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And yeah, i realize dust will be an issue. But ALL of the intakes on my case will be filtered, and the case will have slightly high internal pressure, so i dont think dust should be too big of an issue. But iw ill be monitoring the temps and performance pretty closely, and if it starts to get warm or anything because of the dust it should be super easy to clean. but like i said i dont know if im even going to need to go push/pull.

 

Now the questions is, about the screws i need for the two fans. do they come with the card? or will i have to purchase them separate?

the card will come with the rad, two fans, and the card itself. it will give you the screws to instal the fans, which you'll have to do yourself anyway.

just order fans, the card will come with screws.

 

it should be normal 120mm fans, as that is what most cases have holes for in the back.

all you need to do is order two better 120mm fans.

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OK so I currently own a r9 295x2 and I am wanting to replace the stock fan that is currently on the radiator with two higher performing, corsair static pressure fans in a push/pull config. I just have one problem, I can't seem to find any screws anywhere to do that. The radiator itself is 38mm thick and the corsair fans are 25mm thick. anyone have any suggestions on where to look for the screws and hardware I'm going to need that is the right size? Links would be appreciated! Thanks!

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they aren't normal 120mm fans?

you're going to need those long screws, i had some come with my case, but you should be able to use the ones that came with the card.

We can't Benchmark like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to shove more GPUs in your computer. Like the time I needed to NV-Link, because I needed a higher HeavenBench score, so I did an SLI, which is what they called NV-Link back in the day. So, I decided to put two GPUs in my computer, which was the style at the time. Now, to add another GPU to your computer, costs a new PSU. Now in those days PSUs said OCZ on them, "Gimme 750W OCZs for an SLI" you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had two GPUs in my rig, which was the style at the time! They didn't have RGB PSUs at the time, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big green ones. 

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Isn't push/pull not worth it because you get marginal if any gains in cooling performance?

 

I can't help with screws but I suggest you look at EK's Vardar fans instead of SPs from Corsair, they're very good at moving air through a radiator and much quieter.

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Isn't push/pull not worth it because you get marginal if any gains in cooling performance?

 

I can't help with screws but I suggest you look at EK's Vardar fans instead of SPs from Corsair, they're very good at moving air through a radiator and much quieter.

linus suggests just pull if you have static pressure fans.

those vardars don't look like they seal to the rad well.

 

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We can't Benchmark like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to shove more GPUs in your computer. Like the time I needed to NV-Link, because I needed a higher HeavenBench score, so I did an SLI, which is what they called NV-Link back in the day. So, I decided to put two GPUs in my computer, which was the style at the time. Now, to add another GPU to your computer, costs a new PSU. Now in those days PSUs said OCZ on them, "Gimme 750W OCZs for an SLI" you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had two GPUs in my rig, which was the style at the time! They didn't have RGB PSUs at the time, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big green ones. 

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Yeah I'm here, I was talking in another post, sorry :) and I know corsair fans aren't the best, but I like them and they should work for my purpose just fine.

Also, I know linus suggests pull for SP fans, and I'm not even sure I need push pull yet. I haven't done too much testing yet. The card is in my folding rig and until I can get it up and running I won't know if I even need it in push pull.

I made the thread because a lot of people are saying around the web that this card throttles alot. So I wanted to pick up the hardware and have it ready for if and when I need it

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And yes, @Thought and @ the gains of doing push pull are small, but in this case he radiator is a bit thicker, and the card is running almost all the time. Im willing to make any and all marginal gains I can if it means keeping the card cooler because its very expensive, and also going to be folding a lot of the time.

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And yes, @Thought and @ the gains of doing push pull are small, but in this case he radiator is a bit thicker, and the card is running almost all the time. Im willing to make any and all marginal gains I can if it means keeping the card cooler because its very expensive, and also going to be folding a lot of the time.

I mean like the performance gains are maybe 1 degree. Try it with one fan and see where the temps are at. If it isn't satisfactory then go ahead and get a second. Remember, these cards are capable of taking a lot of heat for extended periods of time, and the cooler is very efficient. If it's sitting in the mid-70s then you'll have nothing to worry about.

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And yes, @Thought and @ the gains of doing push pull are small, but in this case he radiator is a bit thicker, and the card is running almost all the time. Im willing to make any and all marginal gains I can if it means keeping the card cooler because its very expensive, and also going to be folding a lot of the time.

as long as you realize that the push side is going to put dust clogs on the Rad, which will reduce air flow and heat dissipation over time.

We can't Benchmark like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to shove more GPUs in your computer. Like the time I needed to NV-Link, because I needed a higher HeavenBench score, so I did an SLI, which is what they called NV-Link back in the day. So, I decided to put two GPUs in my computer, which was the style at the time. Now, to add another GPU to your computer, costs a new PSU. Now in those days PSUs said OCZ on them, "Gimme 750W OCZs for an SLI" you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had two GPUs in my rig, which was the style at the time! They didn't have RGB PSUs at the time, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big green ones. 

