HAF vs SP

[yazerak]

Hello all, recently i built my first water cooling build and today I got a new pump res combo and in order to make it fit i have to move my rad to the top of my case, at the moment I'm using a push pull in the front with HAF fans and 2 HAF fans on top as exhaust my question is if have HAF fans as intake in the front could i use SP fans with my rad as exhaust or would that not work?

 

Would SP fans do as good a job as my HAF fans at exhausting air? 

 

 

My current setup is in this picture my plan is to move the odd add another fan up top and mount the rad up there with an xspc ion res/pump where the rad is now

[Wyzzy Moon]

SP fans are perfect for radiators and heatsinks.
HAF are good as casefans, but SP's will also do fine as casefans

[yazerak]

1 minute ago, Wyzzy Moon said:

SP fans are perfect for radiators and heatsinks.
HAF are good as casefans, but SP's will also do fine as casefans

So it would be ok to use haf for intake and SP  for exhaust with a rad? It wouldn't create an issue cause more air comes in than out?

[Wyzzy Moon]

1 minute ago, yazerak said:

So it would be ok to use haf for intake and SP  for exhaust with a rad? It wouldn't create an issue cause more air comes in than out?

more air in than out is even beter IMO. Than you have positive pressure in your case.
If you have more out than in than there is negative presure so all the little gaps and holes will suck air ( AND DUST) , but if you have more in than out than all those little holes will blow air, so less dust in you case : )
So HAF as intake and SP for your rad would be perfect. But you can always try it and check if your temps are still fine.

[yazerak]

Just now, Wyzzy Moon said:

more air in than out is even beter IMO. Than you have positive pressure in your case.
If you have more out than in than there is negative presure so all the little gaps and holes will suck air ( AND DUST) , but if you have more in than out than all those little holes will blow air, so less dust in you case : )
So HAF as intake and SP for your rad would be perfect. But you can always try it and check if your temps are still fine.

Alrighty thank you!! I've been asking on toms hardware and all i get is the difference between SP and HAF and i finally get the answer I needed here thank you!

[Wyzzy Moon]

1 minute ago, yazerak said:

Alrighty thank you!! I've been asking on toms hardware and all i get is the difference between SP and HAF and i finally get the answer I needed here thank you!

no problem
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