[SOLVED] How to manage the Airflow

[TheGRz]

Hey, i have recently bought a Coolermaster Masterbox Lite 5 case for my upcoming build. And all the other parts are on the way. This case has 3 intake fans in the front and 1 exhaust fan in the back. But the front is completely sealed and there's only one intake on the bottom of the front panel. So the airflow from the front is almost none. But unlike the other Masterbox Lite 5 cases i have seen on the internet this one has air vents on the top (It's the updated model). I'm thinking that I'll take 2 intake fans from the front and mount it on the top of the case for better airflow. Only 2 fans can be mounted on the top of the case the other one stays on the front. Will it be sufficient? I'm planning to OC the Ryzen 5 1600 and i have a RX570? Is there any problem by using the top ventilation as intake?

 

[SkyNetRising]

Top and back positions are for exhaust fans.
If you put intake fans on top, they will fight against warm air rising.

I'd just get a different case with mesh front for optimal air intake.

 

[13thmonkey]

in at the front, out at the back. If you intake at the top and exhaust at the back you'll have air entering, turning 90degrees and leaving, the point of the fans is to get a flow of air so that every couple of seconds all of the air gets refreshed so your heatsinks are always working with cooler air. Leaving stable pockets of air is where heat will build up.

Personally i feel the warm air rising is a red herring, the velocity of that air will be very very low, and easily countered by the most lazy of fans.