Corsair 300R Fan Allocation

Aldin_D2X

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Jan 10, 2016
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Hi Everyone,

I got a little bit over zealous on the holiday season and instead of upgrading one or two parts, I pretty much bought a new rig. (Don't tell my wife!) As part of the new setup, I really wanted to give these pseudo water coolers a go. I ended up installing the H80i GT in an exhaust setup with a push pull config. I am wondering what other fans I should include. I'll link a picture below for reference.

My Spec
- CPU: Intel 4690K
- Cooler: Corsair H80i GT
- Mobo: Asus Z97-a 3.1 USB compatible
- GPU: EVGA 780 TI
- SSD Samsung PRO 120 GIG
- HD WD Black 640 GIG
- RAM: GSKILL DDR3 2x8 GB Sticks
- Case: Corsair 300R

http://imgur.com/xQvo3kK

Things to note:
- CPU cooler fans are the corsair supplied 120mm
- The front of my case only has 1 x 140mm
- The side plate has two spots for 120 mm fans that are empty
- The top has an empty grill that could fit 2x 140 mm fans

Any feedback would be appreciated. The whole positive vs negative pressure topic has me a bit on the fence.

Thanks in advance.
-Aldin
 

Essence_of_War

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Feb 21, 2013
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For most standard case layouts, you want to maximize front-to-back airflow. If you have the push-pull H80 as a rear exhaust, it might be useful to add a second 140mm intake to the front (I believe the 300R supports 2x 140mm front), but much more than that is probably not an efficient use of money.
 

bonehead123

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^^THIS^^

You will get a bit more flow with the 2nd front fan, both to your gpu/hdd's, and to lower part of the cpu area, which is always a good thing :).

The only real reason to add fans into the top grill would be if you are planning to extremely overclock of your cpu.....

I did both of these in my Carbide Air540, mainly because:

A) I have no water cooling,
B) I had 2 new fans in my parts box, and
C) 'cause I could :D
 

Aldin_D2X

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Jan 10, 2016
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Thanks for the reply gents. So, should I just leave the top grill and side panel empty? I was thinking about closing the two off.