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I'm thinking of getting one or two of Fractal's 140mm Silent Series fans for my upcomming build. Can anyone vouch for these?

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I'm thinking of getting one or two of Fractal's 140mm Silent Series fans for my upcomming build. Can anyone vouch for these?

 

It depends on what you are trying to cool. Machine specs, case, and where you want the fans would all be great to know.

 

As a cursory answer I would say to go with either some noctua or phantek fans, and just lower the speeds yourself. That way if you have some hot parts, you can ramp up the fans and you won't be locked down to 800 rpm.

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These are the specs I was thinking of

 

CPU

$229.00

Intel Core i5 2500K

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=16531

 

Cooling

$39.00

CoolerMaster Hyper 212 EVO CPU Cooler

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=18670

 

CASE

$139.00

Fractal Design Define R3 Black USB 3.0

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=25_1055&products_id=15140

 

 

OPTICAL

$25.00

Lite-On IHAS324 24x DVDRW

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=658_667&products_id=11487

 

 

MOBO

$165.00

Gigabyte GA-Z68X-UD3H-B3 Motherboard

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=17549

 

 

HDD

$139.00

Western Digital Caviar Black 1TB WD1002FAEX

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=13660

 

 

SCREEN

$175.00

ASUS VE247H 23.6in Widescreen LED Monitor

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=16708

 

 

GPU

$369.00

Gigabyte GeForce GTX 570 1280MB Overclocked V2

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=193_1177&products_id=17554

 

 

OS

$99.00

Microsoft Windows 7 Home Premium 64bit with SP1 OEM

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&products_id=17003

 

 

PSU

$109.00

Silverstone Strider Plus 600W ST60F-P

http://www.pccasegear.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=15_995&products_id=15349

 

 

 

Heard mixed reports about the R3, I'm looking for a quiet machine but still want decent performance.

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The R3 gets very quiet operation, I have built 3 machines in them. As for the fracal fans I am using one right now in my Level 10 GT for a bottom intake and have used them in other builds. They are very quiet and move a decent amount of air.

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