Question Recommendations for fan positioning please (first time builder)

Notatallsvelte

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I have an exhaust fan at the top left and an (intake?) fan at the bottom right, both came with this case , my friend's old midgar xigmatek case:
https://www.techpowerup.com/review/xigmatek-midgard/3.html
Have put the psu in with the fan at the bottom, I also have bought 5 of these :https://www.amazon.co.uk/dp/B07HC7P3HJ?ref=ppx_yo2ov_dt_b_fed_asin_title&th=1
which are OPTIMISED FOR STATIC PRESSURE. I have the Thermalright Phantom Spirit 120 EVO CPU Cooler, a 14600kf cpu and the Asus PRIME B760-PLUS motherboard.

There seem to be space for a fan on each side of the cover, two more at the top and one more at the bottom. Wondering how many more should I put in after the first 2? it seems that the cpu can get pretty hot, my cooler is middling, and due to the mobo not being the best quality I should install more?

However I only have 1 fan (headers) left after accounting for the 2 slots taken by the cooler fans and the 2 already installed! Btw I have the cooler fans orientated in the same direction, I did it correctly , right? Also what are the other 2 connectors per fan for here please? The manual says something about sycing fan spped in a dual setup, no idea what this means, thought the system always speeds fans up based on need and I didnt need to make any extra connections.

Thanks for reading, sorry for the length.


View: https://imgur.com/a/ujDKPXS
 
CPU fans should be same direction pushing air to back of computer. The extra wire probably for daisy chaining fans. Keep everything simple. Air should flow freely from intakes to exhaust. If air starts crossing paths or bumping into objects, you will warm up fast.

The extra wire is for ARGB lighting header. See the Thermalright instructions.
 
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CPU fans should be same direction pushing air to back of computer. The extra wire probably for daisy chaining fans. Keep everything simple. Air should flow freely from intakes to exhaust. If air starts crossing paths or bumping into objects, you will warm up fast.

The extra wire is for ARGB lighting header. See the Thermalright instructions.
Ok, is it pushing towards the back? I have no idea, my fans looked different than the youtube videos, but there was a label on the other side, so I think its pushing to the back.

Ok it seems I found a connector for both cpu fans, and they only take one slot not two now. I think the extra cables for them in one of the photos is just for if I want led's I believe, so I can just ignore both sets? I have connected the other wire not shown in the picture and dont care about LEDS.

So i have slots for 2 fans. I read I should have postive air pressure. more incoming than outgoing. I have the psu fan at the bottom of the case (which is intaking air?), 1 outoging and 1 incoming installed, so its positive atm? SO just 1 more at the top and 1 more at the bottom is perfect? Thanks.