Replacing stock fans

Mr G · 7 Jan 2019 at 20:44

Just ordered the Phanteks Evolv Flow Edition case and I'm in the market to replace the 3 140mm PH-F140SP fans that come preinstalled, any recommendations?

peahead · 7 Jan 2019 at 23:24

Hi

I can highly recommend these 140mm Corsair fans.

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/cors...remium-magnetic-levitation-fan-fg-057-cs.html

I replaced all the fans in my Evolve X case with these and they are excellent.

freddie64 · 8 Jan 2019 at 06:16

I would wait until you get the system built and then decide if you need different fans.

I have 3 of these fans in my Pro M and i find them very good for air flow and noise.

Ree · 8 Jan 2019 at 06:34

i have 4 of these in my phanteks pro m and they're pretty decent.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Noctua NF-P14s REDUX PWM 1200RPM 140mm Quiet Case Fan= £13.99

Total: £18.65 (includes shipping: £4.66)

Mr G · 8 Jan 2019 at 08:05

ree said:
i have 4 of these in my phanteks pro m and they're pretty decent.

My basket at Overclockers UK:

1 x Noctua NF-P14s REDUX PWM 1200RPM 140mm Quiet Case Fan= £13.99

Total: £18.65 (includes shipping: £4.66)

I have been looking at the 1500RPM variant of this fan and torn between the 2 and the Corsair ML140's?

The Noctua's work out cheaper in price as I only require 3 and not 4, however I want the best performance for case airflow at a reasonable price.

LuckyBenski · 8 Jan 2019 at 08:11

I've seen the Phanteks SPs recommended as case fans a lot. I'd really recommend trying them first.

Mr G · 8 Jan 2019 at 08:48

LuckyBenski said:
I've seen the Phanteks SPs recommended as case fans a lot. I'd really recommend trying them first.

I probably will as they seem to push as much airflow as the NF-P14s fans if the spec sheet is accurate, although these are 3-pin not 4-pin PWM.

maklabouhlel · 8 Jan 2019 at 14:50

be quiet silent wings 3 or noiseblocker nb-eloop are very very quiet.

Ree · 8 Jan 2019 at 16:17

Mr G said:
I have been looking at the 1500RPM variant of this fan and torn between the 2 and the Corsair ML140's?

The Noctua's work out cheaper in price as I only require 3 and not 4, however I want the best performance for case airflow at a reasonable price.

the 1500 ones will be a bit noisier. i just have the 1200's purring along at 800 and their quiet.

Mr G · 8 Jan 2019 at 16:21

maklabouhlel said:
be quiet silent wings 3 or noiseblocker nb-eloop are very very quiet.

I've just ordered 3 of the 140mm be quiet! Silent Wings 3 high speed fans, I've used be quiet! in the past and where exceptionally good quality.

My daughters build gets toasty after long periods of gaming, so I've gifted the preinstalled fans to her.

maklabouhlel · 8 Jan 2019 at 19:36

Mr G said:
I've just ordered 3 of the 140mm be quiet! Silent Wings 3 high speed fans, I've used be quiet! in the past and where exceptionally good quality.

My daughters build gets toasty after long periods of gaming, so I've gifted the preinstalled fans to her.

Good choice. I hope you can tame those high speed fans down with bios (or other) fan control because they can get noisy at high speed.

Mr G · 9 Jan 2019 at 09:03

maklabouhlel said:
Good choice. I hope you can tame those high speed fans down with bios (or other) fan control because they can get noisy at high speed.

That's where a custom fan curve comes in... however my case has a fan controller but it only supports 3-pin and not the 4-pin these fans require?