Why is it so damn hard to find a white fan?

trparky · Feb 4, 2023

I'm looking for a white-colored fan to do a push-pull config for my white-colored CPU cooler yet trying to find one is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Edit: Oh, I've found some white-colored fans but they all have RGB and no... just no. I'm done with RGB puke.

thesmokingman · Feb 4, 2023

In that case, spray paint is your friend. Don't forget a clear coat to make it easier to wipe clean.

Fluffmeister · Feb 4, 2023

I appreciate you are in the US, but a quick look at Overclockers here.. well they seem to be common as muck:

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/?query=white%2520fan

Super Firm Tofu · Feb 4, 2023

https://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-F12-PWM-PST-Technology/dp/B08PZH6QT8/

https://www.amazon.com/quiet-Shadow-Wings-BL089-Cooling/dp/B07X3XVHKL/

https://www.amazon.com/Corsair-High-Performance-AirGuide-Technology-Low-Noise/dp/B09XR9LF5N/

trparky · Feb 4, 2023

The Corsair one looks good, but the CFM rating isn't the same as the one fan I do have. How important is it to match the CFM rating in a push-pull scenario?

Space Lynx · Feb 4, 2023

trparky said:
I'm looking for a white-colored fan to do a push-pull config for my white-colored CPU cooler yet trying to find one is like looking for a needle in a haystack.

Edit: Oh, I've found some white-colored fans but they all have RGB and no... just no. I'm done with RGB puke.

Antec Storm comes in white, they are great fans I have some. the 3 pack usually comes out to about 10 bucks a piece. no rgb or lighting at all on these and great CFM

Super Firm Tofu · Feb 4, 2023

trparky said:
The Corsair one looks good, but the CFM rating isn't the same as the one fan I do have. How important is it to match the CFM rating in a push-pull scenario?

Might just want to grab two - I know the noise from different fans together drives me nuts. I'm a little picky though. :kookoo:

mechtech · Feb 4, 2023

Super Firm Tofu said:
Might just want to grab two - I know the noise from different fans together drives me nuts. I'm a little picky though.

Interesting...........

But there is merit to this though, loudness/acoustics/sound/noise however you want to describe it are not the same thing, and sometimes certain sounds can be far more aggrevating than a loud fan................

As for white fans, has basic run of the mills are not as common. It would be nice if Noctua had a white line of fans.

kapone32 · Feb 5, 2023

Cooler Master makes white fans and so does Deep Cool.

maxfly · Feb 5, 2023

Phanteks, Arctic, Thermalright, Fractal, Deepcool... that's all I can think of from solid companies. There are boatloads of cheapies that may or may not be worth trying out.

trparky · Feb 5, 2023

kapone32 said:
Cooler Master makes white fans and so does Deep Cool.

Deepcool does not make a white fan despite how they make a white CPU cooler and bundle it with a white fan. I've looked!

freeagent · Feb 5, 2023

Thermalright makes white fans.

cvaldes · Feb 5, 2023

NZXT makes white fans in both the 120mm and 140mm size. Some are RGB, some are non-RGB. Some are high static pressure and some are airflow optimized (case fans).

Deepcool makes white RGB fans. I presume the RGB function can be disabled or simply left unconnected. They also make white fans with a white LED.

EK also makes white RGB fans. Again I assume the RGB function can be disabled or left unconnected.

bequiet makes non-RGB white fans with black accents -- part of the Light Wings family.

I'll leave it up to the OP to do his due diligence in locating these on the respective corporate websites.

I stopped looking there. OP may wish to search a little harder since it took me less than 10 minutes to locate these four options.

trparky · Feb 6, 2023

OK, so I finally bought the Corsair one that @Super Firm Tofu mentioned in his post. Now, considering that this new fan as a slightly lower CFM rating than the one that's currently on my CPU cooler, which one do I put in the pull and which one do I put in the push stage?

A Computer Guy · Feb 6, 2023

trparky said:
OK, so I finally bought the Corsair one that @Super Firm Tofu mentioned in his post. Now, considering that this new fan as a slightly lower CFM rating than the one that's currently on my CPU cooler, which one do I put in the pull and which one do I put in the push stage?

I think pull is a bit harder so put the one with the better static pressure rating in the pull and the other as the push.

trparky · Feb 6, 2023

OK, dumb question. How do I know which one is a high static pressure fan?

A Computer Guy · Feb 6, 2023

A Computer Guy said:
I think pull is a bit harder so put the one with the better static pressure rating in the pull and the other as the push.

From the specs of the Amazon link

jsfitz54 · Feb 6, 2023

Have you looked at the White fans here: https://www.arctic.de/us/products/cooling/case-fans/

claes · Feb 6, 2023

Looks like the Corsair fan has slightly more pressure according to specs, but I’d personally put it in the push position to overcome the impedance from the fins

Ripcord · Feb 6, 2023

Akasa make great fans, I don't know if the are available where you are but they make white vipers AK-FN065-WKT03 they are really good.

A Computer Guy · Feb 6, 2023

Found this. For only 10$ might as well get 2 just to make the shipping cost more worthwhile but I like that Corsair one that was link here earlier.

https://www.amazon.com/ARCTIC-P12-PWM-Ottimizzata-Transparente/dp/B07GB6SJHW/ref=d_pd_di_sccai_cn_sccl_3_2/137-0665867-3841609

Looking at pictures of the fin stack will push/pull on that deepcool ak400 really make a difference though? I'm not sure.

claes · Feb 6, 2023

Marginally, like 2-3*, but yes

trparky · Feb 6, 2023

A Computer Guy said:
Looking at pictures of the fin stack will push/pull on that deepcool ak400 really make a difference though? I'm not sure.

I'm just looking for a little bit more temperature stabilization, instead of the upswings in temperature. Does that make any sense?

I imagine that I'll have to get a new case as well, the air flow in my current case sucks.

claes · Feb 6, 2023

That’ll make way more of a difference than an additional fan. Even upgrading the cooler will be much a better investment.

trparky · Feb 6, 2023

claes said:
That’ll make way more of a difference than an additional fan.

I get it. When I took the front cover of my case off the idle temperature of the CPU dropped by 6 degrees. When the weather gets better in the North East area of the US, I'm going to take a trip out to my local Microcenter and look at a replacement case.

claes said:
Even upgrading the cooler will be much a better investment.

The bad part is that I don't want to have a huge thing hanging off my motherboard. I have an irrational fear of huge coolers. Will they break the motherboard? I don't know. Irrational, yes; but I still have them.

And no, I don't want to do liquid cooling.

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Why is it so damn hard to find a white fan?

trparky

thesmokingman

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Super Firm Tofu

trparky

Space Lynx

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Super Firm Tofu

mechtech

kapone32

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trparky

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