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Darkmatter35
By Darkmatter35
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Hello I have been looking for a set of fans for a while and I have really narrowed it down to these fans...

1. Noctua NF-F12PWM

2. Noctua NF-S12A

3. NB- Black Silent Pro PL-2/PL-PS

4. NB- eLoop

 

I need 5 Rad fans

1. Three fans in Pull exhausting air on the top of my case.

2. Two fans in Pull/Push(tell me whats better?) in-taking air from bottom of case.

 

I am using one Black Ice SR1 360 rad and one Black Ice SR1 240 rad.

My case is the Phantom 820 from NZXT so I have ample airflow head room on all sides of my case.

Ascetics are important. I am having a black and blue themed case. 

And yes I know that noctua fans are the best but their color is making me reconsider

Tell me what you think!

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All are really good but the community favorites by far are Typhoons and NF-F12s

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Don't use the NF-S12A for anything unless it's an intake or area with little restiction, they are not made for static pressure. If color is a big part of your purchase choice then don't even consider Noctua.

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silverstone ap121, black frame blue blades. good static pressure

If ur hell bent on X, dont ask for X vs Y suggestions

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Where are you located/shopping from?

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Don't use the NF-S12A for anything unless it's an intake or area with little restiction, they are not made for static pressure. If color is a big part of your purchase choice then don't even consider Noctua.

Yeah I figure that the slight performance drop between noctua and NB is small enough for me to just skip them entirely. So for SR1's what would be the best? Im guessing Probably the PL-2's?

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Gelid Solutions: http://pcpartpicker.com/part/gelid-solutions-case-fan-fnfw12bpl18

They are a bit pricey though but you were already considering Noctuas.

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Yeah I figure that the slight performance drop between noctua and NB is small enough for me to just skip them entirely. So for SR1's what would be the best? Im guessing Probably the PL-2's?

I probably would go with the PL-PS but I don't have too much experience with NoiseBlocker fans.

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I probably would go with the PL-PS but I don't have too much experience with NoiseBlocker fans.

Im trying to avoid PWM fans because no one makes splitter pcb's for them (that I can really trust)

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Don't use F12s for pull, just don't. 

 

Noctuas are not the best and they never were. Delta fans are the best. Looks like you are looking for silence, you should consider the Be Quiet! Silent Wings 2 fans instead. They are quieter than the F12s and you don't get a strange noise coming from them when you mount them in a pull configuration. However they do perform ever so slightly worse than the F12s by, probably a couple degrees. Maybe 3c?

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e-loops make a strange sound when running in pull behind a rad.

Yeap a friend of mine noticed that too.

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