Noctua NF-S12A PWM x6 “or” NF-A14 PWM x2 intake and NF-S12A x3 Exhaust in a Corsair Air 540 case?

[RanARambo]

From the title what would be best for maximum air flow? This is my fist time build and regardless of how Noctua fans looks, after research they are the best in my eyes, so I'm sticking with Noctua.

I’ve already bought 6 NF-S12A PWM cause it’s the best for case ventilation, but after reading some forums I’m having some doubts and maybe should of gone with 2 NF-A14 as intake instead? because of the “low-restriction dust filter” on the Corsair Air 540.

The build inside the case will have an Asus x99 Rampage V Extreme, i7 5820k with Noctua NH-D15s, 1TB SSD and 980ti Windforce Xtreme not planning on SLI, well maybe in the future 😛

Thanks.

 

[Lutfij]

If color is not your thing with Noctua's trademark beige and copper brown blades then you could've looked into the Industrial/Redux series of their fans. That being said either which way you go, you won't be disappointed since you're not performing a windtunnel+smoke testing to verify if your airflow is spot on or not. IMHO and research, you should maintain that your exhaust and intake are balanced so the 6x NF-S12A PWM route sounds and looks better. 140mm compared to the 120mm fans will obviously have more airflow per rotation in it's fan blades merely due to it's surface area with which to bite the air - simple maths, my dear Watson.

Second point, you're using a very large chassis for too little of a hardware list.