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Does having push and pull vans on a AIO matter? i have two extra fans and was thinking about putting them on.

 

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Push/pull can help improve cooling especially when one fan can't provide adequate performance on it's own. It makes a bigger difference on thick/dense rads or with fans at low rpm.

What AIO and fans do you have?

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it probably wont make much of a difference because most AIOs have thin radiators.

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35 minutes ago, Stevennolan28 said:

Does having push and pull vans on a AIO matter? i have two extra fans and was thinking about putting them on.

 

Not worth it

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36 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

Push/pull can help improve cooling especially when one fan can't provide adequate performance on it's own. It makes a bigger difference on thick/dense rads or with fans at low rpm.

What AIO and fans do you have?

I have the fractal design s24

 

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15 minutes ago, Stevennolan28 said:

I have the fractal design s24

What fans do you have?

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So, choice of fan matters, but I won't say that it's entirely pointless.

 

Back when my GPU was cooled by an 120mm AiO, I spent a couple months using a single fan before adding a second fan for push/pull.

What I achieved was the same temps (mid 60s at load) while being able to run both fans slower for less noise.

 

So I figure there's some worth in going from a single set of fans to push/pull, even if you already have good quality, static pressure optimized fans.

The performance gain may be small though, which is why I wouldn't recommend just outright buying new fans if you current ones are good.

But if you have some extra fans lying around, why not?

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