Antec P182 fan configuration

[TWY]

hi everyone, would like some advise on cooling configuration for an antec p182 casing, which i am intending to purchase.

i'm intending to remove the tri-cool fans that come as standard on the case to Scythe S-Flexes (or Minebea if I'm going for a high-speed fan option).

currently running a C2D E6600 @ 3.6GHz with ultra-120 extreme & thermaltake silentcat 120mm. and i have a single 8800GTX installed as well.

attached is an image of what i intend to do. i'll remove the top exhaust, but i don't know if i should add a low speed fan to blow in from the top in place of the stock tricool which exhausts up. any suggestions? :)

http://i98.photobucket.com/albums/l273/twy87/p182-layout.jpg

[G.Foyle]

The top fan should suck the air out of course. Hot air travels up.

[[XC] ruane]

You want to keep a negative pressure within the case - so the top fan should be sucking out of the case, therefore it pulls cooling air into the case from other vents.

[trajik78]

how loud is that case? i was thinking of getting one.

[cozwin]

how loud is that case? i was thinking of getting one.

well it is a quiet case but the fans can be changed between 3 settings

http://www.antec.com/uk/productDetails.php?ProdID=09182

there is a cool video review there by a well known reviewer.

[cozwin]

as said above all back fans sucking out and all front fans sucking into case to balance the airflow.

[TWY]

Recommended to change out the default TriCool? I got a friend with Antec P180 and one of his TriCools failed in less than a year.

My fear is reliability and cable management.. If I change to Scythe fans, I could use the 3-pin mobo fan headers, and do not need to run extra 4-pin molex cables behind my mobo just to connect the TriCools. :)