fan Overhaul

Snookums · 24 May 2015 at 13:39

The partner has made a complaint about the noise my PC kicks out and it does mildly resemble a jet when all fans are at max so I'm gonna overhaul and buy shiny new fans for everything!
Currently got all the stock Antec 1200 fans in plus 1 crappy corsair one.

In total this makes;

3x 120mm intake
2x 120mm exhaust
1x 200mm exhaust

Whilst I'm at it gonna get some new fans for the cooler too so thats 2x 120mm cooler fans.

Need something quite but powerful, doesn't matter if they get a lil' loud at high rpm as when the GF is near it, it wont be under load

so basically as quiet as possible at lowest RPM.

Also want to get a nice fan controller for it all to.

Fan colour doesn't matter to me but must be apply to turn LED off if it has them if not no LED's is fine. Spec me up! (No idea for budget never actually bought fans)

CEUOTC · 24 May 2015 at 14:16

YOUR BASKET
1 x NZXT Sentry Mix 2 Fan Controller - Black £25.99
1 x Corsair Fan, SP120 PWM Low Noise High Pressure Fan 4 pin, Dual Pack (CO-9050012-WW) £25.00
5 x Noiseblocker BlackSilent Fan XL2 Fan - 120mm (1500rpm) £5.99 (£29.95)
Total : £90.53 (includes shipping : £8.00 Ex.VAT).
Here is my take on it, keep your exsisting 200mm fan, run the SPs off the motherboard just tweak the fan curve in bios, and the rest off the fan controller. I have this fan controller and it works a treat. I am sure someone with more know how will come along shortly, however both my PCs have SIX fans each and are nice and quiet at the lowest setting.

Snookums · 24 May 2015 at 14:46

Thanks for the spec. I Like the look of both fans seem good for me. Not sure I like the slider style on the controller though think id prefer little knobs/dials.

Also why keep the current 200mm just out of curiosity?

CEUOTC · 24 May 2015 at 18:01

Just as the selection of quiet 200mm fans atm here on OcUK are all out of stock. If you are a fan (no pun intended) of knobs (god this is killing me) or dials then look at this:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BB-000-LP&groupid=701&catid=2331&subcat=189

Snookums · 24 May 2015 at 18:05

Its killing you? imagine me having to say it! I'm good for waiting till decent ones come back in stock. yeah i saw that and really liked the look of it.

CEUOTC · 24 May 2015 at 19:21

Coolio buddy.

dacads · 24 May 2015 at 23:22

Akasa Apache will be great for both heat sink and as case fans.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-061-AK

dfour · 25 May 2015 at 00:51

I found these make great heatsink fans

Akasa 120mm Piranha high performance PWM air ripper blade fan £9:43 each

Why not just save money and put all the fans on fan controllers and ramp them up and down as needed??

dacads · 25 May 2015 at 10:38

I've also heard those are loud at full whack, probably better to get a lower RPM fan in the first place that is made to perform at that speed

Also not sure if an error but 3 of those fans are cheaper than one

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-004-AK

Urbanfreestyle · 25 May 2015 at 10:45

Those Akasa fans are grat, a friend of mine has them on his build (or similar) and almost silent at low rpm.

SupermotoMX · 25 May 2015 at 14:02

if i could go back i wouldnt have spent the money i did on noctua's, i am more than impressed with the arctic F series fans in my htpc, very quiet and move a ton of air when needed.

exhaust: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-018-AR&groupid=701&catid=2331&subcat=4

intake: https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-026-AR&groupid=701&catid=2331&subcat=4

note that the pro's are around 30mm thick not the standard 25mm

dfour · 25 May 2015 at 14:24

dacads said:
I've also heard those are loud at full whack, probably better to get a lower RPM fan in the first place that is made to perform at that speed

Also not sure if an error but 3 of those fans are cheaper than one

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-004-AK

No its not a mistake OC do cheap bundles frequently. If you get a lower rpm fan then you lose the flexibility of upping them should you need to. My friend has a pair of them I fitted to his cooler and I dont remember them being that load at full tilt. Im sure I set the motherboard to control them as they are PWM fans and they are silent even while gaming.

Snookums · 25 May 2015 at 15:32

Just bought 6 of the akasa air rippers. Nice and cheap atm, I'll grab myself a fan controller in a month or so spent enough recently now just couldnt turn down 3 fans for £9. Gonna chuck two on my cooler, 3 at the front then 1 in the back and keep the corsair one in the back too. No leds that way. hope i can make it nice and quiet.