corsair sp120 or af120 front intake h440

Anthony AKA Salmon · Apr 1, 2015

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Hey as the title reads, I have a h440 with a stockfans in it, except for the 140mm at the back cause there is a h80i instead.

So I wondered what I should put in for the front intake,of my H440, I am gonna upgrade to a i7 4770k/i7 4790k, nzxt kraken x61 from a i5 4670k with h80i stock, I am planning to buy 3 SP120 fans at the front cause there is so much restriction of airflow, either 4 SP140 fans for the rad or 2 at the top, either push/pull or push, and then I just wanted to buy an extra AF140 to buy for the rare exhuast.

What do you guys think, should I have buy AF120's or SP120's for the front intake of my NZXT
H440.

btw if you wonder why I am asking so easy questions, is cause I am 14 (just turned 14) know everything about the pc except for when to use sp fans for example, but I'd guess I'd go with the sp's cause they have static pressuare and push air through things that are blocking the air flow

Thanks in advance, Anthony

andy_Man · Apr 1, 2015

From pics, I don't see much in the front restricting airflow. I would go with AF120's in the front. On a side note, upgrading to an i7 from your current i5 will give you almost no performance increase. It's a waste of money, specially for gaming.

andy_Man · Apr 1, 2015

Look at these benchmarks, it shows virtually no difference in gaming fps between the 4670k and a 4770k. It's the same if you upgrade to the 4790k. The biggest thing about the 4790k is it has a higher starting frequency. However, these are K parts so they are unlocked for overclocking and all end up around 4.5-4.7ghz .
http://www.ocaholic.ch/modules/smartsection/item.php?itemid=1061&page=4

anti-duck · Apr 1, 2015

Those stock H440 fans look like static pressure fans with more angled blades for increased flow, I would just go for AF's on the front. If you're going to be doing some more intensive workloads then go for an i7, but otherwise, as andy_Man said, there's not much point. Grab yourself a really nice SSD or something

synphul · Apr 1, 2015

SP fans are typically used for front intakes (to overcome hard drive cages, air filters and/or push air through the case) and for radiators. Airflow fans are typically better for rear or top exhaust so long as it's unrestricted. Here's a basic video tutorial on it.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gXAFYNE7Cl0

Anthony AKA Salmon · Apr 2, 2015

I am gonna stream games, and I've watched jayztwocents vid, and I have a ssd, thx for answers, and the h440 is really restricted in front airflow, u only get air from the sides.

Dark Lord of Tech · Apr 2, 2015

Anthony AKA Salmon :

For you that dont wanna read the complete post, scroll to the bottom

Hey as the title reads, I have a h440 with a stockfans in it, except for the 140mm at the back cause there is a h80i instead.

So I wondered what I should put in for the front intake,of my H440, I am gonna upgrade to a i7 4770k/i7 4790k, nzxt kraken x61 from a i5 4670k with h80i stock, I am planning to buy 3 SP120 fans at the front cause there is so much restriction of airflow, either 4 SP140 fans for the rad or 2 at the top, either push/pull or push, and then I just wanted to buy an extra AF140 to buy for the rare exhuast.

What do you guys think, should I have buy AF120's or SP120's for the front intake of my NZXT
H440.

btw if you wonder why I am asking so easy questions, is cause I am 14 (just turned 14) know everything about the pc except for when to use sp fans for example, but I'd guess I'd go with the sp's cause they have static pressuare and push air through things that are blocking the air flow

Thanks in advance, Anthony

I always use SP fans up front as intakes.

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