Radiator fans

DataVampire · 12 Sep 2014 at 13:03

Hi guys I am still trying to sort my watercooling kit ready for the end of the month.

Now is the time to sort out fans for the rad im going to be buying.

The rad is a

Hardware Labs Black Ice Nemesis Radiator GTX 480 - Black

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=WC-070-BX

So now I am after the best fans I can get which will best suited to the above rad but within reason.

I have looked at some:

Corsair SP120 Quiet Series High Pressure Low Noise - Dual Pack
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-010-CS

and

Noiseblocker NB-eLoop Fan B12-3 - 120mm (1900rpm)
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-054-NB

And
the same as above but the other varieants ie 1300rpm,800rpm,1300rpm and 2400rpm

Also

Three Fan Bundle - Silverstone SST-FQ121 FQ Series 1225 PWM - Watercooling Optimised Fan
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=BU-018-SV

Ect ect , if you can recommend any other would be great.

Thank you

vsg28 · 12 Sep 2014 at 13:05

Definitely the eloops. I have both of those fans (and a few Nemesis rads as well) and the eloops are better at performance and noise, but are more expensive of course.

DataVampire · 12 Sep 2014 at 13:11

If they are very good I can bear the cost so to speak, which ones of the eloops would you recommend ?

And thanks for the reply aprciated

Jokester · 12 Sep 2014 at 17:52

The B12-3 is the sweetspot if you have a fan controller.

DataVampire · 12 Sep 2014 at 18:08

Would they be ok without a fan controller. (and connected to the mobo )whilst saving up for a fan controller ?

vsg28 · 12 Sep 2014 at 20:26

Ya, that board has a lot of fan headers for 3 pin voltage controlled fans and AI Suite software is really good for setting a fan curve based on a lot of inputs such as CPU temperature. Despite what Asus said, their z87 boards only have voltage control so don't plug in PWM fans to the headers other than CPU header. Go with the B12-3 fans, set up a fan curve with the motherboard and don't waste money on any other fan controller unless this doesn't work for you for whatever reason.

almighty15 · 12 Sep 2014 at 21:16

Arctic cooling F12's are one of the best and can be found for dirt cheap....beating fans cost 4x the price

Disco_P · 12 Sep 2014 at 22:05

almighty15 said:
Arctic cooling F12's are one of the best and can be found for dirt cheap....beating fans cost 4x the price

Literally got 5 of these for about £15 and they are better than my old combo of Noctua NF-P12s and Noctua NF-F12s. And I adore noctua stuff, but these arctic cooling F12s are amazing.