opinion on looks

[Guest]

this is my first time building a pc and i need 5 80mm fans. I dont want a neon or cold cathod system but i tink that having some leds on the fans would look good. I like blue, but dont know what fans to get!

This is what i am looking at now:
http://store.yahoo.com/xoxide/80mmfans.html

Which one looks better (and performs better... ofcourse..)?!

 

[lhgpoobaa]

You cant buy from this shop, as its for australia only, but it does have a good range of coloured casefans with appropriate links.
Note: it even has UV sensitive fans now. funky!

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[lhgpoobaa]

Regarding performance, they are all around the same, with the general rule of fans applying.

Higher RPM = more Airflow but also more Noise.

<b><i>The Very Hungry Caterpillar</i> - George W. Bush's favorite childhood book.
Note: This book was first published a year after Mr Bush graduated from College.</b>

 

[error_911]

Personally I like the blue, the purple and the red, but depending on the color of your case... also, just because you've got room for 5 fans doesn't mean you'll be able to see al off them (especially the front intake fans, which i imagine there are two of) in which case you don't need to spend the money on LED fans, and out of the choices here I would go with the Panaflo Ultra Quiet or even the Vantec Stealth. Otherwise, the colored fans at the top of the list are performant enough, though nothing special... mind you, with five fans total I don't think you'd need anything more anyways... The Thermaltake SmartFan 2 is a really good fan by the way, and the one with the "coolmod" is pretty neet, and I would definitely suggest that one out of all of these if you like the look, since it puts-out 75cfm at 45db, and comes with temperature-control and manual fan speed control ability (like a rheostat) for a good enough price.

Have you ever stuck your finger in a Vantec Tornado? That's 5700rpm right there - ouch. Today's public service announcement: don't play with plugged-in fans - especially Tornados..heh.