case air flow

crash bash

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hi
I have a Phanteks Enthoo luxe TG case and I put the cpu cooler on the top as exhaust
there is 2 fans on the front of the case as intake and 1 fan on rear the case as exhaust.
chould I change the cpu cooler to intake or not ?
my cpu cooler is : Arctic freezer 360 ( 6 fans )
 
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If it's on top it should be exhaust. Forcing cool air in from the top, but then warm air trying to rise naturally will just create turbulence in your case, with air stagnating in certain hot spots. I'm not saying it won't work period, but it won't be an optimal airflow (or temp).

Sedivy

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You can mount at front in that case, but the specs say up to 240 in size and has a star next to it. I don't know what the star is for, maybe it can fit bigger if you remove the ODD cage? It says it can fit 3x120 mm chassis fans without the ODD so maybe your radiator would fit also? Check your manual for this, it should list possible fits in detail, with a pic included.
Your artic freezer is a 360 radiator so with a cage on, it's not supposed to fit. Without it, check.
 

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i can't fit the cpu cooler on the front
It seems the only way is fit the cpu cooler is on the top but on exhaut or intake ?
 

Sedivy

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If it's on top it should be exhaust. Forcing cool air in from the top, but then warm air trying to rise naturally will just create turbulence in your case, with air stagnating in certain hot spots. I'm not saying it won't work period, but it won't be an optimal airflow (or temp).
 
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