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      I am currently researching on how to make an excellent PC & I have all the parts I want, but I want to replace the stock case fans with both silent & performance fans. I was thinking something from Noctua would do the trick but those are really expensive, so I figured the best place to get an answer is the famous linustech forums. I would like to know what 120mm are the best in performance & really quite at the same time. (You can check out the build here if it helps in making a decision http://pcpartpicker.com/p/w4nW7P )

When life gives you lemons....throw them back in it's face as hard as you can & ask for cookies! They taste much better! ~Jacksepticeye 2015

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NOCTUA FANS FTW

“When life gives you lemons, don’t make lemonade. Make life take the lemons back! Get mad! I don’t want your damn lemons, what the hell am I supposed to do with these? Demand to see life’s manager! Make life rue the day it thought it could give Cave Johnson lemons! Do you know who I am? I’m the man who’s gonna burn your house down! With the lemons! I’m gonna get my engineers to invent a combustible lemon that burns your house down!”

- Cave Johnson, founder and CEO of Aperture Science, in Portal 2

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NOCTUA MASTER RACE

 

jk fractal fans aren't bad

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I think the H440 from NZXT would be a better choice for case. I know this has nothing to do with fans... but whatever :P

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The parts list itself is questionable to begin with.. I'd revise a few things before even recommending new fans.

What's the system being used for? Why the aftermarket thermal paste? What's with the red motherboard and blue ram?

 

The tests should be taken with a good handful of salt considering how the fans were tested.

BitFenix Spectre Pro?

Spectre Pros are far from quiet and are mediocre at best.

Be quiet silent wings 2 are great, lowered my temps and my system runs noticeably quieter.

It doesn't get much better than SW2's if at all.

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Cooler Master Jetflo fans

Jetflos are loud. 

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Noctua NF-F12 are good!

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I love the SP and AF series from Corsair. My only downfault is the rubber grommets. But it personally can be worked around for me, since Im a big Corsair fan. (heh,get it)

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Jetflos are loud. 

 

Only when turned all the way up as are many fans, but yes they can be loud. They are solid performers even when under the 1400 rpm mark where they become near silent and they have hands down the absolute best looking LED fan implementation to date if you're into that sort of thing.

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If money is no object: Noctua, Delta, Cougar, Noiseblocker eLoop, to name a few.

And OP, your case is pig disgusting, but it's just my opinion.

 

I think the H440 from NZXT would be a better choice for case. I know this has nothing to do with fans... but whatever :P

Yeah, it's a really good looking case but not that great for air cooling.

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Only when turned all the way up as are many fans, but yes they can be loud. They are solid performers even when under the 1400 rpm mark where they become near silent and they have hands down the absolute best looking LED fan implementation to date if you're into that sort of thing.

They are far from silent. It's louder than most other fans tested on the channel:

Cooler Master JetFlo 120: https://youtu.be/vwbLGA593bE

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WoodenMarker, on 19 Mar 2015 - 04:43 AM, said:

The parts list itself is questionable to begin with.. I'd revise a few things before even recommending new fans.

What's the system being used for? Why the aftermarket thermal paste? What's with the red motherboard and blue ram?

 

The tests should be taken with a good handful of salt considering how the fans were tested.

Spectre Pros are far from quiet and are mediocre at best.

It doesn't get much better than SW2's if at all.

        

      I was looking more into performance than scheme, I need to get around to that though. all red and black is what I was originally aiming for, ROG style in a sense. the aftermarket thermal paste is for the aftermarket cooler, unless they come with some already and I'm just stupid. My intentions for the build are for heavy gaming/recording/editing. I'm just starting out with this stuff so I'm still quite new to the game. Also the red motherboard was changed from the green Ga-G1.sniper M5 from gigabyte. I figured it didn't really look that well with color. I guess half the reason for all the mismatched parts is I'm trying to keep it under $1900 :P

When life gives you lemons....throw them back in it's face as hard as you can & ask for cookies! They taste much better! ~Jacksepticeye 2015

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@spwath Silverstones AP Series is good.

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Main Gaming PC (old, still own) : Intel Core i7 7700K @5.0Ghz || GPU: GTX 1080 Seahawk EK X || Motherboard: Maximus VIII Impact || Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S || RAM : 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 

Cooling: EK XRES D5 100mm || Alphacool ST30 280mm w/ Vardars || Alphacool ST30 240mm w/ Vardars || Swiftech 3/8 x 1/2'' Lok-Seal Compressions || Swiftech EVGA Hydrocopper Block || Primochill Advanced LRT Orange || Distilled Water

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@spwath Silverstones AP Series is good.

yup

 

ap123 is really nice, and ap122 is great value

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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yup

 

ap123 is really nice, and ap122 is great value

 

And AP181 is the only fan to consider for 180mm.

Main Gaming PC (new): HP Omen 30L || i9 10850K || RTX 3070 || 512GB WD Blue NVME || 2TB HDD, 4TB HDD, 8TB HDD ||  750W P2 ||  16GB HyperX Black DDR4

Main Gaming PC (old, still own) : Intel Core i7 7700K @5.0Ghz || GPU: GTX 1080 Seahawk EK X || Motherboard: Maximus VIII Impact || Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S || RAM : 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 

Cooling: EK XRES D5 100mm || Alphacool ST30 280mm w/ Vardars || Alphacool ST30 240mm w/ Vardars || Swiftech 3/8 x 1/2'' Lok-Seal Compressions || Swiftech EVGA Hydrocopper Block || Primochill Advanced LRT Orange || Distilled Water

Folding@Home Rig: 2x X5690s @4.6Ghz || GPUs: 2x Radeon HD 7990 || Motherboard: EVGA SR-2 || Case: Corsair 900D || RAM: 48GB Corsair Dominator GT 2000Mhz CL9

Ethereum Mining Rig: Pentium G4400 || Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 TH || 2x GTX 1060s (Samsung & Hynix) 1x GTX 1070 (Micron), 2x RX480s BIOS modded (Samsung), 1x R9 290X 8GB, 1x GTX 1660 Super = ~ 195 Mh/s

Peripherals: 3x U2412M (5760x1200), 1x U3011 (2560x1600) || Logitech G710 (Cherry Blues) || Logitech G600 || Brainwavz HM5 with @Gofspar Mod 

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And AP181 is the only fan to consider for 180mm.

