Corsair Fan Question?

[Pantinate]

Hey guys,

I am planning on getting some new case/cpu cooler fans in a little bit. I've been looking at the corsair series fans. Just wondering, would it matter a lot with case and with my cooler (hyper 212 evo) if I got the sp or the af editions? What is the difference? will it matter with my type of cooler or only on rads with the sp editions?

thanks

Also, does anybody else recommend some decently quite fans? (mine are currently very loud, that is why I would like to switch(came with case).)

 

[airdeano]

what i have experienced is that any direct flow apllication fan needed for a case
fan, the AF-series works pretty well. if the fan has got to suck through a filter
and blow through a HDD cage and drives the AF seem to struggle a bit (as any
case fan does) then the SP version usually does the trick. then the factor of wind
noise may/will come into effect.
using the SP-series for the air cooler is a champion idea, but understand these
are not PWM fans, just simple 3-wire fans. some motherboards may not be able
to speed control 3-wire fans. for that, either undervolt from the molex, use the
included fan adapters or a fan controller.
i found using the SP performance on 7volt is ideally the quietest and most performance,
but that's me, some think that is still too loud in noise, so then the SP quiet on
12v should be well enough. but the slower the fan, the warmer the temperatures.

 

[Pantinate]

Okay. Would you recommend any other fans (other than ones like noctuas, which are extremely pricey)?

 

[airdeano]

im a noctua nut.. i own more than 20, have 2 D14, 1 C14 and absolutley reccomend
them, but they do have their place and many run from them on price and style.
not dissing your case, but using P12 and F12 fans isnt making the best reccomendation
your case being a deriviative of the CM 690 chassis, i wouldnt use them either.
for the price point the dual packed corsairs are really hard to beat. one for the
case and one for the HSF. otherwise mixing fans can be disheartening in performance.
like spectre pros for case and SP120 for HSF. cougars are ok, but id have
inconsistancy as with artic cooling F-series. ones im digging right now are the
swiftech helix 120 (120/120 PWM/140) they have a theme and are inexpensive
and consistant.
i find some fans being inconsistant when undervolted for quietness or unecessary
fan speed. the corsairs, noctua, swiftech and BGears seem to hold steady and
not veer in speed (tolerance +/- 200rpm at steady voltage).

 

[Pantinate]

I'm sorry, but what exactly do you mean by HSF?
And I found out that my psu fan is making quite a bit of noise. Not bad noise, just...noisy noise haha. Is there any way I can slow down/undervolt the psu fan? I have a decent 1000w psu, which is wayyyy too much for my system (as you can see below). I doubt it would run it any hotter if the fan was a bit slower.

 

[NRG!]

What psu do you have?

 

[Pantinate]

rosewill bronze series 1000w psu...It has a blue led so I think that's why It doesn't spin down...I don't care much for the led though. I regret getting it now. Shoulda spent my money on a fully modular psu that would've been a lot better for my system

 

[airdeano]

I'm sorry, but what exactly do you mean by HSF?

Heat Sink Fan

And I found out that my psu fan is making quite a bit of noise. Not bad noise, just...noisy noise haha. Is there any way I can slow down/undervolt the psu fan? I have a decent 1000w psu, which is wayyyy too much for my system (as you can see below). I doubt it would run it any hotter if the fan was a bit slower.

some of ol-timers would do like the case fans and use a resistor to knock
the voltage down to the fan. but understand that when you load your PSU,
the cooling will not be there. either promote to a quieter fan with the same
air-flow specs (tough one), use a noise level adapter (resistor), or look into
the newer PSU with fanless ops below a certain load.

 

[Pantinate]

All of the 135mm fans I find happen to be loud as well...they are psu replacement fans so I guess that is why. There is one on newegg though that is designated as a case fan, not a psu replacement fan, and is 135mm. It has much lower rpms, and therefore runs much quieter. http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835118092
Do you think that that would be good for my current specs to psu power? I am prob not going to be upgrading for a long long time, and will replace the psu if anything first.

EDIT: Nevermind, just figured out that it has the same mounting holes as a 120mm fan by reading the details...