2nd fan for Hyper 212 EVO

[Ketchup]

Anyone here using a second fan for their CM Hyper 212 EVO? I believe this is the fan here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103069

I have been impressed with the 212's cooling performance and quietness, so I might as well try to be more impressed.

 

[Sunny129]

Anyone here using a second fan for their CM Hyper 212 EVO? I believe this is the fan here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103069

I have been impressed with the 212's cooling performance and quietness, so I might as well try to be more impressed.

as long as you don't have to run it at a high rpm (i.e. if your machine doesn't generate too much heat and your case has good airflow), the stock fan is surprisingly quiet. adding a 2nd one to the mix will only improve cooling and noise factors. i've got a 212 EVO and two 212+'s in various machines, all of which use 2 fans in push/pull configuration...but i've replaced the stock fans w/ Scythe SY1225SL12LM-P b/c i'm a silence freak. for most folks, doubling up on the stock fan should be sufficient from both cooling and noise standpoints.

 

[WiseUp216]

Anyone here using a second fan for their CM Hyper 212 EVO? I believe this is the fan here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103069

I have been impressed with the 212's cooling performance and quietness, so I might as well try to be more impressed.

Yup, that is the same 2nd fan that I added to my 212 EVO. Dropped idle and load a few degrees. Very happy with the setup all around.

 

[Ketchup]

Nice, do you guys remember what the drop was like? 2 degrees? 10? I am pretty happy with temp at the moment, but I am not done seeing how fast she'll go.

 

[Sunny129]

i swapped in the Scythe fans straight away, so i never did get to compare them to the stock fan(s). i have to imagine WiseUp216 meant something closer to a 2°C drop than a 10°C drop, as the latter drop just doesn't seem to be physically possible by just adding a 2nd fan.

 

[WiseUp216]

Something like 3-4°. It was less than 5°, but enough that I noticed it.

 

[kleinkinstein]

Yuk! Don't you dare waste $11 bucks on that performance'less fan. Stick two Cougars on that EVO. Best thing I ever did. Dead silent and ice cold.

And right now take 20% of both with promocode EMCJNNE92 thru Oct 8th.

 

[Ketchup]

Hmm, right now switching from a Q6600 heat pump to a 2500k has already given me a nice decrease in heat, and the new case and heatsink are also helping quite a bit in heat and noise. I know the fan is cheap, but I don't know if it is worth it. I am enjoying the quietness of what I have now. Maybe I'll just put the $12 towards my 'SSD savings account.'

 

[Ketchup]

Yuk! Don't you dare waste $11 bucks on that performance'less fan. Stick two Cougars on that EVO. Best thing I ever did. Dead silent and ice cold.

And right now take 20% of both with promocode EMCJNNE92 thru Oct 8th.

Thanks, that cougar looks pretty darn cool. The specs make it sound like a winner.

 

[blastingcap]

Anyone here using a second fan for their CM Hyper 212 EVO? I believe this is the fan here:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103069

I have been impressed with the 212's cooling performance and quietness, so I might as well try to be more impressed.

The EVO uses a worse fan than the 212+'s fan, ironically. The 212+ uses the BladeMaster but the EVO uses the XtraFlo. In practice it's probably okay to mix and match them due to their similar rpms and flow.

Blademasters are quite good, better flow than most other fans, though they can get loud at max rpm. Klein doesn't know he's talking about imho. Look up ehume's massive Well Dressed Megahalems thread at OCN and you can see for yourself that the Blademaster acquits itself nicely.

Also note that I have nothing against Cougar but their marketing is way ahead of their actual performance. I would NOT use most Cougar fans for any heatsink-related purpose, due to the relatively weak static pressure of most (all?) Cougar fans. (Edit: okay they are apparently rated for 2.2 mmH2O but I don't trust those numbers. http://www.overclock.net/t/1232477/gentle-typhoon-ap-15-vs-cougar-vortex-cf-v12hp ) Low static pressure fans are great for case exhaust but not so good for intake or shoving air through densely packed fins. For intake/shoving duties, stick to the higher-static-pressure fans like the Blademaster, GT AP-15, etc. The Arctic F12 PWM doesn't have published specs for static pressure, but if you look to see how it does in reviews it's clear that it is at least decent in the static pressure arena.

