1500rpm fans hardly generate that much heat to begin with, must be your other components that are the culprit here

Spectre 140mm are about Rm40 while Spectre pro 140mm are about Rm59, well the frame do kinda block the passage somewhat I suppose, they put it there to increase the rigidity of the inner frame because you can take the fan apart that way for modding purposes... LED versions are a bit tougher to do due to the LED wiring though

Cool looking setup bro! any changes to your temps?

nice temp drop .. hmm... didn't know that the 4-pin molex to 3-pin fan is not included.. will highlight to HQ on the matter don't blame me if the SRP increased later on okay?

there are Spectres 140mm and Spectre Pro 140mm that are not PWM, basically there are every version to every variety of the spectre, such as a PWM, LED, non-LED and the sizes from 120mm to 230mm.... the only question is whether if the shops have stock when you're planing to buy or not

probably good for intake and exhaust, but I'd recommend the Silverstone AP series for intake, the Jetflos can be used as an exhaust

true that detachable fans are easier to clean, probably people are siding to the others due to the costs? or maybe they're easier to find

+1, you could also plug it into a 3-pin header to be used as a normal fan, no biggie

it works the other way around too PWM function will be neglected but some mobos have voltage controls built in that you could tweak on the desktop the tech is not new and has been around since the days of AMD AM3 and Intel CoreII generations of motherboards but they were not ideal at the time bugs to bugs and whatnot

I can only think of Artic F12 and BitFenix Spectre Pro that's below RM50, others like the BeQuiet silent wings and Scythe Kama flow 2 is harder to find and not too sure of the SRP

Unfortunately you're right, the spectre pros have a column through the mounting holes to make the outer frame rigid, some fanclips will hug the fans on the outer frame but in the case of the venomous-x it is not so

well I just got news that the 200mm Spectres are available in APES.My was there just last week and they still have them in stock, not too sure about the pro variant but you can check with them

interesting, tested with HSF or just the noise bro?? and is it the Spectre Pro or the original Spectres?

Lol really?? haha I can't remember how many people I suggested it to already and I've made tons of suggestions

Glad you enjoy using it though

nope, it's a type of Ball-bearing type exclusive to Enermax

http://www.enermax.co.uk/enermax-knowledge/twister-bearing/

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lol 2K speed.... OC-ing with Liquid Nitrogen... other than that I don't think I'll have fans spinning at 2K RPM inside my chassis

Only place I know of is in the forum GS, custom made Niclasteoh IINM I got one from the Thermaltake Archon SBEx2 accessories pack though

the best intake fan would be the Silverstone Air penetrator series... but they will not be quiet from what I gathered from user reviews, what fan are you using now that's noisy?

I can bet that Noctua, BitFenix, Bequiet, Artic and corsair makes good silent fans, should be okay with any of them

there are a few ways you can do it...

1- download SpeedFan, FOC and easy to use but your fans must be plugged into your motherboard headers and it's not perfect
2- change your fans to quieter ones or reduce the number of fans you're having inside the chassis
3- get a fan controller

Most of us will get the Artic F12 but Corsair, BitFenix, Noiseblockers, Silent wings are a few that have very good quiet fans

Sidepanel fans will be much louder than the ones mounted on the actual frame of a chassis because the panel is not as solid in comparison so vibrations from fans mounted on them will be noisy, that is why I myself never have any fans mounted at the side panels even though there are mounting holes for them

and CM xtraflo have a few models with variable speeds so don't expect them to be quiet when they're at full speed, the 19DBA rating may have been over exaggerated like their sickleflow previously as well

not too sure about the availability but notable ones that has green LEDs are:

BitFenix Spectre Pro LED
Aerocool Shark Evil Green
Silverstone AP121
NZXT FZ series
Enermax Apolish

well the Elite 130 can only fit a 120mm fan at the front with the exhaust being your PSU... may be better to tell us what you're currently using to cool your CPU and let us know the GPU as well

Here are a few things that you can do regardless of your settings though

1- Remove the HDD cage at the front to let air flow unobstructed through the chassis
2- Change the front fan to a Silverstone Air Penetrator series for better effect

This works better with a blower-style GPU cooler that throws less heat into the chassis and out to the back instead.

Both the AP121 fan and Noctua NH-L9i should be available in most pc shops... if you don't mind travelling, takking a look at LYP might be a good idea... or another choice would be to call Inter Asia directly to see if they have stock in hand for you to buy directly