Ok, so I'm due to start putting together a new PC, which is basically going to be just a facelift of my current one (see sig) with a few minor upgrades, including returning to air cooled. I'm going to be moving from a Akasa Eclipse case to a Silverstone FT01 (I'll do a build thread as I'm planning a few mods 
), which is going to be my first ever windowed case. One of the upgrades I've decided upon is a new heatsink, which is to be the prolimatech megahalems.
The area that is giving me a headache at the moment is selecting suitable fans / fan combinations. The things I'm having to consider are:
1/ Is the rear 120mm case fan worth replacing in the FT01?
2/ I want to add some lighting to my case. Do I do this with separate cathodes/leds or use led fans? Are led fans more for show than efficiency?
3/ Will be looking to do some overclocking, but noise levels are more important to me than performance? What fans are the best option?
4/ Do 2 fans fitted in push/pull on my heatsink really make a difference, or am I just as well to just use one to push air through it?
Too many things to think about. Anyone got any opinions/suggestions?
), which is going to be my first ever windowed case. One of the upgrades I've decided upon is a new heatsink, which is to be the prolimatech megahalems. The area that is giving me a headache at the moment is selecting suitable fans / fan combinations. The things I'm having to consider are:
1/ Is the rear 120mm case fan worth replacing in the FT01?
2/ I want to add some lighting to my case. Do I do this with separate cathodes/leds or use led fans? Are led fans more for show than efficiency?
3/ Will be looking to do some overclocking, but noise levels are more important to me than performance? What fans are the best option?
4/ Do 2 fans fitted in push/pull on my heatsink really make a difference, or am I just as well to just use one to push air through it?
Too many things to think about. Anyone got any opinions/suggestions?
