Replace H80 fans?

RobHague

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Would there be any issue replacing the stock fans on the H80 cooler with these? http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-026-CS

They are lower max RPM I think and I'd presume using the lower profiles would dim the LEDs? But I run on the max profile anyway. Obvs I don't want to damage my cooler so in any way (that would be an arse to replace) so if anyone else has changed theirs on a H80 or H100 etc let me know your results and what you used? Thanks.
 
Are they LED? I want them to glow more than I need extra cooling (my temps are good, around 60*c under load). I have been pimping my system up a bit (for lack of a better term lol).

Ah sadly not. But they do look better suited! Damn.
 
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Not sure if they do led ones,
but you do need the sp ones as they are made for radiators.
Never tried the af on a radiator but you can try and keep an eye on your temps.
i fitted 4 sp120 on my h100 no problem at all. just make sure they are blowing out of the case
 
Well, I have just done a build, with the H60 v2, and used the AF120's that you linked. Well, used one. Sucking from outside the case and into the radiator.

I then ran the CPU at 100% for an hour at a time, twice, and got a max temp of around 75. I am away for a couple weeks, so the PC is off, but when I get back, I'll be replacing with 2 SP's running a push / pull config to see if it makes much difference.

BTW, was on a 4770k i7.
 
Oh that's interesting to know xs2man. I was thinking maybe I could replace *one* of them to add some light but not impact performance too much.
 
Okay, so did some more testing with the new set-up.

As said before, with a single AF120 blowing straight onto the radiator, with maxing out the CPU's, I was getting max temps in the mid 70's (75-77).

When I got home, I changed out the AF for a single SP. This brought the max temps down to between 70 & 73 roughly (approximately 6-8 hours on 100% CPU load). I then hooked up another SP in a push / pull config and ran a 2 hour 100% load on the CPU's, and the max temp was 68. Only done this once though so far.

So, moving from a single AF120 to dual SP120's has reduced temps by almost 10 deg. Which sounds pretty reasonable to me. I am not using an artificial stress tester though. I am encoding video files, which uses 100% CPU power. I have also not OC'd yet either, as I wanted to sort out the cooling first. So standard clock on 4770k.

As for idle temps, I don't think there has been much, if any, difference. Min temps are currently showing 21-25 deg, with idle around 25-27 deg.

Presumably an H80 should take a couple deg off each value there over the H60v2 though.

Knowing this, I would probably invest in the SP's, run Push / Pull, and get an LED strip or similar for my bling if I were you. Having said that, I am running 8 AF120's elsewhere in my case personally (4 x white running exhaust (well one is the internal fan on my NZXT Phantom 530), and 4 x Blue running intake).
 
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