[homer98]

I recently bought the hyper 212+, using stock fan right now. I have two main questions
1) Is there much benefit for adding another fan

2) Are there some fans that are better for heatsinks than others?? looking into push/pull wondering if static pressure is important like radiators or not as much. any help would be greatly appreciated. Cheers

 

[Farfnarkle]

static pressure is very important, and the difference would be 5 degrees ish

 

[homer98]

Ok, what are some decent fans in that category? nothing super expensive, just some decent price/performance fans?

 

[Corrupted]

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Originally Posted by homer98 Ok, what are some decent fans in that category? nothing super expensive, just some decent price/performance fans?

So many choices that it's hard to start listing them. However, here is a link to someone that sought to find out exactly what you are asking and did the tests to make sure.

http://www.overclock.net/air-cooling...ans-112-a.html

 

[AgentHydra]

Actually, adding a second fan generally only helps with really dense or thick fin arrays. The 212+ is really thin compared to some heatsinks and isn't terribly dense either. Adding another fan for push-pull would probably only result in a 1-2 degree drop in temps, if any drop at all. Also the fan that comes with the 212+ is actually really good (almost 4 mm/H20 static pressure (the higher the number the better)). I wouldn't worry about getting new fans unless you wanted LED fans or something.

 

[Aardobard]

Scythe S-Flex $15
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835185065

Scythe Gentle Typhoon $17
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...-092-_-Product

Yate Loon $6
http://www.petrastechshop.com/12yalod1cafa2.html

All these are decent price/performance fans with decent static pressure for your purpose. You can also go with a number of 38mm fans.

 

[homer98]

Ok, thanks for the info, I am looking into Watercooling in the near future, so didnt want to go too high end for heatsink right now. might look into some of the quieter fans if anything.

I will wait and see what I kind of clocks I can get for now, Thanks again! Cheers !