A little Case Mod Fan advice

[jookz]

Im going to add a blowhole and another fan on the side of my case... which fans and sizes should I get? Im new to this sort of thing.

 

[jookz]

I forgot to mention, I have an 80mm fan on the front bottom blowing inward, and an 80mm fan on the back under PS fan blowing outward... I was thinking of adding a 120mm vanatec stealth fan to the side blowing in, and an 80mm stealth to the top blowing out, I would also turn the fan in the back around to blow in... so 3 blowing in, and the blowhole blowing out... how does that all sound?

 

[amdskip]

I would use panalfo 80mm fans myself. I would have the blowhole on the top blowing out of the case and leave the rear fan blowing out also. The idea of using fans is to create a positive pressure to get all the hot air out of the case.

 

[Buz2b]

I'd agree with using the panaflo 80mm instead of the vantec and I would also suggest that you keep the rear fan as an exhuast. Do not turn it around. If you have the side blowhole and a front fan as intake, then the top blowhole and (current) rear fan as exhaust, the balance should be good. Don't forget to factor in the PS which will at least somewhat add to the exhaust pressure.

 

[Anubis]

basically what they told you. but id put a 120mm fan what ever brand you choose as teh front intake and another one as a side intake and put the 80 mm intake you have now as a blowhole and leave the rear one alone. this will be similar to what i did but i have more fgand of different sizes. check out my rig for what i have done

 

[SWScorch]

I second Buz2b's suggestion. And make sure that you have roughly equal amounts of air being sucked in and forced out of the case. Slight positive or negative pressure is not a bad thing, and can be helpful, but if you completely overpower the exhaust fans with intake fans, or vice versa, then the airflow gets all screwed up.

So, if you have an 80mm intake, an 80mm exhaust, and then an 80mm exhaust in the PSU, assuming the other two 80mms are the same airflow, then right nowe you have slight negative pressure. If you were to put a low-speed 120mm fan on the side, then its airflow would probably more than make up for the PSU, and you would have most likely have slighly positive pressure. And then an extra 80mm blowhole on the top would probably complement the extr airflow from the 120, so the best configuration would be, dont change any of the fans as they are, add a low-speed 120mm intake fan on the side, and add an 80mm exhaust fan on the top.

 

[progex]

And make sure that you have roughly equal amounts of air being sucked in and forced out of the case.

Other words, 3 ins to 1 (or 2) out.

Panaflo L1A's are the best.

 

[SP33Demon]

Panaflo's have nothing on Enermax Manual Adjustable 80 MM fans... I have 4 in my case, and I can adjust the airflow/noise... can't beat it!