Well Balanced 140mm case fan

[daveyg]

Hi folks,

I am after a couple of 140mm case (not heatsink) fans. Like everyone I want a good balance of noise vs. airflow.

Reading around various reviews I have come down to the following shortlist:

Corsair AF140
Thermalright TY-150
Silverstone SST-AP141 Air Penetrator
Noiseblocker BlackSilent Pro Fan PK2 - 140mm

Possibly one of the be quiets.

I want to mount horizontally so want to avoid sleeve bearings.

The newer group tests seem to favour Corsair, but I'm struggling to find a test that covers all of them. The best I have found is the Xbit round up but that does not cover Be Quiet.

What do people recommend and what are their experiences good or bad? Any other models I should be considering?

Cheers
Dave.

 

[daveyg]

Oh forgot to say these are going in an Anidees case with a door on the front so restricted airflow in front of them, but there will be no hdd cages behind them if that makes any difference.

 

[BrianB]

I like my Corsair AF 140's, but I'm aching to try out Akasa Apache 140mm black fans.

 

[Subliminal Aura]

Dave can you fit 2 x 140s on the front of the Anidees?

Which ones did you choose in the end ?

Many thanks