14cm fans

**j.woody** · May 3rd, 2009, 01:47 PM

hi, basically i bought a new case recently and will be arriving in a few days, its a 690 dominator nvidia edition and it supports 14cm fans. some people say it can support 3x 14cm some say something else etc... anyone know what fans it can have? also where would i be able to get 14cm fans? i am in the uk so i can't use newegg unfortunately.
thanks in advance

**Aaron_8015** · May 3rd, 2009, 02:00 PM

Well from reading around it supports up to 7 120mm fans.....

I have brought from novatech before

Computer Supplies and PC Components from Novatech

Here is a 140mm fan that will fit a 120mm mounting

Scythe Fans 100mm+ @ Novatech.co.uk : Components :

**JLK03F150** · May 3rd, 2009, 02:03 PM

Looks like the only 140mm fans that you can use are for the top blow-hole.
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Front :120mm green LED fan x 1, 1200 rpm, 21 dBA,
Rear : 120mm standard fan x 1, 1200 rpm, 21 dBA,
Top : 120 or 140mm fan x 2 (optional),
Bottom : 120mm fan x 1 (optional),
Left: 120mm standard fan x 1, 1200 rpm, 21 dBA,
Right: one 80x15mm fan (optional)

**j.woody** · May 3rd, 2009, 02:20 PM

I found this pic showing it can have 3x 14cm fans.

**Atomic Rooster** · May 3rd, 2009, 02:45 PM

As been pointed out before, the Cooler Master NV 690 supports only 2x 140mm fans that can be located at the top of the case. The remainder of the fans are all 120mm.

**j.woody** · May 3rd, 2009, 02:51 PM

ok, any idea where i could get the 14cm fans from? i looked on ebay and there were 2 but i dont know if they are any good. here are the links: Evercool RSF-14 140mm Fan with 120mm Adaptor on eBay, also Fans, Fans Heatsinks, Desktop PC Components, Computing (end time 05-May-09 18:56:47 BST)
AND
Akasa AK-195-BL 14cm 14 cm 140mm 140 mm on eBay, also Fans, Fans Heatsinks, Desktop PC Components, Computing (end time 17-May-09 14:59:11 BST)

**Atomic Rooster** · May 3rd, 2009, 03:23 PM

Here are two: Ebuyer.com - 14cm case fans

**KarmaKiller** · May 3rd, 2009, 04:42 PM

I'm pretty sure the bottom fan hole can support a 140mm fan (or 14cm)
When I had my 120mm fan in the bottom of mine, it had 4 larger screw holes besides the 120mm mounts.
That said, you should just get 120mm fans. There is hardly any difference between the 2. There are far more options in the 120mm field then the 140mm field. And they are cheaper too.
Just my two.

**zepper** · May 3rd, 2009, 07:01 PM

The regular 690 can support a good number of 140mm and most locations can accept 120s instead. The diagram of the NV version should help. Not sure which are the good 140s., but I think there is at least one version by Yate Loon out there now. The idea is that you can get more air at the same or lower noise by using the 140s.

.bh.

**j.woody** · May 4th, 2009, 04:03 AM

ok so i wont bother getting 14cm fans so what 12cm fans should i get? i will need 1 for the bottom and 2 for my rad. originally i was planning to have my rad outside of the case but now there is a space available!!

edit
i am planning to have a Black Ice® GTS-Lite 240 Black radiator (needs 2 fans)
and a Laing DDC1+ Ultra Pump : DDC-PlusT pump.

**KarmaKiller** · May 4th, 2009, 08:39 AM

Are you getting the Xtreme version of that Rad, or just the normal version?

If the xtreme, you want some high cfm fans, that is what that rad is designed for. I would go with no less then 70-80 cfm fans.
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If it's just the normal version, you could get by with 40-60 cfm fans.
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**j.woody** · May 4th, 2009, 10:42 AM

oh no!!! they have run out!! now i need to find a new rad. any suggestions? its got to fit in the 690 dominator case and i can get free postage from watercoolinguk

**KarmaKiller** · May 4th, 2009, 06:26 PM

It depends I guess on what your budget is. What is your budget?

**cksboy15** · May 4th, 2009, 10:34 PM

just out of curiousity don't all rads come with fans?

**KarmaKiller** · May 4th, 2009, 10:39 PM

No. The only rads that come with fans are Thermalcrap systems.

**cksboy15** · May 4th, 2009, 10:43 PM

well okay I was just asking cause all the rads I ever looked at came with fans. course I looked at thermalcrap systems and other kits.

**j.woody** · May 5th, 2009, 01:44 AM

my budget is £40 but the rad has to be very thin. i found another black ice and its the normal one WaterCooling UK: Black Ice GT Stealth 240 Radiator.
also the fans have to be 20mm thick.

**j.woody** · May 5th, 2009, 01:50 AM

i found this ultra slim fans Scythe Kaze Jyu SLIM 120mm Case/HDD Fan, 2000RPM |Specialtech.co.uk -

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only problem is that it is a 100mm fan not 120mm

or these Kustom PCs Yate Loon D12SM-12C Slim 120mm Fan they are 20mm thick

**KarmaKiller** · May 5th, 2009, 08:01 AM

the best performing "skinny" rad is the swiftech QP series. Look for one of those, they do especially well under low/med speed fans.
But I would not recommend 20mm thick fans. They don't give out a lot of air pressure, which is what you want on rads.
And I know for a fact that a swiftech QP series and 25mm thick fans will fit in the top of the 690 case. Let me dig up a pic..
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j298/ericeod/top.jpg
http://i83.photobucket.com/albums/j2...d/DSC00312.jpg

**j.woody** · May 5th, 2009, 03:12 PM

^that is what i was planning to do but for 25cm fans to fit there i would have to do some adjustments. the easiest way for me to do it would be to buy 20mm thick fans.

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the thickness of the swiftech QP is 34mm while the black stealth is only 29mm