Would this fan setup work?

[Node]

I've always heard from people that your front bottom should be intake and top rear should be exhaust. I have a different idea.

I have a 120mm (80cfm) fan on bottom front
Two 80mm Panaflo L1As on top rear

I was thinking of adding a hole at the top of my case and have that be a 120mm exhaust, and everything else be intake. So I'd have a 120mm fan, two 80mm fans taking air in the case, and the top 120mm blowhole be exhausting everything.

How would that work?

[Lawsy]

Well, you should get it even in intake and exhaust, but its better to have more intake than more exhaust. So at the very leaste stick a strong fan on that blowhole (i hope you have a really good power supply around the 420 - 50w mark to power all these hypo fans).

[V8gent]

even in/out case flow is the ideal setup but is very difficult to obtain. being such as it is, slight negative in case pressure is preferred. please see this (http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=192605) thread for more info.

[modenaf1]

Originally posted by Node
I've always heard from people that your front bottom should be intake and top rear should be exhaust. I have a different idea.

I have a 120mm (80cfm) fan on bottom front
Two 80mm Panaflo L1As on top rear

I was thinking of adding a hole at the top of my case and have that be a 120mm exhaust, and everything else be intake. So I'd have a 120mm fan, two 80mm fans taking air in the case, and the top 120mm blowhole be exhausting everything.

How would that work?

I think it is http://forum.oc-forums.com/vb/images/icons/icon14.gif . It could be better, what if you made the front bottem intake. top reaer exheasut, side panel intake and very top exhuiast. sorry for teh speellling errors, i bit too early in the morning for me.

[emericanchaos]

you want slightly more going out than coming in. theory is if you create a vacuum in the case than outside air will squeeze into the case through openings aside from the fan mounts.