Fan recommendations Antec 620 and H100

[MattyMatt]

Long story short, I want to set up push-pull on these. I would prefer effective fans that are not noisy. I have got a black and blue theme going and dont want LEDs on the fan, dont want to clip them. I would prefer slim fans, rather than the standard thick ones. Right now I am looking at the Enermax T.B.SILENCE since they sound good on paper. Or maybe those new Corsair fans... Spectre Pro or the GELID Wing Blue. Prolimatech PRO-BV12 has a nice blue version.

[SamCR3]

Best PWM fans for rads hands down, no questions asked = Noctua NF-F12. Yep, they are kinda ugly but they work great and are super quiet. I've tried many fans in the pursuit of silent performance (I have a tube of useless fans to prove it), and the Noctua are the best so far. I've had very good luck with Bitfenx Spectre Pro fans too, but they aren't PWM. I prefer PWM fans on a rad, especially on a unit like the H100 that has on-board fan control.

[Doctor_Death]

Cougar Fans work very well, I think I have some new Phobya, and Phantek 120mm fans left, I'd have to look for them sometime tomorrow. Don't waist your money on the 620, go with one of the following, TT Water 2.0 Extreme which should be your first choice, or the Corsair H80 or H100. We do have the new Enermax all in one 240 in for review, and the TT 240 Extreme, but it's going to be at least two weeks before we get to them.

[MattyMatt]

Im using the Antec 620 for The Mod. H100 I got from retail edge, so I thought I would use it for The Mod, but then I decided to go SLI and so its not really viable having those in the case, so I decided to use the H100 for the CPU, 620s on the GPUs. The only reason I am using the 620s is because the tubing is long and the hook up turns! Otherwise I would probably pick some of the more highly rated AIO. It has to be a single rad, push/pull, and preferably not too thick (or expensive). The cooling gain from the thicker rads is negligible with The Mod.

Sam: Yes, the Noctua fans are awesome, but I think colour schemes are really important. Maybe I should just paint them, but as I have said elsewhere, I see that go wrong a lot.
I should have said that I prefer PWM fans for the H100, but three pins are fine for the 620.

[SamCR3]

Next choice after Noctua would be the Cougar Vortex black edition. Newegg.com - COUGAR CF-V12HPB Vortex Hydro-Dynamic-Bearing (Fluid) 300,000 Hours 12CM Silent Cooling Fan with Pulse Width Modulation (Black)

I have 6 of them. They work fine in PWM mode when mounted vertically (on an H80 type cooler at the rear of my case), but didn't work well for me mounted horizontally on a 240 rad at the top of my case. Made a buzzing noise at low speeds. Also made the same noise when connected to a fan controller. I haven't ever tried the non-PWM version. They may work better. Newegg.com - COUGAR CF-V12HB Vortex Hydro-Dynamic-Bearing (Fluid) 300,000 Hours 12CM Silent Cooling Fan (Black)

[MattyMatt]

Well, the PWM fans are going onto the H100 which is being mounted horizontally :/
Might still give them a shot though as that orange is easy to cover up.


Unrelated question: What can I colour the SLI bridge? Certain paints or even just electrical tape?

[TeeBlack]

Best PWM fans for rads hands down, no questions asked = Noctua NF-F12. Yep, they are kinda ugly but they work great and are super quiet. I've tried many fans in the pursuit of silent performance (I have a tube of useless fans to prove it), and the Noctua are the best so far. I've had very good luck with Bitfenx Spectre Pro fans too, but they aren't PWM. I prefer PWM fans on a rad, especially on a unit like the H100 that has on-board fan control.

Spectre Pro PWM fans are on the bitfenix website but dont know any place that sells them.
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