New CPU Cooler

[tombstone]

Hey all.

I have 2 question reguarding the Cooler Master Hyper 212 Evo.

I have kinda settled for this product, and in addition im getting some Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition fans

for my new rig, that is build in a vengeance c70 case

My first question if as follows.

Would there be any difference in changing the stock fan on the evo 212 with a Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance (Static Pressure) ???

My second question if as follows.

And the second question, would I benefit from push pull configuration on the evo 212?

Best regards, and a good day

Nicolai

[LynWildwood]

If you go with the AF120, you'd definitely benefit from a push pull. But for CPU cooling, static pressure fans are the way to go, and they generally do not need a push pull. If you are aiming for performance over aesthetics, I'd recommend a Noctua NF-F12 fan.

[tombstone]

How much better are the Noctua against Corsair?

Im going to overclock my 3570k and gtx 670 a little, but nothing fancy.

im all for quiet rig, and i really dont like the colour of the noctua

[LynWildwood]

That series from Corsair performs very well, so go with that if you're going for a color scheme. Just be sure to stay under 4.4 Ghz with the Hyper 212 Evo. If you want to try to aim higher, monitor your temps closely. But it's a very decent cooler for the price.

[tombstone]

Thank you for your quick response LynWildwood.

Brought:

8x Corsair Air Series AF120 High Performance for the rig

2x Corsair Air Series SP120 High Performance Push pull for the evo 212

2 fans just for the heck of it, Got the Twin pack :)

[Hasufein]

Caution regarding SP120 - i own a pair of the SP120's PE (like you have just ordered) - but no longer use them because they are quite noisy. I use phanteks fans now ~

You might want to consider using the 7V adapters they come with. Using a push pull config will (ideally) accomodate for any loss in performance you may notice in stepping your RPM down to 1750 instead of 2200.

[tombstone]

Caution regarding SP120 - i own a pair of the SP120's PE (like you have just ordered) - but no longer use them because they are quite noisy. I use phanteks fans now ~ You might want to consider using the 7V adapters they come with. Using a push pull config will (ideally) accomodate for any loss in performance you may notice in stepping your RPM down to 1750 instead of 2200.

I got a asus Fan xpert 2 and a Corsair Cooling link to turn down and mange my fans, so I should be good

Thank you for your comment

[VIVID]

hi everyone kinda new at all this computer stuff but im wondering i had to clean all the dust from my computer and the factory stock cooler and fan was pretty bad so i decided to just remove the fan from the stock heat sink and cant remember which way the fan went back is it better for the fan to blow air on the heat sink or draw heat away???

[tombstone]

hi everyone kinda new at all this computer stuff but im wondering i had to clean all the dust from my computer and the factory stock cooler and fan was pretty bad so i decided to just remove the fan from the stock heat sink and cant remember which way the fan went back is it better for the fan to blow air on the heat sink or draw heat away???

Air needs to go down on the heatsink.