Adding a fan to hyper 212

[npowers86]

i just bought a coolermaster 212 plus and was wondering if adding another fan would help with cooling. it has one 120 mm already and i was thinking of adding one more. what kind of improvements would i see? thanks

 

[klbg]

There are a few different factors, but adding a 58CFM fan to mine lowered the temp by about 2 degrees. It won't be an amazing improvement but for higher overclocks that much can make the difference between stable and unstable.

 

[residentdean]

You can replace both fans with a good scythe high rpm fan and see a huge difference.

 

[npowers86]

how low of temps would i be seeing? thanks

 

[olivierhacking]

I have a hyper 212 plus, and to be honest: adding a fan as a pull barely helps at all, as mentioned above. And it makes much more sound. So rather get a very good fan for push !

 

[geekapproved]

how low of temps would i be seeing? thanks

How could anyone possibly answer that?? LOOL

Nobody knows what cpu you have, what case, what other cooling, or what your room temperature is. That's like asking if you ate more broccoli when you were a kid, would you have less wrinkles now.

 

[davcon]

^+1 lol!
Realistically under ideal conditions a push/pull set-up usually yields a 1-2C temp decrease.
Better paste generally provides more of a temp decrease as much as 3-5C.
Depending on the pastes involved.

 

[simon12]

I tested a 212+ with different fans a while ago on my C2 unlocked 550BE @ 3.7GHz and found with the stock fan max temp hit 51C with 2 x 93CFM fans 47C and with 2 very loud fans of unknown spec 44C. The loud fans where to noisy to run all the time.

 

[jockey]

My opinion:
If your temps. are good with a single fan, than your good to go. If you feel that your overall case/system temps. could be brought down a bit, look at the system as a whole. As posted above, a second fan on the 212+ will generally bring temps. down by 1 or 2 degrees C if you are currently running "normal" temps.