Cooling advice needed! 5 intake fans, 1 exhaust fan

likaspider

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Nov 18, 2014
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I'm planning on adding in 3 more in take fans for my new pc build.
I'm using a Corsair 760t case, which has 2 x 140 mm intake fan in the front, and 1x 140mm exhaust fan at the back.
I'm a bit of a OCD freak when it comes to cooling so I've decided to add in 3 more fans for better cooling and improve aesthetics as well as they are all white led fans.
I will be adding 2 of these to the top and 1x120mm intake on the bottom. I've ordered custom-made filters for the bottom and top so dust is not going to be a big issue.
is this doable or will heat buildup be too much? it's not a sealed case as there's holes everywhere on the back panel but I'm still a little worried.
 
ello 😀
specs are the following
MSI z77a-g43 mobo
i5 3570k 3.4ghz turbo charged 3.8ghz (cooler master heatsink, can't afford water cooling yet)
Corsair vengeance 8gb ram
Sapphire r9 290 vapor-x oc
Corsair RM850w PSU

I will definitely be using bottom fan for intake, initially I was going to use top 2 fans for exhaust as well, that way I will have 3 intakes vs 3 exhausts, to create a somewhat neutral air pressure but I have a hdd cage sitting right in front of my lower front intake fan so it's blocking some of the airflow...
is it possible to have 1 intake and 1 exhaust on top? would that just blow in the hot air that comes out?
can't see any other option as i can't mount a intake on side panel.
any help is greatly appreciated!
 




I have ordered a fan controller as well, so hopefully i can keep the noise in control :)