Reddit mentions of Cooler Master SickleFlow 120 - Sleeve Bearing 120mm Blue LED Silent Fan for Computer Cases, CPU Coolers, and Radiators

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There are a few options for easy lighting:

• LED fans (example)
  
• LED strips (example)
  
• NZXT HUE (if it ever comes back in stock)
  
  Those are all pretty straightforward. Fans just install where you've got fans, strips either go on the monitor, keyboard, or outside/inside the edges of the case. Hue is similar to the strips but is powered internally.
  
  You can get a little more complex with things like Cold Cathode tubes.

Here goes:

Parts list:

Fan- http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-SickleFlow-120-Radiators/dp/B0026ZPFCK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1395795979&sr=8-1&keywords=120mm+fan

Grill-http://www.amazon.com/Rosewill-RFG-120-120mm-Grill-Cooling/dp/B0057JFO9Q/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&qid=1395796001&sr=8-4&keywords=120mm+fan+grill

Power supply-http://www.amazon.com/Wall-Adapter-Power-Supply-12VDC/dp/B006GEPUYA/ref=sr_1_5?ie=UTF8&qid=1395796047&sr=8-5&keywords=12v+power+supply

Speed controller (optional)-http://www.amazon.com/Manual-Variable-Speed-controller-connector/dp/B002D3DK1I/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1395796082&sr=8-2&keywords=12v+fan+controller

Parts Notes:
You can get any 120mm fan locally (or any of these parts), this one isn't special. Make sure to note that its 12v DC and take note the amerage. This is imporant in sizing your power supply and/or speed controller. You may have a 12v DC wall charger to an old something or other laying around. As long as it is 12v DC and is around 1A, you should be all set. 0.7A, fine. 2.5A, fine... etc

Installation- I would put the fan inside the box exhausting upwards so the top of your box stays flush. You could put it on top of the box and have it pulling air out should you wish. The grill is optional to protect stuff from falling in and your fingers. Installation should be straight forward. Use small wood screws to mount both the fan and the grill. Pre-drill depending on wood type and screw size.

Powering it up- If you don't have a volt meter, take note of the positive and negative ends of everything before you cut any wires off. Label them clearly. If the fan has a 4 pin molex connector note the red and black pins. Plug them into the corresponding Load/Device side pins from your speed controller. Cut (or _____) and connect the positive lead from your wall plug to the red wire of the line side of the speed controller. Connect the negative to the black wire. Check your connections, then plug in the wall pack. Your speed control should now be controlling your fan.

To make the fan simply run at full load, connect the positive to the red of the fan, negative to the black of the fan to omit the speed controller.

All of these parts can be found at Frys / Radio Shack / local electronics or computer store.

Written at a (6). Sorry if unclear, just send a message.

I was just going to use the molex connector that comes with this (I know i won't be able to control the speed, but it seems the easiest):

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0026ZPFCK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?ie=UTF8&psc=1&smid=A2EUTVCJXLAJ4K

I added a non LED version of this guy to my case and they are cheap and very quiet. They come with sticky rubber pads to dampen vibration noise.

I wouldn't be surprised if a $50 12V intake fan decreased stock performance. Here's one for $20 $10 and it has LEDs

These

I also have a clear one that's of better quality. Came in a thermal take case.

I have 2 Cooler Master Blue LED 120mm fans and 1 Sony 24x DvD RW.

If I toss in an extra 5450, would you be willing to trade that for the mouse?

Ok cool, thanks for the advice! I was planning to pick up these https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0026ZPFCK/ref=ox_sc_act_title_1?smid=ATVPDKIKX0DER&psc=1

Mostly since I have prime and can get them sooner, but I imagine going for 140mm fans would be better in the long run. I'm not sure how much I plan to push the overclocking, if at all, but I think it really wouldn't hurt to have better airflow, no matter what I do.

6.98 per fan, from Amazon

https://www.amazon.ca/gp/product/B0026ZPFCK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o02_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Soooo I run my i5 processor at 4.4 Ghz while playing the game. And I have four of these: (two in front fior intake, one in back and one up top for exhaust) https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0026ZPFCK/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o06_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

I can't hear my machine. And it sits next to me on the ground.

