Corsair Carbide 300R best fan setup?

[Criticalacc]

Just wondering what the best airflow configuration would be for the carbide 300r im buyng soon. This is the fan setup I will have:
2 front 120mm led fans
2 side panel 140mm fans
2 top 140mm fans
1 Corsair H60 water cooler in the back
And a PSU fan on the bottom

Ive seen posts in blogs that say that all my fans should be intake fans and the top should be exhaust fans. Is that the right way to go? Is that too many fans in the first place? (I'll only have one GTX 760, but Ill be installing another one in the future) IMPORTANT Q: Will all of those fans make my rig too loud?

 

[thewisdomp]

The standard configuration is to have the flow of the air directed to you main components (motherboard, cpu, gpu, etc.). The most common method is to have your air intakes from the front, bottom, and sides. You exhaust at the top and rear. As for the noise, it all depends on the fans and what rpm they will be operating at.

 

[Szynergy]

Just wondering what the best airflow configuration would be for the carbide 300r im buyng soon. This is the fan setup I will have:
2 front 120mm led fans
2 side panel 140mm fans
2 top 140mm fans
1 Corsair H60 water cooler in the back
And a PSU fan on the bottom

Ive seen posts in blogs that say that all my fans should be intake fans and the top should be exhaust fans. Is that the right way to go? Is that too many fans in the first place? (I'll only have one GTX 760, but Ill be installing another one in the future) IMPORTANT Q: Will all of those fans make my rig too loud?

If you want a silent rig go for the 120mm Noctua NF-F12 PWM.

 

[Uther39]

This my friend...Dont forget to Filter those side intake fans with a pair of these...
Silverstone 140mm Magnetic Fan Grill Filter FF141B

 

[DurfDiggler]

This my friend...Dont forget to Filter those side intake fans with a pair of these...
Silverstone 140mm Magnetic Fan Grill Filter FF141B


Just FYI, I had my fans configured as you suggested and my Xeon E5-1650 was running at 72c under 100% load. I have 2x140mm quiet Corsair in front, same on the side (with similar filters as the ones you mentioned), then 2x120mm Corsair High Static Pressure +2000rpm sandwiching the radiator, blowing out the back port, then the 120mm & 140mm fans that came with the case on the top as exhaust.

Just to experiment, I flipped the top two fans to intake, so the CPU radiator/fans could get some cold air, and it hasn't gone above 65c! I also figured that with the top two pushing air out, it was robbing the rear assembly from getting much air.

My GPU hasn't really seen a change with this flip. It runs pretty cool at 69c when I play BF4 maxed out. (EVGA 780ti OC)

BTW, if you (the reader) aren't using a fan control program, try SpeedFan. It's a little tricky to set up (youtube helps), but it does a great job. I haven't set it up to control the GPU fan yet, but it can. I just use the EVGA Precision program for that.

Also, I have been building a Wish List on amazon with the parts needed to DUCT the air out of the room since it gets pretty warm in here. Luckily, the wall that the PC is in front of is hollow for the main AC duct that goes from the attic to the first floor, so it will be really easy for me to get the heat into the attic! I'll post pictures and the parts list if anyone is interested. It really kinda blows my mind that there isn't a case that has such a set-up; designed to have ALL the air exhaust out of a 4" duct, at least to get it out of the room. I'm taking the extra step to get it into the attic.

 

[retaliate]

This my friend...Dont forget to Filter those side intake fans with a pair of these...
Silverstone 140mm Magnetic Fan Grill Filter FF141B






would this fan setup work just as well with the slight change of an h100i instead of h60, obviously in the top exhausting since its 2 panels and just a fan exhaust rear

 

[Dark Lord of Tech]

Intakes on the side usually not needed.