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warlocke
04-05-2008, 08:48 PM
the cooler master Centurion 5 CAC-T05-UW.

it has a 80mm and a 120mm stock. what fans are best for this case?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811119068

theres the link to it. thanks yall.

mpilchfamily
04-05-2008, 09:18 PM
Any fans you want. It all depends on what you want from the fans. Do you want silent running or are you willing to trade some noise for better air flow? Do you want LED fans to add some accent lighting to the case or are standard fans fine?

Personally i would mod the front to take a 120mm fan. I like to use Yate Loon fans. At about $7 for an blue LED fan that is also UV reactive its a great deal. Now they do tend to be a bit loader then other fans but they also push allot of air.

This one pushes 88CFM.
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/6177/fan-347/Yate_Loon_120mm_x_25mm_UV_Reactive_LED_Fan_-_UV_Blue_D12SH-124UB.html?tl=g36c15s518

warlocke
04-05-2008, 09:23 PM
i dont care about noise.

mpilchfamily
04-05-2008, 09:27 PM
Well if you want a blue LED fan then the yate loons are the way to go. If you want a different color you can always change the LEDs out. Most other LED fans cost 2 to 3 times as much. They run quieter but they don't offer nearly the amount of air flow. Thats the trade off that is made. To keep noise down they keep the top speed of the fan down.

warlocke
04-06-2008, 12:22 PM
also, anyone here run these cases?

the front panel is a mesh with a filter fabric on it, then it has the metal plates for blank cd bay covers, the silverish metal stuff you have to twist off, would it be wise to remove those covers to help with airflow? its mesh as well but not as good as the front cover.

mpilchfamily
04-07-2008, 12:37 AM
Go ahead and pop those plates out. They serve no real purpose.