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push, pull or both?

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[DAD]MeR|iN

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Ok I have my JR-120 rad setup with two 120 mm fans on it, one pushing and the other pulling out the end, does it work better with 1 push, one pull or both? thanks!
 
Well, normally I would test it out and tell yah the results, but the fans on there now are very tough to get on or off i had to rig em up pretty good, very interesting :bang head :bang head process thats why i am asking you guys, cause if it makes that big of a difference i am going to remove or leave whatever so it works better
 
I would imagine that pull is good but "both" is the best. Even if it does not give a high performance increase it still gives an increase.
 
Having done all three with that core, push/pull gave the best temps, followed by pull, and finally push.

i'm sure push/pull is better than just pulling, so if it's all set up there's no reason to go tinkering with it

If its not broken... don't fix it.
 
Bill Adams said:
Several fans were tested at 12 and 7V, both singly and in a push-pull configuration.Running two Panaflo FBA08A12 fans at 12V instead of one increased the heat dissipation by 17%, while running the two Panaflo fans at 7V produced no gain at all compared to the single fan at the same voltage..
source:http://overclockers.com/articles778/index02.asp

the guru himself?

assume .02c/w for a GOOD rad

that's .004c/w change

or .4C at 100w heatload

so, count on no change at ~7v, and about .5C in push-pull at 12v.
 
I don't have much proof to back me up but I agree with Greenman100. Too many fans just add to the noise and from the article that he posted, you don't have that much gain in performance. I plan to do a push configuration where I'm pushing cold air from outside in from top of case with 2X120mm fans for my fedco 2-302 hc and then have another 120mm fan to push warm air out at the rear of case.
 
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