YESSS!!! fractal define r4 is out!

I would like to add more fans...which ones do you suggest, not expensive, noisy and so on....

effective, silent, to make job done.....thinking about 2x 140mm

Fractal Design Silent Series R2 140mm (FD-FAN-SSR2-140) or any others?
 
kmetek said:
I would like to add more fans...which ones do you suggest, not expensive, noisy and so on....

effective, silent, to make job done.....thinking about 2x 140mm

Fractal Design Silent Series R2 140mm (FD-FAN-SSR2-140) or any others?
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fractal fans suck in comparison to the AF140's
I've got both fractal fans and SP120's and AF140's

AF140 for the win for air flow.
 
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/140mm-fan-roundup-2_12.html#sect0

he only product that stands out in our today’s test session is the Corsair AF140 Quiet Edition. This is the absolute best fan of all tested today! At only 98 grams, the elegant fan from Corsair has the best noise/air flow ratio, which is the most important parameter in our opinion. Moreover, this model starts up at 5.5 volts and consumes less than 1 watt at the maximum speed. It is equipped with vibration-absorbing mounts and has interchangeable colored rings to ideally match the interior of your computer case. Unfortunately, the MTBF of its fluid dynamic bearing is not disclosed while the cable is not very long (295 mm). PWM-based speed regulation could also be welcome. Anyway, these minor things definitely cannot affect our decision to award Corsair AF140 Quiet Edition with our Editor’s Choice title:

:D
 
kmetek said:
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/140mm-fan-roundup-2_12.html#sect0

he only product that stands out in our today’s test session is the Corsair AF140 Quiet Edition. This is the absolute best fan of all tested today! At only 98 grams, the elegant fan from Corsair has the best noise/air flow ratio, which is the most important parameter in our opinion. Moreover, this model starts up at 5.5 volts and consumes less than 1 watt at the maximum speed. It is equipped with vibration-absorbing mounts and has interchangeable colored rings to ideally match the interior of your computer case. Unfortunately, the MTBF of its fluid dynamic bearing is not disclosed while the cable is not very long (295 mm). PWM-based speed regulation could also be welcome. Anyway, these minor things definitely cannot affect our decision to award Corsair AF140 Quiet Edition with our Editor’s Choice title:

:D
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be very wary of corsair reviews they sponsor and provide many incentives for reviewers to give them good marks

what happens is people who have had basic generic rubbish case fans buy some corsairs and claim they are best ever not even having tried others

The fact that the thermalright fan didn't stand out to them ( and since when does a fans weight matter lol) tells me all i need to know about this sites integrity

It's hard to find an honest review about a corsair product just look at all the 650d reviews nobody even mentions the annoying front fan problems they wont get sent more corsair goodies if they don't give everything a gold award
 
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Agree with C64. What good is a test comparing 135-150mm fans? There are few applications where that range of sizes can be used. And if you look at their results the TY-150 30.2cfm @ 1060rpm @ 44.3dBA to Corsair's 26.1cfm @ 1120rpm @ 40.8dBA... and at 36dBA 20.5cfm & 20.8cfm respectively. That looks neck and neck to me.

There are several people on the web who have tested every fan they can get their hands on and are not being sponsored by suppliers. Overclock.net users Cyclops & Tator Tot are testing 140mm fans now. Takes some time to go through but I think it's worth it.

There's lots of ways to look at fans; airflow, static pressure, etc. I believe case fans need to perform well with a pressure differential just as much as cooler fans do. As soon as you turn on a fan it has a static pressure difference between the air being SUCKED in and air being PUSHED out. SUCKING lowers pressure and PUSHING increasues pressure.. put fan in a divider (computer case) with a few other fans and there's even more pressure differential.. same with having a filter on it.. or HDD cage behind it.. or intake / exhaust grilles.. or almost anything deflecting/restricting airflow. and if your fan do not flow well in real world use like above what good are they? Bottom line; very few computer fans build much static pressure anyway. ;)

I modified my R2 for 2x TY-140 front and 1 in the bottom and raised case so bottom has 50mm clearance to allow bottom fans to have adequate airflow for PSU and case fan intakes (area of 2x 140mm fans [308sq.cm] needs to be <= perimeter of fans X clearance [360sq.cm]). 40mm caster do the job nicely. ;)
 
Does anybody have an idea why the R4 is in such low stock in the UK? Seems like everywhere have just stopped stocking them from what I can see.

I'm trying to order a windowed R4 but can't find them anywhere other than the US.
 
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