Stock fans on Corsair H100i or Upgrade fans?

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Hey guys, so I am building my first gaming PC and my specs are below. I want to know if I should upgrade my stock fans on my h100i or if I should just stay with it. If I do replace it, I'm thinking of going with the noctua fans mentioned below. Also, feel free to tell me some good fans to replace the stock ones if needed, and I heard noctua is really good so those would also be good suggestions. Thank you for your help in advance!

Intel Core i7-4770K 3.5GHz Quad-Core

Corsair H100i 77.0 CFM Liquid

Asus Maximus VI Hero ATX LGA1150

G.Skill Ripjaws X Series 16GB (2 x 8GB) DDR3-2133

Samsung 840 EVO 120GB 2.5" SSD

Seagate Barracuda 2TB 3.5" 7200RPM

EVGA GeForce GTX 760 4GB Superclocked ACX

EVGA GeForce GTX 760 4GB Superclocked ACX

NZXT Phantom 410 (White) ATX Mid Tower

EVGA 1000W ATX12V / EPS12V

Asus DRW-24B1ST/BLK/B/AS DVD/CD Writer

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium SP1 (OEM) (64-bit)

Asus MX279H 27.0"

Intel EXPI9301CT 10/100/1000 Mbps PCI-Express x1

Noctua NF-P14 FLX 65.0 CFM 140mm

Noctua NF-P14 FLX 65.0 CFM 140mm

Corsair CO-9050015-BLED 52.2 CFM 120mm

Corsair CO-9050015-BLED 52.2 CFM 120mm

Corsair CO-9050017-BLED 66.4 CFM 140mm

Corsair Raptor K30

Corsair Vengeance M65 Wired Laser

Logitech G930

NZXT HUE RGB Color Changing LED Controller
NZXT Sentry 3 Fan Controller
 
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First of all few suggestions for your build if you don't mind (Btw nice build)

CPU and mobo are fine.

Save some bucks and spend on high end GPU. Don't buy two GTX 760. Get either 780 or 780Ti and you'll be much better off with this build.

Get WD Blue/Black series HDD as they are much better performance vide

Don't buy 1000W PSU. You'll be much better off with 750/760W PSU with single GPU or 850/860W PSU for dual GPUs.

Stock fans with H100i are useless. Replace them with Corsair SP-120 Static Pressure fans and you'll again be much better off. Noctua fans are very good. My experience with Corsair and Noctua fans is superb. At the end your call but my recommendation is SP-120mm from Corsair.

Better get Full Tower for this powerful...
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Start with the stock fans - Corsair fans are pretty good. If they are too noisy then try Noctua replacements.

For gaming you don't need the 4770k or the 16GB ram

Or the H100i - just use an air cooler eg Coolermaster Hyper 212 EVO

Don't get 2 x 760s. Just get one 780Ti

The EVGA Supernova PSUs are supposed to be OK. What's yours? For 2 x 760s a 700W PSU would be OK. One 780Ti only needs 620W

The NZXT 410 has 3 fans. If you think they're noisy then replace them.

You can control the fans from your mobo with the mobo uefi. You shouldn't need a fan controller.
 
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First of all few suggestions for your build if you don't mind (Btw nice build)

CPU and mobo are fine.

Save some bucks and spend on high end GPU. Don't buy two GTX 760. Get either 780 or 780Ti and you'll be much better off with this build.

Get WD Blue/Black series HDD as they are much better performance vide

Don't buy 1000W PSU. You'll be much better off with 750/760W PSU with single GPU or 850/860W PSU for dual GPUs.

Stock fans with H100i are useless. Replace them with Corsair SP-120 Static Pressure fans and you'll again be much better off. Noctua fans are very good. My experience with Corsair and Noctua fans is superb. At the end your call but my recommendation is SP-120mm from Corsair.

Better get Full Tower for this powerful build like Corsair 750D or Corsair 760T. You may also try Cooler Master HAF X or Storm Stryker/Trooper

Regards,
 
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Ok first off, two way 760 is cheaper and beats 780 TI in performance, check right here: http://www.ocaholic.ch/modules/smartsection/item.php?page=2&itemid=1168

and since the 2way SLI is better, nvidia recommends 500W each for the graphics card.

Also, 4770K and 16gb config is one of the most common for a quality gaming PC build.
 
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Thanks man, and 2 way SLI suprisingly beats one 780TI in performance, and is cheaper check here: http://www.ocaholic.ch/modules/smartsection/item.php?page=2&itemid=1168

and I will take up on your advice for the cooling and I was also considering the Corsair ones, but the Noctua are quieter but I'll definitely put some more research into it. I felt like a mid tower would be enough, but do you actually think a full tower would be necessary? I mean I have seen plenty of builds with the Phantom 410 with same or higher specs, so do I really need it? I would really like everyone's opinion on this, and thank your for your answer!
 
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No, full tower will not have impact on performance but for sure it will have impact on good air flow. Phantom 410 is a nice choice though. Stick with it. No issue there.

I will still strongly suggest to take 780 Ti and later on add another one and you'll have beastly performance than SLI of two 760s. At the end it is your choice :)
 
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Thanks man! You've been a great help and I will definitely take your advice on the GPU and do some more research. Thanks again to everyone!
 
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I just thought the 780ti would then leave you a future upgrade path.

500W for one 760, 700W for two. 500W includes 300W for everything but the gpu.

The most common config is the i5 4670k and 8GB ram. That's all you need for gaming.
 
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