I am picking up a clear case here with 5 led fans, which colors look the best? Blue Purple Red or Green. The mobo I am putting in is UV reactive and I wouldn't mind putting in some other UV things but. What look better LED fans or UV reactive fans? To me the purple led fans look the best *Shrug*
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Help me out with some light pics
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BellaCroix
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No pics but here's my impressions having used most of the different types of fans in one build or another:
"Regular" LED fans: best option in my opinion. They look pretty cool, use litte additional wattage, light fairly evenly. The only draw-back is if using a fan controller, the LED's dim out/turn off and may even flash depending on what controller you use.
UV reactive LED fans with built-in UV LEDs: personally I think they look awful. Unless you have them mounted directly next to a UV CCFT the light is very uneven and the effect not nearly as nice as in pictures.
UV reactive fans with no built-in LEDs: a nice touch, they glow pretty well when mounted near a UV source, require no additional wattage other than your case lighting, they are not affected by fan controllers. Drawback is that most of the ones I've seen are not "high performers" and those that are tend to be pretty loud.
CCFT fans: I'm just not a fan. There's really not much more on the subject that I can say, I think they look awful especially since the CCFT is not a complete ring.
"Alien" Fans These are the sweetest fans I've seen. Words cannot describe! Other sites like Xoxide have them monocolored which are really cool too. My cat used to spend hours watching the flashing lights on my HSU when I was still air-cooled. They kick off an impressive amount of light and really create something that gets noticed. Of course, they are affected by fan controllers.
Beyond that, you can't really ask for suggestions about what looks best... it's really up to you. If you like the purple fans then use them. If you are more partial to green then those will look best. If I tell you I like white LED fans and you run out and buy them and hate them then you're going to come beat me up for wasting your money.
"Regular" LED fans: best option in my opinion. They look pretty cool, use litte additional wattage, light fairly evenly. The only draw-back is if using a fan controller, the LED's dim out/turn off and may even flash depending on what controller you use.
UV reactive LED fans with built-in UV LEDs: personally I think they look awful. Unless you have them mounted directly next to a UV CCFT the light is very uneven and the effect not nearly as nice as in pictures.
UV reactive fans with no built-in LEDs: a nice touch, they glow pretty well when mounted near a UV source, require no additional wattage other than your case lighting, they are not affected by fan controllers. Drawback is that most of the ones I've seen are not "high performers" and those that are tend to be pretty loud.
CCFT fans: I'm just not a fan. There's really not much more on the subject that I can say, I think they look awful especially since the CCFT is not a complete ring.
"Alien" Fans These are the sweetest fans I've seen. Words cannot describe! Other sites like Xoxide have them monocolored which are really cool too. My cat used to spend hours watching the flashing lights on my HSU when I was still air-cooled. They kick off an impressive amount of light and really create something that gets noticed. Of course, they are affected by fan controllers.
Beyond that, you can't really ask for suggestions about what looks best... it's really up to you. If you like the purple fans then use them. If you are more partial to green then those will look best. If I tell you I like white LED fans and you run out and buy them and hate them then you're going to come beat me up for wasting your money.