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Old May 18, 2008, 08:23 PM
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Originally Posted by sswilson
I wonder if 2X PA 120.1 at opposite ends of the 3X top mount of the case would provide better cooling than the single MCR 120? That would leave the center fan mount up top as a true top exhaust.......
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Actually, my plan is to leave the 320 in place and supliment its cooling with a single PA 120.1.
Eh? I thought the first quote was you thinking of replacing the MCR320 with a PA120.1 at each end. (With the MCR 120 being a typo).

And I don't know how much stock I'd place in that particular Thermochill-MCR320 comparison. It's widely circulated, and the guy who did it is well-regarded, but even Thermochill's own test data doesn't quite agree with it. If you check out the thermal dissipation graphs towards the bottom of the link, you can see that the MCR-220 isn't actually that far below the PA120.2, even with 1200rpm fans.
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