140mm fan suitable for RGB Strip

[hellfire90]

Hi everybody,

I'm trying to find a suitable 140mm fan for the mod I wanna do. I already modded 2 Bitfenix Spectre Led PWM fans by inserting RGB led strips between the blades and the chassis. The problem is that these fans are noisy even at very low rpm and I wanna replace them with something of better quality. Now I wanna try using digital 5050 RGB LED strips and Arduino, so I'm looking for other 140mm fans that needs to have clear or black fan blades, max RPM around 1200 or more and, mostly important, enough clearance between blades and chassis.
Thanks for all the suggestions.

 

[Aeacus]

Here's a list of clear bladed 140mm fans,
pcpp: https://pcpartpicker.com/products/case-fan/#s=140&Y=3300000&sort=price

2nd list too of black bladed, non-LED 140mm fans,
pcpp: https://pcpartpicker.com/products/case-fan/#s=140&Y=600000&sort=price&l=0

Pick the ones you like. For example: Logisys CF140BL or Rosewill Hyperborea.

 

[trawetSluaP]

bequiet! fans are my go to. I'd pick these for your needs:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/be-quiet-silent-wings-3-140mm-pwm-high-speed-fan-fg-039-bq.html

Also, regarding the RGBs, Phanteks now has an easier way to convert non RGB fans:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/phanteks-halos-140mm-rgb-led-fan-frame-black-ca-072-pt.html

 

[hellfire90]

Thanks everybody for the replies, but I'm not sure whether those fans have enough clearance to put a LED strip in there.. And as for the Phanteks Halo, the led strip it does use is not of the digital type with individually addressable leds

 

[Aeacus]

Why not go with the RGB LED fan off the bat? E.g one of these:

Cooler Master MasterFan Pro RGB: http://www.coolermaster.com/product/Lines/case-fan/
Corsair SP120 RGB: http://www.corsair.com/en-us/cooling/sp-series-fans
Corsair HD RGB: http://www.corsair.com/en-us/cooling/hd-series-fans
Corsair LL-series RGB: http://www.corsair.com/en-eu/cooling/ll-series-fans
Corsair ML Pro RGB series: http://www.corsair.com/en-eu/cooling/ml-series-fans?ledcolor=RGB
NZXT AER RGB: https://www.nzxt.com/products/aer-rgb
Thermaltake Riing 12: http://www.thermaltake.com/microsite/Riing12RGB/index.html
Thermaltake Riing 14: http://www.thermaltake.com/microsite/Riing14RGB/index.html
Thermaltake Riing 12 TT Premium: http://www.thermaltake.com/MICROSITE/Riing12RGBRadiatorFanTTPremiumEdition/index.html
Thermaltake Riing 14 TT Premium: http://www.thermaltake.com/MICROSITE/Riing14RGBRadiatorFanTTPremiumEdition/index.html

Under the spoiler are above RGB fans ordered by airflow and static pressure.

Spoiler

120mm airflow:
54.4 CFM - Corsair HD120 RGB
52.44 CFM - NZXT AER120 RGB
52.0 CFM - Corsair SP120 RGB
48.8 CFM - Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 120 Air Flow RGB
48.79 CFM - Thermaltake Riing 12 TT Premium
47.3 CFM - Corsair ML120 Pro RGB
43.75 CFM - Corsair LL120 RGB
42.7 CFM - Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 120 Air Balance RGB
40.6 CFM - Thermaltake Riing 12
35.0 CFM - Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 120 Air Pressure RGB

120mm static pressure:
2.25 mmH2O - Corsair HD120 RGB
2.01 mmH2O - Thermaltake Riing 12
1.78 mmH2O - Corsair ML120 Pro RGB
1.61 mmH2O - Corsair LL120 RGB
1.45 mmH2O - Corsair SP120 RGB
1.45 mmH2O - Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 120 Air Pressure RGB
1.35 mmH2O - NZXT AER120 RGB
1.11 mmH2O - Thermaltake Riing 12 TT Premium
0.96 mmH2O - Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 120 Air Balance RGB
0.88 mmH2O - Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 120 Air Flow RGB

140mm airflow:
91.19 CFM - NZXT AER140 RGB
74.0 CFM - Corsair HD140 RGB
73.91 CFM - Thermaltake Riing 14 TT Premium
55.4 CFM - Corsair ML140 Pro RGB
53.0 CFM - Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 140 Air Flow RGB
51.5 CFM - Corsair LL140 RGB
51.15 CFM - Thermaltake Riing 14
46.2 CFM - Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 140 Air Pressure RGB

