Time to get my fans in order.

Firegod

Firegod

Firegod

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Hey

I have a mixture of fans and it is no good for my OCD. :p Currently running x3 120mm be quiet silent wing 3 fans that came from my old AIO triple rad. Then I have two Noctua fans. 120mm and 140mm. These are also in grey and not black. My plan for the case fans is to replace them all with:

Thermalright TL-B12 Extrem LCP 120mm PWM Black Fan​

Thermalright TL-B14B Extrem 140mm PWM Black Fan​


I will have x4 intake and x3 exhaust. And most importantly, all stealth and black. To match black case, black mobo and black CPU cooler.

I have some splitters on the way from OCUK. Then the case fans I have still yet to order. But the spec is crazy for the price (£15ea).

TL-B12 Extrem LCP
Dimension: L120 mm x W120 mm x H25.6 mm
Rated Speed: 2150 RPM±10%
Noise Level: 28.1 dBA
Air Flow: 69 CFM
Air Pressure: 2.87 mm H2O
Connector: 4 PIN PWM

TL-B14W Extrem
Dimension: L140 mm x W140 mm x H25 mm
Rated Speed: 2000 RPM±10%
Noise Level: 31.4 dBA
Air Flow: 110.4 CFM
Air Pressure: 3.02 mm H2O
Connector: 4 PIN PWM

I'll run them in a 4 different groups and tailor each with a fan curve. Should help avoid any nasty resonance or harmonics. Group 1 - x3 120mm intake. Group 2 - x1 140mm bottom intake. Group 3 - x1 120mm rear exhaust. Group 4 - x2 140mm top exhaust.

Today though, I began with replacing the stock Peerless Assassin fans with better ones from Thermalright (I wanted to keep them in the same brand and family). The E12B-S V3 were £15ea and have added ARGB. So now the only lighting in the case is the RAM and the CPU fans. And it works well looking at it now from a distance.

The spec difference is pretty stark:

FeatureTL-C12B (Stock)TL-E12B-S V3
Fan Size120mm120mm
Max RPM~1500 RPM~2000 RPM
Airflow~66.17 CFM~72.37 CFM
Static Pressure~1.53 mm H₂O~2.87 mm H₂O
Noise Level~25.6 dBA~28.1 dBA
Bearing TypeS-FDB (Fluid Dynamic Bearing)S-FDB (Fluid Dynamic Bearing)

For just a 3dB increase at max, I'm gaining in both airflow and more importantly, static pressure, for when paired with a cooler; 2.87 vs 1.53! :cool: I honestly don't think there is a higher static pressure ARGB 120mm fan out there with that low a noise level.

Some pictures of the CPU fan switch over:

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Next job, I'm keen to see if the CPU temps under load are any better.

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I'll update with the case fans once they are done. :)

Cheers.
 
Ghost Recon Breakpoint CPU results are:
  • Starting ºC - 43
  • Average ºC - 57 (over 45 minutes game play)
  • Peak ºC - 65
Happy with that. And at 65ºC peak, the CPU fans were only at 75% speed.
 
Case fans have been ordered so I'll collect them, hopefully, tomorrow. Splitter cables should all be here tomorrow from OCUK. I have some time to then get them done at the weekend and next week (as I'm off work). Looking forward to sorting them out.
 
MissChief said:
How does that compare to previously?
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Annoyingly I lost the screenshot I had so couldn't share, but, I did see peak hit 69ºc on the stock fans in Ghost Recon Breakpoint. It does appear to have shaved a few degrees from the loaded temps, which is what I was hoping. That extra static pressure coming good. This is on top of the fact my CPU has already had a negative 30 curve optimiser applied and lower power limits (88W PPT, 60A TDC, 90A EDC).

I'm hoping with the 7 case fans to tune them more towards silent running, I don't think I need to get anywhere near the max values. Those 140mm fans kicking out 110CFM at 31dBA. I'll have to calibrate them in Fan Control anyway, and that'll ramp them up to 100% so will be interesting to hear it at full load!
 
So 2 hours of work to get the new fans in. Spent ages on the cabling at the back which for a total of 9 fans and some ARGB and then all the usual PSU cables it looking pretty neat.

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End result:

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Couldn't be happier with the result. Finally I have the case working with a full set of fans, and the black really works well I think. Just the slight glow from the central CPU fans. These things are powerful. At 100% they kick out so much air. Noise is actually pretty controlled but you'd never run 100%. Anything under 70% is a good and because they shift so much air, I have them at 45% currently. They also have helped with CPU temps. At idle I saw 39ºC today. I was also impressed with the fan quality and it is nice to see them supplied with colourful rubber corners (if you wanted to swap out the black ones). They also came with a variety of screws and a short splitter cable. Everything you need really. I'm so happy with how it all looks now. :)
 
Looks good! Didn't notice yellow cable wrap until you pointed it out. With yellow stripe on GPU and top of RAM makes yellow on cable tie looks fine.
 
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