Considering Asus A21 – Which Fan Setup Makes the Most Sense?

[DeveloperRedneck]

I'm currently using the XPG Valor Air with four black (non-RGB) fans.

I found the Asus A21 case without fans for 1000₺ ($27.5 on the used market but this case is bought 1 month ago and he said he never used before bcs he bought ATX case while case only supports mATX.

I believe I can sell my Valor Air for 1000-1200₺ with fans or 500-600₺ without fans.

If I sell my Valor Air without fans for 600₺, buy the Asus A21, and reuse my four non-RGB Valor Air fans (XPG Vento 120, non-Pro), the total cost would be 400₺ ($11).

If I sell my Valor Air with fans for 1200₺, buy the Asus A21, and also purchase 2x P14 Max and 1x P12 Max white, the additional cost would be 1500₺, making the total cost 1300₺ ($36).

If I sell my Valor Air with fans for 1200₺, buy the Asus A21, and purchase 3x TL-C12B-S V3 (3-pack) for 800₺ plus one extra for 350₺, the additional cost would be 1150₺, making the total cost 950₺ ($26).

Which option do you recommend? The reason I want to change cases is that while the XPG Valor Air provides good temperatures, it only supports GPUs up to 305mm, which limits my upgrade options.

 

[moocow]

There are zero reviews for the TL-C12B-S V3 so can't say which is better. I personally use Arctic F12 for air cooled 4000D that I'm using but P12 for my radiator in my server. Decent price for a pack of 3 in Canada but not the quietest fans. I don't think there is a huge difference between 120mm and 140mm fans so if cost is a concern, I would just go with a 3x P12 Max in white and call it a day. Of course you could just reuse the old fans from your Valor Air since you aren't suffering from any kind of overheating issues. Just give them a clean with rubbing alcohol and should be fine. The down side is that you may not get as much interest in the old Valor case if it doesn't come with fans.

 

[DeveloperRedneck]

I don't think there is a huge difference between 120mm and 140mm fans so if cost is a concern, I would just go with a 3x P12 Max in white and call it a day.

P14 Max is on sale now and even cheaper than P12 Max, so why I put P12 Max bcs the rear doesn't support 14cm fans.

Of course you could just reuse the old fans from your Valor Air since you aren't suffering from any kind of overheating issues. Just give them a clean with rubbing alcohol and should be fine.

Yea it has dust I need to clean before use it.

The down side is that you may not get as much interest in the old Valor case if it doesn't come with fans.

This is another important point, I also thinked about it if I can find anyone who'd pick it without fans but I thought If I try to sell on a cheap price then someone might wanna buy. In this scenario my old xpg fans would cost little according to the buying some fans like i mentioned thermalright or artcic ones