Meshify C (2020) Fans

Cadder · 5 Dec 2020 at 22:29

Hi all,

I'm near the end of buying all the bits for my build. I've turned my attention to case fans now.

All my components are in my sig. My priority is for a quiet PC. I don't want to hear it. From what I have read, this isn't likely to get very hot, there'll be some light gaming and CAD use.

So - are the case fans any good? If not, should I strip them all out and replace? If so, what with?

Most of the components are black. I'd like to stick with this theme. I prefer no RGB too.

Thanks in advance.

Cadder · 7 Dec 2020 at 13:17

deFiniLoGy said:
I had a Meshify C before - and the original case fans actually not all too bad and the mod that yields the biggest improvement is actually removing / replacing the front foam filter.

What did you replace it with?

I'm thinking about removing the stock case fans and having two BQ 140mm on front and one BQ 120 on the rear.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x be quiet! Pure Wings 2 120mm PWM High Speed Fan= £9.49
2 x be quiet! Pure Wings 2 140mm High Speed Fan= £9.95

Total: £34.05 (includes shipping: £4.66)

Any thoughts on this? I know I'll have to play about with fan speeds to ensure positive pressure but I'll learn that later

Cadder · 7 Dec 2020 at 15:43

Are they quiet? Noise levels are much more important to me than thermals. Can't imagine my components or my use of them causing any high temperatures.

Cadder · 8 Dec 2020 at 13:05

I have just placed the order for:

1 x Noctua NF-S12B redux (Exhaust)
2 x Noctua NF-P14s redux (Intake)

For £40 it seemed a good balance between quality and cost. This should make my build fairly quiet, one hopes.

Cadder · 26 Dec 2020 at 09:10

SaBBz said:
How is the case for both noise and thermals with these fans please?

PC sits a couple feet away, the fans are incredibly quiet and impressive. I can hear the air flowing slightly but it's a nice sound.

Temperatures are good, I have ran some benchmarks and it doesn't get too hot. As soon as the benchmarks are finished it cools right down.

Cadder · 26 Dec 2020 at 10:51

My only issue is the CPU temps get to around 81 degC during Cinebench with the Dark Rock Slim. I'd be tempted to try a different CPU cooler for the 5800X.