Antec P-160WF cooling

[SilentZero]

Question.....I ordered the Antec P-160WF case for my AMD64 3400+ build that im doing now.

This case only has one 120mm intake and one 120mm exhaust fan. Ive never built a system with these large of fans before, and Im wondering if they will be adaquate for cooling my machine since there is only 1 intake fan. I ordered 2 antec 120mm fans (79cfm@29db's) to replace the stock fans (1 intake, 1 exhaust), so I hope this will help abit. In this situation, should i have two different types of fans (performance wise) for the intake and exhaust? Thanks.

 

[Dman877]

Only really need the exhaust fan actually. It pulls air mostly through the front lower intake anyway. Having another fan there will increase the pressure in the case but the P160 is large and roomy so as long as you clean up the cables there shouldn't be too much restriction. Yes, 1 or 2 120mm fans is more then enough cooling for that cpu, A64's run cool, especially with cool and quiet enabled.

 

[RalfHutter]

The P160 is one of the best ventilated cases out their. It will work fine with the stock fan setup, and be resonably quiet. More powerful fans may cool things down a bit more but would probably be overkill.

 

[SilentZero]

Cool thanks, I feel a weight lifted from my shoulders already.