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What's the best bang for the buck 120/140mm intake fan with a good balance of acoustics and air flow performance? I'll be mounting it in front of a drive cage.

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2 minutes ago, NuroKnight said:

What's the best bang for the buck 120/140mm intake fan with a good balance of acoustics and air flow performance? I'll be mounting it in front of a drive cage.

If it is being installed in front of a drive cage a pressure optimized fan would be ideal, in terms of options the usual recommendations such as Noctua's NF-F12, NF-A14, Gentle typhoons and Noiseblockers are all good options. What options do you have available. 

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I've come to greatly appreciate the Corsair ML fans, but they are not cheap.

 

The Noctua Redux 140mm fans are outstanding in high-pressure roles, but their 120mm fans are not designed for that application.

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I pretty much always choose Noctua fans... I do at least give included fans a chance though to see how they perform both for airflow and noise. I have about 4-6 140mm fans spare at the moment that came out of previous builds, just sitting here waiting for their time :D

 

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I'm probably in the minority but I find the NF-A14s quite audible. I don't mean loud, I mean I notice the noise. 

 

 

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