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Author Topic: 140mm AF or 120mm SP exhaust fan?  (Read 4119 times)

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frldyz

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    140mm AF or 120mm SP exhaust fan?
    « on: April 08, 2015, 07:16:31 PM »
    Pretty much done buying everything I need for my build.
    Just addinf the final touches.

    My Corsair 760t case comse with 2 x 140mm intake fans   and 1 x 140mm exhaust fan. These are Corsair fans.  Im not sure what kind they are.  After looking @ them closely and the pics of their other fans they appear to be AF fans...?

    Correct me if Im wrong. Aren't SP fans more ideal in an exhaust if the air is potentially being restricted by something in front of it ( like the exhaust grill? )  Same with the intake.

    If SP fans are more ideal.  Would I be between off swapping out the 140mm fan it comes with now for a Corsair 120mm SP fan?  Same with intake?

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      Re: 140mm AF or 120mm SP exhaust fan?
      « Reply #1 on: April 08, 2015, 07:27:03 PM »
      *** The reason I want to replace the exhaust fan is because the inside had a red/black theme.  And the black fans with red rings would look great.

      Yes.. I am nieve

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      Re: 140mm AF or 120mm SP exhaust fan?
      « Reply #2 on: April 09, 2015, 06:27:06 AM »
      Your exhaust fan doesn't need high static pressure, static pressure really only comes into play when you're talking about getting air through a restriction such as a heatsink or radiator.  It'd be unusual for any intake or exhaust fan to be so restricted that you'd need good static pressure to improve airflow, most grilles or filters just aren't that restrictive.  So, what I'm trying to say is that you wouldn't gain anything from swapping the fans, but if you want to swap them to suit your colour scheme then go ahead :)