38mm thick fans in 120mm size?

Cyber-Mav · 1 Dec 2019 at 15:32

are there 38mm thick 12cm fans available which are quiet?

pastymuncher · 1 Dec 2019 at 18:59

YateLoon does some as I used to have them on my radiators. They are pretty quiet but don't shift that much air plus they are sleeve bearing fans so you have restrictions on mounting orientations (they don't like being mounted face down).

Kei · 1 Dec 2019 at 21:06

There are plenty of 38mm thick 120mm fans out there in the enterprise market but they are very expensive and usually don’t come pre terminated. These are made by the likes of delta, san ace, nidec, panaflo, nmb-mat, ebm-papst and sunon. They will come in a fairly broad range of voltages (ac & dc), rpms, bearing types and options like thermal speed control, pwm and tacho output.

random_matt · 1 Dec 2019 at 22:34

Koolance have some, not sure about UK availability.

Gripen90 · 2 Dec 2019 at 11:01

Scythe and Akasa have 38mm wide 120mm fans also.

b00merang69 · 2 Dec 2019 at 17:35

SilenX were only consumer type fans I seen at 38mm long ago.

http://www.silenx.com/quiet.fans.asp?sku=ixp-76-18

Chris Beard · 20 Jan 2021 at 14:16

Cyber-Mav said:
are there 38mm thick 12cm fans available which are quiet?

1 x EK Water Blocks EK-Meltemi 120ER Black (500-1800rpm) 38mm Thick Radiator Fan= £24.95

Total: £27.69 (includes shipping: £2.74)

Cyber-Mav · 20 Jan 2021 at 15:10

that ek fan is pricey though. will have to think about it.

Jay85 · 20 Jan 2021 at 15:27

From what i've read the EK 38mm doesn't perform much better than the 25mm variant, its practically the same. Can't remember the reviewers name, might have been linus or optimum tech.

Chris Beard · 11 Feb 2021 at 18:35

Cyber-Mav said:
that ek fan is pricey though. will have to think about it.

For sale thread here in the Member's Marketplace with some Yate Loons:
https://www.overclockers.co.uk/forums/posts/34485799

pastymuncher said:
Yate Loon D12SM-12D 120x38mm fans
I have 6 of these fans and all have been used on radiators. These are the 38mm deep versions and ar 3 pin only. I had these on my pair of radiators controlled by a fan controller running at 7-800rpm while still shifting a decent amount of air while still being pretty quiet. I will give them a good clean before posting as I never send anything off while still dusty. I am asking £4 for each of these and will sell them in multiples of 2, 3 or all 6. No singles due to postage costs making it not worthwhile.

Cyber-Mav · 11 Feb 2021 at 19:14

I saw those yate loons but from what iv read they are sleeve bearing fans so wont last long.

UnworthyBean · 11 Feb 2021 at 19:18

Have I missed something with this thread? Over a year thread necro and the OP is still interested?

Chris Beard · 12 Feb 2021 at 15:13

UnworthyBean said:
Have I missed something with this thread? Over a year thread necro and the OP is still interested?

I hadn't realised it was a necro when I originally replied - honest mistake. Very polite of OP to have replied!

Cyber-Mav · 13 Feb 2021 at 13:31

lol i didnt realise this was a necro. i probably got it confused with another thread where im after a slim 15mm fan options lol.

JohnG7 · 19 Feb 2021 at 00:33

Noctua do 120x15mm fans.

pc-guy · 19 Feb 2021 at 01:49

@Cyber-Mav why did you need the 38mm thick fan in the first place just out of curiosity...

Cyber-Mav · 19 Feb 2021 at 07:52

pc-guy said:
@Cyber-Mav why did you need the 38mm thick fan in the first place just out of curiosity...

I got a case that has a dust filter and a fan sits behind it. Thicker fan should be able to pull air through the filter better at lower revs making less noise. Plenty of space for a thick fan wonder if they do 50mm thick or more fans....

Cyber-Mav · 19 Feb 2021 at 07:53

JohnG7 said:
Noctua do 120x15mm fans.

Will go with the arctic p12 slim pwm fan since its a third of the price of the noctua. Noctua is well overpriced for what it is.

JohnG7 · 19 Feb 2021 at 11:48

Yip but they are the best.