NZXT Phantom 630 Airflow help?

[QuadRings]

Hi! I need help for my Phantom's fans. I've got an h80i GT, the triple drive cage w/ the fan mount in the top position. I've got all my drive bays full as well. There are two 120/140/200mm slots in the top, two 120mm in the bottom, one 140mm on the drive cage (angled), a 200 installed in the front, and the back slot. All are movable, except the front intake. Any suggestions of radiator and fan placement?

 

[space55]

If I'm not mistaken, the H80i GT is a single by 120 or 140mm rad. My guess is to either put it in the back, or do some minor adjustments (i.e. taking one fan out and moving it a bit) and put it in the top. You could definitely put the extra fan if you put it in the top by the drive cages so the rad will get some nice airflow.

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[QuadRings]

The H80i GT is a two fan 120mm radiator. My original plan was to mount the rad on the back, the rear fan onto the one HDD cage and remove the other two, leave the front intake, add an extra 200mm to the top (both top fans exhaust), and toss two 140mm fans on the bottom (intakes) next to the PSU. Then use the PSU as an exhaust, and have the rad in push/pull. Would that work well? The 200mm do 166.6 CFM, and the 140s do 66 CFM each. All are the same type of fans.

 

[space55]

I'd be more inclined to install it in the top with nothing else fighting to pull air. That thing's a monster rad, so if you don't have enough fans, I'd probably be a bit careful not to have it fighting for air with another fan. But otherwise, your system sounds fine.

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Space

 

[QuadRings]

I've got my fans nearly maxed. I'm thinking of the rad as just an intake, and having the air blow into the case right under the 200mm fans. WI that be better than a push/pull?

 

[space55]

As long as you're doing pull, you should be good. Push tends to get dust clogged in the rad and make it much less effective. That sounds like a fine setup. The only thing I may change is to have the intake CFM (add up all CFMs of intake fans) be less than exhaust, that way you don't get dust blowing out of every nook and crannie in your system. Oh, and remember to filter your intakes.

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Space

 

[QuadRings]

By the current specs, exhaust is 40 cfm higher than intake. Thanks for the help space!

 

[space55]

No problem.

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Space