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Budget (including currency): 150 cad Country: Canada Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: simple python scripts, really only need it to run 8 140mm fans with the ability to individually control each one Other details if software controlled fans are too expensive (meaning building an pc), another option may be to insert a fan controller with physical knobs to control each fan. Current ideas are to find a cheap (less than $100 cad) pc on facebook marketplace / craigslist with the ability to add more fan headers. may be ideal to run without input from the computer, just physical voltage regulators? an entire pc may be unnecessary for this, what are your thoughts?

I have an EVGA CLC 280mm AIO and looking to get new fan as the shroud cut kind that are installed out of the box are not the best. I am looking for RGB chassis fans as well. Total number of fans needed is 5. Fans I'm currently looking at that I need advice on are the "Corsair LL 140mm" & " Fractal Design Prisma AL-140 PWM" Are then any others cheaper that are about the same in quality? All chassis fans have front panel speed control and AIO has software control. So I don't know if I need PWM fans for both or either. System specs are in signature if needed

So i am looking for new radiators, im looking at these two. Alphacool NexXxoS Monsta 560mm - 80mm thick - 10 FPI (i think) EK-CoolStream CE 560 - 45mm thick - 16 FPI Price difference is around 15 euros, the EK would be the "cheap lol option" I need two of either one, they will be paired with 4 x 140mm Noctua NF-A14 industrialPPC- IP67 -2000 PWM each. in push. They are gonna cool an i7 6700K and a GTX1080FTW What kind of performance difference can i expect? What would you go for and why? Is there other brands of 560 radiators i should be looking at?

Hi I bought all my components for a new pc. My case ( corsair obsidian airflow edition 750d) comes with its own coolers but I want to use better and more silen one's I want three for the top and they need to be good enough to cool a radiator in the future, then two for the front and one on the back all 140 mm. Also what is the best fan for my corsair hyper 212evo and do I need one or two for it? Some more info of the pc GTX1080 asus strix Core I5 something something Thank you in advance Mark

will 3 X 140 mm fans fit infront of the phanteks enthoo evolve atx tempered glass edition?? PLEASE HELP!

Hello everyone, i got a quistion abuot Phanteks Evolv ATX Glass Edition. My question is, will i be able to move the fans in the front high enough, to get enough clearance to still use the 3,5inch brackets in the lower basement, and still use a 280mm rad in the front? HenneC

I was totally expecting to be inundated with reviews of the new 280mm closed loop cooler by Corsair weeks ago, but I haven't heard anything since the product was announced. Does anyone know what gives? I'm really interested in the product, but refuse to by before I watch at least 20 YouTube reviews. Also I've been hearing more and more complaints about the Fractal Design Define R5 not being nearly as water cooling friendly as they had first stated. Does anyone know how well a 280mm rad and fans will fit at the top of the case? I am pretty much limited to that spot only.

I have all my parts picked out except the fans. My case (corsair air 540) supports 4 140mm fans and i REALLY dont want them to have LEDs because it will mess with my color scheme

im thinking of replacing two of my front Corsair AF140Ls they are quite loud currently on amazon.de Silent Wings 2 ,140mm are about 20€ so is there anything better in noise, performance,price? http://www.amazon.de/be-quiet-BL063-Silent-Wings/dp/B007IE3W1K/ref=lh_ni_t?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A1ZHNFWV62XL56

Which 140 mm fans would you say is the best in terms of static pressure or airflow cause i get the feeling that Linus hypes the noctuas too much at times.

