High CFM location

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I have a spare Thermaltake Thunderblade 12cm 70cfm fan spare, so might as well use it. I'll mount it on the side panel with a 8cm to 12cm housing. I have a choice of TT fan or moving the slow & quiet Coolermaster case fan (the one closest to videocard) on the side panel, and putting the TT where the Coolermaster fan used to be. I have drawn a blue box where the side panel fan would be. Currently the exhaust fan does feel very slightly warm, probably heat from Mosfets and CPU, compared to the one above it which is cooler air. I'll probably be looking into a Zalman 900 videocard cooler

So what's better?

More airflow blowing where the blue box is, less airflow of the exhaust
Or higher airflow on the exhaust, not so much onto blue box area

 

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PSU does blow out, not in so no problem with heat. Pegasus did you notice I have two 12cm fans on the front? At the moment I have 2 12cm Coolermaster fans on the front, a 12cm Coolermaster on the side window, 8cm exhaust on the top, 12cm Coolermaster on the top rear exhaust, 12cm Thermaltake on the rear exhaust, 12cm PSU fan, videocard cooler. CPU temps are 28 idle, 37 load. Mobo 25. Videocard is unknown (only installed drivers)

 

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The Stacker hasn't got a sealed case design, so negative air pressure shouldn't be a issue? The side panel and unused front panel bays are open with a filter so any difference in pressure should be equalized, and the extra air sucked in elseware? It's not like the fan inlet holes are the only opening to the case (basically a near-sealed unit)