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Recommendations on fan setup: Corsair 280X

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Okay so I'm building a micro ATX rig and I want to figure out how to maximize my cooling capacity.
So on the top I plan to have a Corsair SP120 120mm pushing air out, and 2 Be Quiet! Pure Wings 2 140mm fans on the front pulling air in, which should go straight into the GPU. I'm not sure if that's too little going out, or maybe just not enough fans in general?

CPU and GPU if they're relevant: Ryzen 5 3600 (NH-D14) and Gigabyte G1 1070


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System Name Brightworks Systems BWS-6 E-IV
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Cooling Quality case, 2 x Fractal Design 140mm fans, stock CPU HSF
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Generally, with just fans, you want slight over (positive) pressure pulling air in through your filters. And generally you want front-to-back and/or bottom-to-top. With positive pressure, the vast majority of the air is pulled through your filters - a good thing. If negative, air (and the dust carried in it) will get sucked in through every crack, crevice and port - not good.

That said, what you need to do is set it and then experiment. I use and recommend Core Temp to monitor CPU temps in real time. See what works best.
 
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