some fan recomendations please.

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well i have a antec 300 case and currently have a bit of a muddle of fans 3 antec case fan's(2x120mm,1x140mm),1x akaska 120mm Ultra Quiet Venom Viper (on the cpu cooler),1x Xigmatek Orange Line 120mm White LED Fan.

i quite like the akaska fan and the xigmatek (like the white light and thinking of using white lighting in the case this could save me buying lights possibly:p)

but my question is what fans should i buy to cool my case?, i want something that moves a decent amount of air but that isn't massively loud and would like to match them all up to be the same.

what would you suggest? and do you think i would honestly see a drop in temp's to make it worth while:D(cpu idle 44c load 65c,gpu idle 34c load 55-60c,case tmpino 31c idle-34cmax,tmpino 33c idle-57c max all temps taken from hw monitor)
 
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Corsair AF120 and 140 they move quite a bit of air and are quite low on noise, especially if you have a fan controller. 11000rpm I can't hear mine, 1300rpm they are normal at 1700RPM they are beasts but in my case they don't bother me and are much quieter than my old 120mm fans. I cut my fan mesh out of my case with some tin snips and they are even quieter and move more air when unrestricted. They would perform well in the 300. They also look sweet but are about £20 for a double pack of 120's and £11 for a 140.

You could also go for the Gentle Typhoon 1150 or 1500 RPM's.

The corsair have white rings which you might like.. :)

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-015-AE&groupid=701&catid=2331&subcat=4 Not a recommendation but, this fan would probably look sweet and provide some startling CFM. They do a 140 version too I think. :D
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-016-AE&groupid=701&catid=2331&subcat=1816

TBH I think good quality black fans and a white lightning in your case would look great.
 
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also consider bitfenix spectre pros, they are near silent and push a decent amount of air and save a little money over something like GT's

I'm not sure I believe the specs on those aerocool sharks - other wise I'm sure they'd be widely tested and massively beat the GT's 1850rpm fans for CFM, mmH2O AND noise

they either push lots of air with lots of noise or they are quiet and push a lot less air than the spec sheet!
 
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