hello people I have a fractal arc mini case and will be fitting it with some new fans. Just brought a Corsair H80 and will be getting a msi r9 290 at the end of April. Im looking for some powerful but quiet fans. the PC is in my bedroom and the quieter the better but I'm a student so cheaper the better also. I was thinking about going for the corsair AF120 quiet edition. you can get a dual pack for £20 on Amazon I then stumbled upon the Bitfenix spectre pro fans which are £9.80 each on Amazon. I was thinking about a total of 4 fans. 2 in the front and 1 on the H80 in rear and 1 in the roof. Any ideas would be great thanks
I bought these after looking around: http://www.scan.co.uk/products/120m...vibration-damping-mounts-and-rubberized-frame they are more expensive but I decised to invest in fans that i will keep thoughout builds for once. They shift 5-6 cfm less but are 2.5 db quieter and I can't here them at all, ever.
Agree with AlphaAngel, I've got 3 bequiet PWM 120's in my rig and they're great, the mobo looks after controlling them, so no need for a fan controller, and they're whisper quiet even when working hard. I haven't tried them on an AIO cooler though. edit : I'm sure I saw a thread the other day saying that they were tricky to mount in rads due to the rubber mounting system they use instead of ordinary screws.
Personally I'm taken with Phanteks fans, but they are a bit pricey. The Akasa Apache and Viper series are also reported to be quiet and powerful, and would have been my second choice. In reviews both come out consistently well. The BeQuiet series are certainly good, but like the NoiseBlocker series, in reviews they are rated slightly more variable. The Corsair series seems expensive for what they are, and you might as well pay out for Phanteks or Noctua fans. However at this level, differences are likely to be small.
I think £6 a fan for http://www.scan.co.uk/products/120m...-192db(a)-max-1500rpm-speed-3-pin-450mm-cable http://www.scan.co.uk/products/120m...ent-case-cpu-fan-1200rpm-9-blade-design-black http://www.scan.co.uk/products/120mm-silverstone-sst-ap122-quiet-air-penetrator-series-fan-9-blade is pretty decent
so 4 fans at around £6 each 1. Enermax - 11.0dB - 42 CFM 2. Be quiet - 19.2dB - 51.4 CFM 3. Air Pen - 19.7dB - 42.6 CFM
wow the price difference from pure wings 2 at £6 and silent wings at £16 is huge. with very little change in the specs - 3DBA
The Enermax fans are ok as case fans they are very quiet I have 5 in my case. But to use on the back of a rad they are no good they have no static pressure
think its either the pure wings 2 £6 or akasa apache black ultra silent £8 http://www.scan.co.uk/products/120m...-192db(a)-max-1500rpm-speed-3-pin-450mm-cable http://www.scan.co.uk/products/120m...-hdb-bearing-4-pwm-with-s-flow-blades-1300rpm both have 3 years warranty aswell
