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Hey guys,

 

I'm building my first pc in a long time, and I am going to be using a Fractal R4 case with an MSI MPower mobo and haswell, that's cooled by an h100i (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1lTfp)

 

I am thinking of replacing the 140mms that come with the r4 to 2 Noctua 140mms in the front, and 1 blue or red or orange LED'd fan in the back, with 2 Noctua F12s to power the h100i on top in a pull config if I can fit it there.

 

My question is:

 

a : I bought a Noctua A14 FLX with the Fractal case, and it comes with a "low noise adapter". Should I plug the fan in using that?

b : What is the best 140mm LED'd fan I can get for the back that's quiet and provides good airflow? I'm looking at the NZXT ones. Are they good? Also, I'm thinking about the blue LED one, but maybe the red or orange will look better with the yellow MSI accents?

 

Thanks in advance!

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for the back you may want to try bitfenix spectre pro's maybe, but noctua will probably still be your best bet, they make great fans IMO.  I'll be running like 10+ noctua's once I finish my watercooling setup. 

 

Try the a14 without the LNA first, if it's to loud then use the LNA. 

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I would not use the noise adapters because there is a built in fan controller in the R4 that controls up to 3 fans at 5v, 7v, and 12v. I would just hook it up to them and leave it at 7v and even the stock fans that come with the R4 are barely audible.

 

And for LEDs I would just get LED strips instead because to me LED fans look very gimmicky.

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a - I believe the Noctua come with their own LNA adapters to reduce speed - I would use those if you find the stock to noisy...

 

b - The Bitfenix Spectre Pro LED fans are good quality fans, and have a really good LED effect to them...

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Hey guys,

 

I'm building my first pc in a long time, and I am going to be using a Fractal R4 case with an MSI MPower mobo and haswell, that's cooled by an h100i (http://pcpartpicker.com/p/1lTfp)

 

I am thinking of replacing the 140mms that come with the r4 to 2 Noctua 140mms in the front, and 1 blue or red or orange LED'd fan in the back, with 2 Noctua F12s to power the h100i on top in a pull config if I can fit it there.

 

My question is:

 

a) I bought a Noctua A14 FLX with the Fractal case, and it comes with a "low noise adapter". Should I plug the fan in using that?

B) What is the best 140mm LED'd fan I can get for the back that's quiet and provides good airflow? I'm looking at the NZXT ones. Are they good? Also, I'm thinking about the blue LED one, but maybe the red or orange will look better with the yellow MSI accents?

 

Thanks in advance!

Xigmatek do some good 140mm fans. They are blue blades and have 4 white leds, they look good. 

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for the back you may want to try bitfenix spectre pro's maybe, but noctua will probably still be your best bet, they make great fans IMO.  I'll be running like 10+ noctua's once I finish my watercooling setup. 

 

Try the a14 without the LNA first, if it's to loud then use the LNA. 

Wow! That's a lot of fans!! Any links to your build? :D I'll check out the bitfenix ones...

 

 

 

I would not use the noise adapters because there is a built in fan controller in the R4 that controls up to 3 fans at 5v, 7v, and 12v. I would just hook it up to them and leave it at 7v and even the stock fans that come with the R4 are barely audible.

 

And for LEDs I would just get LED strips instead because to me LED fans look very gimmicky.

Understood. As for the LED strips.. I've never used one before, I'll look into them, thanks!

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Wow! That's a lot of fans!! Any links to your build? :D I'll check out the bitfenix ones...

 

 

 

Understood. As for the LED strips.. I've never used one before, I'll look into them, thanks!

 

 

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for the back you may want to try bitfenix spectre pro's maybe, but noctua will probably still be your best bet, they make great fans IMO.  I'll be running like 10+ noctua's once I finish my watercooling setup. 

 

Try the a14 without the LNA first, if it's to loud then use the LNA. 

I don't think NF-F12s and Spectre Pros will mix very well, especially considering how close together they would be

 
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I don't think NF-F12s and Spectre Pros will mix very well, especially considering how close together they would be.

 

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Ooh that's interesting.. I am planning to put the system fan top, then radiator (not sure if that's doing it wrong though).. how's the clearance on top on the r4? I hear it's a fight to get the h100i in?

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Ooh that's interesting.. I am planning to put the system fan top, then radiator (not sure if that's doing it wrong though).. how's the clearance on top on the r4? I hear it's a fight to get the h100i in?

I had to offset the radiator. You shouldn't have too much of an issue as long as you do the same, depending on your motherboard

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