Is this fan layout efficient? Corsair 450D with H60

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Hi,
so I'm planning on purchasing the Corsair 450D in the near future, this will be an upgrade from my current low end case which cost me around £30, which at the time felt like a bargain, but the case is very flimsy, arrived with a side panel which had a rusted corner and has only 2 120mm fan mounts, basically the case sucks.

I really like to have my components well cooled and to have a good overall airflow, I have made a little diagram below, showing how I plan to install my 8 fans which I have.

Is this a good, efficient layout?

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On the diagram the rear exhaust will have the Corsair H60 radiator mounted there*

Any feedback is highly appreciated!
Thanks.
 
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Best cooling for your parts.
Front 2 140s as intake.
Side 120 as intake
top 3 120s as exhaust
Rear H60 mount one fan on the exterior of the case with a fan filter as intake. Mount the radiator inside the case with the pull fan mounted to it.
With filters on the front intakes and side intake their CFM will drop by as much as half with cheap fans. Place your best fans in these positions. The cheaper fans can be ran as exhaust as they will not be filtered.
Placing the push fan on the outside of the rear of the case cools the radiator with room temperature air . Instead of heated case air, especially video cards that dump their heat inside the case. Most aftermarket coolers do.
The fan on the outside also allows you to use a filter that is...

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Generally you want 1 or 2 high cfm fan on front sucking in air, 1 high cfm on back pushing air out, 1 or 2 high cfm on top pushing air up and out. Fans next to/directly cooling components (on the cpu heatsink) you want a high static pressure rating. Something above 1.5 mmH2O will be good.
 
Best cooling for your parts.
Front 2 140s as intake.
Side 120 as intake
top 3 120s as exhaust
Rear H60 mount one fan on the exterior of the case with a fan filter as intake. Mount the radiator inside the case with the pull fan mounted to it.
With filters on the front intakes and side intake their CFM will drop by as much as half with cheap fans. Place your best fans in these positions. The cheaper fans can be ran as exhaust as they will not be filtered.
Placing the push fan on the outside of the rear of the case cools the radiator with room temperature air . Instead of heated case air, especially video cards that dump their heat inside the case. Most aftermarket coolers do.
The fan on the outside also allows you to use a filter that is easily removable for cleaning. Much easier than removing the radiator and fan to clean the radiator fins.
 
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