Good fans?

dan958 · 27 Aug 2013 at 16:01

Hi,

I'm looking at getting a few fans.

I'm looking to fill up the two front slots (120mm) and the top two (120 or 140mm)

I already have a back exhaust, but no intake. Any fans you recommend and what slots would you recommend I fill up (two intakes at the front and 1 exhaust at the top?)

I'm looking at Arctic F12 Case Fan - 120mm for the front intake.

DaleTheWhale · 27 Aug 2013 at 16:02

Corsair AF120's are fantastic.

Silence over performance?

Hyburnate · 27 Aug 2013 at 16:03

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/productlist.php?groupid=701&catid=2331&sortby=nameAsc&subid=4&mfrid=10

They're all out of stock though

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-005-CS&groupid=701&catid=2331&subcat=4

These ones to be specific

dan958 · 27 Aug 2013 at 16:10

ThaReaperGuy said:
Corsair AF120's are fantastic.

Silence over performance?

I kind of want a good balance - i'll be willing to substitute performance for a more silent one.

The current temperature is ok in my system, GPU is a little high but i've bought a special GPU fan for that.

DaleTheWhale · 27 Aug 2013 at 16:43

Other recommendations, however I am no fan expert.

YOUR BASKET
3 x Noctua NF-F12 PWM 120mm Focused Flow PWM Cooling Fan £15.98 (£47.94)
3 x Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1850 RPM - 3 Pin £14.98 (£44.94)
3 x Be Quiet! Shadow Wings Fan Mid-Speed - 120mm £12.98 (£38.94)
Total : £141.73 (includes shipping : £8.25).

BeQuiet fans are great for silence and very good performance.
I believe the Noctua's are some of the best all-rounders.

E; Misread the OP and thought you only wanted to fill one slot, add an extra to each of the above.

dan958 · 27 Aug 2013 at 17:20

Has anybody had any experience with the Arctic F12? I'm liking the price of those. I'm currently using a Cool master http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-014-CM

Is the F12 on part (or better) than this? I have no problem with this fan, does a good job and I can barely hear it.

EnderXi · 27 Aug 2013 at 18:51

Scythe gentle typhoons, i bought some for my new WC rig and they are without a doubt the best fans i have ever used and I have used everything from antec to zalman if you take my meaning

, plus if your feeling adventurous you can take them to bits and spray them any colour you like

tyketto · 27 Aug 2013 at 20:55

i have a corsair sp120 at the front and its quiet and sucks air in pretty good,also swapping the heatsink fan for an akasa venom viper pwm coolfan plus 2 80mm arctic f8's , just awaiting delivery...