quest_for_silence wrote:Do what you think best: I always prefer to have thew right parts, not just what's locally available.
I would agree with you but I think I have plenty of options locally as well. There's much more hassle to having it shipped, and takes more time than simply purchasing one from a local shop (which I have plenty of around and with pretty decent diversity). Not to mention the very unlikely situation in which the fan doesn't work or has a defect (whirring noise), what do I do then? More hassle instead of easily returning it to a local shop. And yes, I'm very skeptical of hardware actually working properly these days due to my numerous issues, to say the least.
quest_for_silence wrote:It should start around 5V.
Ah, that's great.
quest_for_silence wrote:I can't help against what I feel like your preconceived ideas: 140mm is either not that important, or overrated (the CFM advantage is minimal at low rpm, when the fan are quiet, even better, the pressure is often lower so the flow should be checked against the grille, as it would drop with greater impedance), and it can be counterproductive (at the same rpm, the 140mm fans are usually noisier than 120mm one), FDB doesn't matter (it's not an horizontally mounted fan, it's not a PSU fan) and it can be self defeating (often FDB fans are more prominently clicky).
Well, in the thread I linked (in which you posted), as I mentioned there was someone with a conflicting opinion. He noted that he much prefers the 140mm fans over the 120 ones.
As for FDB not mattering, I was under the impression that not only do they have the best lifespan, but it's is also the most silent one (generally, at least).
quest_for_silence wrote:I didn't get you: less power draw of which card? Didn't you have a 5850? And how many watts do you think OC brings in?
Sorry, I meant: less power draw than a 980 Ti (though more than Pascal, likely).
quest_for_silence wrote:Anyway, with reference to 140mm fans, I already gave you the main solution as the first option, to pay about 22 euros/102 lei for a black GP-14 shipped to your door from Amazon.uk (as said, I prefers the right parts in the right place): it would cost as much as an FD HP-14, but it's a rare fan which is perfect for your colour-scheme, and better suited than the FDB sibling to be used with the R5 fan hub (usually money come and go, satisfaction lasts more).
Yes, black GP-14 is ideal due to color scheme and matching. However: the price is quite high in regard to the other options (Antec TrueQuiet 140, the Scythe fan you mentioned earlier, and the Scythe Glide Stream 140mm I noted which seems pretty good but I'm not sure yet). If I mount the Antec True Quiet 140 (or something else that doesn't look particularly appealing) as the 2nd front fan (bottom), I can probably stomach it because I won't be able to see it really. Replacing the exhaust with it would be more annoying. Though, again, Antec True Quiet 140 is sleeve which slightly worries me, despite it being very liked around these places apparently. I'm just wondering if there's something that's 140mm, FDB (or a mix like the GP-14) and black, and good. The ideal combination. Sorry, preconceived ideas.
I want more input so I can make the best decision, also from more people as it really seems that you're the only one at the moment who's helping me. Not saying it's bad advice, in fact quite the opposite I'd say but I want more people to let me know what they think.
Abula wrote:As time gets near we will see more leaks, atm what we have is fairy tails, but it starting to consolidate, latest rumors are dropping the HBA and GDDR5x, and giving us a more in line card with what Nvidia has been doing, that to me will be better probably in line with what they have been giving us per gen, around 25-30% increase. That said the HBA or/and GDDR5x version probably wont come until early next year with the Ti version that Nvidia is staring to make as habbit. I will wait until the MSI Lightning comes out, weather is on this gen or Ti.... will see =P
Well GTX 1080 (whatever they're calling it) is definitely not going to be HBM/HBM2. It could be GDDRX5X though, which as you said, might make it come out later. Though, I really think they'll release this summer otherwise Vega would be too close. But rumors are rumors.