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#1 spawn1980

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Posted 30 April 2011 - 03:58 PM

I got a coolermaster hyper 212 plus that comes with one 120mm and optional 120mm I wanted to know if it's possible to put the coolmaster 120 fan to blow the air and a high speed fan (2500rpm) http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835705003 to suck the air and another higher speed fan(2700rpm) as the rear pc exhaust http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835705004 . I'm also worried about if it would vibrate itself loose and fall on top on my video card and land inside my psu. :blink:

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Posted 30 April 2011 - 06:40 PM

So the standard coolermaster 120 fan is the exhaust air and you want to put the 2500 fan to suck in. The 2700 fan is to be the rear exhaust of the the pc? It fall of if you fit on properly.

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Posted 30 April 2011 - 07:03 PM

No the coolmaster 120mm is the blower and the 2500rpm will attach on the other end of the coolmaster as the exhaust then the 2700rpm will replace the rear case exhaust fan to help the 2500rpm.

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Posted 30 April 2011 - 07:30 PM

I would not mismatch the fans on the coolermaster. If you upgrade one, then do both and keep them matched.
Do you know how many CFM of air the current fans move?

Upgrading or adding a rear case fan is rarely a bad idea.

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Posted 30 April 2011 - 08:53 PM

The cfm say 21.2-76.8. And the noise is 13-32dba. I thought about changing both but I was afraid if i install both either 2500 or 2700rpm on the coolmaster there might be vibration and slowly start to unscrew

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Posted 30 April 2011 - 09:06 PM

You are more likely to cause a vibration problem with mismatched fans\rpms then with matched.
As well as unwanted air turbulence.

Is that the cfm of the fans currently on the heat sink? Or that of the ones you will be getting?
If it`s of the ones you are getting are you sure that is a higher cfm rating then the fans currently in use?

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#7 spawn1980

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Posted 30 April 2011 - 09:43 PM

Those specs are for the stock coolermaster fan. The specs on the 2500 and 2700rpm are listed above in the links

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Posted 30 April 2011 - 10:32 PM

After comparing the specs I would say with a matched set of either fan you would be in good shape.

IMO. I would go with a set of the N82E16835705003 which move 103.8 cfm on the heat sink.

Using the N82E16835705004 which moves 114.7 as the rear case fan.

In theory this should increase your processor cooling while at the same time the new rear case fan should not only exhaust the hot air but aid in drawing in ample cool air through the front of the case.

Be aware that you will have a bit more noise being generated according to the dBA ratings.

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Posted 30 April 2011 - 10:40 PM

I agree so that's what I'm going to do. Cool thanks

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Posted 30 April 2011 - 10:49 PM

I`m an air cooling freak myself.
All my cases have been modded with at least a larger\higher rated cfm fan and adapter on the processor. Some have even had new vent holes added or pre-existing ones enlarged along with higher rated cfm fans installed.

Will be curious how your new set-up works.
Get some temp readings now as a baseline then again with the new fans installed.
It`s always nice to see the fruits of your labor.

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Posted 30 April 2011 - 11:21 PM

There's gonna a total of 9 fans. 4 120mm, 2 140mm, 2 240mm, 1 80mm after dealing with and building amd all my life. This will be my first intel build so I want everything right

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Posted 30 April 2011 - 11:24 PM

Think you will need an anchor to keep it from taking off. :hysterical:

Temps should not be a problem with that set-up. Even under load. :thumbup2:

#13 spawn1980

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Posted 30 April 2011 - 11:44 PM

Yeah I know! That's what the crazy glue and duct tape is for. Complete anchor lock down lol

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Posted 01 May 2011 - 01:52 AM

The noise might be a issue.

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Posted 01 May 2011 - 07:15 AM

Hmm then what fan set should I use to assure best cooling. Oh I should note that I haven't use this cooler yet I'm waiting for the thermal compound to arrive.

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