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Didn't see this earlier or would have added some thoughts on it:
I have the exact same case (and Audio card too looking at that pic).
The first thing I would do, is get a drill and remove the rivets holding the lower HDD cage in. Not only is it not held down terribly well (there's some give to it on the 300R), but because it's connected to rather flimsy and weak metal structures, all it does is amplify any sound from any installed HDD (because the rail trays in use in the structure is actually very loosely fitted, causing lots of sound transfer). Not only this, but this structure blocks your lower front intake fan, so you might as well not count it whilst this structure remains there. Any HDD can just be placed at the bottom of the case on some cardboard feet to reduce vibrations (and it looks like you only have 1 HDD, the 2 SSD can just be dangled there on the side since they weigh hardly anything anyway). The HDDs new lower height within the case would mean you get a lot less sound from any HDD vibration (as they would transfer direct to the more stable bottom of the case and then towards the ground), and also won't block as much incoming air either.
Then either have the fan setup change as suggested by @EssexBoy where you have the front top fan as Intake, and the rear top fan as Exhaust along with the rear fan. Or use the rear fan as Intake and both top fans as Exhaust (along with your two front fans; rather than just one). This should improve your incoming air a bit better than what you have right now. But the key is to remove the HDD cage first to improve your Intake, as without removing it first, you've really only effectively got 1 Intake fan with that current setup in the first post.
I have the exact same case (and Audio card too looking at that pic).
The first thing I would do, is get a drill and remove the rivets holding the lower HDD cage in. Not only is it not held down terribly well (there's some give to it on the 300R), but because it's connected to rather flimsy and weak metal structures, all it does is amplify any sound from any installed HDD (because the rail trays in use in the structure is actually very loosely fitted, causing lots of sound transfer). Not only this, but this structure blocks your lower front intake fan, so you might as well not count it whilst this structure remains there. Any HDD can just be placed at the bottom of the case on some cardboard feet to reduce vibrations (and it looks like you only have 1 HDD, the 2 SSD can just be dangled there on the side since they weigh hardly anything anyway). The HDDs new lower height within the case would mean you get a lot less sound from any HDD vibration (as they would transfer direct to the more stable bottom of the case and then towards the ground), and also won't block as much incoming air either.
Then either have the fan setup change as suggested by @EssexBoy where you have the front top fan as Intake, and the rear top fan as Exhaust along with the rear fan. Or use the rear fan as Intake and both top fans as Exhaust (along with your two front fans; rather than just one). This should improve your incoming air a bit better than what you have right now. But the key is to remove the HDD cage first to improve your Intake, as without removing it first, you've really only effectively got 1 Intake fan with that current setup in the first post.
