Would it be suitable to replace a cpu cooler fan with a normal slim case fan instead?

[Johnsmith45]

I have the thermal right spirit 120 se cooler in a nr200. I can't put a fan on the right side of the tower since it blocks the atx 24 pin connector. I don't mind if it blocks the ram. What I had to instead is put the fan on the left side of the tower. I did remove the preinstalled exhaust fan. So I figured if I bought a slim case fan and use it as a cpu cooling fan instead would that work on the right side of the tower?  

 

[Hinjima]

3 minutes ago, Johnsmith45 said:

I have the thermal right spirit 120 se cooler in a nr200. I can't put a fan on the right side of the tower since it blocks the atx 24 pin connector. I don't mind if it blocks the ram. What I had to instead is put the fan on the left side of the tower. I did remove the preinstalled exhaust fan. So I figured if I bought a slim case fan and use it as a cpu cooling fan instead would that work on the right side of the tower?  

 

If you want to add a slim fan in addition to the left side fan then absolutely, this would work really well

[jaslion]

A peerless/spirit 120 can run fine with just the middle fan. The extra fan only add 1-3c extra cooling. Adding a slim fan is likely to have no positive impact.

 

 

[Johnsmith45]

25 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

If you want to add a slim fan in addition to the left side fan then absolutely, this would work really well

 

5 minutes ago, jaslion said:

A peerless/spirit 120 can run fine with just the middle fan. The extra fan only add 1-3c extra cooling. Adding a slim fan is likely to have no positive impact.

 

 

Thank you for the responses. I don't think the fan clips that I have will fit a slim fan. Trying to  mount a slim fan on the tower would be another challenge. I think I am going to keep it as it is. 

[jaslion]

1 minute ago, Johnsmith45 said:

 

Thank you for the responses. I don't think the fan clips that I have will fit a slim fan. Trying to  mount a slim fan on the tower would be another challenge. 

Yeah just leave it be. What cpu do you even have? A spirit 120 is a GOOD cooler so it may be more than fine missinf 3c of cooling power

[Hinjima]

1 minute ago, Johnsmith45 said:

 

Thank you for the responses. I don't think the fan clips that I have will fit a slim fan. Trying to  mount a slim fan on the tower would be another challenge. I think I am going to keep it as it is. 

Most if not all dual towers will run very well with only one fan   They tested this on a Noctua NH-D15 and on average I think we saw a 2-3c difference with two fans compared to one.

 

As said, if temperatures are good then just leave it as is  

[Johnsmith45]

3 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Yeah just leave it be. What cpu do you even have? A spirit 120 is a GOOD cooler so it may be more than fine missinf 3c of cooling power

 

1 minute ago, Hinjima said:

Most if not all dual towers will run very well with only one fan   They tested this on a Noctua NH-D15 and on average I think we saw a 2-3c difference with two fans compared to one.

 

As said, if temperatures are good then just leave it as is  

It is an i7 9700k 

[jaslion]

1 minute ago, Johnsmith45 said:

 

It is an i7 9700k 

Yeah easily done on a spirit 120 with 1 fan

[Hinjima]

1 minute ago, Johnsmith45 said:

 

It is an i7 9700k 

Not a high wattage CPU. One fan should be plenty plenty

[jaslion]

Just now, Hinjima said:

Not a high wattage CPU. One fan should be plenty plenty

Well in current context no but like when it came out it was considered quite high wattage
 

Now an i5 gets there

[Hinjima]

16 minutes ago, jaslion said:

Well in current context no but like when it came out it was considered quite high wattage
 

Now an i5 gets there

Absolutely.  95w seems like super energy efficient compared to modern intel CPU's

[jaslion]

10 minutes ago, Hinjima said:

Absolutely.  95w seems like super energy efficient compared to modern intel CPU's

In reality it did like 140w depending on power profile but still WAY efficient compared to today