PC case airflow setup advice?

Hey there,
A few weeks back, I picked up a new case, a fresh GPU, and a new PSU, but now I’m sitting here second-guessing my fan setup. When I’m running something like Skyrim at 60 FPS, my GPU hits about 76°C while the CPU stays under 70°C during full load—and when I drop it down to 30 FPS, the temps settle around 70°C for the GPU and 60°C for the CPU. Given that I’ve got six fans installed in total, are these actually decent temperatures? More importantly, did I actually point them in the right direction? The rear and side fans are , and the two on the top of the case are . The front fan came pre-installed with the case, but honestly, I’m not entirely sure if the Enermax ones are exhausting air or pulling cool air in—if anyone could clarify which side is which, that would be great. As for the Thermaltake ones, I’m pretty confident I have them set to exhaust. Here are some photos:

Thanks in advance,

Front is intake. Rear and top are exhaust. You can literally feel the airflow if you put your hand near it, so you'll know which way it's pushing. Plus, every fan has two arrows molded right into the plastic—one for rotation direction and one for airflow. Just take a closer look.

The Superflower setup pulls air from under the PC and vents it out the back...

Your CPU is running pretty hot. Sometimes those side fans can actually cause some weird air turbulence, so maybe try running it without them and see if your temps drop at all.

Brian Wright41 said:...I'm not sure if the Enermax fans are exhausting or pulling cool air into the case, so if anyone could tell me which side is which...

If there isn't an arrow on them showing the airflow direction, then you aren't going to get a simpler answer than that. 😬

EDIT: here are some pics showing "correct" airflow for your case 😬

Thanks for the quick reply. Now that I’ve moved the fans out of the way, my GPU is hitting 75°C at 60fps, and the CPU is sitting at 65°C—also at 60fps, even under a full load. Honestly, it still feels a bit high to me? Especially since the GPU is brand new, so there shouldn't be any reason for it to be running this hot. Just to clarify, the GPU fans are facing downward. Here is the exact model: http://www.lc-power.com/en/product/g...18b-jupiter-x/

Check the ambient temperature first, then tell me what you think. 😬 You're clearly forgetting how much of a furnace it's been lately...

+1, there’s really no need to panic here—just hang tight for a couple of months until the air temperature drops by about 15-20 degrees 😬.

Brian Wright41 said:Thanks for getting back to me so fast. Now that I've moved the fans aside, my GPU hits 75°C at 60fps, and the CPU reaches about 65°C at 60fps and under full load. It still feels a bit high to me, though—I'd think a brand-new card wouldn't run this hot. The GPU fans are facing downward, by the way. Here’s the exact model: http://www.lc-power.com/en/product/g...18b-jupiter-x/

The GPU can handle up to 95°C and the CPU up to 80°C, so you really don't have anything to worry about.

Thanks for all the input, everyone. I finally got the fan configuration sorted out properly, and now my GPU is topping out at 73°C while the CPU stays around 65°C—which isn't bad at all considering it's a blistering 95°F outside right now. It just hit me that once the weather finally breaks and things cool down, those temps will probably drop even further anyway.

Honestly, those temps are fantastic for a 290X under full load. You have to consider how hot it is outside right now, not to mention how much of a furnace that GPU is—with the stock cooler, you’re looking at hitting 95°C easily. Seeing it stay that much closer to 70°C with a custom setup is a huge win.