Best Fans for radiator

[Robot_Robot]

Hi guys im looking to get some 120mm fans for my radiator, there are a few i have my eye on but just want to know other peoples opinions. High cfm but low noise is what im after.

thanks

 

[TheRedZealot]

Ive always like the Xilence Redwings

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...name=Xilence XPF120R Red Wing 120mm Quiet Fan

 

[virdee2]

i have these but in the clear and blue LED versions they are cool

 

[V|per]

Yate loons.

Also, what rad do you have, because the thermochill PA series radsa re designed for low cfm fans...

 

[WJA96]

Yate loons.

Also, what rad do you have, because the thermochill PA series radsa re designed for low cfm fans...

Yes, there's no point in just randomly recommending a fan as high fin densities require much higher back-pressures, and the other thing to consider is are they going to use a shroud as this also affects what fans can be deployed in a noise vs. cooling sort of way.

In general though I think Arctic Cooling PWM fans make a lot of sense as they have a daisy-chain function that allows up to 5 fans to be daisy-chained off the CPU fan header. You can then let the motherboard determine if the fans need to run or not.

I have a system with a PA120.3 shrouded with three AC 12025PWM fans daisy-chained off the CPU fan header. The motherboard (Abit IP35-Pro) allows great control of the PWM fans in the BIOS so I have the fans switched off completely until the motherboard CPU temp reaches 40C at which point they come on at 25% (about 400rpm) then if the motherboard temperature reaches 45C they come on at 75% (1200rpm) and in the extremely unlikely case that the motherboard CPU sensor reaches 50C they come on 100% (1600rpm).

Abit and J&W offer excellent control patterns over the CPU fan and Gigabyte pretty much have all the fan headers on their motherboards now as PWM headers, although they don't offer the same level of programmability as Abit.

 

[Mlingard]

Ive always like the Xilence Redwings

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showp...name=Xilence XPF120R Red Wing 120mm Quiet Fan

I have 3 of them on my thermochill 120.3 and 1 as a case fan and i rate them highly - good performance and decent price the only bad point is i wish they were 3pin only and not have the 4 pin also .

 

[Robot_Robot]

Hey guys thanks for the replies. I have the Swiftech MCR320-QP.

I will take a look at some of the suggested fans.

Yes, there's no point in just randomly recommending a fan as high fin densities require much higher back-pressures, and the other thing to consider is are they going to use a shroud as this also affects what fans can be deployed in a noise vs. cooling sort of way.

In general though I think Arctic Cooling PWM fans make a lot of sense as they have a daisy-chain function that allows up to 5 fans to be daisy-chained off the CPU fan header. You can then let the motherboard determine if the fans need to run or not.

I have a system with a PA120.3 shrouded with three AC 12025PWM fans daisy-chained off the CPU fan header. The motherboard (Abit IP35-Pro) allows great control of the PWM fans in the BIOS so I have the fans switched off completely until the motherboard CPU temp reaches 40C at which point they come on at 25% (about 400rpm) then if the motherboard temperature reaches 45C they come on at 75% (1200rpm) and in the extremely unlikely case that the motherboard CPU sensor reaches 50C they come on 100% (1600rpm).

Abit and J&W offer excellent control patterns over the CPU fan and Gigabyte pretty much have all the fan headers on their motherboards now as PWM headers, although they don't offer the same level of programmability as Abit.

Thankyou , thats some solid information.