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I'm just finishing a new build and need advice for new fans. I have an Asus Maximus VI Formula ROG with the built-in armor running an i7-4770k, and the MB has the following fan connections:
(All 120mm fans)
4 pin CPU_FAN
4 pin CPU_OPT
4 pin CHA_FAN1
4 pin CHA_FAN2
4 pin CHA_FAN
4 pin OPT_FAN1
4 pin OPT_FAN2
4 pin OPT_FAN
and a 200mm fan on the top of the case
My case came with all 3 pin fans, and I want to change them all to 4 pin fans and use the best fans available. I also have a Corsair H100i running a push/pull configuration, so I need recommendations for 4-120mm fans that are optimal to use on a rad instead of cooling the case. I would really like to have fans with blue LED lighting if possible. Can someone please tell me the best quality fans I can buy to cool the rad and to cool the case? I have an Antec Twelve Hundred V3 case and want to replace all the fans with 4 pin fans, high RPM & CFM for the case fans (200mm fan included) and the 4 best fans for static pressure to cool my rad. Money is no object, I just need an opinion on the best fans available to fit my needs and that preferably has blue LED lighting. Thanks for your help.
 
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Cooler master megalfow 200mm has nice 110 cfm and comes with blue or red led

http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/case-fan/megaflow-200-blue-led-silent-fan/
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fans are funny I goit some that looked good on paper and got them just to find that they were no better then the ones they were replacing,, I got some pull offs that do a heck of a job . but most of all I look at the ones that ''claim'' to give the best cfm's at the lowest rpm's like this fan puts out 30cfm @ 3000rpm or one that puts out 30cfm @ 2600 I would tend to try the lower speed fan for the same cfm [opinion]
 
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Cooler master megalfow 200mm has nice 110 cfm and comes with blue or red led

http://www.coolermaster.com/cooling/case-fan/megaflow-200-blue-led-silent-fan/
 
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But don't I need a different type of fan to cool my radiator than I need to cool my case? All the fans that came with this crappy case (wish I would've researched that a little more) are all 3 pin fans with manual controls. Since my MB has 4 pin fan connectors, I might as well get the most out of it since the fans can be controlled through the BIOS, the software, or automatically instead of me having to manually turn a know to make it run faster or slower. And since I'm going to replace all my fans, I don't want to end up with some cheap black plastic OEM product that has no name or anything on it. They're all cheap anyway, relative to my $750 graphics card, so I might as well buy the best. I wouldn't mind buying different brands of fans if some are better for inflow through a filter and some are better cooling a radiator, and with the 200mm exhaust fan on top of the case, I think my options are goto be more limited.
 
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don't know all you can do is pick one you may like and use it . all you got to go by is whats written in there specs. now is it really going to do what you want ?? don't know I got some I thought were nice custom fans that sucked I got some that I pulled out of a old hp case that blow some dam good air I got some that claimed to be quite and I don't see it .

unles you find a place that got the fans on a running display you can walk up to look at them hear them feel the air flow out of them you just don't know
best to read folks reviews from like newegg and see what they say and then what may be great for them still may not for you
 
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I guess I can order some from the company in Hong Kong who just resleeved every single cable in my PC, plus a few extra, for $500 and did the best job I've ever seen. They seem knowledge and they sell quite a few. When you break it down, a 120mm fan running at 3000RPM and 99CFM can't be that bad. Even if they're overstating that a little, I'll still be good.
 
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I went with the Cooler Master Mega Flow 200mm fan to replace the stock fan that came with the Antec Twelve Hundred V3 case, which I don't recommend to anyone and I'm very close to ordering a new case, and I had to do some modifications to the fan in order for it to fit where the Antec fan was. I'very also ordered some Corsair SP120 fans to attach to my H100i rad, and I'very ordered a few Cooler Master Jet Flow 120mm PWM fans to replace the other stock fans that were in the case. My custom sleeved cables from moddiy.com have finally made it in, so I'll be changing those out, and I'very ordered an Inateck PCI-E to USB 3.0 2 Port PCI Express Card to give me a few nor USB 3.0 ports, since I've run out. Now all I need to figure out is if I'm going to try installing a water cooling system for the Cross Chill waterblock on my MB. I'very never used a water cooling system before, but I'd like to become more familiar with how it works so finding what I need to run a water cooling system through the built-in Cross Chill waterblock on my MB might be a good start. This is why I decided to buy the Corsair H100i for my CPU initially instead of learning about it first before adding loops to everything. So, if any of you are familiar with it and know exactly what I need to run a water cooling system through the Cross Chill system on my Asus Maximus VI Formula ROG MB, I would appreciate any feedback. Thanks for all the recommendations.
 
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No, the case had a 200mm exhaust fan on top, which I replaced with a different 200mm fan. The one I took out came with the Antec Case and was more round than square. The new one, was more square than round, so I had to get out a hacksaw and modify it so it would fit correctly. I wasn't trying to replace a 120mm fan with a 200mm fan.

I got all my new fans in over the last couple of days, so now I'm ready to finish this thing up. I ordered 3 Cooler Master Jet120mm fans and I ordered 2 Corsair SP120s, and I was in such a hurry to get the order placed before their cutoff time for shipping that day, I didn't realize that they came 2 in a pack, so now I have 4. I'm planning to hook the Corsair SP120s up to my rad and put the Cooler Master JetFlo in my case as inflow fans. They'look be mounted on the front of the case, behind the plastic mesh case, suck air through the filter and then past my hard drives.

 
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No, it came down to me ordering a case that I thought "looked cool" but nothing fits as it should. Just an fyi, don't ever buy an Antec Twelve Hundred V3 case. After looking at some other cases with more functionality and many more options didn't even take into consideration because I'm an idiot, I should have bought a CaseLabs case. I figure that within the next few months, if not sooner, I'll buy one, move all my componets over, and then blow up this Antec. I'll probably upgrade to the Asus Maximus VII Formula board and the EVGA Titan while I'm at it.
 
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