Define R4 Ideal fans for positive pressure?

Meladath

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Hey there guys. I want to have positive pressure in my case whilst still maintaining good airflow and if possible, low sound.

I currently have 3 fractal R2 silent fans as exhausts, and 2 Xigmatek CF 140 intakes. As you can imagine, this means I have negative pressure and thus I get dust build up through the little holes in my case.

Can anyone recommend a setup of fans that will maintain positive case pressure and good airflow? I don't imagine its possible but with 3 exhausts and 2 intakes? Just 1 exhaust on the top looks quite ugly :(

Its a real shame corsair don't make SP140s or I could put 2 of those in the front. Although don't SP fans have bad airflow compared to air flow fans (you would imagine so with the names but still... worth asking) I imagine that means my airflow would be really bad if I had 3 exhausts as well.
 
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Positive pressure just means more in than out matey. Fan speed doesnt matter if they are all set the same.

SP fans are for rads and heatsinks mate - use AF's for a case
 
Ah right.. I thought it meant you needed SP fans as intakes >.< Since they put more pressure into the case and the AF in the back can't take that much away... No flipping clue where I got that idea haha

Since I can only have 2 intakes on this case would make a large difference to my cooling to only have 1 exhaust? When my parts get hot my back exhaust and first top exhaust seem to push out loads of hot air but not so much my second one.

The only thing I can think of is make sure the fans on the intake are better than the ones exhaust (although this sounds like a real gamble and a luck thing really)

Or put that horrible bottom fan in next to the PSU in order to keep both my exhausts... Damn it :mad:

Oh well. Thank you for the info guv :D
 
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