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3/15/12 at 6:32am
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I have a arctic f12 fan on the side of my pc but i cant control the speed.
I want to get a heatsink coz the stock is to loud
Im looking at the coolermaster 612 but the fan only shifts 54cfm
Could i put the arctic f12 on the front and the heatsink fan on the back in push pull?
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3/15/12 at 6:41am
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I have a arctic f12 fan on the side of my pc but i cant control the speed.
I want to get a heatsink coz the stock is to loud
Im looking at the coolermaster 612 but the fan only shifts 54cfm
Could i put the arctic f12 on the front and the heatsink fan on the back in push pull?

You should get 612 PWM cooler or Hyper 212+ Evo. Both are amazing low budget cooler and both come with a fan that will more than cooler the heatshink. Both are also PWM so noise can be minimized.

EDIT: yes you can put that fan you want on both coolers.
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3/15/12 at 7:47am
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Thank you, 100% helpful :-)
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post #4 of 5
3/16/12 at 1:19am
You can also try the Freezer i30 for the case fan. It is also from arctic cooling so it shouldnt have any problem to fit it in that heatsink.
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3/16/12 at 1:31pm
You can use a case fan on a CPU heatsink. I replaced a failed 120 mm PWM fan on my Xigmatek HDT-S1283 CPU heatsink with a 1200 RPM Scythe case fan. It was an emergency fix, but has worked well enough that I haven't changed it in over two years.
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