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SP/AF For Front Intake on Fractal Design Define R4

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If the hard drives cages are still in go with the SP fans if you took out the cages then the AF fans will do the job.

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Hello to all you Linus fans out there!

 

I am in the process of ordering parts for  a current build and was wondering about intake fans for my Fractal Design Define R4.

 

The stock fans are fine, but I don't particularly like the fact that they are white (even though you can't really see them, I know they're there).  I'm looking at the Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181028) but the description says they are for "unrestricted spaces."  As I'm sure you all know, the Design R4 has a somewhat restricted front intake which leads me to my overall question:

 

Would the Corsiar Air Series SP120 Quiet Edition (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181041) work better as a front intake fan for the Fractal Design Define R4 than the Corsair Air Series AF140 Quiet Edition (http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835181028)?

 

By the way, here is my overall build: http://pcpartpicker.com/user/TheKryt1kal/saved/2UyP

 

Thanks in advance!

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Windowed Black Pearl) | CPU: i5 4670k | Cooler: Corsair H100i | MOBO: ASUS Maximus VI Formula | Graphics: EVGA GTX 780 FTW | Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2x4GB) 1866 | Storage: 120GB Samsung Evo SSD + WD Black 1TB | PSU: Seasonic 760W 80+ Platinum | ODD: ASUS Blu-Ray Drive

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Do you have the hard drive cage still in?

Hope I could help!

Specs: CPU: AMD FX-8320 @4.0ghz GPU: ASUS DCUII GTX 770 PSU: EVGA Supernova 750g CASE: Fractal Define R4 RAM: 8 Gigabytes ADATA 1333 Mhz MOBO: GIGABYTE GA-990FXA-UD3

 

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probably the AF series since thats kind of what they are made for xD
sp fans are better for rads and such

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Do you have the hard drive cage still in?

 

No, I have removed the top HDD cage.

Case: Fractal Design Define R4 (Windowed Black Pearl) | CPU: i5 4670k | Cooler: Corsair H100i | MOBO: ASUS Maximus VI Formula | Graphics: EVGA GTX 780 FTW | Memory: G.Skill Sniper Series 8GB (2x4GB) 1866 | Storage: 120GB Samsung Evo SSD + WD Black 1TB | PSU: Seasonic 760W 80+ Platinum | ODD: ASUS Blu-Ray Drive

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If the hard drives cages are still in go with the SP fans if you took out the cages then the AF fans will do the job.

Current System: CPU - I5-6500 | Motherboard - ASRock H170M-ITX/ac | RAM - Mushkin Blackline 16GB DDR4 @ 2400mHz | GPU - EVGA 1060 3GB | Case - Fractal Design Nano S | Storage - 250GB 850 EVO, 3TB Barracuda | PSU - EVGA 450W 80+ Bronze | Display - AOC 22" 1080p IPS | Cooling - Phanteks PH-TC12DX_BK | Keyboard - Cooler Master QuickFire Rapid(MX Blues) | Mouse - Logitech G602 | Sound - Schiit Stack | Operating System - Windows 10

 

The OG System: I3-2370M @ 2.4 GHz, 750GB 5400 RPM HDD, 8GB RAM @1333Mhz, Lenovo Z580 Laptop (Ubuntu 16.04 LTS).

 

Peripherals: G602, AKG 240, Sennheiser HD 6XX, Audio-Technica 2500, Oneplus 5T, Odroid C2(NAS).

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