Have decided on the PC7 OcUk sell for a Conroe build for a friend.
What are the stock fans like ? What speed do they spin at ? I had a PC7 briefly for a while and never even checked.
And what replacement fans would you recommend for this case and is it easy to soft mount fans on the PC7 ? Bear in mind, will not be using a fan controller (person wants to put this pc under their table and not touch it basically), so fans will be running at 12v. And before someone recommends the ambers, I hate these fans at 12v. They are definitely not 18db, and sound like a tractor - not sure if it's in the nature of ball bearing fans or if it's the motor itself. The only time I have had ambers run quietely is at around the 7v mark and even then I could hear the motor noise. The quietest fans I have heard at 12v are the Nexus fans, but they don't really push much airflow compared to the Ambers (around 900rpm). And I don't like the Acoustifan dustproofs either. Too noisy at 12v for my tastes.
Am considering the Scythe S-FLEX 1200RPM. Pricey I know, but they offer a nice compromise between the very quiet Nexus 120mm fans which only do 900rpm or the even worse Scythe S-Flex 800rpm jobs, and the rather irritating Ambers at 1400rpm. Anyone tried these Scythes ? I know they are not really good value for money compared to the Ambers.
What are the stock fans like ? What speed do they spin at ? I had a PC7 briefly for a while and never even checked.
And what replacement fans would you recommend for this case and is it easy to soft mount fans on the PC7 ? Bear in mind, will not be using a fan controller (person wants to put this pc under their table and not touch it basically), so fans will be running at 12v. And before someone recommends the ambers, I hate these fans at 12v. They are definitely not 18db, and sound like a tractor - not sure if it's in the nature of ball bearing fans or if it's the motor itself. The only time I have had ambers run quietely is at around the 7v mark and even then I could hear the motor noise. The quietest fans I have heard at 12v are the Nexus fans, but they don't really push much airflow compared to the Ambers (around 900rpm). And I don't like the Acoustifan dustproofs either. Too noisy at 12v for my tastes.
Am considering the Scythe S-FLEX 1200RPM. Pricey I know, but they offer a nice compromise between the very quiet Nexus 120mm fans which only do 900rpm or the even worse Scythe S-Flex 800rpm jobs, and the rather irritating Ambers at 1400rpm. Anyone tried these Scythes ? I know they are not really good value for money compared to the Ambers.
