good case fans recommendation

[bluehillday]

looking for 3 good 120mm non rgb airflow fans (using a mesh front panel case)

the more silent they are the better

[Brennan Price]

Arctic F12's. Can get them in all kinds of configurations for really cheap all around the world as far as I am aware. 

[DoctorNick]

2 minutes ago, bluehillday said:

looking for 3 good 120mm non rgb airflow fans (using a mesh front panel case)

the more silent they are the better

You're using a dust filter in front of the mesh, right?

 

Noctua!

https://noctua.at/en/products/fan/nf-a12x25-pwm

 

Don't like the brown color?

https://noctua.at/en/nf-f12-pwm-chromax-black-swap

 

Don't like the price?

https://noctua.at/en/nf-p12-redux-1700-pwm

 

 

[bluehillday]

4 minutes ago, DoctorNick said:

You're using a dust filter in front of the mesh, right?

 

Noctua!

https://noctua.at/en/products/fan/nf-a12x25-pwm

 

Don't like the brown color?

https://noctua.at/en/nf-f12-pwm-chromax-black-swap

 

Don't like the price?

https://noctua.at/en/nf-p12-redux-1700-pwm

 

 

there isn't any dust filtter in front where is the mesh, there is in one on the roof and one under the psu

[DoctorNick]

3 minutes ago, bluehillday said:

there isn't any dust filtter in front where is the mesh, there is in one on the roof and one under the psu

Then you can go with the airflow version of these. But if you have a dust-filter for the front, I would recommend using it instead.

[WoodenMarker]

System specs?

Where are you shopping / located? Budget?

[bluehillday]

On 12/13/2019 at 12:32 AM, WoodenMarker said:

System specs?

Where are you shopping / located? Budget?

i buy from here : https://www.forit.ro/ventilatoare-radiatoare/

you can make a suggestions if you want

[WoodenMarker]

On 12/14/2019 at 3:00 AM, bluehillday said:

i buy from here : https://www.forit.ro/ventilatoare-radiatoare/

you can make a suggestions if you want

System specs?

[bluehillday]

12 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

System specs?

asus z370 pii

i5 9600k

rx 570

corsair rm650x

16gb ddr4

cooler master mb511

i've purchased 3 arctic f12 120mm but they are loud at even 900 rpm. i will return them and get something else. maybe pure wings 2 120mm are more silent

[WoodenMarker]

On 12/18/2019 at 5:46 AM, bluehillday said:

i've purchased 3 arctic f12 120mm but they are loud at even 900 rpm. i will return them and get something else. maybe pure wings 2 120mm are more silent

If you're aiming for low noise, 900rpm is still fairly high. Have you tried lower rpm? 

That being said, Arctic F12's are okay and not very quiet. Slipstreams are better: https://www.forit.ro/ventilatoare-radiatoare/scythe/108727-slip-stream-120-mm-800-rpm/

If you have more to spend, I recommend NF-P14S for front intake and a NF-S12A for rear exhaust:

https://www.forit.ro/ventilatoare-radiatoare/noctua/108744-nf-p14s-redux-1200-pwm/

https://www.forit.ro/ventilatoare-radiatoare/noctua/108922-nf-s12a-flx/

[bluehillday]

8 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

If you're aiming for low noise, 900rpm is still fairly high. Have you tried lower rpm? 

That being said, Arctic F12's are okay and not very quiet. Slipstreams are better: https://www.forit.ro/ventilatoare-radiatoare/scythe/108727-slip-stream-120-mm-800-rpm/

If you have more to spend, I recommend NF-P14S for front intake and a NF-S12A for rear exhaust:

https://www.forit.ro/ventilatoare-radiatoare/noctua/108744-nf-p14s-redux-1200-pwm/

https://www.forit.ro/ventilatoare-radiatoare/noctua/108922-nf-s12a-flx/

thanks. i've already tried some lower priced fans and they are really loud when they reach 800-900 rpm,had some silentiumpc sigma pro 120mm which are decent and pretty silent until 900rpm but they don't blow enough air, came to the conclusion that i rather play a premium price for something silent that blows air as well and not just tickles the dust of the components.

anyways i've already ordered 1x silent wings 3 120mm for exhaust since the stock 120mm cooler master fan that came with the case make a strange virbrating noise once it reaches 700-800 rpm

those noctua fans look good but aren't the p14s series designed for static pressure? will i not benefit more from the noctua s12b series which are for airflow since i have a case with a mesh in front?

[Vorg]

I have found that fans below ~1000-1200rpm can't create the pressure needed to move air through a computer. Those airflow numbers for low rpm fans tends to be free air flow as in suspended with nothing in front or back other then the device checking flow speed.

 

That said, I find Noctua fans to be the best all round. They are low noise, quieter then the db ratings would make you think when compaired to others and yet they move a good amount of air, and they LAST. 

[WoodenMarker]

1 hour ago, bluehillday said:

those noctua fans look good but aren't the p14s series designed for static pressure? will i not benefit more from the noctua s12b series which are for airflow since i have a case with a mesh in front?

The NF-P14S have good static pressure but are also fairly balanced. NF-S12B's don't have great static pressure and I'd hesitate to recommend them for a filtered intake. NF-S12A's are better overall if you really want to get 120mm's but the effectiveness of the lowest fan blowing into the psu shroud is questionable. That being said, it doesn't get much quieter than NF-S12A's if you don't mind sacrificing a bit of performance for very low noise. 

[shazammm]

2 hours ago, WoodenMarker said:

 

Yeah,the 3rd fan points at the psu shroud. Unfortunatelly the case is designed in such a way that even if i place 2x140mm, half of the bottom,second fan will point at the shroud.