Push VS Pull CPU Cooler

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Survive69

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i have a h100i cpu cooler and am pushing the air through the cooler, i dont feel much air coming through the radiator though, just wondering what method you fellas use and whether i should use the pull method, what do you use and what temps you get??
 
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Depends on certain things. Looks, serviceability and usage.

Looks is up to you. Some prefer to see the fans because of beauty rings, leds, colors etc, some don't or don't care.

Serviceability. Typically, dual radiators ate a pain to clean right. Mounted on top of 2x fans under a case lid isn't the easiest thing to deal with. Mounting the fans to the case then the rad to the fans means not having to remove the fans, just hit the radiator surface with a soft bristle paint brush and a vacuum.

Usage. If the fans are normally seeing high usage under @1500rpm, pull is typically more effective than push. If fans generally see higher than @1500rpm then push is more effective. It's not a large difference, usually 2-3° at most, but some are...
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It also depends on what type of case you are using. If you are pushing the air through the radiator out, then there needs to be an equal column of air coming into the case. If the case doesnt have sufficient ventilation, there will be vacuum created and enough air wont blow through the radiator. So make sure your case has enough open air vents.
 
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Depends on certain things. Looks, serviceability and usage.

Looks is up to you. Some prefer to see the fans because of beauty rings, leds, colors etc, some don't or don't care.

Serviceability. Typically, dual radiators ate a pain to clean right. Mounted on top of 2x fans under a case lid isn't the easiest thing to deal with. Mounting the fans to the case then the rad to the fans means not having to remove the fans, just hit the radiator surface with a soft bristle paint brush and a vacuum.

Usage. If the fans are normally seeing high usage under @1500rpm, pull is typically more effective than push. If fans generally see higher than @1500rpm then push is more effective. It's not a large difference, usually 2-3° at most, but some are picky about absolute best performance.
 
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