Hi all,
I scooped up one of those amazingly cheap Kolink Observatory cases a few months ago to replace my older PC case, I like to refresh its look every now and then.
Im running a custom loop which is a little undersized cooling a Nvidia 980 and a i7 5820k, but only with a single EK 240mm rad, so temps aren't the coolest, I did have another 240 rad too, but I put a hole in it with a screw
The issue is those fans that came with the case were truly awful, they have almost no static pressure at all, but the main reasons I bought the case were for the RGB and the tempered glass.
I swapped the fans to my old EK Vardar F4 120 2200RPM versions which have a SP rating of 3.16mm H2O. I do not run these at full power as im scared they will suck me into the case
but im looking for some addressable RGB fans with a decent SP rating due to my undersized rad for what im trying to cool. The EK Vardar RGB's aren't addressable so you cant have the fancy effects which I like.
My motherboard was just before RGB became a thing, so I also need a dedicated controller.
Im really struggling to find anything even with a SP rating above 2.0, so thought id ask the ones in the know for some advice
Im after a min of 3, but possibly 5-6 fans. Any suggestions?
Oh, also, the Kolink has almost no space between the chassis metal and the glass front plate and I have no internal space to move the fans inside the case itself due to my reservoir mount location, so adding an RGB ring onto the existing fans isn't possible.
Thanks!
I scooped up one of those amazingly cheap Kolink Observatory cases a few months ago to replace my older PC case, I like to refresh its look every now and then.
Im running a custom loop which is a little undersized cooling a Nvidia 980 and a i7 5820k, but only with a single EK 240mm rad, so temps aren't the coolest, I did have another 240 rad too, but I put a hole in it with a screw
The issue is those fans that came with the case were truly awful, they have almost no static pressure at all, but the main reasons I bought the case were for the RGB and the tempered glass.
I swapped the fans to my old EK Vardar F4 120 2200RPM versions which have a SP rating of 3.16mm H2O. I do not run these at full power as im scared they will suck me into the case
but im looking for some addressable RGB fans with a decent SP rating due to my undersized rad for what im trying to cool. The EK Vardar RGB's aren't addressable so you cant have the fancy effects which I like.My motherboard was just before RGB became a thing, so I also need a dedicated controller.
Im really struggling to find anything even with a SP rating above 2.0, so thought id ask the ones in the know for some advice
Im after a min of 3, but possibly 5-6 fans. Any suggestions?Oh, also, the Kolink has almost no space between the chassis metal and the glass front plate and I have no internal space to move the fans inside the case itself due to my reservoir mount location, so adding an RGB ring onto the existing fans isn't possible.
Thanks!
