Meshify C static pressure or airflow fans for front?

[RainingTacco]

How restrictive is the front? Anyone has personal experience? 1,5mm H20 should be enough i guess? 

[WoodenMarker]

It's not very restrictive. Static pressure isn't used by itself and it means nothing without airflow. 

Fans specs are also not always trustworthy. 

What are your specs and what fans are you looking at? Why are you looking at those fans in particular?

If you would like recommendations, tell us where you're shopping / located, and your budget. 

[RainingTacco]

13 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

It's not very restrictive. Static pressure isn't used by itself and it means nothing without airflow. 

Fans specs are also not always trustworthy. 

What are your specs and what fans are you looking at? Why are you looking at those fans in particular?

If you would like recommendations, tell us where you're shopping / located, and your budget. 

I understand that the Pressure/Airflow graph is important, but im talking about optimal airflow at 1,5mm H2O. I think that with desired CFM[60 CFM at 1,5mm pressure] should be enough. Below 1mm H2O seems pretty low, i have a fan with 0,6mm H2O which is silent but it doesnt really grab much air through the dust filter. So im thinking that 1,5mm H2O should be more than enough, its not like its a radiator right? The foam filter in meshify looks restrictive, but not THAT much i guess?

Im not looking at particular fans. I though about FD Venturi fans HF or HP series,be quiet Silent Wings 3, or some Phanteks fans, they also come with SP and airflow version. Oh and maybe noctua redux,any good vs the "chocolate" noctuas?

Im from Poland and going to spend 15 dollars/20 dollars max. Noctua Chromax are too expensive for sure. Then there are too cheap "too good to be true" FDB fans like Arctic or Bitfenix Spectre. Generally i dont trust a 8-10 dollar fans to deliver longevity, low noise and decent airflow, especially the longevity and these cheap "FDB" are suspicious. 

I've also eyed some fans, that are clearly designed for cpu air coolers like 140mm, because they also have mounts that fit 120mm holes,and that give some maneuverability edge depending on the case. 

[WoodenMarker]

5 minutes ago, RainingTacco said:

I understand that the Pressure/Airflow graph is important, but im talking about optimal airflow at 1,5mm H2O. I think that with desired CFM[60 CFM at 1,5mm pressure] should be enough. Below 1mm H2O seems pretty low, i have a fan with 0,6mm H2O which is silent but it doesnt really grab much air through the dust filter. So im thinking that 1,5mm H2O should be more than enough, its not like its a radiator right? The foam filter in meshify looks restrictive, but not THAT much i guess?

Im not looking at particular fans. I though about FD Venturi fans HF or HP series,be quiet Silent Wings 3, or some Phanteks fans, they also come with SP and airflow version. 

Im from Poland and going to spend 15 dollars/20 dollars max. Noctua Chromax are too expensive for sure. Then there are too cheap "too good to be true" FDB fans like Arctic or Bitfenix Spectre. Generally i dont trust a 8-10 dollar fans to deliver longevity, low noise and decent airflow, especially the longevity and these cheap "FDB" are suspicious. 

I've also eyed some fans, that are clearly designed for cpu air coolers like 140mm, because they also have mounts that fit 120mm holes,and that give some maneuverability edge depending on the case. 

What's enough depends on what you're cooling. Hence, why I asked for specs. 

Specific fan models are important since specs are unreliable. Venturi HF's for example look great on paper but performance tanks even with a little bit of restriction. 

$15 / 20 per fan or total? If you're actually looking at Silent Wings 3's and not Pure Wings 2's, they're hard to go wrong with. 

[RainingTacco]

7 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

What's enough depends on what you're cooling. Hence, why I asked for specs. 

Specific fan models are important since specs are unreliable. Venturi HF's for example look great on paper but performance tanks even with a little bit of restriction. 

$15 / 20 per fan or total? If you're actually looking at Silent Wings 3's and not Pure Wings 2's, they're hard to go wrong with. 

