Aio airflow help

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Hello.

I am looking to buy better cooling for my pc.
I'm currently looking into a Arctic freezer II 360 aio.

However I am wondering about the effect and recommendations for airflow setup.

My current pc is :
Ryzen 5800x
Gigabyte Aorus B450 pro
2x8 Corsair Vengeance LPX 3000 black
Rtx 3070 FE
Fractal design define R5 case.

Current air flow :
Stock Fractal design 140mm fans - 1 in front for inhale and 1 in rear for extraction.
After changing CPU cooler I will have a 120mm noctua available to place.
(In total 2x 140mm and one 120mm available)

My question is basically, I will place the aio 360 on top as exhaust.
How should I configure my remaining fans?

I suppose I need to remove the rear one and reposition it as inhale?
Or can I maybe make the most forward aio fan an inhale and the other 2 exhale?

If the overall config seems off, I may end up getting a noctua d15 - should be ok with my ram.

Thank in advance.
 
The define R5 can have 2 front fans.
I will have 3 fans available.

Where do you recommend putting the 3rd?

I was thinking either :
1
2x140 front intake
1x120 bottom intake
Aio (3x140) top exhaust.

2
2x140 front intake
1x 120 rear exhaust
Aio (3x140) top with the 2 back fans exhaust and the front fan intake.

Or 3
1x120 rear exhaust
2x140 front intake
Aio (3x140) top exhaust

I do not know if the 2nd or 3rd solutions can work well.
 
Makes sense.
Just trying to work out the best way for the 3 fans before possibly investing further.

If I'm investing in AIO plus 2 extra case fans. Maybe a noctua d15 would be the better solution.
It's already 15€ cheaper, but if I add 2 extra fans, that'll make the aio solution about 50% more expensive.
 
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