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Corsair Air 240 and H105 AiO Cooler. Push or Pull?

So I got myself the new Corsair Air 240 case, and I had an H105 cooler lying around to use.  The design of the case pretty much requires that the AiO cooler to be installed in the front as an intake.  So should I put the included SP120L fans in a push or pull configuration?  Would there be any perfomance difference?
 

I was thinking of a pull configuration, because that allows the H105 tubing to stretch a little more, and not be squeezed against the solo top fan and the side panel.  I don't want to do a push/pull config, since that puts the fans a little too close to the GPU for my comfort.

 

Also, are the SP120Ls sufficient for a pull, or are there better fans designed for this kind of layout?

 

Any suggestions on what config is the best?  Thanks!

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Which side the fans are on does not really matter at all. Just do it the way it is the easiest. And the included fans are good for pull.

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Which side the fans are on does not really matter at all. Just do it the way it is the easiest. And the included fans are good for pull.

 

Thanks for the suggestion.  I'll try out a pull config, and see if the temps are any different.

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So I tried out the pull configuration for my rig, and did a thermal test using HWMonitor, Prime95, and GPU-Z's built in stress test.  Did 15 minutes in a push, and then 15 minutes in a pull.

 

Absolutely no difference in either configuration.  Both push and pull had the exact same temps for the CPU, and the GPU wasn't affected by either config when pulling in air near the radiator.  I have a reference GTX780, by the way.

 

That answers my question completely.

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