Better intake fan

thebennyboy · 21 Oct 2014 at 20:17

I currently have a cooler master JetFlo fan which brings air into the case from the front. However, that fan seems to be struggling to move any air at all and i believe it may be to do with it being in a confined space and have to push air through the front of the case and the hard drive bays.

Now my question is; Would it be better having a high static-pressure fan instead of the JetFlo? I'm looking at the Noctua NF-F12 PPC 3000RPM PWM fan, would that be a better option? I'm open to other fan suggestions.

Thanks.

Danny75 · 21 Oct 2014 at 21:21

Those Noctua 3000rpm are extremely noisy and more apt for servers in unfrequented rooms. I'd suggest checking out vids of them online so you can have a listen. Perhaps a more practical solution would be to add a fan or two behind the HDD cage with bungee cord or elastic bands, to help draw the air from the front fan into the motherboard/GPU area.

snips86x · 21 Oct 2014 at 21:24

What case do you have?

The Noctuas are fantastic fans and being PWM, you have full control. There are a few users here who have them, like AMDMatt and they love them.

thebennyboy · 22 Oct 2014 at 14:24

I currently use a Noctua PPC 3000rpm on my h80i radiator at the moment. The overall airflow of my case just seems rather poor. I am considering getting a new case, i'd need one with good airflow. Around £90 - £100 would be my budget.

Winnter · 23 Oct 2014 at 05:38

have you removed the HDD gages? (seen pics on the web) that will stop a lot of air flow
if they are still in the origanal place