Hey everyone! I'm building my first PC and using a Fractal Torrent Mid Tower along with an Arctic Liquid Freezer III Pro 360 AIO cooler. I'm feeling a bit lost with the fan configurations. The case has two large intake fans (I think they're 180mm) at the front and three smaller exhaust fans (140mm) at the bottom. The AIO cooler has three smaller fans (120mm) that I initially had positioned to draw air in from behind the radiator, but I moved them to face the opposite side, hoping to filter air from outside through the radiator. But does that even make sense? I could really use some guidance here.
So my questions are:
1. Should I flip the fans on the radiator so they push air the other way?
2. Should I use intake or exhaust fans on the bottom?
According to a video I watched, it seems like it might be best to have all the front and bottom fans as intakes, but I'm just overwhelmed after spending hours on this. Any insights on how to set this up would be greatly appreciated! Thanks a million!
1 Answer
For your setup, you can definitely have the AIO and fans in front. If your bottom can fit the bigger fans, you can go with 3 120mm at the front with the AIO and have the 2 180mm at the bottom, plus 1 140mm at the back. Just a heads up, it doesn't really matter if the fans are positioned on the front or back of the radiator; it's basically a push or pull setup. I've had both ways work for me! Let me know if you have more questions.
Yeah, those larger fans should fit fine at the bottom! But in the linked video, they actually got better airflow with 3 140s on the bottom instead of the 2 180s. It could be worth trying that! Also, I get your confusion about exhaust through the radiator versus intake. It's tricky, but either way, you’re doing great just figuring this out.