Good fans for push/pull with Corsair H100

[merlion]

What fans would work well with the Corsair H100 kit? I've heard that the Corsair fans provided with the kit are on the loud side at full load, but I'd hate to have to change all four fans to have a push/pull configuration.

Any recommendations from someone who has already done this?

 

[mpthirty]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835553002

That is what I used. Horrendous color aside, they performed admirably. And they're cheap.

 

[merlion]

Did you use two of these in conjunction with the fans supplied with the H100 kit? Specs look good. It's my understanding that if you're using different fans for the push/pull configuration, that the "stronger" fan would go on the pull side. Is that correct?

 

[dbrons]

Well I have an H60 and I've mentioned here before that I swapped out the stock fan for two Akasa Apache Blacks. This was based on some reviews and research I had read.

The Apaches run PWM from the motherboard so are not creating any turbulance from one fan being different than the other. This setup works great if you want silent operation. There are other fans that move more air if that's your priority but personally, I would think a matched pair, or two in your case, would be worth the money.
Dave

 

[billyb0b]

some Noctua NFP-12's

oh, and I have 2 of them for sale

 

[T_Yamamoto]

some Noctua NFP-12's

oh, and I have 2 of them for sale

Sneaky

 

[mpthirty]

Did you use two of these in conjunction with the fans supplied with the H100 kit? Specs look good. It's my understanding that if you're using different fans for the push/pull configuration, that the "stronger" fan would go on the pull side. Is that correct?

I used four, I did not mix and match. I originally tried four of the stock Corsair fans. Unacceptably loud. To me at least.

 

[merlion]

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835553002

That is what I used. Horrendous color aside, they performed admirably. And they're cheap.

This setup would be going into a Corsair 400R, so not too visible although I will be looking to mod it for a window in the future.

There is a Youtube video showing a 4 fan push/pull setup with these fans:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BbH1mhZWRn8

I'm not sure I'd call them cheap. They are currently $16.99 each at the Egg. In line with with the $19+ for the Gentle Typhoon AP-15's, or Noctua NF-F12's though.

I'd say it will be between these three fans though.