If you're on a budget get a pair of Arctic F12 PWMs which are quiet and effective, albeit not quite as effective as a pair of Blademasters... but still pretty good and likely quieter.

Note that the EVO is not thick enough to really benefit from dual fans. You will not appreciably lower temps at stock, maybe a little bit if you oc/overvolt a lot.

 

[Ketchup]

I appreciate the response blastingcap. Who would have thought a manufacturer would exaggerate their products? haha

Anyway, I did just a little testing this evening. At 4.3 GHz the fan is getting up to a little over 1500 RPM letting the motherboard control fan speed. Full speed is a little over 1800, and the CPU only ran about 2 degrees cooler.

This tells me that:
A. I need to get this thing running hotter to see much of a change with a second fan, or
B. The design of the heatsink won't dissipate more heat regardless of fan power.

Right now my cores are hitting 54-61 degrees under load, and I have left the core voltage on auto for the time being, which means my i5 is getting a healthy 1.3 volts.

From what I have read, these numbers are within what Sandy Bridge can handle, but everybody has a different idea as to where the limits are.

 

[kaihau]

Yuk! Don't you dare waste $11 bucks on that performance'less fan. Stick two Cougars on that EVO. Best thing I ever did. Dead silent and ice cold.

And right now take 20% of both with promocode EMCJNNE92 thru Oct 8th.

The fans that come on the Evo's push a lot of air (69CFM on R4's, and 70CFM on Cougars) and are dead silent. The one linked above was NOT the ones on the Evo. The CM R4's are the ones that come with the 212 Evo (without the blue LED's). Plus they're half the price of the cougars for more CFM ($8 vs $17) . 18dB on the CM's, 19dB on the Cougars. CM's are the clear winner here simply because 1CFM and 1dB are never going to be noticeable and you're paying $9 less.

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-...ler+master+fan

Just _don't_ mount these so they're blowing out the top or they create A LOT of turbulence and vibrate your entire case when mounted like that.

 

[blastingcap]

The fans that come on the Evo's push a lot of air (69CFM on R4's, and 70CFM on Cougars) and are dead silent. The one linked above was NOT the ones on the Evo. The CM R4's are the ones that come with the 212 Evo (without the blue LED's). Plus they're half the price of the cougars for more CFM ($8 vs $17) . 18dB on the CM's, 19dB on the Cougars. CM's are the clear winner here simply because 1CFM and 1dB are never going to be noticeable and you're paying $9 less.

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-...ler+master+fan

Just _don't_ mount these so they're blowing out the top or they create A LOT of turbulence and vibrate your entire case when mounted like that.

I hate how people use "R4" since there are many models that start with R4. In the USA, the 212 EVO uses XtraFlos (I know CM sometimes uses different fans depending on what country they are selling into.). That is undeniable; look up the stats... for the USA it is definitely XtraFlo. Also, I don't think that fan you linked to is PWM.

This is what you linked to: http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=4410

This is the 212 EVO fan (USA version, PWM): http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=6741

This is the XtraFlo (PWM): http://www.coolermaster.com/product.php?product_id=6754

Clearly you linked to a SickleFlow which is 3-pin... fine for CPU but PWM gives you better control. I own and operate two Sickleflows and would recommend them for general purpose case fans btw, even as intake fans through filters. They are pretty good and often go on sale with $5 rebates, dropping the net price to something like $3.

The Arctic F12 PWM fans are the cheapest PWM fans that are any good, though, so if PWM is important to you and you are on a strict budget, I'd definitely have them high up on my list.