[SOLVED] Best fan layout for Corsair ICUE 5000X

[jack r]

Thanks to advice from Tom's Hardware Forums users I have decided on a Corsair iCUE 5000x Mid Tower ATX case.
Along with a Corsair H150 Elite Capellix iCUE Liquiid Cooler

https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX00117702

https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX00115386

I have tried to determine if this liquid cooler will work with the case and I think it will. As far as fans go the case has
room for 10 120mm fans of which 3 are included.
Front: 3 x 120mm / 2 x 140mm
Top: 3 x 120mm / 2 x 140mm
Side: 3 x 120mm
Rear: 1 x 120mm
Includes:
3 x front-mounted CORSAIR SP RGB ELITE 120mm fans

I think the 3 side fans will be taken up by the liquid cooler as I saw a you tube on a build using this case and the side
is where he installed the cooler. I think the 3 front included fans will draw airflow in. Should I add 3 fans on top for
airflow out + 3 on bottom for airflow in + 1 in rear for airflow out. Too much? Will this leave dead air spaces?
Thanks

EVGA 3070 Ti GPU
12700 K CPU

 

[JohnBonhamsGhost]

if you will have front & side occupied with 3x 120mm intakes and radiator(with intakes pushing through it);
i would aim for 2x 140mm top-rear exhaust,
1x 120mm rear exhaust.

the bottom is not designed to allow cool air to be pulled directly in from the outside so it may be pointless to add fans here.
but if you find that plenty of cool air is being pumped into the PSU shroud from the front you may want to consider putting another 120mm directly under the GPU blowing up into it.

 

[Zerk2012]

Thanks to advice from Tom's Hardware Forums users I have decided on a Corsair iCUE 5000x Mid Tower ATX case.
Along with a Corsair H150 Elite Capellix iCUE Liquiid Cooler

https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX00117702

https://www.memoryexpress.com/Products/MX00115386

I have tried to determine if this liquid cooler will work with the case and I think it will. As far as fans go the case has
room for 10 120mm fans of which 3 are included.
Front: 3 x 120mm / 2 x 140mm
Top: 3 x 120mm / 2 x 140mm
Side: 3 x 120mm
Rear: 1 x 120mm
Includes:
3 x front-mounted CORSAIR SP RGB ELITE 120mm fans

I think the 3 side fans will be taken up by the liquid cooler as I saw a you tube on a build using this case and the side
is where he installed the cooler. I think the 3 front included fans will draw airflow in. Should I add 3 fans on top for
airflow out + 3 on bottom for airflow in + 1 in rear for airflow out. Too much? Will this leave dead air spaces?
Thanks

EVGA 3070 Ti GPU
12700 K CPU

I think the side rad support depends on the length of the video card and your way over thinking it.
front preinstalled fans, rad mounted in the top blowing out, add a the back fan blowing out

EDIT I have no clue why they even make a case with that many fan spots.
I have a overclocked 10600K with a 2080, 2 front 140mm fans, one top 120mm, and one back 120mm and have 0 heat issues.

A ton of fans don't mean better cooling.