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The NF-S12A's I suggested are probably the quietest but well-performing fans available for your case. The H60 and Arctic F12's are much louder.

Could I just add a low noise adapter to the rad fan? I would imagine that it would too too loud.

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Could I just add a low noise adapter to the rad fan? I would imagine that it would too too loud.

I don't see why you would get it in the first place? A decent fanless heatsink could probably cool adequately while being much, much quieter provided the case has good airflow.

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I don't see why you would get it in the first place? A decent fanless heatsink could probably cool adequately while being much, much quieter provided the case has good airflow.

Would there be actual performance/price advantage over what I said though?

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Would there be actual performance/price advantage over what I said though?

Performance/price between what?

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My setup and the setup that you suggested.

Better cooling doesn't improve performance when you're not ocing and temps are adequate. 

The only applicable difference would be price and noise--in which my recommendation is cheaper and quieter.

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Better cooling doesn't improve performance when you're not ocing and temps are adequate. 

The only applicable difference would be price and noise--in which my recommendation is cheaper and quieter.

Ok final question, if you were in my place, what exactly would you buy (preferably a CPU cooler included)?
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Ok final question, if you were in my place, what exactly would you buy (preferably a CPU cooler included)?

Are you running any hdd's?

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Yes, one hdd in the front rack of my n200 case.

I'd recommend getting a Shadow Rock 2: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/be-quiet-cpu-cooler-bk013

and NF-S12B's for front intake and rear exhaust: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-case-fan-nfs12bredux1200pwm

 

If money wasn't an issue, I would personally get NF-S12A's to replace all the fans including the graphics card's and whatever comes with a decently priced heatsink http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-case-fan-nfs12apwm

and suspend the hdd in open cell foam molds. 

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I'd recommend getting a Shadow Rock 2: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/be-quiet-cpu-cooler-bk013

and NF-S12B's for front intake and rear exhaust: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-case-fan-nfs12bredux1200pwm

 

If money wasn't an issue, I would personally get NF-S12A's to replace all the fans including the graphics card's and whatever comes with a decently priced heatsink http://pcpartpicker.com/part/noctua-case-fan-nfs12apwm

and suspend the hdd in open cell foam molds.

That sounds good I guess but I'm not sure if that cooler will fit in my case, and if it does it will just barely fit(it might fit by .7mm). And isn't there always the issue of the cooler not fitting over the ram?
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That sounds good I guess but I'm not sure if that cooler will fit in my case, and if it does it will just barely fit(it might fit by .7mm). And isn't there always the issue of the cooler not fitting over the ram?

What ram do you have?

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What ram do you have?

Just one stick of hyperx fury ram so far, planing on buying more for sure though.

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how much would you like to spend?  bequiet have great fans, cougar have good fans too, and vardar. corsair can be loud to some people. also 3 pin or 4?

Yeah loving my Cougar fans, very good value and extremely quiet 

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Just one stick of hyperx fury ram so far, planing on buying more for sure though.

The cooler should have no issue with fitting.

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