fan size?

[Bassai Dai]

So I recently upgraded cases and now using  Fractal Design Meshify. During the build I used an old 80mm fan for the rear exhaust. However its undersized and I want something with RGB that I cab change the colour on.

 

Im sure that my motherboard (B450 Steel legend) has RGB pins that let's me change colour but what I'm really confused on is the size, the screws seem to be 100mm apart? I've only ever seen/noticed fans that are 80,120,140mm. Am I missing somthing?

Also, what would you recommend for me to use? The rest of my build is below

Apologies for some of my terminology, I'm still new to the world of RGB

[Bassai Dai]

Supplement: I could go out the top. I appear to have 3 100mm Mounts or 2 120mm mounts

[Oshino Shinobu]

According to Fractal, rear is 120mm, top are 120mm or 140mm. 

 

Do you not have a 120mm fan to test fit? Case should have come with some. 

 

EDIT: Also, the mounting holes aren't 120mm apart on 120mm fans. The housing is 120mm, holes are about 10.5cm/105mm

 

 

[Ralf]

9 minutes ago, Bassai Dai said:

Im sure that my motherboard (B450 Steel legend) has RGB pins that let's me change colour but what I'm really confused on is the size, the screws seem to be 100mm apart? I've only ever seen/noticed fans that are 80,120,140mm. Am I missing somthing?

 

4 minutes ago, Bassai Dai said:

Supplement: I could go out the top. I appear to have 3 100mm Mounts or 2 120mm mounts

Size - 120x120x25 mm

Mounting hole spacing - 105x105 mm

https://noctua.at/en/nf-f12-pwm/specification

[NineEyeRon]

120 airflow fan for exhaust, unless using it with AIO radiator.

 

Front should be 2 x 140, my Nano S is, again I prefer balanced fans over airflow for the intakes due to the fan filters offering some resistance, just personal preference. If you have rads in the front then you need some pushing power over volume.

 

You can put slow rotating 140s in the top for exhaust if you have lots of intake flow but probably only if the temps are too high.

[narrdarr]

Your full compatibility list for  that case is as fallows

 

1x 120mm rear

2x 120mm or 140mm top

3x 120mm or 2x 140mm front

 

Most common configs used are

1x 120mm rear

1x 120mm or 140mm top rear

2x or 3x 120mm or 2x 140mm front.

 

Only when water cooling is being used is both top fan placements being used.

 

What is your budget for fans be? 

 

Arctic p12 are great, and cheap, but no rgb. There is no good rgb or the cheap. But you could always use a rgb strip for the lighting.  Of course I only saying this as lowest best budget option.

 

Ps 

What's on top of the case?

NVM it a ps controller

[foldingNoob]

hey cool your motherboard supports 5V and 12V RGB. Looks like the posts above have sorted out your concerns on fan size.

I recommend the Cooler Master MasterFan MF120 Halo 3 in 1 Kit. I have it installed on my pc. I have only installed one of the fans atm because I have to remove the motherboard to swap the CPU fan out. I also recommend the coolermaster magnetic RGB strip. It's a solid bar of LEDs with a diffuser and it looks much better than the flexible silicone ones. Note the fans do not do white but the led strips do.

 

 

[Bassai Dai]

38 minutes ago, narrdarr said:

Your full compatibility list for  that case is as fallows

 

1x 120mm rear

2x 120mm or 140mm top

3x 120mm or 2x 140mm front

 

Most common configs used are

1x 120mm rear

1x 120mm or 140mm top rear

2x or 3x 120mm or 2x 140mm front.

 

Only when water cooling is being used is both top fan placements being used.

 

What is your budget for fans be? 

 

Arctic p12 are great, and cheap, but no rgb. There is no good rgb or the cheap. But you could always use a rgb strip for the lighting.  Of course I only saying this as lowest best budget option.

 

Ps 

What's on top of the case?

NVM it a ps controller

Brilliant thankyou 

[Bassai Dai]

thanks guys