Fans for an Enthoo Pro

[FlyerDragon]

Hi guys,

I've just ordered an Enthoo Pro, it's coming in 10 days and since it's my birthday I was looking into some premium fans to add or replace the ones the case have. I don't care much about the price since these are "presents" but I'm more interested in Quietness and Performance. You could see it as:

Quiet >= Performance > Price

 

I have some questions to ask you, I've tried to look into previous threads but now I'm more confused than before, so here I am!

 

1) The case comes with a 140mm back exhaust fan and a 200mm front intake fan. Are these fans any good?

 

2) I know that not may manifacturers that make good 200mm fans, and 2x140mm == 1x200mm as far as the overall area is concerned. But what about noise and performance?

 

3) The case comes with a fan hub. I have seen confusing instructions about this, will I be able to control all these fans in PWM mode with my motherboard? (see details below)

 

4) Noctua has presented their new series of Industrial fans, how quiet are these fans compared to the standard series? The name suggests they are not aimed at silent configurations, but the standard series is really ugly!

 

5) If i want to keep both drive cages should I prefer Static Pressure fans?

 

6) Keeping in mind what I've said (Quiet >= Performance > Price) what brand and model do you suggest me for each type? I've seen Noctua and Noiseblocker fans often recommended.

 

Here's my setup:

Intel Core i5-2500K
Asus P8P67 PRO Rev3.1
Corsair XMS3 DDR3 3x2Gb
Ati Sapphire HD 5770
Samsung PRO 128Gb (OS)
Samsung EVO 120GB (Games)
WesternDigital HD 300Gb (Media and other games)
XFX 850W Bronze 80+
LG Flatron W2253V 23'' 1920x1080

 

Thanks in advance!

[Shaqo_Wyn]

1) The case comes with a 140mm back exhaust fan and a 200mm front intake fan. Are these fans any good?

 

2) I know that not may manifacturers that make good 200mm fans, and 2x140mm == 1x200mm as far as the overall area is concerned. But what about noise and performance?

 

3) The case comes with a fan hub. I have seen confusing instructions about this, will I be able to control all these fans in PWM mode with my motherboard? (see details below)

 

4) Noctua has presented their new series of Industrial fans, how quiet are these fans compared to the standard series? The name suggests they are not aimed at silent configurations, but the standard series is really ugly!

 

5) If i want to keep both drive cages should I prefer Static Pressure fans?

 

6) Keeping in mind what I've said (Quiet >= Performance > Price) what brand and model do you suggest me for each type? I've seen Noctua and Noiseblocker fans often recommended.

 

 

 

1. I've seen plenty of people complain about the loudness of the front 200mm, so you should probably replace that one.

 

2. IMO the quietest 200mm is the Cooler Master Megaflow but it's still not better than dual 140's.

 

3. If it's a 4-pin PWM control yes, but you need fans with the same rpm range. If it's 3-pin you could probably voltage control em all.

 

4. They're as quiet as normal Noctua's provided you get for example PWM models and run em below 1500RPM. Any fan above 1000RPM is 'loud', Noctua's are just inherently quieter because of their superior design.

 

5. Yes.

 

6. Deal with it and get standard Noctua NF-A14's (or PWM version of the IPPC NF-A14's).

[BaSkA]

The included fans are not bad but the included 200mm fan can be loud, not THAT much. Putting rubber grommets/screws and caping the RPM at about 75% helps a lot from what I've heard from people that own it and did it.

 

If you don't have a gold mine or don't like the puke colour from Noctua fans, these Phanteks fans are cheap and comes with lots of accessories. They are similar to the included fans but they have a rubber stand and are PWM controlled.

 

Good luck.

[KirbyTech]

They are great. I have one and no issues. Headphones off and gaming with it 3 feet away. 

[FlyerDragon]

Thanks for the first answers, is there anyone else patient enough to read through the whole post?

Thanks again

[spwath]

Thanks for the first answers, is there anyone else patient enough to read through the whole post?

Thanks again

I would replace the front 200mm with 2x aerocool ds 140mm fans, keep the rest.

[FlyerDragon]

I'm going to use them with the fan hub that comes with the Enthoo Pro, so 3-pin fans voltage controlled by a signal coming from the PWM 4-pin connector of the cpu.

With this in mind, what would you suggest?

Noiseblocker BlackSilentPro PK2 140mm

or

Aerocool DS White or Black 140mm

or

Enermax T.B. SILENCE Manual Fan 140mm

[FlyerDragon]

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