HAF 922/ 200mm vs 2x 120mm

[MuchoMachoMayhem]

I bought a HAF 922 for my new build and I'm wondering if it would be a good idea to replace the 200mm fan on the top with 2x120mm fans?

what would be the benefit of two 120mm fans of a 200mm fan?

and also any suggestion for what model fans I should throw in the case?

{I've pretty much got my eyes on noctua and scythe fans at the moment but if anyone knows of any alternatives that are as quiet and push as

much air I would like to know}

 

[sheroo]

Unless you don't like the look of the top 200mm fan I'd leave it. It runs @ 700 rpm, is pretty quiet and shifts enough air. Generally the bigger the fan the quieter it runs, because to shift the same amount of air a smaller fan needs to spin faster and will therefore be louder.

 

[rwiuviberwVFIUBER]

Basically what Sheroo said, and if you really don't like the look of it atleast try pick up some quiet 120s

 

[MuchoMachoMayhem]

Unless you don't like the look of the top 200mm fan I'd leave it. It runs @ 700 rpm, is pretty quiet and shifts enough air. Generally the bigger the fan the quieter it runs, because to shift the same amount of air a smaller fan needs to spin faster and will therefore be louder.

does static pressure make as much of a difference in the intake and exhaust fans or is higher static pressure fans better for coolers like the NH-D14?

 

[sheroo]

When you have a heatsink you are generally trying to push air through tightly packed fins. Normally an intake/exhaust fan is pushing/pulling air through a very open vent. But there are lots of variables - fin density, vent hole size, dust filtering, fan cfm for a given rpm etc.

Generally people try to use as big a fans as possible if they want a quiet rig. But then in some instances people want a certain look. Everyone has a different interpretation and that's what makes it so interesting.