Painting Fans

[jd_guy17]

I have a black and red colour theme for my build but I have 3 white fans that came with my case. What would be the best method of making the fan blades red.

Thanks

[Createinator]

Buying new fans...

[hawthorne]

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i have to agree... a red colour scheme is very common and you would have no problem buying new fans. However if you want to spray paint them I am certainly not the person to ask.

[Rheinwasser]

what fans did come with your case? which case?

[Freaky_spider]

plastidip, it will make your fans louder, but the advantage of plastidip is that you can take it off without any marks or residue

 

normal plastic paint will work to and will be lighter then plastidip but if you dont like it or screw it up, you'll have to buy new fans

[Henry]

Dont paint the fans. It ruins the balance which makes them perform like crap.

[jd_guy17]

what fans did come with your case? which case?

This case http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr4blw

[Rheinwasser]

This case http://uk.pcpartpicker.com/part/fractal-design-case-fdcadefr4blw

if i would be you, i would paint them. but i think your case came with two fans.

wait, im looking for a tutorial.

 

not sure if this works for all fans, just google or youtube it a bit, i am sure that it is perfectly doable.

[Enderman]

Painting fans will make them louder, less efficient (less airflow) and more likely to fail.

Just buy new fans, they are not that expensive...

[Luckris]

Painting fans will make them louder, less efficient (less airflow) and more likely to fail.

Just buy new fans, they are not that expensive...

good ones are like 20$+ a pop. 

[Enderman]

good ones are like 20$+ a pop. 

Yeah exactly, they're really cheap...

[jd_guy17]

Yeah exactly, they're really cheap...

These fans any good?http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00F6S0XJO?vs=1

[dev893]

Yeah exactly, they're really cheap...

idk about you but $20 for a piece of rotating plastic seems kind of expensive to me

[Enderman]

idk about you but $20 for a piece of rotating plastic seems kind of expensive to me

It's a precision made fan using high quality plastics and a precise balanced brushless motor that is made to make minimal noise levels while delivering a high volume of airflow. It has rpm monitoring. It has voltage control. Some even have PWM. All of this technology is not free you know...

Try putting a bathroom exhaust fan on your PC and enjoy the noise, while delivering less airflow.

[Enderman]

These fans any good?http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00F6S0XJO?vs=1

They are OK. personally I don't like Corsair fans that much because they do not seem to have a good noise to CFM ratio.

What are you looking for exactly?

Colour? LED? Silence? Pressure? Airflow?

[jd_guy17]

They are OK. personally I don't like Corsair fans that much because they do not seem to have a good noise to CFM ratio.

What are you looking for exactly?

Colour? LED? Silence? Pressure? Airflow?

colour: red led: none or red silence

[Mcdoorknob]

Yeah exactly, they're really cheap...

Paying like 60 dollars or more to change the aesthetics of fans is a lot of money. as opposed to probably spending 5 dollars to turn them red with not much performance loss.

 

If the fans aren't very good anyways and are loud or something, you would be better off buying new fans. But if you are happy with them, then you should give it a go. there are a few tutorials just by searching "how to paint computer fans". Good Luck if you decide to do it

[Enderman]

colour: red led: none or red silence

This is THE best red 120mm fan. I have a white one, and it is the most quiet fan I have ever seen at less than 15dba. 74 CFM is also great, more than noctua fans.

I'm not sure where you can buy this fan, because NCIX only has the white version.

Just google the model number and you will probably find some retailer that carries it.

[jameshumphries47]

buy a new one

[Rheinwasser]

i would paint. i would sacrifice a bit perfomance for great looks.

and corsair fans dont perform to well.

and painting is also a lot cheaper.

[x Relentless Xx]

I would just buy new black fans like Be Quiet Silent Wings 2. Simple as that

[jd_guy17]

This is THE best red 120mm fan. I have a white one, and it is the most quiet fan I have ever seen at less than 15dba. 74 CFM is also great, more than noctua fans.

I'm not sure where you can buy this fan, because NCIX only has the white version.

Just google the model number and you will probably find some retailer that carries it.

 

Theres no link

[Sh1NCr0W]

Hi all,

Im working on chancing the color theme of my pc, got a black/yellow theme now but thats kind of forced on me iaw the colors on the gtx 780 lightning and the Gigabyte GA-Z97X-UD5H motherboard, already repainted the mb but the middle fan of my gpu's got me worried, normaly im against painting fans. Does anyone knows any white fans i can replace them with or if i can paint them without anything apocalyptic happening. does anyone got some advice plz?

Thanks in advance,

Greetz Ruben

[Dontbeoffened]

These fans any good?http://www.amazon.co.uk/gp/aw/d/B00F6S0XJO?vs=1

[d33g33]

I painted all my Gentle Typhoons and my AP181's. I would argue that they perform any worse...

 

As long as you are careful. I would use a vinyl dye instead of paint if you can as its lighter.