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I was looking on NCIX, and noticed that Cougar Turbines are on sale and come in a box of 4 for 19.99$ Are they worth installing in a build that needs to be kept cool and silent?

I have not seen a review that has any statistics that are in english on youtube. If there are any other fans that anyone could recommend that would be great (Under 15$ per fan).

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What kind of dollars are you using? 

What's the build?

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4 for $20?! That's a really good price. Yes from me. They're good all-rounder fans. Good for both heatsink/rad or case fan use.

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What kind of dollars are you using? 

What's the build?

I'm using Canadian dollar, and my build is a I7-4770k on a H100I loop, with 16gb Corsair Vengeance ram, a 7870 ( as I'am waiting for 780 Ti prices to drop a little or go on sale), MSI G45-Z87 ATX Mobo, 1TB HDD, 256GB intel ssd, all in an NZXT Phantom 410 (Black with custom green Led's).

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I'm using Canadian dollar, and my build is a I7-4770k on a H100I loop, with 16gb Corsair Vengeance ram, a 7870 ( as I'am waiting for 780 Ti prices to drop a little or go on sale), MSI G45-Z87 ATX Mobo, 1TB HDD, 256GB intel ssd, all in an NZXT Phantom 410 (Black with custom green Led's).

Why get new fans? Are the stock h100i fans too loud?

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I have been using these fans for case fans and my radiator and they are great. They push alot of air and are quiet imo.

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Why get new fans? Are the stock h100i fans too loud?

Stock Corsair CLC fans are loud

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Stock Corsair CLC fans are loud

Yes but they may be not the only loud components.

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It's but they may be not the only loud components.

True, but noise is greatly reduced by putting different fans. I had one before, under load fans were crazy loud. Swapped them out for Spectre Pro PWM's, which aren't the quietest fans on the market, but still cut the noise down a lot. Then one of the hoses started getting loose so exchanged it with Water 2.0 Extreme instead. Should have got the TT in the first place.

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I have them and they are actually very quiet. The only noise they make is from vibration. I plan on fixing this with some rubber gaskets although they are taking some time to arrive.

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My mate has some of them as case fans, they're no Noctuas but they are quite quiet and move a decent ammount of air. If you can get 4 for $20 then go for it, thats a really good deal.

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4 for $20 seems like an amazing deal. Depending on the exact model of Cougar, that brand is generally $10+ per fan. I view Cougar as a good mid range fan, not as expensive and quiet as Noctua but definitely a step up from anything stock.

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I just purchased these at $10 each. After sale and rebate, they are very quiet and have a much stronger air current than the stock fans I was using. The 4 for 20 is a remarkable bargain, but if you want to buy them individually, I highly recommend the fans I linked.

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Why get new fans? Are the stock h100i fans too loud?

I was just looking to fill my cases fan slots, and I went ahead and bought the cougars this weekend so this has been resolved. They are pretty effective and not too terribly loud :)

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