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should i change?

Daniel91
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For me. I say grab some new noctua fans then put some led strips. I'm not fond of led on fans. it's just my 2 cents.

 

ie: this coming from a guy with his 2nd build so many years ago looks like a disco light rammed it with so many led fans and other leds on my rig and it looked stupid.

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It's your decision. Are the Noctua fans quieter than some LED fan? Most likely.

 

What do you prefer? Noise over aesthetics?

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I say you should get the new Noctua IndustrialPPC or Redux fans (whichever look better in your opinion) and some Bitfenix Alchemy Connect LED strips of your favorite color, you get quiet nice looking fans with some bling too.

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my fans are quiet but extremely slow so far my interneral is glowing red with a rythem

so i think its about time to put them out to pasture lol

 

btw these are the few brands they carry

 

BitFenix Spectre 120mm

BitFenix Spectre Pro 120mm

BitFenix Spectre Pro 140mm

CoolerMaster 12cm LED Fan

CoolerMaster 14cm LED Fan

Noctua NF-S12FLX 12cm

Noctua NF-P12 12cm Silent Chasis Fan

Noctua NF-A14-PWM 14cm Silent Fan

Scythe Grand Flex 2400 PWM 12cm

Xigmatek XOF-F1255 Orange fins

CoolerMaster 12cm Xtraflo Slim

 

what should i get? suggestions pls

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my 3 year old noctuas looks like they gonna croak soon a little help pincking out new fans

 

here's what the store has thanks

 

BitFenix Spectre 120mm

BitFenix Spectre Pro 120mm

BitFenix Spectre Pro 140mm

CoolerMaster 12cm LED Fan

CoolerMaster 14cm LED Fan

Noctua NF-S12FLX 12cm

Noctua NF-P12 12cm Silent Chasis Fan

Noctua NF-A14-PWM 14cm Silent Fan

Scythe Grand Flex 2400 PWM 12cm

Xigmatek XOF-F1255 Orange fins

CoolerMaster 12cm Xtraflo Slim

 

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Noctua NF-A14-PWM 14cm Silent Fan, or you might also consider SP120 quiet edition

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Larger diameter fans generally make less noise because they can move the same amount of air with less rotations.
It really doesn't make that much of a difference other then the esthetics what brand you choose...
As long as you make sure your fans are optimized for static pressure on your radiators.

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Everything on that list is either low or medium range other than the noctua's, so yeah I'd say either the P12 or A14

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Why do you need two topics for the same question?

http://linustechtips.com/main/topic/153055-should-i-change/#entry2043820

I'm merging the threads.

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