PC Case fans dillema

Szulyka

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Hi!
I have built a PC, and it is almost done competely. I got the main components, however, I stuck at deciding between fans, and how to put them in my PC. I have got NZXT S340 Elite. My first idea was to purchase 2 pieces of be quiet! Silent Wings 3, but they are quite pricey, so my question would be, what fans do you advice? And, how may of them? I have 4 slots, but I thought it is enough to use 2 of them, opposite to each other, in the line of the cpu cooler, (which is a Be quiet! Dark rock 4) but would it be enough? And should I throw the NZXT Case fans away? Also, I would be happy to have rgb, at a relatively low price point, and to control my fans, through my mobo, I read I can do that with Silent Wings, and I cannot do with my NZXT Case fans now.
So, to sum it up, main questions are: -What fans to use, how many of them, and how to deploy them in the case. Answers are appriciated. :)
 
Solution
Im using HD120 fans from corsair, which are one generation older.
From the specs, LL fans (600-1500rpm) have a little less fan speed than HD fans (max 800-1700+rpm),
i.e. slightly lower volume level

I have 3 fans at the front and 1 fan at the back.
The volume is barely noticeable for me.

xeddiex

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If u like RGB effects, then go for the Corsair LL120 fans
Get the 3-pack one and have 2 mounted at the front as intake, the remaining 1 at the back as exhaust.

For the fans that come with the case, you can keep one and put it at the case top as top exhaust.
 

Szulyka

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Yeah, thanks for the answer, problem is, I forgot to mention that the most important aspect is to be as silent as possible. If I use my old fans, they will be as loud as now, and 2 intake, 1 exhaust is OK? Especially since the back of my case has only 120mm, and the two in the front are 140mm. So is that okay? And also, for me silence>RGB, although if both of them possible, I wolud be happy. How is the volume of those Corsair fans?
 

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Im using HD120 fans from corsair, which are one generation older.
From the specs, LL fans (600-1500rpm) have a little less fan speed than HD fans (max 800-1700+rpm),
i.e. slightly lower volume level

I have 3 fans at the front and 1 fan at the back.
The volume is barely noticeable for me.
 
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Szulyka

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Thanks. So basically, as long as I have more intake fans, or at least not less than exhaust, it is OK?