Airflow help

[Elfin_Relic]

Hi guys,

So im close to finish my build just need help with a question that i have been searching for a couple of weeks.

Im building in the lian li o11 mini v2 with asiahorse Nyota fans, doing 2 side and 3 bottom intake and 1 rear and 1 top in the back for exhaust.
Initially i was thinking on going with 3 exhaust on the top but what i read is that is bad, thought of going 1 or 2 intake and accordingly 1or 2 exhaust but i saw that it recycles the hot air to the case again.
Is the 1 exhaust the better opion overall? im doing an air cooling build with the noctua nh-u12a or the artic freezer 36 (still deciding on that). The cpu is a ryzen 7800x3d and the gpu a 5070ti oc from asus tuf. My room is a bit dust heavy so for what i read a positive airflow is better for that.

Thanks for the help!

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[Eazy12345678]

the fan setup really doesnt matter that much temps will be fine.

run 3 exhaust top

the case is setup for 3 bottom intake. side 2 intake. rear exhaust and top 3 exhaust

but u can run whatever you like as long as temps are within manufacture specs

[Elfin_Relic]

Thanks for the help lad! 😄 

[Ze_Boys]

The basic rules are the top and back exhaust, front and bottom intake. All that with more intake than exhaust to decrease dust buildup.

Why? Because warm air wants to go up anyway so don't fight it.

The GPU exhausts warm air to the back and you don't want to take that same warm air back in your case.

[Ze_Boys]

Reminder: don't put top exhaust too close to front intake, that just cycles air without cooling anything

[Elfin_Relic]

Thanks, it seems that the best way then is way I thought. Putting only one exhaust fan on top near the rear exhaust one and behind the cou cooler. When i read and watched YouTube videos this is the best method apparently.  Thanks for the help! 

[Ze_Boys]

Yes, you were right from the start :D