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I have a coolermaster HAF 932, it is 3 years old, not sure if there are many changes since initial purchase. If there are any at all.

Basically what I was wondering is, what is the best fan configuration?
I am going to be doing a full system rebuild, except for the case and the PSU for now.

With this, I went from a fan CPU cooler to a corsair h100i water cooler. I was reading about push pull and stuff, and what I'm thinking is the best is 4 fans, pushing the air out.

I was wondering what I should get for fans, what brands, how many?
I currently have 4 120's on the side, and 2 on the top. IT IS SO DAMN LOUD... They are crappy rosewill fans that I got when I first built the computer because I thought they looked sweat. Now I am getting tired of always hearing them.

I would like to know what is best for all areas of the case, the 140 on the front and back, the side, and the 4 fans for the h100i on the top. Also should I have a fan on the bottom of the case?

I am looking for a quieter setup, I still have the stock 230 which was on the side, if I should put that back on.

Also do I need a fan controler(s) if I do this?

In the end I would like to keep this under $100.

Thank you for the help :).
 
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Generally the larger the fan, the quieter it will be because it can spin much slower to move the same amount of air as a smaller fan.

I'm a fan (haha) of larger CM fans for just this reason. I believe if you do some nice cable management and keep the dust out, you can afford to have slower/quieter fans and still keep everything nice and cool.

Quietness is kind of relative anyway. For a person like me who normally plays with headphones, I hardly ever notice my fans. And what's quiet to one person may be deafening to another. So take any reviews on noise levels with a nice grain of salt.

Like I said above, I like larger fans because they move lots of air and are fairly unnoticeable.

I've never had any issue with horizontal...
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I have a HAF912 which is similar, probably a bit smaller. I have a 200mm intake on the front and a 120mm intake on the side panel. My exhaust fans are 200mm on top and 120mm on the back. I think this is probably the best configuration to get cool air in and hot air out.

If you mount the radiator on top you could still configure the fans this way.

Some suggest having more CFM coming in than going out, overall. This way a slightly positive pressure will be created inside the case and it will help control dust and debris.
 
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Yeah, I meant the 200 on the front, but one main thing I was wondering is what brand of fans, and what stock fans are good to use.

Also do you have a fan controller?
 
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I use Coolermaster 200mm fans and some older Antec 120mm fans.

I don't have a fan controller. The 200mm are pretty quiet as it is anyway. The 120mm fans have a built-in 3 speed switch and I usually keep them on low speed. The 200mm on top does an excellent job of removing hot air and in the 3 years I've owned this case I have never had any heat issues.
 
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Ok, so what I am thinking is put the stock 230 back on the side, and then for the h100i get 4 120s, a 120 for the bottom, and maybe a new 140 for the back.

Does anyone know what brand is best? Cougar, corsair?
 
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Generally the larger the fan, the quieter it will be because it can spin much slower to move the same amount of air as a smaller fan.

I'm a fan (haha) of larger CM fans for just this reason. I believe if you do some nice cable management and keep the dust out, you can afford to have slower/quieter fans and still keep everything nice and cool.

Quietness is kind of relative anyway. For a person like me who normally plays with headphones, I hardly ever notice my fans. And what's quiet to one person may be deafening to another. So take any reviews on noise levels with a nice grain of salt.

Like I said above, I like larger fans because they move lots of air and are fairly unnoticeable.

I've never had any issue with horizontal positioning. As long as you are creating some air movement inside the case and have a nice air flow pattern, hot air will find its way out.
 
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