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Captain Matt
By Captain Matt
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Budget (including currency): <$140 for 6 fans is ideal

Country: USA

Games, programs or workloads that it will be used for: Water cooling

Other details (existing parts lists, whether any peripherals are needed, what you're upgrading from, when you're going to buy, what resolution and refresh rate you want to play at, etc): N/A

 

Hey all,

 

Planning a new build and looking for some RGB fans. The market is terribly organized and overwhelming.

 

Requirements:

  • Can be set to OFF, low hundreds of RPMs, as well as high RPM
  • Compatible with Mystic Light or OpenRGB
  • NOT Corsair
  • Static pressure optimized
  • Can control speed with motherboard
  • Prefer a ring design. Thermaltake's hexagonal design is cool but mixed reviews, not SP optimized.

 

I need:

  • 5x 120mm
  • 1x 140mm

 

Right now I'm looking at:

  • BeQuiet - God these are expensive, but they have all the features
  • Arctic P12 or P120 - Doesn't come in 140...
  • EASYDIY Amazon brand that JayzTwoCents reviewed - Didn't mention if you can control fan speed though

 

Thanks in advance for the help!

 

My Finished Build - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/345476-the-helm-my-finished-build/ - The Helm -

 

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2 minutes ago, Captain Matt said:

Arctic P12 or P120 - Doesn't come in 140...

I would just go with these and add a P14 or 140 for the 140mm fan out of that list.

If it were me, I'd be going Noctua, but that's just because I've built up a bit of an unhealthy...enjoyment... of their fans. 

3 minutes ago, Captain Matt said:

Didn't mention if you can control fan speed though

Most any fan can be controlled. PWM just sends less signals through the motherboard, DC just sends less power.

 

I'm not actually trying to be as grumpy as it seems.

I will find your mentions of Ikea or Gnome and I will /s post. 

Project Hot Box

CPU 13900k, Motherboard Gigabyte Aorus Elite AX, RAM CORSAIR Vengeance 4x16gb 5200 MHZ, GPU Zotac RTX 4090 Trinity OC, Case Fractal Pop Air XL, Storage Sabrent Rocket Q4 2tb, CORSAIR Force Series MP510 1920GB NVMe, CORSAIR FORCE Series MP510 960GB NVMe, PSU CORSAIR HX1000i, Cooling Corsair XC8 CPU block, Bykski GPU block, 360mm and 280mm radiator, Displays Odyssey G9, LG 34UC98-W 34-Inch,Keyboard Mountain Everest Max, Mouse Mountain Makalu 67, Sound AT2035, Massdrop 6xx headphones, Go XLR 

Oppbevaring

CPU i9-9900k, Motherboard, ASUS Rog Maximus Code XI, RAM, 48GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB 3200 mhz (2x16)+(2x8) GPUs Asus ROG Strix 2070 8gb, PNY 1080, Nvidia 1080, Case Mining Frame, 2x Storage Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB, PSU Corsair RM1000x and RM850x, Cooling Asus Rog Ryuo 240 with Noctua NF-12 fans

 

Why is the 5800x so hot?

 

 

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1 hour ago, IkeaGnome said:

I would just go with these and add a P14 or 140 for the 140mm fan out of that list.

If it were me, I'd be going Noctua, but that's just because I've built up a bit of an unhealthy...enjoyment... of their fans. 

Most any fan can be controlled. PWM just sends less signals through the motherboard, DC just sends less power.

 

"Go with these"?

My Finished Build - http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/345476-the-helm-my-finished-build/ - The Helm -

 

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1 hour ago, Captain Matt said:

"Go with these"?

The P12/P120s. 

I'm not actually trying to be as grumpy as it seems.

I will find your mentions of Ikea or Gnome and I will /s post. 

Project Hot Box

CPU 13900k, Motherboard Gigabyte Aorus Elite AX, RAM CORSAIR Vengeance 4x16gb 5200 MHZ, GPU Zotac RTX 4090 Trinity OC, Case Fractal Pop Air XL, Storage Sabrent Rocket Q4 2tb, CORSAIR Force Series MP510 1920GB NVMe, CORSAIR FORCE Series MP510 960GB NVMe, PSU CORSAIR HX1000i, Cooling Corsair XC8 CPU block, Bykski GPU block, 360mm and 280mm radiator, Displays Odyssey G9, LG 34UC98-W 34-Inch,Keyboard Mountain Everest Max, Mouse Mountain Makalu 67, Sound AT2035, Massdrop 6xx headphones, Go XLR 

Oppbevaring

CPU i9-9900k, Motherboard, ASUS Rog Maximus Code XI, RAM, 48GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 32GB 3200 mhz (2x16)+(2x8) GPUs Asus ROG Strix 2070 8gb, PNY 1080, Nvidia 1080, Case Mining Frame, 2x Storage Samsung 860 Evo 500 GB, PSU Corsair RM1000x and RM850x, Cooling Asus Rog Ryuo 240 with Noctua NF-12 fans

 

Why is the 5800x so hot?

 

 

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