Best Fan Placement?

[Deleted member 68110]

I've got an OcUK Tech Labs Extreme All In One 120mm cooling my CPU.

The Phanteks Eclipse P400S case comes with 2 stock fans of its own.

Does this arrangement make more sense than having the 2 stock case fans at the front of the case?

 

[Deleted member 68110]

Yeah, that's what I thought (and asked for, several times).

 

[Deleted member 68110]

Yeah, I'm going to.

Just checking with OcUK that it won't affect my warranty.

All a bit galling though - paid £90 for piece of mind and not to have to have to stick my hands inside the case. It clearly works fine, but I asked for it to be set up that way to the point of embarrassment, and nobody ever said, "Push-pull is better" so for it just to turn up that way is frustrating.

 

[Deleted member 68110]

Yeah, fair point. Maybe contact customer services, see if they will send you a free fan so you can keep everything as is and just add one more - again not ideal but maybe a compromise?

Yeah, that sounds like a good idea. Waiting to hear back.

Part of my gripe is vanity - in the pictures of the system my build is based on much more of the mobo is on display:-

 

[Deleted member 68110]

@Garnett

Can I ask some Qs about that P400S of yours...

1) Does removal of the PSU shroud mean drilling rivets? looks like to me ...
2) If you open that vent in front of shroud, does a HDD fit?

Might make sense if I explain my idea... NOT using Phanteks mounts, I may sit a rack of HDDs directly behind intake 120mm fans from floor to ceiling. I wonder if I need to merely open/remove that vent or need to remove the shroud, cut it to size and replace it. Would be removing the supplied HDD bays from lower compartment and just doing my own floor/ceiling setup

Hope you can help as dont know anyone with this case

Not at home right now - will have a look and post any pics you may want, but in the mean time some of the photos here might help:-

https://www.overclock3d.net/reviews/cases_cooling/phanteks_eclipse_p400_review/3

Got to ask - what's the advantage of not using the Phanteks mounts?