CM Hypter TX3 - Push or Pull?

linkin

linkin

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Currently my TX3 is setup to blow air through the heatsink. I'm wondering whether having it setup to pull air through the heatsink would yield better temperatures?

Better yet, what are the best 92mm fans you can get? I can do push+pull as the TX3 came with 2 sets of fan clips.

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linkin said:
Currently my TX3 is setup to blow air through the heatsink. I'm wondering whether having it setup to pull air through the heatsink would yield better temperatures?

Better yet, what are the best 92mm fans you can get? I can do push+pull as the TX3 came with 2 sets of fan clips.

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Try the pull affect as it may work better but the two fan idea I have doubts as the 2nd fan may restrict air flow.
 
Well I would be ordering 2 of the same fan, so CFM/RPM would be equal. I shall try the pull configuration now :)
 
Obviously. I intend to have one fan on each end of the heatsink, one pulling air towards the rear and one pushing air towards the rear... that's what push/pull is, isn't it?
 
Well I just stress tested the CPU with 1 run of IBT in push and then in pull. exactly the same temperatures.
 
wouldnt more static pressure be better in a push pull configuration? i changed to a high static pressure fan to push on my h50 and saw a significant performance increase, as well as quieting everything down...the fan only turns around 500-1500 rpm which trips my motherboards low speed failure warning...so i just turned that off, it works like a champ
 
I may just get a better cooler entirely, I'm not liking 55c CPU temps in summer, heats up my small room fast along with the 460 at 70c or so.
 
Something you can try for the push fan is set up a kind of wind tunnel. Get another 92mm fan case, or buy another fan and take out the fins and the inside stuff so you only have the outside. Connect that to the heatsink and then the fan to that and that should give some better results by having the wind cool more of the heatsink.
From what I have read it works quite well.
 
I always thought pull is better, it creates a low pressure area behind the fan which tends to pull air more uniformly through the rad.
 
awildgoose said:
Something you can try for the push fan is set up a kind of wind tunnel. Get another 92mm fan case, or buy another fan and take out the fins and the inside stuff so you only have the outside. Connect that to the heatsink and then the fan to that and that should give some better results by having the wind cool more of the heatsink.
From what I have read it works quite well.
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Awesome. I never heard of nor thought of that. How did you find out about that tactic?
 
^ This forum has an edit button...no need to double post. ;)

What awildgoose is talking about is called a shroud, and works very well. The majority of a fan's airflow goes out from the tips of the blades at a `45 degree angle, not straight into a heat sink. A shroud prevents that from happening, as well as helping to eliminate the dead spot where the fan hub is.
 
linkin said:
I may just get a better cooler entirely, I'm not liking 55c CPU temps in summer, heats up my small room fast along with the 460 at 70c or so.
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Sounds like a good choice... your cooler is more for mainstream where people don't care what their temps are, just as long as their computer doesn't shut off.

awildgoose said:
Something you can try for the push fan is set up a kind of wind tunnel. Get another 92mm fan case, or buy another fan and take out the fins and the inside stuff so you only have the outside. Connect that to the heatsink and then the fan to that and that should give some better results by having the wind cool more of the heatsink.
From what I have read it works quite well.
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Drenlin said:
^ This forum has an edit button...no need to double post. ;)

What awildgoose is talking about is called a shroud, and works very well. The majority of a fan's airflow goes out from the tips of the blades at a `45 degree angle, not straight into a heat sink. A shroud prevents that from happening, as well as helping to eliminate the dead spot where the fan hub is.
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Although they don't have 92mm fans, Yate Loon has 120mm fans at PerformancePCs that cost like 3$ each. They're cheaper than most shrouds, so you can buy a bunch of them and cut out the fans.
 
Well I ended up ordering two of the 100m scythe kaze jyu fans (2000rpm) and some AS5 paste with an Arcti Clean solution.

I'll let everyone know the results when it all arrives, and I'll be redoing the paste on my 460 as well.
 
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