Case Cooling

[philster123]

I'm trying to figure out the best cooling configuration for my case, i have an NZXT 820 phantom, in the top i have a Corsair 110i GT, i was going to use the 200mm fan in front to a 120mm in the middle to exhaust at the back. The side fan i was going to put in the roof to exhaust from water cooler. Does this sound right, i thought the side fan would disrupt airflow from front to back if connected? Thanks for your thoughts

 

[Frank Jeagar]

I would have the fans that come with the watercooler being the only fans on the radiator, don't add the side fan to it.

200mm in the front taking air in, 120 in the back exhausting air out and the radiator in the top exhausting air out as well.

I would leave the side fan in as an intake. That would bring more air across your motherboard from the bottom up and out of the case. It will also help cool anything you have in the PCI lanes such as a graphics card.

That sounds like a good setup to me