adding a pull fan to h55 cooler.

[alex_hellas]

hey so I wanted to add a another fan pulling air from the h55. the problem is I don't have those long screws that came with the h55. the h55 had 4 long screws which I added to the push fan.

my question Is can I remove the top right and bottom left long screws from one side and use those to add the 2nd fan?

 

[opio]

Yes that should work just fine, just make sure you have it cross screwed like you described, I had to do that for a bit before I went to a PC repair shop and they let me dig through all the hardware to find what I needed and it was fine, as long as the whole fan is flush with the radiator, they also let me take a bunch of standoff screws for free! Got a 2c drop in temp when I put my mobo on stand off screws.

 

[Gam3r01]

Honestly you would be wasting your time.
The h55 does not perform very well to being with, and adding a second fan wont change that. The secondary fan adds little to the overall system, as its not doubling airflow. Not to mention radiators hit a point where no matter the amount of air flowing into them, their cooling potential drops off.

For the cost of 1-2 decent fans you could buy an EVO, which would perform better than the h55.

 

[niroice]

To help anyone else with problems cooling their cpu with the h55, I highly recommended adding extra fan to the other end of the radiator as it made a HUGE difference in reducing my temperatures. I have AMD fx 8320 that kept over heating in summer( I live in australia) when playing games; even with h55 cooler. I was getting temperatures of around 80 degrees on heavy loads; by adding a extra fan I reduced my temperatures to around 36 degrees on peak loads and around 15 degrees with non heavy use. All I did was use an old three speed case fan and attached it to the other side of the radiator to help pull air through it, it made a night and day difference. Its definitely a cheaper option then buying a new fan or water cooler. You can use two of the existing screws to attach the extra fan.