H440 Crazy Fan Mod

[Stevendman]

Okay, I was plan on getting new h440 case fans since I wanted a color scheme but if I do ill have 4 extra fans since the h440 comes with 1 140m and 3 120m I plan on putting my new 3 120 high performence fans on the front, 2 on the rad and 1 140 on the base back exhanust, since I have these stock fans, can I double the case fan mounts such as stacking 2 fans on top of eachother on the front and get better air flow since there twice the intake and ill do that for the 3 120mm and stack them if I can and put the other 1 140mm stock on the top of the case as intake, all the way in the front fans slot. If you know what would happen im just wondering if its possible

 

[Stevendman]

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[BleedingEdgeTek]

Stacking fans only increases pressure, it does nothing for airflow. Although, the H440 is slightly starved in the front, so you may see slightly better performance, but not worth the doubling of noise. And to stack the fans in the front, it would require you to remove the hard drive bays, not sure if that's something you could do or not.

If you're putting a radiator up top, assuming you mean a 2x120mm radiator, you won't be able to fit a 140mm fan also, though a 120mm would fit.

 

[mickypheonix]

Hi Stevendman
double stacking fans by putting one on top of the other blowing the same direction can actually decrease airflow...one fan impedes the other and can create turbulance and make some horrible noises .... this is why you never see this type of a setup in peoples rigs. even with a one inch gap between the two they still won't work effectively ... if you are wanting to increase your airflow replace your current fans with higher cfm ones.

 

[Stevendman]

Thank you!

 

[mickypheonix]

you are welcome , hope it all goes well for you , all the best