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I mean like the performance gains are maybe 1 degree. Try it with one fan and see where the temps are at. If it isn't satisfactory then go ahead and get a second. Remember, these cards are capable of taking a lot of heat for extended periods of time, and the cooler is very efficient. If it's sitting in the mid-70s then you'll have nothing to worry about.

 

No, thats the thing, the card throttles at 75, i want to keep it as far away from that as possible, without going full custom loop with the cooling. And yeah, i plan to test it stock first for sure.

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as long as you realize that the push side is going to put dust clogs on the Rad, which will reduce air flow and heat dissipation over time.

And yeah, i realize dust will be an issue. But ALL of the intakes on my case will be filtered, and the case will have slightly high internal pressure, so i dont think dust should be too big of an issue. But iw ill be monitoring the temps and performance pretty closely, and if it starts to get warm or anything because of the dust it should be super easy to clean. but like i said i dont know if im even going to need to go push/pull.

 

Now the questions is, about the screws i need for the two fans. do they come with the card? or will i have to purchase them separate?

Collecting every single CPU in existence? Is it possible? I have no idea, but i'm sure gonna try! http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/341848-dont-throw-away-old-cpus-im-collecting/

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And yeah, i realize dust will be an issue. But ALL of the intakes on my case will be filtered, and the case will have slightly high internal pressure, so i dont think dust should be too big of an issue. But iw ill be monitoring the temps and performance pretty closely, and if it starts to get warm or anything because of the dust it should be super easy to clean. but like i said i dont know if im even going to need to go push/pull.

 

Now the questions is, about the screws i need for the two fans. do they come with the card? or will i have to purchase them separate?

the card will come with the rad, two fans, and the card itself. it will give you the screws to instal the fans, which you'll have to do yourself anyway.

just order fans, the card will come with screws.

 

it should be normal 120mm fans, as that is what most cases have holes for in the back.

all you need to do is order two better 120mm fans.

We can't Benchmark like we used to, but we have our ways. One trick is to shove more GPUs in your computer. Like the time I needed to NV-Link, because I needed a higher HeavenBench score, so I did an SLI, which is what they called NV-Link back in the day. So, I decided to put two GPUs in my computer, which was the style at the time. Now, to add another GPU to your computer, costs a new PSU. Now in those days PSUs said OCZ on them, "Gimme 750W OCZs for an SLI" you'd say. Now where were we? Oh yeah, the important thing was that I had two GPUs in my rig, which was the style at the time! They didn't have RGB PSUs at the time, because of the war. The only thing you could get was those big green ones. 

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No, thats the thing, the card throttles at 75, i want to keep it as far away from that as possible, without going full custom loop with the cooling. And yeah, i plan to test it stock first for sure.

It should have no problem staying under 75C with a better fan in place. I still maintain my position, try it with one fan first and run something like Furmark to see where your temps are at. Another thing to do is improve case airflow to get fresher air to the radiator.

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the card will come with the rad, two fans, and the card itself. it will give you the screws to instal the fans, which you'll have to do yourself anyway.

just order fans, the card will come with screws.

 

it should be normal 120mm fans, as that is what most cases have holes for in the back.

all you need to do is order two better 120mm fans.

 

Ah okay, i wasnt aware that the card came with two fans for the radiator, i was only aware that it came with one. that changes things alot... and i kinda feel dumb now.. ._.

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It should have no problem staying under 75C with a better fan in place. I still maintain my position, try it with one fan first and run something like Furmark to see where your temps are at. Another thing to do is improve case airflow to get fresher air to the radiator.

And yeah, the case will have no issue bringing in fresh air, almost the entire case is mesh ;) So ill run it stock first with just one fan, then if i need to i can put it in push/pull with the second fan that it supposedly comes with, then if need be ill get better fans. hopefully i wont have to but i just wanna be prepared and be ready for if i do need to get better cooling for the card.

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And yeah, the case will have no issue bringing in fresh air, almost the entire case is mesh ;) So ill run it stock first with just one fan, then if i need to i can put it in push/pull with the second fan that it supposedly comes with, then if need be ill get better fans. hopefully i wont have to but i just wanna be prepared and be ready for if i do need to get better cooling for the card.

One thing to remember, when you're going to do push/pull, do not use different fans. It can create turbulence and terrible air flow which can kill cooling performance.

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One thing to remember, when you're going to do push/pull, do not use different fans. It can create turbulence and terrible air flow which can kill cooling performance.

 

Yeah, i may or may not have done that with my first water cooled pc... not fun, and not good ;)

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