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Antec 1200 V3 front 120mm fans

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I know there have been threads about this in the past but I wanted to make a more up to date thread to see what newer options ( if any ) of fans that may be better?

2 out of the 3 120mm Blue LED fans in the front of the case has died on me..I am looking to replace all 3 and I wanted to see what were my options were..

I'd like to stick with the Blue LED scheme if possible..and was wondering what kind of 120mm fans that can intake a good amount of air with the least possible noise?

Also thinking about replacing the back 2 120mm fans as well ( doesnt have to be Blue LED but would be nice as well )

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I also am running a blue scheme in my case and I'm using Corsair 120AF: http://www.corsair.com/en/air-series-af120-led-blue-quiet-edition-high-airflow-120mm-fan
My HDD's are louder than 3x of these fans.

Although I'm definitely going LED strips on my next build, can get a much better look that way.


I am still on the fence to choose between AF/SP type of fan since there's a filter/mesh in front of the fan...do the Corsair 120AF pull in a good amount of air regardless of the filter/mesh?
 
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I am still on the fence to choose between AF/SP type of fan since there's a filter/mesh in front of the fan...do the Corsair 120AF pull in a good amount of air regardless of the filter/mesh?

I have used both of these fans and yes, they do move good amounts of air even with the mesh. The AF's came with my Air540, and I had some SP's in my parts box that I installed also, and have had absolutely ZERO issues with any of them. Even at low rpm (800-1000) they remain very quite and keep my system very cool.... My average full load/all day temps are in the 50c range using a Xeon E3-1240 @3.8ghz and Radeon 290.....

Are there better fans out there, YES....but these have served me so well I see no need to replace them until they actually DIE :eek:

ps...I have 7 Cougars in my son's gaming rig, and they are great also, but OTOH they did cost me several moolahs too :)
 
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Thank you for everyone that has given me input. I finally decided on what fans to purchase! Thanks again!
 
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