help with case fans

[mustangless]

I think that I have my fans setup wrong. I could use a litte extra cooling maybe moving them can help.

a picture

I tried drawing a picture of it, the blue ones are pulling in and red are pulling out. Is the back two fans cancling each other?

 

[BW86]

back & top fans = exhaust
front & side fans = intake

 

[mustangless]

Originally posted by: BW86
back & top fans = exhaust
front & side fans = intake

Should I have one or two fans pulling air out?

 

[syconub]

two pulling out is more important then putting air in, at least in my oppionion.

 

[BW86]

i like to have more exhaust than intake. Or an equal amount.

 

[akira34]

Originally posted by: BW86
back & top fans = exhaust
front & side fans = intake

That's the rule of thumb that the vast majority of us follow... Or at least those of us that have been building systems for a while.

BTW, the fans venting air out can also be termed exhaust fans or pushing out... Pulling out is improper terminology. Pulling in is correct though. Think of it this way, when you breathe you pull air into your lungs, but push it out. You also exhaust gases from vehicles and such, but the air intake pulls into the engine... Get it? Got it? good...

 

[Operandi]

Originally posted by: BW86
i like to have more exhaust than intake. Or an equal amount.

Yep, dead on. Exhaust fans are the most important factor for cooling an ATX case by far. Intakes are good for cooling of HD's and controlling the air flow within a case.