We need a little bit more info .

 

[Feronix]

Both should be pushing out imo.

That would create massive negative air pressure though!

What case is it and what hardware does he have? We need a little bit more info .

This.

 

[barnsley]

That would create massive negative air pressure though!

True, I guess we need to know the rest of the setup. IMO it sounds like the case has more than just two fan mounts.

 

[RamboOC]

Double check if there are fan mounts at the front or the bottom of the case, because there should be. If there aren't any fan mounts at the front or the bottom of the case, personally I would use the back fan as intake and top fan as exhaust (hot air rises), otherwise if both were exhaust it would create very negative pressure and might also create turbulence leading to a noisy pc.

 

[Vercingetorix]

Nope. There are no other fan mounts. The case is an Advent Centurion case and she really wants to keep it.

 

[Feronix]

What hardware will be placed into the case?

 

[barnsley]

Oh its a prebuild. This case, right?

 

[RamboOC]

Oh its a prebuild. This case, right?

I can see a side panel fan mount

 

[Feronix]

Think it's a top mounted PSU so if she HAS to keep this case I guess the best thing to do would be buying a dust filer, using the rear fan as an intake and the top fan as an exhaust.

I would seriously recommend buying a different case though.

 

[Vercingetorix]

Yeh that's the one aside from the side door not having a window. It was a prebuild, but I gutted the parts after the PSU busted and I am doing a full rebuild.

The hardware is as follows:

AMD FX-8320
ASROCK 990FX Extreme3
Corsair RM550
AMD HD6670
2 x Bitfenix Spectre 120mm
2 x 4GB AMD r9 2133mhz RAM
Phanteks TC12DX
Seagate 1TB HDD

 

[Cru]

Yeh that's the one aside from the side door not having a window. It was a prebuild, but I gutted the parts after the PSU busted and I am doing a full rebuild.

The hardware is as follows:

AMD FX-8320
ASROCK 990FX Extreme3
Corsair RM550
AMD HD6670
2 x Bitfenix Spectre 120mm
2 x 4GB AMD r9 2133mhz RAM
Phanteks TC12DX
Seagate 1TB HDD

those specs and no money for a decent case? really?

 

[theDTP]

Intake on rear with dust cover, intake on side with dust cover, exhaust on roof.

 

[barnsley]

How I'd do it is point the cpu cooler so its pushing air out the roof, have that fan on exhaust and have the other one as an intake with a filter.

 

[Feronix]

How I'd do it is point the cpu cooler so its pushing air out the roof, have that fan on exhaust and have the other one as an intake with a filter.

That would mean the CPU coolers directs all the air directly at the top mounted PSU.

 

[Vercingetorix]

those specs and no money for a decent case? really?

Nah she's had it for a while and really just likes the case. Tried myself to convince her but she wants to hold onto it.

 

[theDTP]

Take it somewhere and have the side panel modded to take 2*120mm fans.

 

[barnsley]

That would mean the CPU coolers directs all the air directly at the top mounted PSU.

Oh yeah, I forgot it has that psu in the old skool position.
I'm tired today D:

So in reality there is basically just one fan mount that'll do anything. Welp. It'll be fine imo (albeit loud) as long as the gpu exhausts most of its heat out the back.

 

[Vercingetorix]

Oh yeah, I forgot it has that psu in the old skool position.
I'm tired today D:

So in reality there is basically just one fan mount that'll do anything. Welp. It'll be fine imo (albeit loud) as long as the gpu exhausts most of its heat out the back.

So should I only stick the one fan in?

 

[Feronix]

So should I only stick the one fan in?

Get a fan filter, run the rear fan as an intake, set the CPU cooler the wrong way around (blowing air to the front of the case instead of the rear) and set the top fan as an exhaust is what I would do.

EDIT;
Are you sure the cooler fits in that case btw?