Is a side fan worth it?

Of course they are worth it, if you need the additional airflow. They aren’t restricted in their side panel mounting either as intake or exhaust, it’s more relevant as to where your GPU heat is being exhausted, inside or outside the case? The 80mm fans are usually louder and higher pitched than the 120mm fans.

Should my side fan be intake or exhaust?

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Generally, you want the case fans in front of the case drawing in air while the fans at the rear blow air out. If your case has vents at the top, they should be placed as exhaust fans because hot air will rise. Side-mounted fans should be used for intake, though they often don’t have air filters.

What is the best 120 mm case fan?

Best 120mm Case Fans Reviews

  • Corsair ML120 120mm Premium Magnetic Levitation Fan.
  • ARCTIC ACFAN00119A P12 PWM.
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  • Noctua NF-P12 redux-1700 PWM.
  • Uphere 3-Pack Long Life Computer Case Fan.
  • Antec 120mm Case Fan.
  • Kingwin 120mm Silent Fan.
  • PCCOOLER 120mm Case Fan.

What is a 92 mm fan?

92mm fans are most often used as case fans to provide extra airflow through the computer case.

Do side panel fans help?

Yes and no. All depends on case and fan dynamics. You can have the side fan sucking hot air out, or blowing hopefully cooler air in. Either way, the side really needs to not be blocked and have a good foot of space around it to be effective.

Which side of fan is intake?

Look at the fan blades Blades curving away from you? That’s the intake side. If the fan blades look rounded—that is, they’re curving away from you—that’s the intake side. (For the more technical out there: The convex side of the fan blades is the intake side.)

Are 120mm fans enough?

100% yes. Even a machine with hardware such as an RTX 3070 and a Ryzen 5 5600x can get away with being cooled with 4-6 120mm fans, depending on the system expectations. For what you have, 8x 120mm 1200rpm fans are defiantly satisfactory.