Question Case fan recommendations

[frostbite_r1]

Was looking into case fans. Wanted some recommendations on case fans that had high airflow but also were quiet.
I do have a fan listed for top of case but not sure if I should only focus on Front / Rear? Or if there is any benefit to placing fans on the side/top.

How many: 4-5 fans
Where are they going?:
Rear: 120mm
Front: 120mm or 140mm
Top: 120mm
Budget: $50-$100

 

[Phaaze88]

Manufacturers design their fans around 100% speed. Unfortunately, none of them post fan curves anymore, so no one knows how different fans perform at a given speed unless they test a bunch of them side by side...
Fans from any of the popular brands can all be run 'quiet' if you turn them down; there are very few people who actually run their fans at 100%.


It would help you to let others know what the hardware is...
-cpu
-cpu cooler
-gpu
-chassis

 

[frostbite_r1]

Actually no it wouldn't at all help to know what every single piece of hardware is...your post totally misses the point and honestly you don't need that much granularity to make a recommendation, like if you have to know that every time then forget about the build altogether.

 

[Phaaze88]

I see... sorry.
I'll bow out.