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[RadeonHDx]

Since I have started on my final project of this build for the foreseeable future, I was planning on making all of the fans in my build the same, or atleast the same brand/series/colour. At the moment I have about £60 to spend on 7 fans, 3 for static pressure and 4 for airflow. I'm sure a few of you will have caught on by this that I've been looking at the new AF and SP LED fans from corsair as they quite nicely fit in with the budget But I was hoping that someone could give me some other options before I hit the order button.

At the moment I have 2 Silverstone AP121's, 2 stock InWin fans that I painted black and another LED InWin fan. The colour scheme of my build is black, white and blue. If the fans have LED's, I would like them to be white but other than that, that's it I think .

Thanks guys, I know you'll help me choose the right fans .

 

[Davva2004]

Go for the Corsair LED fans, you won't regret it!

 

[dalewakelin]

I was planning on doing the same thing so im either going with corsair or xigmatek, xigmatek are pretty noisy when on full but are like leafblowers. They also do pretty nice black and blue fans with white LEDs.

 

[RadeonHDx]

How well do the SP120's undervolt?

 

[Remmy]

I've got 10 SP120s in my PC, and all of them run extremely quietly at 5V. They undervolt great if using resistors, but if using a PWM based fan controller then they make an annoying clicking sound at voltages above 7V, at least in my experience with my NZXT Sentry Mix fan controller.

 

[RadeonHDx]

I was thinking of running them at 5v off of an NZXT Grid (the Grid+ isn't available in the UK).

 

[Davva2004]

I run my AF120 led at 7v, still fairly bright and totally silent.

 

[RadeonHDx]

I run my AF120 led at 7v, still fairly bright and totally silent.

Do you think I should still get the grid then? and then run it at 5v/7v. I've just ordered my TEC so all being well I won't even need the fans to be running (however, unless I get the Grid+ I can't do that anyway).

 

[RagingPwner]

Great fans as well. I have 3 of those and some Corsair SP's and you can't go wrong with either.

Since you can't get the Grid+, is one of these an option?

I use one and it works perfect.

 

[RadeonHDx]

Great fans as well. I have 3 of those and some Corsair SP's and you can't go wrong with either.

Since you can't get the Grid+, is one of these an option?

I use one and it works perfect.

I would but for control, I need DC control because I have ordered 4 AF120 White LED fans and 3 SP120 White LED fans all on 3 pin.

 

[Davva2004]

I honestly wouldn't bother with the Grid. Justhook them all up to one modified 7v Molex fan splitter and call it job done. Maybe use the Grid money to add some extra white LED strips for case illumination if you don't think the fans are bright enough at 7v.

 

[RadeonHDx]

I honestly wouldn't bother with the Grid. Justhook them all up to one modified 7v Molex fan splitter and call it job done. Maybe use the Grid money to add some extra white LED strips for case illumination if you don't think the fans are bright enough at 7v.

I'm sure I'll be able to mod myself a 7v connector for 7 fans, will the wires for the molex and fans be okay even if its just a load of fan headers spliced together? And when I get the rest of my mods done in my case I'm going to see what it needs and possibly replace the blue LEDs I have now with white if I feel the blue is bleaching the case.

 

[Agost]

NF F12. For everything.

NF A14 if you have 140mm spots.


( yes, noctua FANboy )

 

[Xrqute]

odd i can get it but you can't.

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php...=28627&zenid=f51645d0be59ebed3bc701a52565ab01

 

[Warchild]

I've got 10 SP120s in my PC, and all of them run extremely quietly at 5V. They undervolt great if using resistors, but if using a PWM based fan controller then they make an annoying clicking sound at voltages above 7V, at least in my experience with my NZXT Sentry Mix fan controller.

the NZXT sentry mix has a huge design flaw and they are aware of it. Actually very few fans are compatible with that controller that dont produce the "clicking" sound. Luckily I could return mine for a Lamptron CW611

 

[RadeonHDx]

odd i can get it but you can't.

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php...=28627&zenid=f51645d0be59ebed3bc701a52565ab01

It's because of area, I can find them on ebay etc. but I don't really want to fork out the money when what I want I can do with some resistors.

 

[Xrqute]

It's because of area, I can find them on ebay etc. but I don't really want to fork out the money when what I want I can do with some resistors.

Yea that's what I mean you being in the UK and me being in Aus im just surprised is all. You should set them up coming off a trim pot or something so that way you've got a super easy supee effective control circuit.