quiet case fan

[nem2k]

i need to put a 120mm intake fan in my p180, which one would you recommend?

noise is such an issue, i just need something thatll push a lot of air

 

[Felopian_Turtle]

Most quiet ones I've used personally are the SilenX 120's 64cfm@14dBA
for around $20. But if you can live with 21dBA get the thermaltake thunderblades for $5 at Xoxide, 78cfm 21dBA

 

[milnyckyj]

This silverstone moves over 100cfm @12V and comes with a speed controller. check out the the silent pc review's 120mm fan roundup. The nexus ones seem to be the quietest that you can get; scythe fans are cheaper; probably just as good undervolted.

 

[nem2k]

oh sorry i was meant to say noise is NOT such an issue

what is there to look for in a good fan apart from pushing a lot of air and low noise? there must be a reason why some fans are more expensive than others

anyone heard of this one:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-000-XI

 

[nem2k]

But if you can live with 21dBA get the thermaltake thunderblades for $5 at Xoxide, 78cfm 21dBA

well the thermaltake fan was of interest to me, a lot of air for not much sound. but then i saw this:
http://www.aoaforums.com/forum/cooling-and-temperature-monitoring/33677-thermaltake-thunderblade-120mm-80mm-fans-my.html

is that the case with all thunderblade fans??

 

[Felopian_Turtle]

Im using a TT 120mm on my heatsink. Doesn't sound anything like a hair dryer though. You can hear the air moving but nothing drastic. Meh for $5, it works for me. There are fans out there more silent but cost more than what I want to spend. I ordered 6 more TT 120's and 1 TT 80mm for my case, I'll be installing them tonight after work. If the baby wakes up screaming wtf after I power it up then I'll just keep the stock fans in and post here :lol:

 

[nem2k]

Im using a TT 120mm on my heatsink. Doesn't sound anything like a hair dryer though. You can hear the air moving but nothing drastic. Meh for $5, it works for me. There are fans out there more silent but cost more than what I want to spend. I ordered 6 more TT 120's and 1 TT 80mm for my case, I'll be installing them tonight after work. If the baby wakes up screaming wtf after I power it up then I'll just keep the stock fans in and post here :lol:

lol itd be interesting to hear what that sounds like. any chance of getting video or audio of 6 of them in action? just wanna see how loud it gets cos ive never used 120mm fans before so i dont know

 

[Felopian_Turtle]

Meh 21dBA? more like 35-40. I dunno, I wish I could measure the sound. It's too loud to leave it like this
I'm thinking its time for that 7 fan sunbeam chromatic windmill fan controller. My comp reminds me of being in a server room with the ac cranked and having to yell to be heard. 1 or 2 TT's wouldnt be bad but 7 of them all together? God I just spent 2 hours putting them in just to go deaf.
Oh and whatever cooler you decide to get, make sure its the one with the backplate. FFS i spent atleast 20 minutes trying to secure the 4 clips on to the mobo evenly and secure. And I ran dual prime for two hours, temps only dropped by 2 degrees. Live and learn I guess

You know what?...just screw air cooling and go liquid.

 

[nem2k]

lol guess ill pass on the thunderblades then

ive been looking at 2 fans...

http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_2532.html

and

http://www.candccentral.co.uk/acatalog/Noctua_NF-S12_1200_RPM_120mm_Quiet_Case_Fan.html

thats silentx and noctua btw for those who dnt want to click on the links. anyone have experience with those fans? i know there are numbers on the sites but numbers arent always accurate and dont speak as loud as personal experience

 

[Felopian_Turtle]

replaced my fans with silent ones, now all's quiet but um don't buy into Silenx's numbers. They advertise 72cfm@1400rpms 14dBA and give you 64cfm@1400rpms instead. 90cfm@18dBA? SilenX is full of sh*t

 

[nem2k]

ok, no silenx then, their numbers do seem a little off anyway

how about scythe s-flex fans? was thinking about the 1600rpm model to get max airflow in my p180