Arctic Question

[Dankyss]

Heyo all!

I just finished putting together my new build and I ran into a clearance issue with my Arctic Liquid Freezer iii, so I had to put the included P12 fans on top as a pull instead of a push. I'm running a 9950x so ideally I'd like a push pull because why not!

 

I'm looking to get some P12 slims, they would fit and give the radiator a nice boost, but has anyone ordered from Arctics website in Canada? I was wondering if there was any import fees or anything like that. I was also wondering where I can find radiator screws, if I remember correctly they should be 5mm longer than the fans, right? So in this case I would need 20mm screws but I'm not sure about the thread pitch.

 

[Average Nerd]

4 minutes ago, Dankyss said:

thread pitch.

M3

M3x20 screws are a fairly common size that you should be able to find at your local hardware store.

 

When tightening the screws, pay close attention so you don't accidentally screw them in too far, because doing that can cause a leak in the rad.

[jaslion]

Pushpull only works with fans being the EXACT same and running at the SAME speed. Else you have one set hindering airflow making percormance WORSE.

 

For best functionjng of an aio it should be INTAKE push or pull doesnt matter much and doesnt affect performance past a degree or 2 if even.

[Dankyss]

7 hours ago, jaslion said:

Pushpull only works with fans being the EXACT same and running at the SAME speed. Else you have one set hindering airflow making percormance WORSE.

 

For best functionjng of an aio it should be INTAKE push or pull doesnt matter much and doesnt affect performance past a degree or 2 if even.

So would it just be better to swap both to the P12 slims then? I'm not apposed to it, and thank you for letting me know!

[jaslion]

Just now, Dankyss said:

So would it just be better to swap both to the P12 slims then? I'm not apposed to it, and thank you for letting me know!

No that would be worse than just normal p12's. The p12 slims are WAY worse than the normal ones and push pull at best will just be the same as it is now.

 

Whats the issue with the temps? The biggest increase will be to just have the aio have fresh air instead of using case air to cool.