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p67x-ud3-b3 Motherboard, how much case fans can I run on it?

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Dark Mantis:
It does sound like your case would benefit from the addition of some extra fans. If there is anywhere at the top you can fit them that would be ideal. Also make the rear fan/s as efficient as possible.

Sig2dat:
Playing with the case open (side) results in temperature declining about 7degrees celcius, so its definetely the accumulation of hot air from the components. I'll try the rear fan for sucking air out, and report back with results!

Sig2dat:
Sorry for double posting, I've placed the 80/88mm fan at the rear so it sucks out the hot air that i figured was accumulating and causing the heat. After playing BF3 for 15min the results were that the case didnt got warm, were it did before placing the fan. my CPU and GPU temps dropped with 8-9 degrees celcius. The fan is a cpucooler from an old AMD Sempron.
What 120mm case fans do you recommend? ( Amount of CFM and noise levels, pref low).
My eye caught the sharkoon s120mm fan, any good? Experiences?

Regards,

Sig2dat.

Dark Mantis:
The best fans are the Gentle Typhoons by Scythe but they do tend to be a bit pricey. They are very quiet and move a lot of air.  There are numerous other 120mm fans that will do the job quite adequately so take your pick. You had me at a loss though, did you have the rear fan blowing into the case ? The fans should always be set so that the front fans intake air anmd blow it through the case towards the rear and top fans that expell the hot air. That way the components are cooled by the passage of air passed them.

Sig2dat:
I have the rear fan set up so it sucks the air out, so air flows outwards. I have a front fan sucking in. Also I have installed a sidepanel 120mm that cools my gpu and mobo. CPU temp is not exceeding 42degrees on BF3 ultra, and gpu is not exceeding 50 degrees (all celcius). Do you think Mantis, that these temps allow stable overclocking of the i5-2500k, to lets say 4ghz?

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