I've been wanting to build a water-cooled rig for a number of years. Now, finally, I'm able to do it. But I have a specific goal in mind. Namely, being as silent as possible while maintaining decent to good cooling. Noise reduction is what I'm after. So, I'm trying to figure out which radiator and fan combination would be sufficient for my needs while being as quiet as possible. If I estimate my i5-4670K, overclocked, to use 127 W and my ASUS GeForce GTX 670 w/4GB DDR5 would use about 166 W max, that'd be about 293 watts of heat. But, for experimentation, I plan to add about 75 watts of peltier cooling. And, to leave room to grow, I'd like to plan for a second GPU. That'd be 127w + 166w + 166w + 75w, which comes to about 534 watts when loaded to nearly 100%. If I multiply this 534 W by a 53% load (for one set of fans), that comes to about 283 watts of cooling... Am I doing this right? I shouldn't need a fan/radiator setup to handle the full 534 watts... should I? I just need enough to create a temp delta that is manageable... right? Anyway, in this Radiator Size Estimator thread, JackNaylorPE provides spreadsheet data on popular rads. And in this recent Tom's Hardware forum thread, someone mentions "Alphacool is currently top dog in the radiator arena." According to AquacoolEstimator.XLS, an Alphacool UT60 480 radiator, with 4 x 12cm fans @ 1400 RPM in push, can handle 280 watts. Though, maybe I'd be better off with a Monsta 80 with 297 watts (assuming I can fit it in)? Also, an Aphacool UT60 420 radiator, with 3 x 14cm fans @ 1400 RPM in push, can handle 286 watts. To get the same cooling out of a much smaller Aphacool 360 radiator would require a Monta 80 with 3 x 12cm fans in push at a much more noisy 1800 RPMs. ...Oh, dang! I just realized I did not leave room to OC my video cards. And the pump will add at least another 25 W. If I estimate about 20% more power consumption for both GTX 670's being OC'd, that be at least another 66 watts. So... 534 + 25 + 66 = 691 watts! And at 53%, that'd still be at least 366 watts! Well, according to that Alphacool spreadsheet, the radiators I mentioned could handle that, but only if I went with a Monta 80 and upgraded to a push/pull configuration. I've got Cooler Master HAF 932 case, which has plenty of headroom above the MB for a push/pull radiator setup. And it's made to accept a 360mm radiator. However, I decided before purchasing the case that a 360 will not be enough and I'm going to heavily mod the top to accept something bigger. I'll cut out most of the top and replace it with modder's mesh or some type of perforated steel or screen. Originally, I wanted a 400mm (2 x 200mm) fan/radiator setup. This is because my case is wide enough and it would offer more surface area than a 420mm (3 x 140mm) solution: 120mm x 120mm = 14400 mm^2 = 144 cm^2 140mm x 140mm = 19600 mm^2 = 196 cm^2 200mm x 200mm = 40000 mm^2 = 400 cm^2 14400 x 3 = 43200 mm^2 = 432 cm^2 14400 x 4 = 57600 mm^2 = 576 cm^2 19600 x 3 = 58800 mm^2 = 588 cm^2 40000 x 2 = 80000 mm^2 = 800 cm^2 800 cm^2 = 136% of 588 cm^2 800 cm^2 = 139% of 576 cm^2 800 cm^2 = 185% of 432 cm^2 588 cm^2 = 73.5% of 800 cm^2 576 cm^2 = 72% of 800 cm^2 432 cm^2 = 54% of 800 cm^2 As you can see, a 2 x 200mm setup has 36% more surface area than a 3 x 140mm setup. And it has 85% more surface area than a 3 x 120mm setup. Interestingly, a 4 x 120mm setup has almost as much surface area as a 3 x 140mm setup. If I really cut into the top of my HAF 932, I think I could get a 4 x 120mm radiator to fit. But it'd be a bit tight. Anyway, when I looked for 200mm fans... I was disappointed by what I found. There is simply not much of a selection. A number of places don't even sell them. Also, the noise to CFM ratio is not good. And the static pressure is abysmal. After finding a lack of good 200mm fans and learning how important static pressure is to radiators and water-cooling, I discarded my 2 x 200mm idea. So, my first big question is: Should I go for a 3 x 140mm radiator or a 4 x 120mm radiator? But, I suppose this could be dictated by the fans I will use. I realize that 120mm fans generally have much higher static pressure than 140mm fans. And so, I have to wonder: Would I be better off to go with a 4 x 120mm fan/radiator setup? Keep in mind: I don't want a push/pull configuration. My goal is noise reduction. And I've read that a push/pull setup only gives about a 15% to 30% increase in performance (vs. push) at the cost of more fan noise. Also, I've read that push/pull makes even less difference on