[SOLVED] high pressure 80mm fans

hardwarenuts0

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I’m looking for 80mm fans to replace the stock ones in my NAS. The stock ones are

48.6-5-64.1 CFM
5.8 - 12.5 mmH2O
39.5-48.0 dB(A)

I’ve been unable to further narrow it down due to ambiguous labeling.

I tried a Noctua 80mm fan (Noctua NF-A8 PWM), and while it theoretically has a large CFM, the static pressure is too low.

55.5 CFM
2.37 mmH2O
17.7 dB(A)

Sucking in air through all the hard drive cages is apparently a little too tough. I have yet to systematically measure the system temp, but it is warmer.

So I have looking for a 80mm fan with the following characteristics:

Around 50 CFM
Around 5-7 mmH2O
Under 38 dB(A)