Ordered these fans cause they look cool, cheap , and everyone agrees that they push air massively (at 2000 RPM i think anything could) as upgrade/pair with stock case fans. But reviews are either 50/50 that they sound like jet engines at max speed (also another reason to buy, if they do ill laugh till i cry) but obv no one wants a pair of jet engines on their desktop, so if they do sound ridiculous whats a decent fan controller at low cost you'd recommend?

Here's one It's cheap, eligible for prime and available in 3 different colors.

Haha I actually posted there already asking about the Sentry 2's compatibility with these. Are there any fan controllers that you can recommend aside from the Sentry 2?

https://www.amazon.it/Coolermaster-R4-L2R-20AC-GP-CoolerMaster-Ventola-12cm/dp/B0026ZPFCK?th=1 would this fit as an exhaust fan?

Edit: Duh i'm dumb 120mm is 12cms :D (sorry it's 4 am )

Cheers mate. I think I'm going with the MSI.

Only issue... It only has 3 fan connectors? But I have 2 case fans and I ordered 2 more fans from Amazon (http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-SickleFlow-120-Radiators/dp/B0026ZPFCK?ie=UTF8&psc=1&redirect=true&ref_=oh_aui_detailpage_o00_s00)

I was looking at a fan splitter but I don't know which will work???

A possible fix is to peel the sticker on the back, put a few drops of sewing machine oil into it, and spin it with your fingers to work it in. Don't forget to cover the hole with the sticker or tape when you are done.
If this fan does not have an opening, you may just need a new fan. I am assuming that this is a 120MM fan, which you can buy here: https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0026ZPFCK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_dp_T2_SQNnzb961QGHW

I thought most fans drew in the range of 3-5 watts under load? Is that fan perhaps an outlier or are those numbers not accurate? I just checked two on amazon and they draw 4.2W and 4.8W respectively. Maybe it's just because those are rgb ones but 3-5watts was a figure I saw everywhere.

Edit: It looks like the Noctua I use draws 6.6watts at load and some of their other 3k rpm fans draw up to 7.9watts. To truly get an accurate number here we'd have to know how the power draw scales as rpms decrease, I imagine it's not linear.

more blue fans

Thanks. Gonna get this case with these fans.It's gonna be beauts.

120mm. These are what I used on the Hyper 212+ and on the front.

Note: These can not push 90CFM like told in the specs. They push more like 65ish CFM at 100%.

edit: If you don't want to spend a lot of money on case fans, take a look in to doing the 7v fan mod. Just get a bunch of resistors (or get a trimpot/pot) at Radioshack/online/salvage and get the voltage down to 7-9v. That will more or less reduce the noise significantly but at the cost of lower airflow (which isn't too much of a problem for normal use including gaming; it will only be somewhat of a problem during P95 load/benchruns/stress tests).

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-SickleFlow-120-Radiators/dp/B0026ZPFCK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1398878528&sr=8-1&keywords=cooler+master+120mm

Usually on the website for the case it will tel you what fan sizes the case can have in each spot, how many fans it can have, and which ones come with the case. See where is says cooling system? That's where it is! Basically just search whatever case you're looking for go on company's website and it should be there. As for which ones to get, just get ones that fit in each spot, that's what I did at least. I have a HAF 912 case (HAF=high airflow) so granted it will have great airflow regardless, but I maxed out the fans and have a hyper 212 evo and my CPU never goes above 40 C unless I'm ocing. I would get this fan if you're looking for a 120mm this fan if you're looking for a 140mm and this one for a 200m. Obviously you caan get different colors etc, but that model is imo the best value by far. Gl! I'm going to bed, I'll continue answer questions in the morning :D

Reviews on Amazon look favorable, and at this price its on par with some no name LED fans. Probably going to get 5 of these for my Corsair 400C.

My best friend and I are building twin entertainment centers as a sort of best friend project. We live across the state from eachother, and money is tight, so we're in for a long haul. Basically we want to make something like this: http://imgur.com/a/8p2me. We both have pets, so we are going to have a small lit fan in each cubby, these ones:

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-SickleFlow-Computer-R4-L2R-20AC-GP/dp/B0026ZPFCK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1374772803&sr=8-1&keywords=computer+fan


Needless to say, those add up :( Would be awesome to get some help.

The front one is stock. I added two of these one on the side and one on the top, I love them. I also added two of these one to replace the exhaust fan on back side, and one to add to the heat sink for a push pull set up