Fan setup advice for Fractal Design Define S

[blizzars]

I have a Define S with a window and an NH-D14 cpu cooler on an Asus Z170A mobo.

The fans I have to work with are:
2x Fractal Design GP-14's
NF-P14 and NF-P12 that both came with the D14
3x PH-F140HP's

In my current set up I have the 3 F140's as intakes, 2 in the front and 1 in the bottom, 1 GP14 as a rear exhaust and the standard setup for the D14 (P14 in the middle, P12 in the front), leaving a spare GP14.

Current setup

I was curious if this is the ideal setup? I was thinking of putting 2 F140's onto the D14 (partly because I like the looks of the F140's better, also they seem to be the better fans?), have the P12 and another F140 as front intakes and the P14 on the bottom as an intake, since the P12 has higher static pressure/air flow. Also I may switch the GP-14 to a top back exhaust as the rear of my computer is up against a wall or just have two exhausts, one rear and one top rear.

New setup

I also notice my cpu temps are around 24-30 idle and around 65-70 under full load/stress tests with x264 (4.6GHz @ 1.315V), ambient temperature around 22-23 degrees. This seems normal right?

Any help would be appreciated.

 

[n0ns3ns3]

Well ...
the ideal would be placing another two exhaust fans with less RPM than intake on top.
What you should try to achieve, is slightly more intake than exhaust. that creates positive pressure (less dust in the system) with best airflow.
If there is significantly less exhaust (your case), the airflow is less then optimal as intake fans have to work harder to push air not only into the case, but also out of the case.
Placing the spare fan on top, will improve the airflow. heat will be removed from the case much faster

 

[blizzars]

Well ...
the ideal would be placing another two exhaust fans with less RPM than intake on top.
What you should try to achieve, is slightly more intake than exhaust. that creates positive pressure (less dust in the system) with best airflow.
If there is significantly less exhaust (your case), the airflow is less then optimal as intake fans have to work harder to push air not only into the case, but also out of the case.
Placing the spare fan on top, will improve the airflow. heat will be removed from the case much faster

So you're thinking to place both GP-14s as exhausts, rear and top rear? Do the other fans matter in my current vs new setup I'm thinking of?

 

[n0ns3ns3]

Yeah, that's the idea.
Basically, in your case, all the fans you have are high static pressure. So there is no difference where to place them.
If you were to buy new fans, i'd say get the SP optimized fans for front intake and AF optimized fans for exhaust.
And honestly, this Define S case is optimized for liquid. much more better look than with those bulky air coolers

 

[blizzars]

I just thought the two spots for exhaust would work well with the GP-14s since there is a honey comb mesh that air has to be pushed through. Wouldn't AF fans be restricted by the mesh?

 

[n0ns3ns3]

mesh is not that much of an obstacle. radiator fins are, front panels followed by dust filters are.
Again, your setup will fork perfectly fine.