Please help me decide on a case for my new build.

[Sinnerx96]

Wow. Thanks man. I'm not sure I understand everything you were talking about, but I saved it for future reading. Maybe while I'm putting my system together, this will start making more sense to me. I appreciate you taking the time!

After studying the PDF manual for the Abit IP35 Pro, I found this;

There are 6 fan connectors. CPUfan1, SYSfan1, and 4 AUXfan's. CPUfan1 has 4 Pins. Ground, +12v, RPM, & Control. The other 5 connectors have 3 pins. Ground, +12v, & RPM. Does this mean I should just get 3-Pin fans?
And I noticed at Newegg that I can narrow the search down for RPMs, & CFM. Should I get variable fans? Are non-variable fans unable to be controlled?

Thanks again Duck. I apologize for my ignorance, and stupid questions.

 

[Sinnerx96]

Originally posted by: Tullphan

Originally posted by: Sinnerx96
This brings me to another question. Do I need 3-Pin Fans or 4-Pin fans? I can't find any info at the abit website about the IP35 Pro's connectors. I should be connecting all of the fans to the Motherboard so I can control them, right?

I believe most motherboards use 3-pin fan connectors, though adapters are available to convert from 3-pin to 4-pin molex like this or "Y" adapters like this to connect two 3-pin fans to one connector (Disclaimer: Be cautious when hooking up high powered fans to any motherboard tap. The taps usually have a limited currect capacity and it may blow or damage the tap and/or your motherboard.). Here's a picture of the 4-fan side panel of a Stacker w/2 of the four fans hooked into a "Y" adapter. My personal case has 4 fans...two 92mm & two 120mm. I have both 92mm & one 120mm fan hooked into a Sunbeam Rheobus. It allows me to turn them from all the way off to full (12V) speed. It's worth the small investment, I think, to control multiple fans.
The IP35 Pro has five 3-pin connectors according to this diagram. That's not counting the CPU fan connector which appears to be a 4-pin.
Hope this helps!

Ha. I just posted without seeing your reply. Thanks for the help! So I should just get 3-Pin fans then, correct? What about RPM and CFM? I don't care much about noise, so I should just look for high CFM's, right? What about variable?

Thanks a lot!

 

[Tullphan]

Personally, i'm using these. They move a fair amount of air & they're fairly quiet as well. I have 2 of them...one as an intake hooked into my rheobus & one as an exhaust plugged into my motherboard.
I don't know how 6 of them would sound together, though.
BTW...the link I gave you has good prices on those fans & good service. I've ordered from them before.

 

[zero2dash]

Yate Loon is a fan manufacturer that also sells their fans dirt cheap. $4-$5 each, great fans.

Nexus is a revered brand name of fans, notorious for being quiet and pushing a good amount of air. Nexus fans are a little steep, usually around $15-$16. But Nexus doesn't manufacture their own fans, they buy fans from Yate Loon and stick a Nexus logo on them and then resell them at their price with their name on it.

Meaning - Yate Loon = Nexus but Yate Loon branded fans are much cheaper.

There's also other fan companies out there...Noctua, SilenX are two of the more popular ones. Both carry high price tags...$19-$20 per fan.

NewEgg doesn't sell Yate Loon/Nexus fans, you have to get them elsewhere like Cooler Guys.
(I've been wanting to get some of the orange Yate Loon fans but everyone who sells them has been out of stock lately.)

Hope this cleared it up for you.

As for fan terminology -
CFM is the amount of air pushed, 35-50 CFM is a good average
dB is obviously the noise, usually somewhere around 20-25dB is pretty quiet (anything under 20dB will either cost a lot more or push less CFM)
RPM is obviously the fan rotation speed, some quieter fans are around 1000 RPM but have less CFM; usual RPM is around 1500-1600

Yate Loons (which are the same as the Lian-Li branded fans that came with my case) are 47 CFM, 27 dB, 1500 RPM.

 

[Sinnerx96]

Awesome. Great info here. You guys are great. Thanks!

What about these Yate Loons? ;
D12SH-12 high Speed
D12SM12 Medium Speed

They have higher CFM's. Or is this overkill for a Stakcer 832 with 6 of them?
What about Closed/Open Corners? Does that even matter?

And do I need some kind of Bracket to hold them?

Thanks again guys. I appreciate the help with my noob questions.

 

[BonzaiDuck]

You're going to get varied advice.

I usually look for beefy fans to use in exhaust, and fans of moderate speed and throughput for intake. My strategy -- irrespective of the pressure-factor -- is to use more intake fans than exhaust fans. If I buy a fan with a beefy motor, it has to be notably quiet in its midrange speeds, and I want to control it thermally -- or "no dice."

Fans causing greater "white noise" for speed and (therefore) air-turbulence go in the rear of the case -- quieter fans in the front.

Look over the photos and drawing of the CM 830(?) you plan to buy. I resigned myself a few years ago to buy fan samples of one or two, and I've got a surplus of these things to unload at EBay. Now I have a better idea of what to get without needlessly spending money or spending time selling the surplus.

But those are decisions you must make, and there has been enough advice here about fans that if you read the specs at the reseller and manufacturer sites, you shouldn't go wrong.