Hey Gamespot, I'm looking into buying a bunch of 120mm case fans for my Antec Eleven Hundred (it has 7 additional fan mounts). Can anyone recommend me good fans that push a lot of air at relatively low dBs? Also, I bought a Cooler Master Hyper 212+ for my i5-3570k and I was wondering what would be a good optional second fan for it. Is Corsair SP series a good choice? Do I need a fan controller as well? I got a UD5H which doesn't have individual fan control in it's BIOS. If so, what would you all recommend? I would prefer fan recommendations that aren't noctuas. I'm not a big fan of the brown. Thanks guys! :)
I have some SP120's Quiet Editions on my H100 and they rock. If you are looking for case fans though, get the AF series as they excel in pushing huge amounts of air in a large area. Other fans that are good are Noctua but they are rather expensive, Bitfenix make some good LED fans or Akasa which make the Apache fans.
Aerocool Shark fans for the case, and then Corsair Air Series AF120 Performance Edition fan for the cooler http://www.newegg.com/Product/ProductList.aspx?Submit=ENE&DEPA=0&Order=BESTMATCH&N=100006648&isNodeId=1&Description=aerocool+shark+120mm&x=0&y=0 http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181022
Shouldn't you get SP series fans for the CPU cooler? I heard that it's better to have static pressure fans as opposed to airflow fans for the cooler.david465
All depends on what you are going to use for the heatsink. If your going to use the new fan to push air you want higher cfm while the one that pulls needs a good amount of pressure (ie 1+ mm-H2O) . You can grab a pair of SP's for the heatsink http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181027
Shouldn't you get SP series fans for the CPU cooler? I heard that it's better to have static pressure fans as opposed to airflow fans for the cooler.david465
[QUOTE="david465"]Shouldn't you get SP series fans for the CPU cooler? I heard that it's better to have static pressure fans as opposed to airflow fans for the cooler.clyde46
SP's on the heatsink and AF's on the case :D Na Aerocool sharks for the case much more cfm and abit quieter
I might just get one SP for the CPU cooler and keep the stock one that comes with the Hyper 212+ (as I assume the difference is not that big).
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I'm going to go with 3 aerocools (two at the front and one on the sidewindow). As for the other slots, should I go with Corsair AFs? I think if I do, I'll go for the performance edition fans, hopefully it's not too loud, and if I mind it I'll just undervolt them.
I might just get one SP for the CPU cooler and keep the stock one that comes with the Hyper 212+ (as I assume the difference is not that big).
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I'm going to go with 3 aerocools (two at the front and one on the sidewindow). As for the other slots, should I go with Corsair AFs? I think if I do, I'll go for the performance edition fans, hopefully it's not too loud, and if I mind it I'll just undervolt them.
david465
Might as well buy the double pack and get two SP fans. Its about 5 bucks more I think.
I love cougar fans. I put them in and recommend them to everyone. You can hear the air whooshing around. Very low maintenance too... Only need to clean leading blade edge now and then.
Noctua fans are some of the best.  My favorites are the Noctua NF-S12b FLX in the 120mm size, but they are $20 dollars each on Amazon.  I got them for $17 a week ago. Still, they run at 17.8 dba and push about 63.3CFM.
I love cougar fans. I put them in and recommend them to everyone. You can hear the air whooshing around. Very low maintenance too... Only need to clean leading blade edge now and then.
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I second this. Excellent brand, cheaper than Corsair, just as good, if not better maybe.
I have some SP120's Quiet Editions on my H100 and they rock. If you are looking for case fans though, get the AF series as they excel in pushing huge amounts of air in a large area. Other fans that are good are Noctua but they are rather expensive, Bitfenix make some good LED fans or Akasa which make the Apache fans. clyde46
Just get the Performance Editions over the Quiet Editions, they are equally as silent at equal CFM ratings, and at least you can push the Performance Editions past 1150 RPM if you choose too. I have Performance Editions and will probably set them to around 1300-1500 RPM on my heatsink
[QUOTE="clyde46"]I have some SP120's Quiet Editions on my H100 and they rock. If you are looking for case fans though, get the AF series as they excel in pushing huge amounts of air in a large area. Other fans that are good are Noctua but they are rather expensive, Bitfenix make some good LED fans or Akasa which make the Apache fans. GioVela2010
Just get the Performance Editions over the Quiet Editions, they are equally as silent at equal CFM ratings, and at least you can push the Performance Editions past 1150 RPM if you choose too. I have Performance Editions and will probably set them to around 1300-1500 RPM on my heatsink The performance editions look mighty impressive. Just comparing the AF fan's RPM/CFM to their SP counterparts.. gotta get them dust filters lol. :P
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