Fans

Waterspear65 · November 3, 2015

Hello. I am building a pc with a budget of around 900 dollars and I was wondering what kind of fans to get for very good air flow and cooling. I want 3 or 4 120mm fans. Thanks.

November 3, 2015

Since your budget is so small, just get a case not from Corsair since just about any other company will include actual decent fans in their cases.

Fractal Design for example includes good fans.

JebKerman · November 3, 2015

if you get an even slightly decent case the fans that come with it will do fine.

Weak1ings · November 3, 2015

Good, dedicated, quality, and friendly fans. Not to mention quiet.
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thekeemo · November 3, 2015

Dont bother

Archarin · November 3, 2015

LTT fans B)

SPAS-ID · November 3, 2015

personally i would get S340 and move the fan 1 on the Top and 1 on the Rear

LTT fans B)

its so expensive (assuming he only had 900$)

Waterspear65 · November 3, 2015

Would these be good? http://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-F12-Value-Standard-Noise/dp/B00NTUJRHK/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1446520148&sr=8-6&keywords=120mm+fans

iamdarkyoshi · November 3, 2015

I have heard good reviews about those fans, they are PWM too. I think they come with a PWM splitter so you can run more off of one port. Good for the price.

iamdarkbowser · November 3, 2015

Yes, I considered getting them but had some other fans laying around.

JebKerman · November 3, 2015

Would these be good? http://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-F12-Value-Standard-Noise/dp/B00NTUJRHK/ref=sr_1_6?ie=UTF8&qid=1446520148&sr=8-6&keywords=120mm+fans

from a raw quantity to price ratio. yes.

but I still wouldn't buy them. there should be a LTT video going up today that analyses how the number of case fans effect temperatures. which basically showed that the difference between 2 fans and 5 fans was only about 4 degrees. and most cases come with 2 fans that will be just fine.

Edit: this is what i'd do for a $900 build (with no extra fans, there are 2 good fans that come with the case, just leave 1 in the back and put one in the front):

PCPartPicker part list / Price breakdown by merchant

CPU: Intel Core i5-6500 3.2GHz Quad-Core Processor ($186.99 @ SuperBiiz)

CPU Cooler: CRYORIG H7 49.0 CFM CPU Cooler ($34.50 @ Newegg)

Motherboard: MSI H170A PC Mate ATX LGA1151 Motherboard ($88.20 @ SuperBiiz)

Memory: Kingston HyperX Fury Black 8GB (2 x 4GB) DDR4-2133 Memory ($55.99 @ Newegg)

Storage: Samsung 850 EVO-Series 250GB 2.5" Solid State Drive ($87.99 @ Amazon)

Storage: Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM Internal Hard Drive ($59.40 @ SuperBiiz)

Video Card: Sapphire Radeon R9 380 4GB Nitro Video Card ($198.98 @ Newegg)

Case: NZXT S340 (Black/Red) ATX Mid Tower Case ($60.98 @ Newegg)

Power Supply: SeaSonic G 550W 80+ Gold Certified Semi-Modular ATX Power Supply ($71.10 @ SuperBiiz)

Total: $844.13

Prices include shipping, taxes, and discounts when available