120mm Fans

Kavalree · 24 Jan 2011 at 23:47

Talk to me, my 3x120mm Yate Loons are doing my head in, the bearings are rattling like hell at times, so I think I should replace the fans.

I have a Thermochill P.A.120.3 rad that the fans need to cool, so what do you reckon I should go with? No real color preferance, but nothing vulgar.

Emphacy · 24 Jan 2011 at 23:56

Akasa AK-183-L2B Amber Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan - 3 pin

Really Quiet, I'm looking into buying some after my rear 120mm destroyed itself.
Good airflow:noise ratio and nice and cheap!

Azuse05 · 25 Jan 2011 at 10:55

Emphacy said:
Akasa AK-183-L2B Amber Ultra Quiet 120mm Fan - 3 pin

Really Quiet, I'm looking into buying some after my rear 120mm destroyed itself.
Good airflow:noise ratio and nice and cheap!

Umm, the ratio is poor, they cost more than apaches and they make more noise than akasa apaches/enermax clusters. On the plus side they're orange.

http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-061-AK&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=4

Tealc · 25 Jan 2011 at 12:43

I wouldn't use those Ambers either. They are a poor relation of Akasa's Apache and Viper fan types. The colour is great but performace not.

What sort of budget for 3 fans? Are we looking at the cheap end or the expensive end?

Sgt Tackleberry · 25 Jan 2011 at 14:13

Viper fans all the way but that will set u back £14 each but 100% worth it!. I have 3 of them on my black ice 360 rad and I get very good temps.

Sayso · 25 Jan 2011 at 18:16

After years of picking up Yate loons i finally got a rattly one....it had to go, but i just replaced with a decent one (im so cheap)

AceTK · 25 Jan 2011 at 18:18

If you can afford them Noctua are uber silent. The two I use on my GTX470 keep it running at a lovely max 9dB.

jamesgoss · 25 Jan 2011 at 23:11

My Yates are starting to rattle and buzz so I'm replacing them with Apaches, supposed to be good and quiet fans (although hideous colouring...)

Tealc · 25 Jan 2011 at 23:28

You can get black Apaches if you are willing to spend 60% more for the colour. They must have those camo apaches in on some special price.

liamcrane · 26 Jan 2011 at 04:52

just got myself 3 bitfenix 120mm white led fans and there fab really quiet a shift a nice amount of air as well just a shame OCUK dont seem to stock them

jamesgoss · 26 Jan 2011 at 08:16

Tealc said:
You can get black Apaches if you are willing to spend 60% more for the colour. They must have those camo apaches in on some special price.

Yeah I took advantage of the special deal, my camo ones should be arriving this morning

Kavalree · 26 Jan 2011 at 08:35

I ordered 4 standard Apaches fans, £36 with free shipping, not bad. 3 for my rad, and 1 spare.

Thanks for the advice guys.

Steves1982 · 26 Jan 2011 at 08:52

I'm thinking about getting the Apaches for my Mega Shadow as heard they are very quiet but shift a decent amount of air.

Dreadi · 26 Jan 2011 at 10:39

I'm thinking of getting some coolermaster sickles as they seem to push some proper air, ill just slow them when not need at full pelt with a controller

Sleeve · 26 Jan 2011 at 10:54

All about the Xigmatek ones. Super quiet in my CM 430