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Cooling Best 120 fan

Discussion in 'Hardware' started by morris8809, 5 Nov 2008.

  1. morris8809

    morris8809 Minimodder

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    Im looking to replace a couple fans in my case with new quieter fans. I want something that moves plenty of air but still is quiet. I need 120mm sized fans and i will have them plugged into a fan controller. If you know of any fans that fit this bill please post them. Thanks
     
  2. cpemma

    cpemma Ecky thump

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    Yate Loon D12SL
     
  3. morris8809

    morris8809 Minimodder

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    DaveVader Fast Action Response Team

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    yeah, they're just ones with LED's, same fan in principle.
     
  5. EnglishLion

    EnglishLion working for the good of mankind...

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    http://www.ebuyer.com/product/124810

    If you want blue LED, I love these. I have three in my case and they look great. Can't remember what the sound is like as I have them motherboard controlled and as such they're silent but fairly slow.

    The chrome blades make them look excellent. Plenty of reviews on that link too...
     
  6. boiled_elephant

    boiled_elephant Merom Celeron 4 lyfe

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    I know it's a bit general, but Xilence fans are wonderful. You can usually find em all over ebay. Very quiet (as the name would imply) and good displacement. The cables on them are usually annoyingly short, but you can always plier and electrical-tape your way around that :)
     
  7. morris8809

    morris8809 Minimodder

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    im in the US btw, also i think im going to order two of these yate loon ones as they look pretty good and are cheap on top of that.
     
  8. cpemma

    cpemma Ecky thump

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    If you want the bling go for that LED one; if you want the quietest, avoid hard clear plastic frames that more easily transmit vibration to the case or get rubber mounts.

    Another fan to consider is the 1600RPM Scythe Slipstream - higher flow but noisier at the full 12V but with a controller you have a wide range of performance available and it should be silent at around 6V.
     
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    they dont have to be the quietest but i just dont want it to sound like a jet taking off like the 120s i have in it right now do.
     
  10. ricickle

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    I would strongly disagree there i have 1 of these in 120mm and its louder than my cosmos s with its stock side intake fan and 3 coolermaster 120mm fans all put together.

    i thinks its due to the bearings being crap in them. both of mine rattle like nothing else on earth
     
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    pizan that's n00b-tastic

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    ive already ordered the led fans that i posted earlier. Ill probably soft mount them or use rubber grommets between them and the case. Will have to wait and see how much vibration they send through the case. thanks guys.
     
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    :( My 90mm was quite nice, but if that's the case, don't risk it, original poster. I'm surprised, they're quite good on paper - must be wear and tear like you say, or maybe you got unlucky :) at any rate, airflow is good. I'll put some in my next build and see if they're noisy, if they are I'll try rubber padding them as suggested above. Never thought of that before, but it's common sense really.
     
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    notatoad pretty fing wonderful

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    the best? noctuas. the one you should buy? scythe or yate-loon.
     
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    ComputerKing <img src="http://forums.bit-tech.net/images/smilie

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    Enermax Clusters are more than kick!!!!! they are pure awesome. That what I think and what I feel :) I fall in love with those fans :(
     
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    the fans are coming in today. ill post some pics and let you all know what i think of them.
     
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    Vimesey What's a Dremel?

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    Noctua's, the only thing letting them down is teh price :(
     
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    fans are in and installed and let me just say that for 6 dollars these things rock! They dont move as much air as the old ones but at 12v you cant tell that they are even running. :rock:
    only thing left to do now is to figure out why my ultra psus fan is running so loud, if not for it my pc would be really quiet.
     
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    notatoad pretty fing wonderful

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    time for some :dremel:. rip that psu open and put a yate-loon in there.
     
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    :dremel: is right you just read my mind.
     

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