Need new 120mm case fan advice

lehtv

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This is made of transparent plastic while the original fans are black. But other than that, the specs are the same:

Tri-Cool @ amazon:
Air Flow: 39CFM at 1200rpm; 56CFM at 1600rpm; 79CFM at 2000rpm
Noise: 25dBA at 1200rpm; 28dBA at 1600rpm; 30dBA at 2000rpm

Original:
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You could put the new fan to the rear slot and move the original rear fan to the front to avoid having different color fans on the front - that is, if you really want to continue using TriCool fans. I much, much prefer fans with standard 3-pin (or possibly 4-pin PWM) headers so I can hook them up to the motherboard. And the 1200 RPM minimum speed is just way too high for my tastes, minimums need to be in the 500-800RPM range for quiet idling.