Ap182 as well.

 

or this one, if you want a light show.

Not for performance, just for pretty lights

http://www.amazon.com/Enermax-T-B-VEGAS-QUAD-Cooling-UCTVQ18A/dp/B00CBJVF2A/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1426958650&sr=8-4&keywords=180mm+led+fan

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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Ap182 as well.

 

or this one, if you want a light show.

Not for performance, just for pretty lights

http://www.amazon.com/Enermax-T-B-VEGAS-QUAD-Cooling-UCTVQ18A/dp/B00CBJVF2A/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1426958650&sr=8-4&keywords=180mm+led+fan

 

Im thinking about getting some new fans aswell, Rosewill Hyperboarea or AP122?

Main Gaming PC (new): HP Omen 30L || i9 10850K || RTX 3070 || 512GB WD Blue NVME || 2TB HDD, 4TB HDD, 8TB HDD ||  750W P2 ||  16GB HyperX Black DDR4

Main Gaming PC (old, still own) : Intel Core i7 7700K @5.0Ghz || GPU: GTX 1080 Seahawk EK X || Motherboard: Maximus VIII Impact || Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S || RAM : 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 

Cooling: EK XRES D5 100mm || Alphacool ST30 280mm w/ Vardars || Alphacool ST30 240mm w/ Vardars || Swiftech 3/8 x 1/2'' Lok-Seal Compressions || Swiftech EVGA Hydrocopper Block || Primochill Advanced LRT Orange || Distilled Water

Folding@Home Rig: 2x X5690s @4.6Ghz || GPUs: 2x Radeon HD 7990 || Motherboard: EVGA SR-2 || Case: Corsair 900D || RAM: 48GB Corsair Dominator GT 2000Mhz CL9

Ethereum Mining Rig: Pentium G4400 || Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 TH || 2x GTX 1060s (Samsung & Hynix) 1x GTX 1070 (Micron), 2x RX480s BIOS modded (Samsung), 1x R9 290X 8GB, 1x GTX 1660 Super = ~ 195 Mh/s

Peripherals: 3x U2412M (5760x1200), 1x U3011 (2560x1600) || Logitech G710 (Cherry Blues) || Logitech G600 || Brainwavz HM5 with @Gofspar Mod 

Laptop: Dell XPS 15 || "Infinity Edge" 4K IPS Screen || i7 7700HQ || GTX 1050 || 16GB 2400Mhz RAM 

 

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Im thinking about getting some new fans aswell, Rosewill Hyperboarea or AP122?

Hmm, not sure, never used the Rosewills, but i would probably say the Rosewills, due to the better bearing type.

Ap122 have sleeve.

 

Ap122 are also 5-6$ cheaper

 

 

Also depends on what your use and location and case for them are.

n0ah1897, on 05 Mar 2014 - 2:08 PM, said:  "Computers are like girls. It's whats in the inside that matters.  I don't know about you, but I like my girls like I like my cases. Just as beautiful on the inside as the outside."

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My vote goes to a fan controller, and decent inexpensive fans. 

 

@Dimitri ...and your build needs work, you are overpaying a bit.

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Hmm, not sure, never used the Rosewills, but i would probably say the Rosewills, due to the better bearing type.

Ap122 have sleeve.

 

Ap122 are also 5-6$ cheaper

 

 

Also depends on what your use and location and case for them are.

 

Ahh... but it depends wheter I win that SP120 from your giveaway :)

Main Gaming PC (new): HP Omen 30L || i9 10850K || RTX 3070 || 512GB WD Blue NVME || 2TB HDD, 4TB HDD, 8TB HDD ||  750W P2 ||  16GB HyperX Black DDR4

Main Gaming PC (old, still own) : Intel Core i7 7700K @5.0Ghz || GPU: GTX 1080 Seahawk EK X || Motherboard: Maximus VIII Impact || Case: Fractal Design Define Nano S || RAM : 32GB Corsair Vengeance LPX 

Cooling: EK XRES D5 100mm || Alphacool ST30 280mm w/ Vardars || Alphacool ST30 240mm w/ Vardars || Swiftech 3/8 x 1/2'' Lok-Seal Compressions || Swiftech EVGA Hydrocopper Block || Primochill Advanced LRT Orange || Distilled Water

Folding@Home Rig: 2x X5690s @4.6Ghz || GPUs: 2x Radeon HD 7990 || Motherboard: EVGA SR-2 || Case: Corsair 900D || RAM: 48GB Corsair Dominator GT 2000Mhz CL9

Ethereum Mining Rig: Pentium G4400 || Gigabyte Z170X-UD5 TH || 2x GTX 1060s (Samsung & Hynix) 1x GTX 1070 (Micron), 2x RX480s BIOS modded (Samsung), 1x R9 290X 8GB, 1x GTX 1660 Super = ~ 195 Mh/s

Peripherals: 3x U2412M (5760x1200), 1x U3011 (2560x1600) || Logitech G710 (Cherry Blues) || Logitech G600 || Brainwavz HM5 with @Gofspar Mod 

Laptop: Dell XPS 15 || "Infinity Edge" 4K IPS Screen || i7 7700HQ || GTX 1050 || 16GB 2400Mhz RAM 

 

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