Hey everyone. I posted yesterday about air cooling vs liquid cooling and it sounds like air cooling would be fine for me. My new question is if I were to get a Cooler Master Haf X case, what would be the best fan(s) to use and what kind of configuration should I build? Thank You
Air Cooling, What's the Best Fan?
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1. Noctua - expensive.
2. Corsair
HAFX - should already have pretty good cooling with -
Front: 230x30 mm red LED fan x 1
Top: 200x30mm fan x 2 (one is optional)
Side: 200x30mm fan x 1
Rear: 140x25mm fan x 1
All you could do is add another 230mm fan at the top. Larger fans spin slower to get same airflow as smaller fans. And so are usually quieter.
I wouldn't replace any of the fans unless they were noisy. I wouldn't add any more fans unless it was getting too hot in the case.
2. Corsair
HAFX - should already have pretty good cooling with -
Front: 230x30 mm red LED fan x 1
Top: 200x30mm fan x 2 (one is optional)
Side: 200x30mm fan x 1
Rear: 140x25mm fan x 1
All you could do is add another 230mm fan at the top. Larger fans spin slower to get same airflow as smaller fans. And so are usually quieter.
I wouldn't replace any of the fans unless they were noisy. I wouldn't add any more fans unless it was getting too hot in the case.
jaimelmiel
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The Fans that come with the case are fine.
There are a number of good air cpu coolers. As of recently I considered the one I was running to be as good if not better than
whatever is out there.It is the "Thermaltake Frio Extreme". "Hardware Secrets" has a good review.of it.
Here is the link:
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Thermaltake-Frio-Extreme-CPU-Cooler-Review/1583
This may not be the quietest but it cools my FX9590 Just fine,
It is not cheap, But worth every penny.
There are a number of good air cpu coolers. As of recently I considered the one I was running to be as good if not better than
whatever is out there.It is the "Thermaltake Frio Extreme". "Hardware Secrets" has a good review.of it.
Here is the link:
http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Thermaltake-Frio-Extreme-CPU-Cooler-Review/1583
This may not be the quietest but it cools my FX9590 Just fine,
It is not cheap, But worth every penny.
mickypheonix
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Hi Bobkolb
The coolermaster HAFX is a great choice for a build with fantastic airflow.
I have two NVIDIA hafx cases and have set them up the following way , i am running air cooling
I have standard 230mm fan in the front
bitfenix spectro pro led fan in the rear for its high airflow and quiet noise @ 86.73CFM @ 22.8Dba but mine is at 7v for about 18Dba
I removed both front 5.25 hotswap bays and backplates and installed one of these , it has a dust filter and you can replace the fan which is what i did with a Bitfenix spectre pro 120mm led fan 56.22 CFM @ 18.9dba
this gives me great airflow direct into my cpu cooler aswell as the top portion of the installed graphics card 120mm fan , i added one more top 200 mm fan and replaced the side panel fan with a 200mm bitfenix spectre pro led fan and removed the air duct
i am running sli and have positive air pressure in my case which means less dust in my case , i also have a NZXT havik 140mm cpu cooler
hope this helps
The coolermaster HAFX is a great choice for a build with fantastic airflow.
I have two NVIDIA hafx cases and have set them up the following way , i am running air cooling
I have standard 230mm fan in the front
bitfenix spectro pro led fan in the rear for its high airflow and quiet noise @ 86.73CFM @ 22.8Dba but mine is at 7v for about 18Dba
I removed both front 5.25 hotswap bays and backplates and installed one of these , it has a dust filter and you can replace the fan which is what i did with a Bitfenix spectre pro 120mm led fan 56.22 CFM @ 18.9dba
this gives me great airflow direct into my cpu cooler aswell as the top portion of the installed graphics card 120mm fan , i added one more top 200 mm fan and replaced the side panel fan with a 200mm bitfenix spectre pro led fan and removed the air duct
i am running sli and have positive air pressure in my case which means less dust in my case , i also have a NZXT havik 140mm cpu cooler
hope this helps
mickypheonix
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here is a link to recent post for led fans check my responses
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2173554/blue-led-case-fans-120mm-suggestions.html
EDIT : The coolermaster jetflo LED 120mm have the highest cfm @ 95 CFM
but at 36dba at 12v they sound like a leaf blower
even with a voltage reducer at 7v they are still a noisy 28 dba
http://www.tomshardware.com/answers/id-2173554/blue-led-case-fans-120mm-suggestions.html
EDIT : The coolermaster jetflo LED 120mm have the highest cfm @ 95 CFM
but at 36dba at 12v they sound like a leaf blower
even with a voltage reducer at 7v they are still a noisy 28 dba
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The Big 3 Air coolers are:
1. Phanteks PH-TC14-PE .... about 0.5C better than the Noc
2. Thermalright Silver Arrow ... sometimes ties, sometimes just gets beat by above
3. Noctua DH-14 - 0.25 to 0.50 behind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5lAbnPml4o
All will do 7-10C better than a Hyper 212.
The reason the Phanteks does so well is the great fans so the following should be no surprise.
As for fans....performance / noise ratio is the governing criteria.....the Noctuas were the reigning king .... The Phanteks fans win by 3C while the Nocs are spinning 25% faster.
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/phenteks_f140/3.htm
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1345-page7.html
Lastly I will say that the HAF-X was one of my favorite cases ever..... but to my eyes and most reviewers, it's gotten a lil long in the tooth. Hate to sound like a Phantelks groupie but this won Case of the Year for 2014. Windowed version sold out already on newegg
Phanteks Pro - 9.5 rating - http://benchmarkreviews.com/15792/phanteks-enthoo-pro-tower-case-review/6/
HAF-X - 9.1 rating http://archive.benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=903&Itemid=61&limit=1&limitstart=5
http://www.phanteksusa.com/products/phanteks-enthoo-pro
1. Phanteks PH-TC14-PE .... about 0.5C better than the Noc
2. Thermalright Silver Arrow ... sometimes ties, sometimes just gets beat by above
3. Noctua DH-14 - 0.25 to 0.50 behind
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R5lAbnPml4o
All will do 7-10C better than a Hyper 212.
The reason the Phanteks does so well is the great fans so the following should be no surprise.
As for fans....performance / noise ratio is the governing criteria.....the Noctuas were the reigning king .... The Phanteks fans win by 3C while the Nocs are spinning 25% faster.
http://www.overclockersclub.com/reviews/phenteks_f140/3.htm
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article1345-page7.html
Lastly I will say that the HAF-X was one of my favorite cases ever..... but to my eyes and most reviewers, it's gotten a lil long in the tooth. Hate to sound like a Phantelks groupie but this won Case of the Year for 2014. Windowed version sold out already on newegg
Phanteks Pro - 9.5 rating - http://benchmarkreviews.com/15792/phanteks-enthoo-pro-tower-case-review/6/
HAF-X - 9.1 rating http://archive.benchmarkreviews.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=903&Itemid=61&limit=1&limitstart=5
http://www.phanteksusa.com/products/phanteks-enthoo-pro
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Hard to tell i he just meant case fans or fans as i air cooling .... took the safe route and answered both.
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