140mm static pressure:
1.85 mmH2O - Corsair HD140 RGB
1.78 mmH2O - Corsair ML140 Pro RGB
1.59 mmH2O - Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 140 Air Pressure RGB
1.58 mmH2O - Thermaltake Riing 14
1.52 mmH2O - NZXT AER140 RGB
1.52 mmH2O - Corsair LL140 RGB
1.38 mmH2O - Thermaltake Riing 14 TT Premium
0.54 mmH2O - Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 140 Air Flow RGB

 

[hellfire90]

Why not go with the RGB LED fan off the bat? E.g one of these:

Cooler Master MasterFan Pro RGB: http://www.coolermaster.com/product/Lines/case-fan/
Corsair SP120 RGB: http://www.corsair.com/en-us/cooling/sp-series-fans
Corsair HD RGB: http://www.corsair.com/en-us/cooling/hd-series-fans
Corsair LL-series RGB: http://www.corsair.com/en-eu/cooling/ll-series-fans
Corsair ML Pro RGB series: http://www.corsair.com/en-eu/cooling/ml-series-fans?ledcolor=RGB
NZXT AER RGB: https://www.nzxt.com/products/aer-rgb
Thermaltake Riing 12: http://www.thermaltake.com/microsite/Riing12RGB/index.html
Thermaltake Riing 14: http://www.thermaltake.com/microsite/Riing14RGB/index.html
Thermaltake Riing 12 TT Premium: http://www.thermaltake.com/MICROSITE/Riing12RGBRadiatorFanTTPremiumEdition/index.html
Thermaltake Riing 14 TT Premium: http://www.thermaltake.com/MICROSITE/Riing14RGBRadiatorFanTTPremiumEdition/index.html

Under the spoiler are above RGB fans ordered by airflow and static pressure.

Spoiler

120mm airflow:
54.4 CFM - Corsair HD120 RGB
52.44 CFM - NZXT AER120 RGB
52.0 CFM - Corsair SP120 RGB
48.8 CFM - Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 120 Air Flow RGB
48.79 CFM - Thermaltake Riing 12 TT Premium
47.3 CFM - Corsair ML120 Pro RGB
43.75 CFM - Corsair LL120 RGB
42.7 CFM - Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 120 Air Balance RGB
40.6 CFM - Thermaltake Riing 12
35.0 CFM - Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 120 Air Pressure RGB

120mm static pressure:
2.25 mmH2O - Corsair HD120 RGB
2.01 mmH2O - Thermaltake Riing 12
1.78 mmH2O - Corsair ML120 Pro RGB
1.61 mmH2O - Corsair LL120 RGB
1.45 mmH2O - Corsair SP120 RGB
1.45 mmH2O - Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 120 Air Pressure RGB
1.35 mmH2O - NZXT AER120 RGB
1.11 mmH2O - Thermaltake Riing 12 TT Premium
0.96 mmH2O - Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 120 Air Balance RGB
0.88 mmH2O - Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 120 Air Flow RGB

140mm airflow:
91.19 CFM - NZXT AER140 RGB
74.0 CFM - Corsair HD140 RGB
73.91 CFM - Thermaltake Riing 14 TT Premium
55.4 CFM - Corsair ML140 Pro RGB
53.0 CFM - Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 140 Air Flow RGB
51.5 CFM - Corsair LL140 RGB
51.15 CFM - Thermaltake Riing 14
46.2 CFM - Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 140 Air Pressure RGB

140mm static pressure:
1.85 mmH2O - Corsair HD140 RGB
1.78 mmH2O - Corsair ML140 Pro RGB
1.59 mmH2O - Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 140 Air Pressure RGB
1.58 mmH2O - Thermaltake Riing 14
1.52 mmH2O - NZXT AER140 RGB
1.52 mmH2O - Corsair LL140 RGB
1.38 mmH2O - Thermaltake Riing 14 TT Premium
0.54 mmH2O - Cooler Master MasterFan Pro 140 Air Flow RGB

Thanks very much for the list man. In fact I was interested in the TT Riing premium but I don't know if they would an compatible with Arduino..

 

[Aeacus]

Since Arduino is open source both hardware and software wise, you can make a custom single-board microcontroller to control your LEDs and also write a software to it which would be compatible with the LED strips and RGB fans that you add to it.

Though, do note that TT Premium fans have a single connector that both controls the LEDs and fan speed.
From above list, i have NZXT AER140 RGB fans in use. AER RGB fans have separate connector for fan speed and LEDs. There are 8x addressable LEDs in the fan that i can control via NZXT HUE+ and from NZXT CAM software.