Looking for suggestions on fan placement

[matthewes1]

I will soon be building my frist computer, and I have the oarts on the way. My case is an MZXT s340, and my cpu cooler is a corsair h100i. The only spot the radiator will go is in the front, and I was wondering if it would be better to have the radiator as a case intake or exhaust. If it is an intake it will be filtered, unlike the top and rear fans which I believe do not have filters. I will be using an AMD fx-6300, and I do plan to overclock it some. I got a deal for the cooler, which is why I chose it. Would it be worth having it as an intake for the sake of filtered air, even though the rest of my case will be slightly warmer?

VGA: GTX 770(got a good deal on that too)

 

[Col Da Red]

i would have it as exhaust, if you have it as intake it could blow warm air over your hard drive shortening its lifespan

 

[wolverine96]

Intake or outtake doesn't really matter much, but keep in mind that the front of your case is one of the least efficient places to mount the radiator.

Is there any way you can mount it in the back like this?

 

[matthewes1]

I cannot put it in the back. It is a dual 120mm rad, and the only place the case allowys is the front

 

[wolverine96]

Aha. Well in that case I would personally run the radiator as exhaust and the top/rear fans as intake. I prefer the radiators blowing hot air out of the case.