air flwo fan set up in bitfenix shinobi case(windowed)

Ordinarytom · 18 Jan 2012 at 19:12

ok so i have 5 fans all togethers (strangely none came with the case :S even though most ppl get a fan with the case.. i should look into that.)

anyway i will explain where the possible fan positions can be.

I will post a pic of the positioning ive considered. and would like to know of a better option for better air flow.

Ordinarytom · 18 Jan 2012 at 19:13

red = intake / blue = exhaust

i forgot to show the other positions the fans could go. ohwell i could either put a fan on the bottom of the case to the right. or just below the intake fan on the right(right side of pic / front panel.)

Ordinarytom · 18 Jan 2012 at 19:34

some1 please answer, im fitting the fans as we speak :s.

pgi947 · 18 Jan 2012 at 19:35

Traditionally top/bottom/side = intake, rear/top = exhaust

Depending on you're GPU you may want to switch the side to exhaust. If its a reference blower then intake, if its aftermarket/non-reference you may want to consider exhaust.

thezakarum · 18 Jan 2012 at 19:37

pgi947 said:
Traditionally top/bottom/side = intake, rear/top = exhaust

Depending on you're GPU you may want to switch the side to exhaust. If its a reference blower then intake, if its aftermarket/non-reference you may want to consider exhaust.

+1

Ordinarytom · 18 Jan 2012 at 19:39

my gpu is a 6950(reference) though i have third party artic cool (x3 fans) connected to it rather than its stock single fan.

Ordinarytom · 18 Jan 2012 at 19:44

what do you mean by reference blower?

Kingy1968 · 18 Jan 2012 at 19:56

ide have front, bottom and side = intake and then ide have rear and top as exhausts.

pgi947 · 18 Jan 2012 at 20:14

The arctic cooling aftermarket HSF you may want to put the side fan to exhaust.

Reference blower = pushes air out of the rear of the card, so it needs to be fed with cool air (intake).

Aftermarket/non-reference = pulls air onto the heatsink resulting in the warm air remaining in the case commonly known as 'dumping hot air'. In this case exhaust for the side.

IRLeetly · 18 Jan 2012 at 23:04

Reading this has just made me think, is my asus cutop gtx460's fan pulling or pushing air from itself, my side fan is an intake, but on a cold day my idle temps is about 23'C.

pgi947 · 19 Jan 2012 at 06:30

If you are happy with the temps then leave it as is.

beejjacobs · 19 Jan 2012 at 12:33

pgi947 said:
Traditionally top/bottom/side = intake, rear/top = exhaust

Depending on you're GPU you may want to switch the side to exhaust. If its a reference blower then intake, if its aftermarket/non-reference you may want to consider exhaust.

Really? surely you want top ones to be exhaust. Having a top fan as intake just goes against the way the heat will flow naturally.

Ah. I think you meant front/bottom/side ?

pgi947 · 19 Jan 2012 at 15:07

Yea I did haha typo

front bottom side intake rear top exhaust!