Swapping fans on radiatiors

[Chaoz-Theory]

hey guys,

 

im planning a hardline loop for my pc and i was wondering if i could or would be able to swap the stock fans that come with the rads for my corsair ml 120mm ones.

Say i go with EK and get 2x 360mm rads (1 for top and 1 for front), would i be able to stick those corsair ones on the rads rather than use the stock ek vardar fans and would it provide better flow of air through the pc.

 

Specs:

i9 9900k

EKFG A240 cpu cooling

2x RTX 2080s FE
32gb gskills ripjaws v 3200mhz ram

asus maximus xi extreme

corsair hx850i

 

im thinking between bitspower or ekwb as i wanna get rid of my ekfg

[Jurrunio]

You can do that, but nope the ML fans don't perform as well as the EK Vardars. They might look better I don't know or care, but Vardars are one of the best fans for radiators and not something the ML can beat in the Vardar's turf.

[Chaoz-Theory]

1 minute ago, Jurrunio said:

You can do that, but nope the ML fans don't perform as well as the EK Vardars. They might look better I don't know or care, but Vardars are one of the best fans for radiators and not something the ML can beat in the Vardar's turf.

ahhh ok, then id just stick with the vardars, i just didnt know if there was a difference or not and if i can save money in not buy the fans and just use the MLs then yea, but np, thanks for the input

[Firewrath9]

30 minutes ago, Jurrunio said:

You can do that, but nope the ML fans don't perform as well as the EK Vardars. They might look better I don't know or care, but Vardars are one of the best fans for radiators and not something the ML can beat in the Vardar's turf.

actually they perform quite well.

http://thermalbench.com/2016/07/12/corsair-ml120-pro-120-mm-fan/3/

[Dschijn]

Sure that would work!

But why not consider better fans, like the Noctua NF-A12x25?

[Chaoz-Theory]

52 minutes ago, Dschijn said:

Sure that would work!

But why not consider better fans, like the Noctua NF-A12x25?

well, i only considered the MLs as i already have them, so i wouldnt have to order some more. im open to whatever suggestions though

[Mick Naughty]

I bet you won’t feel the air going through the rad. Airflow will be poor using them as  an intake. Circle frame fans on square rads isn’t bright either. 

[cluelessgenius]

9 minutes ago, Mick Naughty said:

Circle frame fans on square rads isn’t bright either. 

one word: duct (tape)

 

[Mick Naughty]

7 minutes ago, cluelessgenius said:

one word: duct (tape)

 

Yea doing things the jay way tends to be the topic of this forum. 

[cluelessgenius]

1 minute ago, Mick Naughty said:

Yea doing things the jay way tends to be the topic of this forum. 

i think the contrast of a really high end hardline tubing build with some ghetto as duct tape and maybe a water bottle as reservoir would look great. get real fancy waterblock and then ziptie it to the board. get really nice sleeved cable but then theyre all over place like no fucks given. get a tempered glass case then cut a whole in it to put in a plexi window...ok now im just getting stupid  just right mix of luxury and old school ghetto techniques

[Chaoz-Theory]

10 hours ago, Mick Naughty said:

I bet you won’t feel the air going through the rad. Airflow will be poor using them as  an intake. Circle frame fans on square rads isn’t bright either. 

hmmmm, so how would i go about having the best possible performance for the rads, go with the vardars or the noctua afs?

[Mick Naughty]

18 minutes ago, Chaoz-Theory said:

hmmmm, so how would i go about having the best possible performance for the rads, go with the vardars or the noctua afs?

Only way to compare is to look at the charts which have the static pressure at full speed and hope for the best.