What type of case fan for Corsair 460x case?

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Hello everyone!

I’m currently looking for a new case and the NZXT S340 Elite and Corsair Crystal 460x made it to my short-list.
However both these cases have a panel in front of the intake fans and I was wondering what type of case fan I should go for.

Do I need high static pressure fans or can I simply go with airflow optimized ones?
I’m not interested in mounting a radiator behind the fans. Their only purpose is to get cool air into the case to cool down the graphics card and CPU air-cooler.

My second question would be:
Are there similar fans to the Corsair SP120 RGB LED in terms of aesthetics?
I can’t go with the preinstalled fans from the 460x RGB because my mainboard doesn’t support 3pin fan control. And I’m not interested in listening to three high performance fans running at maximum RPM all the time. So I’m looking for a nice 4-pin PWM alternative if I should go with the Corsair Case. I obviously don’t need LED front-fans for the NZXT case :p


Thanks already for reading and spending your time!

 
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That might work. Keep in mind that led fans spinning slower will often make the led lighting dimmer. There are only a few fans I'm aware of that have separate led control so the lighting of the fan can be set independent of the fan speed.

You may have to connect the hub to the cpu_fan header on the motherboard then connect your cpu cooler's fan to the hub so the hub can get a proper pwm signal to control all the fans. In that case the cpu cooler fan and case fans would be controlled together, as the cooler fan spins faster so will the case fans and vice versa.

I haven't used that hub personally, the one that came with my phanteks case may be a little different. Be sure to use the sata power cable though so the motherboard header...
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If the fan is in a location with restrictions I prefer those with decent static pressure. A front panel with side intake vents and a dust filter qualify as a partial restriction at least. Either will work but both fans of equal cfm, one with weaker static pressure will lose more cfm through the dust filter than one with higher static pressure. The stats given for fans are in free airflow environments. If the fan says it moves 75cfm, put a dust filter in front of it and it will move more like 65cfm.

I'm not sure if the thermaltake riing rgb fans would suit your build or not. They have good static pressure topping out a 2mm/h2o at max speed, they use an rgb ring around the inside of the fan frame that's controllable. They come with a low noise adapter, but they only push 22-40cfm which is a little lower than other fans. They have a 4pin to mobo connector and their own controller hub. A 3 pack runs around $52.50 on amazon. (57,59 euro)

https://www.amazon.de/Thermaltake-Riing-LED-RGB-Geh%C3%A4usel%C3%BCfter/dp/B014HXS16K/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1481793406&sr=8-1&keywords=thermaltake+riing+rgb

If you wanted to use all 3 fans in the front of the case of the crystal the riing fans should be enough. Even with a filter, if they moved 30-35cfm each you're still looking at 90cfm total airflow intake. The case isn't that large. Other than that I'm not sure, I usually don't use led fans so the ones I would normally recommend won't be of much help. Fans like noctua, phanteks, cougar, aerocool ds etc.
 
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Thanks for your statement, makes good sense to me. The Thermaltake fans are nice but it's a kinda different effect.

Do adapters exist that allow to control 3-pin fans via PWM - in terms of upgrading a 3-pin fan to 4-pin?

 
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That might work. Keep in mind that led fans spinning slower will often make the led lighting dimmer. There are only a few fans I'm aware of that have separate led control so the lighting of the fan can be set independent of the fan speed.

You may have to connect the hub to the cpu_fan header on the motherboard then connect your cpu cooler's fan to the hub so the hub can get a proper pwm signal to control all the fans. In that case the cpu cooler fan and case fans would be controlled together, as the cooler fan spins faster so will the case fans and vice versa.

I haven't used that hub personally, the one that came with my phanteks case may be a little different. Be sure to use the sata power cable though so the motherboard header connected to the hub isn't trying to power all the fans. I'm sure the directions will outline the proper connections. Too many fans using the same header as a power source could damage the mobo header which is why they include the sata power option.
 
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