Is Push/Pull worth it on a AIO

[Revan654]

I have a NZXT Kraken X61. I was wondering if I put an extra two Noctua PWM fans would it be worth the effort and money?

[Aurora906]

Depending on the fans maybe a little, but in my experiences not much.

[Senzelian]

I have a NZXT Kraken X61. I was wondering if I put an extra two Noctua PWM fans would it be worth the effort and money?

I don't think it's worth.

First of all I think it looks pretty ugly. And that's already enough for me to not do it.

Another reason not to do it is that the temperature difference is minimal. Depending on the AIO and the fans you might get a difference of 5°C. At best 10°C maybe. Not sure about that.

If you already have really good fans and a really good radiator, then it won't make much difference.

[SeanBond]

no.

[SirSquid]

Generally speaking push pull only give a 1-7C change.  its better to put the money to something else. 

[CyberneticTitan]

No.

 

Performance gains with the given temperature decrease is not worth the $60ish you dump into Noctua fans (personally.)

[Deli]

I don't think it's worth.

First of all I think it looks pretty ugly. And that's already enough for me to not do it.

Another reason not to do it is that the temperature difference is minimal. Depending on the AIO and the fans you might get a difference of 5°C. At best 10°C maybe. Not sure about that.

If you already have really good fans and a really good radiator, then it won't make much difference.

For slim rad, 27-30mm thick, push-pull will gain you 2*C cooler under load. For thick and very high FPI rad, you may see 3-4*C. 

[Senzelian]

For slim rad, 27-30mm thick, push-pull will gain you 2*C cooler under load. For thick and very high FPI rad, you may see 3-4*C. 

Okay, so it is even worse than I thought it would be.

Thanks for the info.

[m_tieu]

No its not worth it. Makes almost no difference.

[Skyway]

Honestly, push/pulll and shrouds on both fans would probably make more of a difference than push/pull alone.  That would make for one very thick rad and would be rather expensive, plus you probably couldn't even mount it in most cases.

 

I've tried push/pull on my H60 and temp difference was minimal at best.  If you have the fans laying around like I did, go ahead and try it out, but if you have to buy the fans I really don't think it's worth it (unless you got money to burn).  It's also going to be a lot noisier than a single fan.