Help achieving optimal cooling airflow in Corsair Carbide Air 240

[20salmon]

Link to case: AnandTech

I am planning a build with this case where I will utilize every fan slot and Corsair H75. At the moment im thinking that I will have all the front and the bottom fans as inntake, the top and back fans as exhaust, and the side fan for the PSU/HDD chamber as inntake.

Wondering where the optimal place to put the H75 is, and whether it should be inntake or exhaust to achieve the best cooling?

Thanks in advance!

 

[Xibyth]

In this case intake would be your best option I believe, at least most builds I've seen from pro's have it that way as the limited space between the back fan, cpu, and the top of the case where your exhaust will be would limit airflow.

 

[Enticing Zephyr]

Mine is set up with h100i on the front with push pull, botom fans linked to the gpu to give it more airflow (not bottom mounts for 120mm with matx), top 2 120mm exaust. And drive bay as inlet so that the cables don't get 'sucked in'.

I would put the h75 in the top front position as exhaust.

On thing to keep in mind is the bottom fan mounts can only be used for itx not matx.

 

[Xibyth]

Mine is set up with h100i on the front with push pull, botom fans linked to the gpu to give it more airflow (not bottom mounts for 120mm with matx), top 2 120mm exaust. And drive bay as inlet so that the cables don't get 'sucked in'.

I would put the h75 in the top front position as exhaust.

On thing to keep in mind is the bottom fan mounts can only be used for itx not matx.

Regardless of motherboard form factor the 540 does not have bottom fan mounts. I believe your confused with the air 240.

 

[Enticing Zephyr]

I have an Air 240 it has room if it has a itx board in I have a Marx board in so I could mount 2x 92mm at the base 2x 120mm front 2x 120mm top 2x 80mm rear and 1x 120mm in drive bay/PSU half

 

[Xibyth]

Pretty clever with so many in such a small case.

 

[guricchio]

Mine is set up with h100i on the front with push pull, botom fans linked to the gpu to give it more airflow (not bottom mounts for 120mm with matx), top 2 120mm exaust. And drive bay as inlet so that the cables don't get 'sucked in'.

I would put the h75 in the top front position as exhaust.

On thing to keep in mind is the bottom fan mounts can only be used for itx not matx.

I know this is an old post but I have an Air 240 case coming this week and will be migrating my build. How hard was it to squeeze 2 top 240 fans with a push/pull setup in the front? That is what I want to do but every video I have watched has pretty much said that the rad hoses will get in the way of the right 240 fan slot.

 

[EnticingZ]

I had all fans spots filled with 120mm fans and 100i in push pull (except the bottom (matx mobo) and back). Biggest issue though is getting airflow to gpu. I found having front and top as intakes helped so have a play when you get it.

 

[guricchio]

I had all fans spots filled with 120mm fans and 100i in push pull (except the bottom (matx mobo) and back). Biggest issue though is getting airflow to gpu. I found having front and top as intakes helped so have a play when you get it.

Ok cool. GPU airflow shouldn't be too much of an issue since I have a blower cooler. Was the squeeze on the top tough between the rad hoses and the fan?

 

[EnticingZ]

Here it is in push pull: https://nz.pcpartpicker.com/b/Ry9WGX