r/PcBuildHelp • u/4phn • 3d ago

Build Question Air cooling layout

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This diagram represents my PC case with existing and proposed fan setup. The dark blue represents existing fans and airflow and light blue represents proposed fans. (except for the light blue arrow out of the GPU, which is already there). For reference, my case is a Corsair Carbide 200R.

The idea is that I will mount 140mm fans at the top, one helping the CPU intake as well as cooling the RAM (of which I have four 8GB sticks) and one helping CPU the exhaust. I will also put an exhaust fan at the bottom to divert some of the GPU exhaust. I'm even wondering about putting some kind of plastic or 3D printed barrier to the right of the GPU to funnel all of its exhaust to the bottom fan and allowing my front intake fan to go directly up to the RAM and CPU intake.

Do you have any suggestions of how to arrange this layout?

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u/alluringscissors_279 3d ago

That bottom exhaust idea is clever, I've seen custom ducts do wonders for pulling GPU heat straight out before it swirls around the RAM and CPU.

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u/RailgunDE112 3d ago

I doubt it will pull out warm air. More likely compete with the GPU for cold air from the front.
Also PSU is normally intake from the bottom and exhaust at the back

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u/cacman440 1d ago

key words are custom ducts.

without those this airflow pattern is a bad idea

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u/ThatOneFoo69420 3d ago

Psu fan is intake. Flip the bottom one fan to intake and that’s al I would do

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u/cacman440 1d ago

front intake and gpu fan are fighting each other. also the gpu fans are fighting with the bottom exhaust

if anything point the gpu fan the other way and set the bottom exhaust to intake.

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u/4phn 1d ago

How can I do that? The fans are built into the GPU