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I have a Antec 1200 (Twelve Hundred) case. While I like it, I am a bit annoyed by the blue lights and big-time annoyed by the noise from the fans.
Was curious whether someone has experience in changing fans and or regulating them in some other way to reduce noise.
Any firt-hand experience highly appreciated!!! Thanks in advance!
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Not sure how much air you need to push in that case so it would be hard to recommend fans for you, but at Newegg.com you can sort the fans first by size then by noise level. I have always liked Noctua fans myself, but they are a bit on the pricey side. For probably a lot cheaper if you can stomach still having the blue lights you could throw a fan speed controller in. Just my 2 cents anyways.
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Echo above.....
If you need to replace fans Noctua are the way forward.
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lem000
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Agree with the Noctua suggestion. We've been impressed with the Coolink Swif2 fans also - which a little cheaper.
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h100 + 6 noctua and you've got a silent and cold 1200 (would also add some noise canceling material on the inside of booth doors)
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I also say go with Noctua, I have 6 of them in my P182 case and its dead quiet from 1 foot away
