Thermaltake Silent boost A1889 or A1889-01 ? the specs say..

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Thermaltake Silent boost A1889 or A1889-01 ? the specs say they are
the same ?

http://www.thermaltake.com/coolers/volcano/rs/a1889b.htm

http://www.thermaltake.com/coolers/volcano/rs/a1889a.htm


Which to buy i want the silent one but from the specs, they are the
same but for one having a Hydrobearing fan ?


Can you help me pick the silent one, anyone one done a comparisan on
them got some URLS.

Thanks for any help.

 

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On Mon, 03 May 2004 00:46:42 +1000, We Live For The One We Die For The One
<Mr fred@yahoo.com.au> wrote:

>
>Thermaltake Silent boost A1889 or A1889-01 ? the specs say they are
>the same ?
>
>http://www.thermaltake.com/coolers/volcano/rs/a1889b.htm
>
>http://www.thermaltake.com/coolers/volcano/rs/a1889a.htm
>
>
>Which to buy i want the silent one but from the specs, they are the
>same but for one having a Hydrobearing fan ?
>
>
>Can you help me pick the silent one, anyone one done a comparisan on
>them got some URLS.
>
>Thanks for any help.

Previously I wrote that it used an "L1A" fan. From their spec it appears
that I'm wrong, but also it appears that their specs are wrong in a
different way. AFAIK there is no version of that fan they use that has
ball-bearings, it is the FBL08A12M,
http://www.panasonic.com/industrial/appliance/pdf/fbl08a_update.pdf

I'm not sure why they have two pages with different bearings listed but
even on the surface that looks suspicious to have _identical_ specs
otherwise except for life expectancy. I suppose it's possible Panasonic
has now broadened their product line to include a ball-bearing version of
that frame design but they show no evidence of it that I could find.

Of the two versions you listed, IF they really are different, they
hydrowave version should be the quieter of the two,
http://www.thermaltake.com/coolers/volcano/rs/a1889a.htm ,
but since I was mistaken about the "L1A" fan, a FBL08A12L or FBA08A12L1A
would be 7 db-A quieter or you could use a fan controller, inline
resistor, etc, to reduce the M1A's fan speed. FWIW, I have a system here
with an M1A running on a Thermalright SLK-900, it's quieter than the
drives in that system.

 

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"kony" <spam@spam.com> wrote...
>
> Previously I wrote that it used an "L1A" fan. From their spec it appears
> that I'm wrong, but also it appears that their specs are wrong in a
> different way.
>
> I'm not sure why they have two pages with different bearings listed but
> even on the surface that looks suspicious to have _identical_ specs
> otherwise except for life expectancy.

This may or may not apply...

I have seen claims among web vendors that "other" vendors may replace "good"
fans in cases with "cheap" fans so they can sell the cases cheaper. I
cannot verify or debunk this claim.

However, I just got a new system in a Lian-Li PC-60 case. Even with the 3
case fans, 2 PS fans, 2 CPU fans, and 3 10K RPM HDs, it is quieter than my
old system with 3 total fans and 2 10K HDs.

I suspect that much of it may be individual perception, and the rest may
only be revealed by individual testing.

 

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Well something smelly is going on Thermaltake are usally Honest are
they not ?


On Sun, 02 May 2004 18:24:53 GMT, "John R Weiss"
<jrweiss98155@.comNOSPAMcast.net> wrote:

>"kony" <spam@spam.com> wrote...
>>
>> Previously I wrote that it used an "L1A" fan. From their spec it appears
>> that I'm wrong, but also it appears that their specs are wrong in a
>> different way.
>>
>> I'm not sure why they have two pages with different bearings listed but
>> even on the surface that looks suspicious to have _identical_ specs
>> otherwise except for life expectancy.
>
>This may or may not apply...
>
>I have seen claims among web vendors that "other" vendors may replace "good"
>fans in cases with "cheap" fans so they can sell the cases cheaper. I
>cannot verify or debunk this claim.
>
>However, I just got a new system in a Lian-Li PC-60 case. Even with the 3
>case fans, 2 PS fans, 2 CPU fans, and 3 10K RPM HDs, it is quieter than my
>old system with 3 total fans and 2 10K HDs.
>
>I suspect that much of it may be individual perception, and the rest may
>only be revealed by individual testing.
>