Would it be a good idea to replace the stock fan on my cpu cooler ?

[andinster]

i have an i7 3770k with this after market cooler
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103099

I idle around 20-30c and 45c on a pretty hefty load, i have yet to overclock but have recently been looking into doing it. Not that it is entirely necessary but it would be nice to maximize performance while streaming.

Anyway, would an additonal aftermarket fan on the heatsink give any performance boosts at all?
Even like a 3-5c decrease ?

essentially i just want to know if it is worth my time buying / replacing the fan, it's not difficult but i just would like to hear opinions from your experiences and maybe some recommendations as to what fan to use. Thanks.

 

[Swordkd]

You'll have to spend probably at least 60 dollars to get any sort of actual worthwhile upgrade if you want to replace that cooler. For mild to medium overclocks(think 4.2ghz - 4.4ghz) the Hyper 212 Evo is great. Beyond that and youll want a better cooler, but again, you'll be spending at least 60 dollars and most likely 80+ for a better performing unit.

:edit: I was thinking you were going to replace the entire unit. The fans that come with that are pretty decent actually. If I remember right from the reviews I've seen, you can replace them and get better performance, but you are also talking louder fans that cost quite a bit more. It will lower the temps though, but you'll be spending about 20 dollars a fan.

 

[Manolis T]

Well according to your temperatures you do not need a new cooler, if you want even better temps you could get an even better fan(although the stock fan is quite good).Of course if you are serious about overclocking you can always use a liquid cooling solution.

 

[danforthewin]

The fan on that is actually very good. It's a good idea to make it into a push fan that points toward your case exhaust fan. That way you're essentially making it a push-pull configuration in a way.

 

[aqe040466]

When you bought the cooler master hyper 212 it has a 2 reserve brackets for additional fans in a push and pull configurations. I suggest buying another cooler master 120mm fan for the push and pull configurations. Probably it will help reduce 5-10 deg Celsius.

 

[danforthewin]

When you bought the cooler master hyper 212 it has a 2 reserve brackets for additional fans in a push and pull configurations. I suggest buying another cooler master 120mm fan for the push and pull configurations. Probably it will help reduce 5-10 deg Celsius.

Not 5-10 degrees. I've actually done this with the same cooler and fans. I only got ~1-2 degrees less. The reason being adding a fan doesn't increase CFM. It only increases static air pressure. Check out Hardwaresecrets.com You'll find a lot of interesting articles on cooling.