The specs will be Ryzen 3600 coupled with 2060 super or 5700 xt, nothing super demanding. 15/20 per fan, this absolute max i can go. Ive looked at FD fans, because well its nice to have FD fans in a FD case  Also i was thinking if 2x140 in Meshify C front, with one 140 directly in line with CPU, while another positioned not just after the first one, but as far in the bottom as the second mounting holes allow[so just a little above the psu shroud], to flow more air to GPU is better than 3x120, where most of the airflow of third fan will be wasted in the psu shroud, while the second fan will blow some air above the GPU backplate. 

[WoodenMarker]

18 minutes ago, RainingTacco said:

The specs will be Ryzen 3600 coupled with 2060 super or 5700 xt, nothing super demanding. 15/20 per fan, this absolute max i can go. Ive looked at FD fans, because well its nice to have FD fans in a FD case  Also i was thinking if 2x140 in Meshify C front, with one 140 directly in line with CPU, while another positioned not just after the first one, but as far in the bottom as the second mounting holes allow[so just a little above the psu shroud], to flow more air to GPU is better than 3x120, where most of the airflow of third fan will be wasted in the psu shroud, while the second fan will blow some air above the GPU backplate. 

Are you actually looking at SW3's or PW2's? If you found cheap SW3's, go for those. 

Otherwise, NF-P14S are good or you could go with PW2's since they seem pretty cheap. 

https://www.ceneo.pl/30673391

https://www.ceneo.pl/30673419

https://www.ceneo.pl/25687322

[RainingTacco]

13 minutes ago, WoodenMarker said:

Are you actually looking at SW3's or PW2's? If you found cheap SW3's, go for those. 

Otherwise, NF-P14S are good or you could go with PW2's since they seem pretty cheap. 

https://www.ceneo.pl/30673391

https://www.ceneo.pl/30673419

https://www.ceneo.pl/25687322

These noctuas are decent right? I see they dont have rubber groomets/noise dampening pads for mounting holes, thats a big no go for a fan that cost 16-18 usd. 

[WoodenMarker]

5 minutes ago, RainingTacco said:

These noctuas are decent right? I see they dont have rubber groomets/noise dampening pads for mounting holes, thats a big no go for a fan that cost 16-18 usd. 

Yeah, they're great. The lack of rubber corners isn't a big deal since they're not very prone to vibration to begin with. 

[RainingTacco]

4 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

Yeah, they're great. The lack of rubber corners isn't a big deal since they're not very prone to vibration to begin with. 

Hi, do you have experience with these ML140 fans from corsair? Specificaly NOT the pro version, but the one that is dual packed. Seems the price is nice, and they have these magnetic levitation bearings, unlike any others. They dont come with rubber pads or any accessories though. 

 

Edit: Is someone using these stock fans: FD dynamic x2 gp-12 in horizontal position? I know they are sleeve bearing fans, so not recommended.Also can you relube the fan shaft by injecting some oil into the fan? I know that you can do that with some cheap sleeve fans. 

[WoodenMarker]

6 hours ago, RainingTacco said:

Hi, do you have experience with these ML140 fans from corsair? Specificaly NOT the pro version, but the one that is dual packed. Seems the price is nice, and they have these magnetic levitation bearings, unlike any others. They dont come with rubber pads or any accessories though. 

 

Edit: Is someone using these stock fans: FD dynamic x2 gp-12 in horizontal position? I know they are sleeve bearing fans, so not recommended.Also can you relube the fan shaft by injecting some oil into the fan? I know that you can do that with some cheap sleeve fans. 

The non pro ones are similar but lack rubber corners. They have a low rumble that doesn't go away and aren't' as smooth sounding or quiet as the NF-P14S. The ML's provide more airflow if you don't mind the extra noise. 

 

I don't think the Dynamic X2 GP-12's are sealed so you can do that. They probably wouldn't last as long when horizontal but they don't exhibit any strange sounds when mounted so.