Fractal Design Define R5 fans placement

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KrzysiekX10
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This case has a front designed specifically for silence - that is, the front part itself is completely impermeable, while air can pass through vents on the left and right. This greatly reduces the perceived noise of the front fans, but also significantly increases the resistance air has to overcome, which might be troublesome. That being said, I would recommend adding a second front fan, so that the intake front fans can keep up with the exhaust fan on the back (which faces virtually no resistance).

I would like to bring up a secondary issue. By your choice of case I see that you are interested in silence. However, the case fans that come with your chosen case do not have PWM, so they will just go 1000 RPM all the time, which on...
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Hi,

This case has a front designed specifically for silence - that is, the front part itself is completely impermeable, while air can pass through vents on the left and right. This greatly reduces the perceived noise of the front fans, but also significantly increases the resistance air has to overcome, which might be troublesome. That being said, I would recommend adding a second front fan, so that the intake front fans can keep up with the exhaust fan on the back (which faces virtually no resistance).

I would like to bring up a secondary issue. By your choice of case I see that you are interested in silence. However, the case fans that come with your chosen case do not have PWM, so they will just go 1000 RPM all the time, which on idle might be too much for sensitive ears. If you decided to buy a set of different fans, I would recommend 3x Nanoxia Deep Silence 140 mm PWM - http://nanoxia-world.com/en/products/fans/deep-silence-pwm/248/deep-silence-140-mm-pwm. They can go as low as 700 RPM, and having used these fans, I can say that considering their price they are incredibly quiet and still push a lot of air.

Also, I would suggest choosing Corsair RM750i as your power supply. I have read countless PSU reviews, and the one conclusion I have from them is that Corsair PSUs are significantly quieter than EVGA ones.

Hope this helps. :)
 
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