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Best replacement fans for Kraken x61?

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Looking to get some better fans for my Kraken x61. Performance wise they are fine, but they tend to be a bit loud at higher speeds. Right now I have the Fractal HP-14 PWM fans on the way, but I figured I would see what you guys suggested. I am getting be quiet! Silent Wings 2 for my case fans but I don't know how well they would work as radiator fans as the SP is poor.

I prefer not to use Noctua because I hate the brown color.

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SW2's don't have a lot of SP but they're still pretty good. They're fine for rads if you don't mind sacrificing a few degrees for much lower noise. 

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Vardar fans?

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Thanks for the suggestions...any others?

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When you guys refer to the EK Vardar are you talking about this model? This is the only 140mm model I see.

https://shop.ekwb.com/ek-vardar-f1-140-1150rpm

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no bugetlimit? go with them! but you have to turn them down to 400-1000rpm. there is also a 3 pin version available.

 

http://noctua.at/main.php?show=productview&products_id=82&lng=en

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How about Noiseblocker Eloop? I had those on a h110i GT and they did a very good job with little to no noise... Also, I think they are cool looking.

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Got some Fractal Venturi HP-14 PWM fans...awesome fans

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EK Vardar fans

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Noctua is generally going to be the quietest and best performing, but I've noticed Fractal Design's GP-14 are pretty solid and run at about the same noise level as Noctua.

If what I'm posting has already been posted, I'm sorry.

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Their new HP-14s (which is what I am running) are awesome as well. 

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w0t about the LTT's edition noctua fans ;)

I was going to buy some Venturi fans for my own Kraken, but then I saw the LTT NF-A14s were coming soon. I bought two because I am a whore.

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