Phantom 410 cooling setup?

[bryzobond]

HI guys,

My pc case is a NZXT Phantom 410 and I wanted to change the stock fans in it and I wanted to know a few things:

1. What are the Best/Quietest 140mm and 120mm fans on the market,

2. What is the best way to set up the fans in my case?

currently, i have a single 120mm intake at the front, a 120mm exhaust at the rear, and a 140mm exhaust at the top. is that layout okay? or what other setup should i use? i was thinking of swapping out the front 120mm fan for a 140mm.

and lastly, the Phantom 410 has a case fan controller but my motherboard (msi z97 GD65) has a built in fan controller aswell. which should i use?

Thanks a million,

Bryan

 

[tiny voices]

Noctua for sure.

That fan layout is perfect. No need to change it at all. You could put a 140 in the front if you won't but it won't change anything.

I would use the case fan controller so you can use the switch on the case itself for controlling the speed.

 

[bryzobond]

okay thanks any opinion on what fans i should buy?

 

[tiny voices]

Honestly I would just keep the stock ones if it was me. They are not loud at all when set on the "middle" setting on the fan controller. I have built in that case many times and am very familiar with it and the fans.

 

[logainofhades]

One advantage of going 140mm, is they tend to be quieter, than a 120mm fan of the same series. If the case supports 140mm, I would go with those. Noctuas are great, but can be expensive, and some find them visually unappealing. I think they have released some that are not the typical ugly brown, though. Another one to look at would be Corsair. Their fans are pretty decent too.

 

[bryzobond]

Honestly I would just keep the stock ones if it was me. They are not loud at all when set on the "middle" setting on the fan controller. I have built in that case many times and am very familiar with it and the fans.

i think i need to replace the top fan though because it wobbles as it spins and makes more noise than i think it should

 

[tiny voices]

Honestly I recommend against Corsair fans. I have owned 4 sp120s and none have gone more than 6 months before the bearings failed. The 2 I have in my PC right now click badly at any speed.

 

[bryzobond]

okay thanks guys! i think ill get two new 140mm fans (not corsair) and replace the top one and the front one. ill keep the same layout and ill keep using the case fan controller

 

[logainofhades]

My case still has its original fans, so from a quality standpoint, coolermaster isn't bad either, imo, other than maybe sickleflows

 

[tiny voices]

I like the basic Corsair fans, not the AF/SP, and the basic Coolermaster ones are great as well. I have had alot of luck with NZXT basic fans as well. They respond really well to fan controllers (have a great range of speed) where many other fixed RPM 3-pin fans do not.