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Push/Pull Useful or Redundant?

JujuShinobi
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I'm planning on getting a Xigmatek Dark Knight II CPU cooler in push pull with 2 AP123s. I was wondering if getting the extra fan is worth the cost or is just one AP123 more than enough?

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It's up to you. You'll likely see a 5 degree or so difference. Maybe up to 8 or 9 degrees. Is that worth it to you?

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It's up to you. You'll likely see a 5 degree or so difference. Maybe up to 8 or 9 degrees. Is that worth it to you?

In a hot and humid country like Singapore? It probably is...

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As long as you get some resistance in the middle thats when Push/Pull is useful.

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Usually push pull is not all that effective, but if you live in a place like singapore I would go for it.

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How different is Dark Knight to Gaia? Looks like only color and fan are different. Gaia is $25, you might consider getting it. Only difference is dark ceramic coating and transparent fan lol.

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It's up to you. You'll likely see a 5 degree or so difference. Maybe up to 8 or 9 degrees. Is that worth it to you?

That's quite drastic. It's probably 1-2 degrees if anything. Push/pull will only help if the single fan wasn't enough to properly push air through the fins in the first place.

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That's quite drastic. It's probably 1-2 degrees if anything. Push/pull will only help if the single fan wasn't enough to properly push air through the fins in the first place.

Agreed. I did a fair bit of research on the matter just beforehand and saw the average temp difference for that heatsink is 3.4 degrees. Dependent on the fans being used of course

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How different is Dark Knight to Gaia? Looks like only color and fan are different. Gaia is $25, you might consider getting it. Only difference is dark ceramic coating and transparent fan lol.

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Another fan isn't really worth it, it is only a thin heatsink. Another fan will help direct hot air towards your rear-exhaust fan though, but the 5C max difference in temps when the CPU is loaded really doesn't mean much for everyday use.

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Another fan isn't really worth it, it is only a thin heatsink. Another fan will help direct hot air towards your rear-exhaust fan though, but the 5C max difference in temps when the CPU is loaded really doesn't mean much for everyday use.

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Not worth the extra noise in my opinion. Sure you'll get better temps but they are probably going to be like 3C.

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