Does this fan work well for watercooling? i'm only running a single-fan radiator in my build.
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No. You need static air pressure for good airflow through a radiator. Static pressure is a measure of how well the fan blades can move air through a restriction. Look at a NZXT 120mm as another similar fan that will work better with low noise.
1211763
It indeed has 2 fans! It should work very well on that cpu provided your case has good ventilation. My case is a Zalman z9 plus with 6 120mm blue led fans.
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Yes i would say with the stock fans you can get adequate airflow any standard system. IT however has a very tight fit with the cool-master 120m water cooling system and don't recommend using the cooler if you plan to force air out of the back. The top mount were good but for my configuration those were blocked.
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It will be fine if you dont plan on overclocking it and you will be happy running it around 50C. Think about it, youre trying to cool 200+ watts with 120mm of radiator space; a radiator that is not very thick. The only 120mm radiator that Ive found that works well with this is the Alphacool Ut60 (60mm thick). But Id always suggest a 240mm. Ive tested the Corsair h60 on thisd cpu and I wasnt even comfortable getting a stable bench/burn in at stock clocks. I shut it down and put the Swiftech h220x on it.
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Most suitable. It's high static pressure make it perfect for blowing through heat sinks and radiators. Though I wouldn't use the silent adapter for it if you're using it on the 212. I would think you would want the entirety of the fans cooling performance at your disposal when tasked to cool down your CPU.
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In your case.. using it as a rear case fan, use the molex connector, not the 3 pin one.. <unless you want to monitor the fans RPM's via the MB> As for the setting.. Does your case get warm? If so use the high setting.. I personally like quiet fans, since its a case fan, try the medium setting. If you have a temp monitor with that case, watch it and adjust accordingly.
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It doesn't "need" hydro cooling. It is recommended though. I am using air cooling and both my cards run fine.
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I'm not sure as mine is mounted in a tower but I imagine it wouldn't be much different. I am not a fan of the small fan it uses though. It get very loud and I have not seen much difference in idle temps. I set it to cut off below 40 C. If I'm playing a game or encoding, it will kick on otherwise it's off.I actually bought this not for the cooling or dust prevention, but for support of the motherboard. I like to think the backplate helps with the weight from the CPU heatsink and graphic cards.
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I have this running on a 9590 currently, and it does a decent job. I range between 27-47C. I had a different setup before with dual inline radiators, but I have not had the time to get this setup implemented again.
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I installed the Noctua NH-U12S cooling unit and I'm very happy with it. I have an i7-4770K Haswell.
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Hello,The one I have is CORSAIR Hydro Series H110 Extreme Performance Water/Liquid CPU Cooler and its doing an excellent job.
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Well, I have four fans cooling my system and when gaming I let them spin pretty fast. Don't really care about excessive sound because I'm wearing a headset most of the time. With stock fan/heat sink mine is very cool while idle, and have never seen it above 60C while playing some of the most demanding games. Yes the fan and heat sink could be better but for me it's fine.
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All depends what your running in it. Also the avg temp of the air in your space. I haven't installed any extra fans aside from the H100 I use to cool my cpu. So for a basic build you should be fine.
105337
I am currently using the stock fan. At stock speeds my computer stays pretty cool, 15-20 C. When playing online games however, they go up to 40-45 which I guess isn't too bad. With higher settings on games/programs the fan then turns into something like a Bulldozer running over C4, extremely loud but does a pretty "Ok" job at keeping the CPU cool if it isn't put under anything over regular use stress. I would highly recommend getting a better fan if you have the money, but if not, you should be fine until you manage to get your hands on one.
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As long as the power supply is installed so the fan is facing down; you're good to go. I've used an Swiftech AIO water system on top for the cpu and fans throughout. No problems.
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No, Technically-short of cryogenic cooling there's no such thing as cooling overkill for the type of plug-and play water cooling solution you are considering. However you may want to explore the 140mm dual fan models since new cases, including many from Corsair provide mounting for the larger fan models which run slower and therefore quieter. The 120mm version is also quiet at normal loads, but cannot move as much air and stay as quiet when the cpu is amped.
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This fan can be mounted on your case or on an aftermarket cpu heatsink. You cannot use it alone as a means of cooling your cpu.