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Fan layouts for specific cases and case types
- Dual Chamber Case Fan Setup: Bottom, Side or Both?What Gamers Nexus measured in the O11 Dynamic, Hyte Y70 and Corsair 6500X, and the layout that works in almost every fishtank case.
- Hyte Y70 Fan Setup: Feed the GPU From the FloorHyte's own intake and exhaust layout for the Y70, what Gamers Nexus measured with bottom versus side intake, and the bracket catch.
- Lian Li Lancool 217 Fan Setup: GPU or CPU Priority Mode?What the 217's two front fan modes actually change, where to add fans, and the vertical GPU catch, with Gamers Nexus and KitGuru test data.
- Montech Air 903 Fan Setup for the MAX and BASEWhere to add fans in the Air 903 MAX and BASE, which way they should blow, and the fan speed band to avoid.
- Phanteks NV7 Fan Setup: Where to Put Up to 12 FansPhanteks' own air and water cooling layouts for the NV7, which fans to buy first, and the bottom bracket catch.
- Reverse Blade Fans Setup: Where They Go and Which Way They BlowWhich spots need reverse fans, how to tell which way they blow when the sticker rule flips, and how much air they really give up.
Small builds
Mini-ITX and small form factor cases
- Cooler Master NR200P Fan Setup for Air Coolers and AIOsWhich of the NR200P's seven fan spots to fill, which way each fan should blow, and the panel mistake that costs you degrees.
- Mini-ITX Fan Setup: Stop Your GPU and CPU Sharing Hot AirThe side intake, top exhaust layout that works in most small cases, backed by real thermal tests.
Cases with cheat sheets
See the cheat sheets →Free fan tools
All tools →- Fan noise calculatorAdd up your fans' noise ratings the right way. Decibels don't add like normal numbers.
- Fan header calculatorCheck whether a splitter of fans is safe on one motherboard header before you plug it in.
- Fan direction checkerTell from the fan itself which way it blows, and whether that's right for where it sits.
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