To push/pull or not

[Luihed]

Hi all... this is the set up im building right now which will be housed in an external case.....

Dtek Whitewater
Dtek upcoming GPU block
Magdrive #5
GM heatercore 9.5"x6.25"x2"

now for the fans.... Im thinking of using 4 120mm (120cfm) fans in a push/pull configuration.... Am I going to see any improvements by doing this or will 2 fans in either push or pull will do.... Ill be running my 2100+ to 2.2v, and I would like to know if itll make a big difference at this voltage.... thx.

[2ntense]

Originally posted by Luihed
Hi all... this is the set up im building right now which will be housed in an external case.....

Dtek Whitewater
Dtek upcoming GPU block
Magdrive #5
GM heatercore 9.5"x6.25"x2"

now for the fans.... Im thinking of using 4 120mm (120cfm) fans in a push/pull configuration.... Am I going to see any improvements by doing this or will 2 fans in either push or pull will do.... Ill be running my 2100+ to 2.2v, and I would like to know if itll make a big difference at this voltage.... thx.

I think you don't need all 4 fans. Just use 2 to pull the air through the core. You won't get any benefit from pushing the other 2 because there is little restriction with the core. Meaning your CFM will not increase with the extra 2 fans. Just use the 2 fans to pull and don't forget a shroud.

[Luihed]

Thanks for the reply.... I was thinking that the other two fans would be a waste but ive heard so many people saying that using a push/pull config improves their temp......

[SiliconX]

I'm using a single 120mm on each of my D-Tek cores with a shroud pulling the air through and I get awesome temps. AN extra fan to me would only be a waste of space and power