Fan set up in Corsair air 540 white

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The way the case is ment to be set up is:

3x120 or 2x140 top exhaust
3x120 or 2x140 front intake
1x140 or 1x120 side exhaut

But i currently have it set up as follow:

Top has 4 fans (push and pull on H100) 2x SP and 2x AF both set up to exhaust with the AF on top of the radiator and the SPs bottom of radiator

the side fan i took the default 140 that came with case and added corsairs 120 AF to intake instead of exhaust as i already have 4 top fans doing that

and the front 2x140 are intakes

Is this a good set up? or should i change the side to exhaust? what about my radiator set up?

Would i see any benefit of adding a fan (corsair 120AF) on top of the SSDs at the bottom of the case as intake or exhaust?
 
Your radiator four fan push/pull setup can count as just two fans in exhaust, really. They're in the same position, at the same speed, so they won't pull much more air than having just two. Especially given that the radiator will partly block the pushing, so they aren't like normal exhaust fans with (more or less) uninterrupted airflow.

In theory, it's a good set-up. More intake than exhaust (positive air pressure), and the exhaust is through the top (hot air rising), so in theory a good air flow as well. In practice, you won't know unless you try every possible method. :D


Would i see any benefit of adding a fan (corsair 120AF) on top of the SSDs at the bottom of the case as intake or exhaust?

I'd only have that as intake (pushing up), otherwise it will disrupt air flow, as the fan would "fight" with the rad exhaust fans, pulling the air in opposite directions.
 
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