Question Opinion on Corsair Spec 02 fan placement

[Solidjake]

Hey guys. I have a Corsair Spec 02 case and just wanted to know if I should have a 120mm fan on one of the two top vent ports. Looking for the best positive pressure setup.

Currently I have 2x120 in the front of the case, 1x120 on top towards the back, 1x120 on the rear and 1x120 on the EVO 212 cooler. Should I remove the top one or just leave it there? Should I add a second one on top or place one on the bottom of the case venting in from the bottom? Thanks in advance.

(Btw planning to remove my CD drive and fix up the wire management

https://www.amazon.com/CORSAIR-Carb...r+spec+02&qid=1567819534&s=electronics&sr=1-1

 

[justin.m.beauvais]

Trying to find the optimal fan setup is the path to madness. Also, how are you going to make a case with positive pressure if you have 2 intakes and 3 exhaust? That would be negative pressure.

Really all you need is SOME airflow. You have that. Having 2 fans of intake and 2 blowing out is fine. It also moves the air over your hottest components, which is a must. If you are going to add another fan put it up top and make it an exhaust. That will create a negative pressure setup where the other openings of the case will be low airflow intakes, including those meshes under your graphics card. The cool air drawn in like this will help keep the GPU a little cooler. Just dust it out every 6 months to 1 year.

 

[Solidjake]

@justin.m.beauvais Appreciate it Justin, thanks. I need to buy some fan screws for the remaining fan so I'll do that. I just dusted off the computer yesterday and everything is nice and clean. There wasn't too much dust which was good. Absolutely love the electric duster 😍