I am wanting to replace my case fans. I just feel that they don't push enough air for my liking.
I've never really looked at fans before, so I was wondering what's good out there?
When looking at the 120mm fans, is there a difference? Are certain ones made for intake vs. pushing air out?
I have 1 120mm in the front (intake I assume)
I have 1 120mm in the back (out I assume)
and I have 1 90mm Side fan (which I can't really tell which it does lol....)
LED's might be cool too, BUT not if it will sacrifice cooling power!
Message edited by kyosuke on 01-05-2008 at 09:44:38 AM
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My Current System:
Asus P5N-E SLI 650i || Core 2 Duo E6400 || XFX OC Gefoce 7900GS
2gb OCZ Platinum R2 PC6400 || 250gb WD Caviar || 550w ePower X
in a Thermaltake Saprano!!
I've used a lot of fans and in my opinion the best by far are Yate Loon. They blow tons of air with very little noise and are very cheap at $7 each. They come in three speeds... I'd go with medium in most cases. They may be rated at higher Dba than some other fans but that's because Yate Loon is a rare quality company that actually gives HONEST ratings. Fans come with blue LEDs as well. They can't be found at newegg but are only $6.99 at frozen cpu:
As for the side fan, 90mm is a very rare size (92mm is far more common) so there really isn't much selection. I'd stay with the stock thermaltake one. If you really want your fans to match, I can custom build you an translucent acrylic 90 to 120mm converter or instruct you on how to make yourself. (Sorry to be plugging my services).
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My Current System:
Asus P5N-E SLI 650i || Core 2 Duo E6400 || XFX OC Gefoce 7900GS
2gb OCZ Platinum R2 PC6400 || 250gb WD Caviar || 550w ePower X
in a Thermaltake Saprano!!
I use Arctic Cooling for my exhaust and a Sythe for intake. But my system is built for silence not max cooling. If you don't care about noise then look for ones with high CFM, something like this.
