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Old 07-14-2012, 11:08 PM   #1
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No fans, time to get some

Ok so fresh RMA of ram time to OC. But wait I have ZERO airflow in my case besides my antec kuhler. So I have 4 fan slots open on my NZXT Gamma case. The side two, the one closest to the front on top, and the one in front if the HDD bay. I have the Kuhler on the back fan port and it covers the top back one. That is pulling air from the outside. So should I flip that around and pull warm air from the case through the rad and out? The front one I was gonna pull air in. The top one pull air out. AND the side two pull air out. Fans
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Old 07-15-2012, 07:24 AM   #2
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Front fans = intake
Top fans = exhaust
Side fans = intake
Flip your AIO fans to exhaust.
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Old 08-05-2012, 12:32 PM   #3
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Front fans = intake
Top fans = exhaust
Side fans = intake
Flip your AIO fans to exhaust.
I agree with this. Except... what is AIO? Is that a side-mount fan?

You should decide if you want positive pressure, or negative pressure. Rundown:
positive pressure = air forced in = less dust
negative pressure = air vacuumed our = better cooling

Really, if the machine is not in a dusty environment, and you clean it often, go with negative pressure. Also, keep in mind you want to vacuum out the hot air above the processor, but that alone is not enough. The hot air will recirculate back into the case if you are not introducing fresh air elsewhere. If you can force air in over the HDD's and video card, it will also aid in removing heat from the CPU area.
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Old 08-05-2012, 01:08 PM   #4
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AIO = All in one. That would be his Antec Kuhler's fans.
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Old 08-05-2012, 01:09 PM   #5
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I really recommend Noctua, just sayin'... I use 6, excluding the 140 PSU fan; 2 intake (120/140), 1 exhaust (120), and 3 (140) on a triple rad mounted externally. VERY quiet . 2600K at 4.8Ghz 24/7 - 580 at 950/2300 24/7 - 16GB 1866.
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Old 08-06-2012, 10:27 AM   #6
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I really recommend Noctua, just sayin'... I use 6, excluding the 140 PSU fan; 2 intake (120/140), 1 exhaust (120), and 3 (140) on a triple rad mounted externally. VERY quiet . 2600K at 4.8Ghz 24/7 - 580 at 950/2300 24/7 - 16GB 1866.
+1 this, I use 5 on my 2 radiators and used to use more in my last air cooled rig... great fans but still pricey.
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Old 08-06-2012, 11:51 AM   #7
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Whats important to the OP?

CFM? Noise? Cost?
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Old 08-06-2012, 12:21 PM   #8
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I got zigmatek or something... But might move to 200 cfm for my rad someday to try... But overall its going good
Cpu is up .4 ghz so at 3.6 running F@h at 43C
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