rads with low FPI. As my goal is noise reduction, I will be using variable speed fans with low RPMs. This means less static pressure is available, so I am forced to use a radiator with relatively low fins-per-inch to allow a good air flow. So, I'd rather go with a pull configuration as that generates the least noise. Though, I do realize it might be slightly less efficient than push. Also, I plan to have spacers between my fans and the radiator to lessen turbulence and increase performance. (Martin's benchmarks show that spacers can make a difference in temps.) I'm thinking 25 or 30mm spacers. If I go the 3 x 140mm route: I'm trying to decide between these three 140mm fans: COUGAR 14CM Blue LED (Model CF-D14HB- B) 1000RPM, 73.2CFM, 18dBA Air pressure @ 12V (mm H2O): 1.4 Phanteks PH-F140XP_BK 140mm PWM RPM: 600-1200 +/- 250 rpm Air Flow: 40.9 - 85.19 CFM Noise Level: 15.22 - 19 dB (A) Static Pressure: 0.39-1.52mm H2O NANOXIA NDS140PWM-1400 (Deep Silence 140mm PWM) Rotation Speed: 700 - 1400 RPM (± 10%) Airflow: 76.5 CFM Max Noise: 16.2 dB(A) Max Static Pressure: 1.18 mm H2O Max The Nanoxia is clearly the most quiet in terms of CFM per dBA. However, it does not have much static pressure. The Cougar has noticeably better pressure, but at a cost in noise. And the Phanteks has the best CFM and static pressure, but the worst noise. Thing is, I believe the 0.39-1.52mm static pressure on the Phanteks and the 1.18mm on the Nanoxia are misleading. It's difficult to compare those figures with the 1.4mm on the Cougar because it's not a fair comparison. The Cougar's 1.4mm is measured at 12V, which is at maximum RPM. However, my understanding is that lower RPMs can give better static pressure. To me, that makes the Cougar tempting because high static pressure at high RPM/CFM (vs. low RPM/CFM) probably equates to better cooling. However, this review of the Phanteks F140XP makes it sound tempting: I do plan to use a PWM fan hub to have all three controlled by the MB's PWM CPU fan control. The manual for my ASUS Z97A MB says it can handle up to 12 watts (1A) for the CPU_fan connector, so it should be plenty for 3 or even 4 fans. And, depending on the hub, some of them work even with regular 3-pin fans. So while I will have them PWM controlled, they probably don't have to be PWM fans. Anyway, I've seen a lot of 120mm fans with good CFM to noise ratios. But static pressure data is not always listed, assuming the manufacturer even provides it. And so I'm having a tough time deciding. When I was looking up the static pressure of the 14cm COUGAR CF-D14HB-B above, I noticed this: COUGAR 12CM Blue LED (Model CF-D12HB- B) RPM: 1200 RPM Air Flow: 64.37 CFM Noise Level: 16.6 dBA Air pressure @ 12V (mm H2O): 1.74 That 1.74mm sounds a lot better than the 1.4mm for the 14cm version. So, if I mounted 4 of these on a 480mm radiator, would that give better cooling than 3 of the 14cm version on a 420mm radiator? And I stumbled across this thread about using a 140mm fan on a 120mm CPU cooler. One guy replied: Hmm... Would it make sense mount three 120mm fans on a 420mm (3 x 140mm) rad? Or should I tear into my case to allow a big 480mm rad and use four good 120mm fans? A lot of water-cooling enthusiasts recommend the Scythe Gentle Typhoon line of fans. However, currently, there seems to be an extreme supply shortage. Either that, or they were discontinued, because Newegg is completely out of stock on all models. And the few places that do still carry them tend to ask stunningly outrageous prices. (Like, $40 or more.) Anyway, it does not look like Scythe ever produced a 140mm version of the Gentle Typhoon. All the one's I've seen are 120mm. Also, the specifications I've seen are not that impressive. That is, I've seen a number of other fans with better CFM to noise ratios. Do Gentle Typhoons have some other features which make them ideal? Perhaps better static pressure, a lower perceived noise, or high reliability? Or is it mostly hype? Did I do my math right? For the best noise solution, should I go with 3 x 14cm fans or 4 x 12cm? Which fans would you recommend? Which brand of radiator? As a first-time water-cooler builder: Seriously, any and all constructive criticism and advice would be greatly appreciated.

Which ones do you think are the best 140mm case fans for Silent Performance Btw i own a Fractal Design XL R2 would want replace the fans. Right now i'm looking at buying 3 of these Noctua NF-A14 FLX Noiseblocker BlackSilent Pro Fan PK2 Corsair AF140 Any comments? Performance on 12, 7 and 5 volts?