Did I make a big mistake by putting Silent Wings 2 fan on Hyper 212 Evo CPU heatsink

Yuki Core

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So I just bought Be Quiet Silent Wings 2 120mm PWM fan for Cooler Master Hyper Evo 212 CPU heatsink.
I was researching for a fan very quiet that cools well, was deviating between Silent Wings 2 and Noctua, ended up with better looking, cheaper and quieter wings 2.

Now after a warm start, I stress tested my CPU(i5-3570k), and the temperatures didn't rise above 60*C. Which seems pretty nice, but what worries me is that after I purchased the fan, I noticed that it has quite low air pressure, which should be the first thing to look at when getting a heatsink fan, right? Should I get another fan, or is this one fine? Otherwise it's great, low noise level on full load, it's whisper quiet

Stock fan:
Fan Speed 2,000 RPM
Fan Airflow 82.9 CFM
Fan Air Pressure 2.7mm H2O
Be Quiet:
Fan speed 1500
Air flow 50.5 CFM
Air pressure 1.63 H2O
 
Solution
Since the fan sits in front of a heatsink it should be a static pressure model. Using a regular case fan it will impact the ability of the cooler some, but if you can keep the temps down with the new fan it should be ok.

Yuki Core

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Finding that "Be Quiet Pure Rock" has a 1.25 H2O fan and performs better than hyper 212 was relieving. Maybe it is a better heatsink, I don't know. I guess I should monitor the temps for some time, otherwise seems that it should be fine.
I kind of found the solution myself, but I honor the speed of your reply and short and straight to the point answer, thanks.
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