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Fredrikmikael
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Hello i am going to buy the "Fractal design r4" and need some good/quiet case fans.

any suggestions?

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NF-F12

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Noctua NF-S12A's

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NF-F12

 

Those are more heatsink/radiator fans, the S12A's are better for open situations like a case fan.

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The corsair AF140 or SP120

CPU - Intel 4670k  Motherboard - Gigabyte GA-Z87X-D3H  RAM - Kingston HyperX 8GB  GPU - EVGA 780  Case - Fractal Design Define R4    Storage - 2TB WD Black, Samsung 840 Evo 128GB     PSU - Corsair RM650  Display -  Benq XL2430T and Acer S235HL  Cooling - CM Hyper 212 Evo  Keyboard - Corsair K95  Mouse - Razer Deathadder  Sound - Sennheiser HD 558                                 Mic - Blue Snowball  Phone- OnePlus One  Tablet - Nvidia Shield

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Corsair fans are very over rated

 

+1 on that!

 

I have a Define R4 with the 2 Stock Fractal fans in the front, a Dark Rock 2 as CPU cooler and a Corsair AF140 'quiet' edition in the back. Latter being the loudest one in my system, lol. :D

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I really don't understand the appeal of them tbh, Particularly the AF's, the ticking noise when you undervolt them is terrible

 

I haven't noticed a ticking noise yet and i am constantly powering it on 5V. The material they are made of and the overall build quality is very average, different from what they look like. Speaking of looks, they look so sexy though!

I think about getting a bq! Silent wing 2 140mm and spray painting the thin rubber ring, that sits on both outside edges, in red. Same with the 2 front fans (if my budget allows) and my Dark Rock 2 Fan. That should be something more unique than firing Corsair fans all over the place. :D

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Undervolted Cougar Turbines would be a good choice for a fan.

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ELoops look much better though ;)

 

Yeah that sound like it could turn out alright :) I always find it interesting when people paint fans. I've swapped the blades in some of my ELoops with the blue versions and mixed and matched before but never painted any before

 

 

Hey you had that triangle thing going on as your Avatar. That's why i couldn't find you anymore. Anyways. My corsair started ticking. Or it's more like a mrrrrrrrrrrrr sublte rattering noise. Is that what you were talking about? I'll throw that piece of shit out asap and replace it with a bequiet. :D

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Noctua NF-F12 or NF-A14 (120mm and 140mm respectively).

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