a fan placement question

[Glow]

will having 2 80mm fans blowing in from the side in the front corner and 2 60mm fans in the front blowing towards the back be ok? I have to put the 80mm fans blowing directly onto nothing because theres nowhere else to put them and i need them to achieve balanced intake and exhaust. I cant put them above my cpu and video card area because I put my window there and I do not want my sexy window to be blocked with 2 fans in the middle. So...will having 2 fans blowing against the opposite side wall of the case disrupt airflow from the 2 fans in the front (and in general) or will it be ok and all the air from these 4 fans will just head to the back and top blowholes, passing by my cpu on the way? Also, I have one weaker 80mm that I am thinking about placing inside the middle of my case blowing air from the lower front to the back top straight at the cpu hsf. What do you think? Thanks.

 

[GtPrOjEcTX]

<< ...I put my window there and I do not want my sexy window to be blocked with 2 fans in the middle... >>



sexy window?

 

[Glow]

obviously.

 

[mstudd]

The inlet fans don't really have to blow on anything in particular, but they should be near the bottom of the case, and your exhausts should be as close to the top as you can get them.
I have a high CFM 80mm front fan that circulates heaps of air through the case and it makes a huge difference to CPU and MOBO temps.
Don't know about your one in the middle of the case, it may tend to interupt your airflow.

 

[Glow]

I guess I can test the one in the middle by temporarily taping it up and then ill check the temps compared to without the fan.

 

[KouklatheCat]

Where are your exhaust fans placed?

 

[Glow]

PSU (80mm), rear behind cpu (80mm), and a 120mm on top towards rear (right after power supply ends)

 

[KouklatheCat]

I have seen some people put a fan inside the case to direct the airflow from the front intake towards the CPU.