Replacing fans for H100?

[kens30]

Hi to everyone i have one question that is troubling me a bit.. I have a Corsair H100 and want to replace the stock fans does anyone know if the AEROCOOL SHARK FANs 120mm rated at 82.6 CFM are any good? Do they provide enough static pressure for a rad s these are the best ones i can find at my local store with the highest CFM but when it comes to static pressure i have no clue of what is good or not far a rad..as this is my first time going into water cooling i would like some suggestions of what fans to choose to replace the stock ones that came with the H100 preferably i am interested in the Aerocool shark fans as they are the best ones i can find at my local store with the highest CFM??? i am open to all suggestions or help with this matter..
Thanks in advance...

[lehtv]

What's wrong with the original fans? I.e. what kind of an improvement are you looking for?

[Agent-A01]

Originally Posted by lehtv

What's wrong with the original fans? I.e. what kind of an improvement are you looking for?

they are noisy as hell.

op can you order online?

[Sever]

you'll want more static pressure than cfm. those fans will have less static pressure than the corsairs, so while they'll be quieter, your temps will be higher.

with the corsair coolers from h70 and earlier, the fans were average so replacing them was always an option.

but with the h60 and newer, the fans corsair bundles have a static pressure of up to 3mmH2O iirc, so you will probably have difficulty finding a fan that will deliver similar cooling performance. im using zalman f3-fdb fans which are rated at 70cfm and 2.6mmH2O and are dead silent which isnt too bad of a compromise if you prefer good performance for little noise. but in terms of raw performance at full speed, the corsairs are hard to match.

[Pilgrim1942]

Noctua NH-D14, with three Noctua fans fitted, takes some beating in terms of noise or cooling power!
By that I mean that this setup runs really quietly, and does a great job in keeping a CPU running really cool.
This is perhaps not the sort of comment which members like to read on a thread of this nature.

[kens30]

Thanks everyone for your input didn't know that the corsair fans were so good,i basically want performance i don't care about the noise..Does anyone know were i can get 2 more corsair fans for a push/pull config?The only reason i wanted to change the stock fans was mainly for aesthetics looks don't need any led's i guess i will just mod the fans myself by removing the fan from its frame and painting them white to match my color theme..It would be nice to know where i can get more corsair fans if anyone has any links..(just in case i screw up while removing them from their frame)..

Originally Posted by Pilgrim1942

Noctua NH-D14, with three Noctua fans fitted, takes some beating in terms of noise or cooling power!
By that I mean that this setup runs really quietly, and does a great job in keeping a CPU running really cool.
This is perhaps not the sort of comment which members like to read on a thread of this nature.

I know that the Noctua NH-D14 is very good cooler but it is way too big and was looking for a more clean build that's why i opted for the H100,i was thinking of going for custom water cooling but was afraid of screwing up in the installation process (mainly leaks) as i have no clue or experience about water cooling..and the cost was a bit too much for my liking maybe in the near future i will do my research and just go for it..

Originally Posted by Agent-A01

they are noisy as hell.

op can you order online?

yes i can any suggestions?

[lehtv]

Originally Posted by Agent-A01

they are noisy as hell.

Yeah but I can't know if that is the reason OP is replacing them if I don't ask. See below?

Originally Posted by kens30

Thanks everyone for your input didn't know that the corsair fans were so good,i basically want performance i don't care about the noise..

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Originally Posted by kens30

Does anyone know were i can get 2 more corsair fans for a push/pull config?The only reason i wanted to change the stock fans was mainly for aesthetics looks don't need any led's i guess i will just mod the fans myself by removing the fan from its frame and painting them white to match my color theme..It would be nice to know where i can get more corsair fans if anyone has any links..(just in case i screw up while removing them from their frame)..

Err, you want better looking fans? White fans? Why do you want more Corsair fans then...?

Check out these PWM controlled Titan fans: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835192022. Similar blade design as the Scythe Gentle Typhoons popular among water coolers.

Static Pressure: 0.14 - 0.20 in/H2O
RPM: 800 - 2200

Compare: Corsair = 1.6 - 7.7 mm/H20 = 0.07 - 0.30 in/H2O, I think that's from 1300RPM to 2600RPM

[kens30]

Thanks for the link i will take a look the reason i asked for more corsair fans is because Sever mentioned that the (i would have difficulty finding a fan in terms of raw performance at full speed, the corsairs are hard to match) so i figured i will get another pair and just paint the blades white which is not that hard to do and i know that they can get pretty loud but that is not an issue that i am worried about because when i am gaming i always crank up the volume on my amp and i always have the choice to choose the lowest profile when doing other things like browsing which don't stress the cpu at all..but i am open to any suggestions for any alternative fans of equal if not greater performance of the corsairs...

[Agent-A01]

http://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NF-F12-...8253068&sr=8-1

expensive, and you may or may not like the color of them( you could spray paint them black if u wanted) but they are very low noise but have very high static pressure. higher than those corsairs which is important for radiators. i used these to replace 2 2000rpm coolermaster sickeflows in push/pull and my temps dropped about 5c while being dead silent.