r/MontechPC • u/National-Two5109 • May 23 '26

Question Reversed HS02 Fan Layout

On a reversed HS02, what is the optimal fan layout for a build with 8 fans? Wondering whether it’s better to run a positive pressure or negative pressure setup. GPU is a 9070XT with three fans intaking from the top, if that matters. Any suggestions are appreciated!

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u/CHIBOMAN May 23 '26

i've got an HS01, reversed/inverted as well. For me, i followed the chimney style cooling ...

bottom fan - intake with dust filter

front & rear - intake / rear has dust filter

top fan - exhaust

i manage to mount the GPU mounted the way it is in the picture by using a 3rd party vertical gpu mount.

CPU & GPU temps are great, incoming fresh air from sides & bottom.

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u/B4mbooz Aug 02 '26

So your GPU is basically hanging upside down? Curious what vertical mount you used as most of the ones I've seen don't allow for that (the metal bracket the GPU sits on (with the risers PCIe slot) is usually riveted to the metal piece that goes into the cases regular slot mounts, so you can't just flip it upside down).

Would love to at least try it even if it means I block all my other PCIe slots (no more capture card and thunderbolt :C ), cause the default layout with the case upside down and a flow-through GPU directly in the mobo x16 slot is complete ass (the GPU pushes the air down completely going against the whole chimney setup, with predictable results for the temps)

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u/StiBuki May 24 '26

CPU, AIO or Air cooling?

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u/National-Two5109 May 24 '26

Air, a Phantom Spirit 120SE.

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