H80i intake considering fan upgrade push sp120 and af120 pull

[jnewegger23]

I was considering buying the af120 led white to match the fans already in my 600T. However after some quick research I learned that the h80i radiator needs a static pressure fan to get air across the radiator better.

I get that in theory the SP120s on both the push and pull will yield the best results but does anyone have any experience trying an air series case fan as the interior pull fan on a radiator like the h80i's? I was hoping for a few things. First, improved aesthetics and secondly a quieter experience but if the AF120 is just too weak and hinders cooling performance too much then it's not worth the aesthetics upgrade if you now get where I'm going with this.

I have to get some sleep but I'll update with pics soon if that helps with what I'm saying.

Thanks,

Justin

 

[AMDFaith]

AF is for moving lots of air in unrestricted spaced like a normal case fan. SP is specifically designed for being used on heatsinks and radiators.

SP type fans have wider/longer fan blades to accommodate going in between rad fins and wires. In my opinion, the difference between the two will be marginal at most.

 

[jnewegger23]

Yeah, I was thinking of keeping the SP style stock radiator fan on the push side and adding an AF120 type on the pull side since it won't be restricted. I don't think I will see much of a difference in temps while gaining the aesthetic upgrade I'm looking for. I was just wondering if anyone else has tried this and what their experience was but I'll probably end up being the guinea pig. Worst case is I'll have to put it back.

 

[HolyNoob]

I actually did some testing about it, ran Prime95 Small FTT for 10-15min with Realtemp and these are the results:
SP120 push, AF120 pull:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/13uz337c9fccdg0/SP120_with_AF120.xlsx

SP120 push and pull:
http://www.mediafire.com/view/ap9d14xvij68ws0/SP120_with_SP120.xlsx

**Average temps are at the bottom**
As you can see SP120 push and pull is 4 degrees better than SP120 push and AF120 pull