What is Push-Pull Cooling??

insaneazian · 08-18-2006, 07:39 PM

I wanted to get the 3D Galaxy Cooling system because it's been stated as an easy to install beginner type of cooling kit so I wanted to try my hand at it. In the article located here http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/...re/1598_2.html it discussed something about how it would be compatibile with push-pull cooling. It's in the second paragraph from the bottom. Can someone explain this to me and discuss how I could install it?? Thanks.

Impr3ssiv3 · 08-18-2006, 09:34 PM

im not sure but i think its where you have 2 fans on the radiator and one fan push the air over it(blow) and the other pulls it(suck)

so you just have 2 fans and they spin in different directions

bball4life · 08-18-2006, 09:38 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Impr3ssiv3

im not sure but i think its where you have 2 fans on the radiator and one fan push the air over it(blow) and the other pulls it(suck)

so you just have 2 fans and they spin in different directions

Ya that is exactly it, they are actually spinning the in same direction, and facing the same way. So you have 1 fan pushing the air through the radiatior and the fan on the other side pulling it out.

insaneazian · 08-18-2006, 10:27 PM

Is this a push pull setup then?? Cause that was what I kind of wanted in mind. In this scenario do all the fans face the same way? Including the fan in the fan which pulls the air in.

bball4life · 08-18-2006, 10:29 PM

Ok well near your radiatot, the fan that is inside of your case should be pushing air out through the radiator, and if there is a fan on the outside of the radiator it should be moving air in the same direction.

insaneazian · 08-19-2006, 12:02 AM

should the intake fan at the front be facing inwards?? so basically all the fans in the case face the same way?

diduknowthat · 08-19-2006, 12:10 AM

Noo, you're understanding it wrong. In order to have this "push cooling" thing, you have to have another fan mounted on the other side of your radiator blowing outwards. This way, you'll have 2 fans attached to your radiator both blowing the same way.

Impr3ssiv3 · 08-19-2006, 12:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by insaneazian

should the intake fan at the front be facing inwards?? so basically all the fans in the case face the same way?

i think so?

basically you just sandwich the radiator between two fans that are spinning the same way

bball4life · 08-19-2006, 12:14 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by insaneazian

should the intake fan at the front be facing inwards?? so basically all the fans in the case face the same way?

The one at the front of the case? Ya have that one blow air into the case. But then you should have a 120mm fan at the back of your case, and one on the outside of the radiator. Then both of those should be blowing air in the same direction, out of the back of the case. All your fans should blow in the same direction, to get the best airflow.

Impr3ssiv3 · 08-19-2006, 12:24 AM

ok

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fan--radiator--fan----
oustide--case--inside
____ ____ .| ____
|.(/.||___| ||.(/.|
|./).||___| ||./).|
----- ....... |-----

the two

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|.(/.|
|./).|
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are fans. they are on each side of the radiator

Code:

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|___|
|___|

they both blow air to the outside of the case

08-18-2006, 07:39 PM	#1 (permalink)
insaneazian Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 138	What is Push-Pull Cooling?? I wanted to get the 3D Galaxy Cooling system because it's been stated as an easy to install beginner type of cooling kit so I wanted to try my hand at it. In the article located here http://www.motherboards.org/reviews/...re/1598_2.html it discussed something about how it would be compatibile with push-pull cooling. It's in the second paragraph from the bottom. Can someone explain this to me and discuss how I could install it?? Thanks.

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bball4life Diamond Member Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: Somewhere.... Posts: 1,423	Ok well near your radiatot, the fan that is inside of your case should be pushing air out through the radiator, and if there is a fan on the outside of the radiator it should be moving air in the same direction. __________________ Fold To Cure Team 12912 AMD 3700+ San Diego (@2.75) I A8N SLI premium I 1 GB OCZ Gold PC3200 (@460 2-2-2-5) I 160GB Seagate HDD I EVGA 7900GT KO (@550/1800) I Seasonic S12 600W SLI PSU I Audigy 2ZS I MX3100 Mouse/Keyboard I Logitech x5300 I Dell E193FP 19" LCD I Black Aspire X-Cruiser Macbook I 2.0GHz Yonah I 1GB RAM I 80GB HDD

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Impr3ssiv3 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,231	ok picture time n fan--radiator--fan---- oustide--case--inside ____ ____ .\| ____ \|.(/.\|\|___\| \|\|.(/.\| \|./).\|\|___\| \|\|./).\| ----- ....... \|----- the two Code: ____ \|.(/.\| \|./).\| ----- are fans. they are on each side of the radiator Code: ___ \|___\| \|___\| they both blow air to the outside of the case Last edited by Impr3ssiv3; 08-19-2006 at 12:29 AM.

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08-18-2006, 09:34 PM	#2 (permalink)
Impr3ssiv3 Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,231	im not sure but i think its where you have 2 fans on the radiator and one fan push the air over it(blow) and the other pulls it(suck) so you just have 2 fans and they spin in different directions

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insaneazian Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 138	Is this a push pull setup then?? Cause that was what I kind of wanted in mind. In this scenario do all the fans face the same way? Including the fan in the fan which pulls the air in.

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insaneazian Silver Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Posts: 138	should the intake fan at the front be facing inwards?? so basically all the fans in the case face the same way?

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