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Originally Posted by Brians256
Is a single Nexus 120mm fan going be be able to pull any significant amount of air through a 2" heatercore? By significant, I mean enough to cool a standard CPU+pump heatload.
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I don't have simulations, but I do have a couple of systems cooled by heatercores/nexxus fans. Both show very reasonable diode temps (and one of the two is overclocked).
However, I get the same temps as a single nexxus pulling through a heatercore by stacking two undervolted nexxus fans - and it's perceptably quieter (actually, goes from "audible" to "not audible" for me). (fans have a hollowed out fan body between 'em to prevent interference).
Also - I'm pretty careful about internal case air flow, all grills cut open and replaced by wire guards, front bezel unrestrictive, internal wiring fastened out of the way, etc., etc. ...