Antec p182 TriCool Fans

zykan · 14 Dec 2008 at 13:59

I've been trying to find out everywhere, what are the rpm and cfm for the fans at each setting?

I've got a noctua 1300rpm just lying around and i wonder if it would be better to just put that in instead.

Luxor · 14 Dec 2008 at 14:45

You can download the information about tricool fans here from the Antec website.

http://www.antec.com/pdf/manuals/tricool_install.html

I think this is what you are looking for.

High
2000RPM 0.24A (max.) 2.24 m³ / min
(79 CFM) 2.54 mm-H2O
(0.10inch- H2O)
30 dBA
2.88 W

Medium
1600RPM 0.2A 1.59 m³ / min
(56 CFM) 1.53 mm-H2O
(0.06inch- H2O) 28 dBA 2.4 W

Low
1200RPM 0.13A 1.1 m³ / min
(39 CFM) 0.92 mm- H2O
(0.04inch- H2O) 25 dBA 1.56 W

zykan · 14 Dec 2008 at 17:13

ah right, cheers

alex24 · 14 Dec 2008 at 20:20

I can't bear mine on medium, perhaps i'm too picky. Looking to replace them, anyone done this yet? I know there's a few in the P182 thread. I was looking at noctuas but the sharkoons look ok too, plus they're not as expensive. Anyone hae any experience with how loud these all are? Ideally i'd like something silent but as powerful as the antecs on med/high.

turtle1000 · 14 Dec 2008 at 22:56

I've just put 3 noctua's in my P182. Running them at 1100RPM and case runs a few C cooler and are noticebly quieter.

zykan · 14 Dec 2008 at 23:50

ive just got a silent eagle 2000, says it's 76.4 cfm @ 36.1db which is louder than the antecs, but it's on my cpu cooler, sounds quiet tho.

I know a few ppl who have a good few of the silent eagle for intake/exhaust, they don't seem to mind

alex24 · 15 Dec 2008 at 00:37

Very tempted by the noctuas, though the price is high! I have a noctua CPU cooler + fan and the quality is worth it, just have to justify 3 more fans now.....

Wayne~ · 15 Dec 2008 at 11:51

alexhull24 said:
I can't bear mine on medium, perhaps i'm too picky. Looking to replace them, anyone done this yet? I know there's a few in the P182 thread. I was looking at noctuas but the sharkoons look ok too, plus they're not as expensive. Anyone hae any experience with how loud these all are? Ideally i'd like something silent but as powerful as the antecs on med/high.

Have some replacements on the way as I can't stand these any higher than low too. Bought some Yateloons from the MM

aaronhowe · 17 Dec 2008 at 10:50

Just replaced mine with 3 sharkoon 2000 silent eagles. At full speed they are quite noisey but I have mine running off the motherboard so they usually run at about 1200rpm which is basically silent. The motherboard only speeds them up slightly when playing games as the temp starts to rise slightly.

fobose · 17 Dec 2008 at 11:06

I replaced mine with 1200rpm scythe jyuni fans. Not only did I find the tri cool ones rubbish, but they also have awful cables that just look a mess!

BlackAle · 17 Dec 2008 at 15:34

I replaced the fans in my P182 with 3 Noctua P12's. I couldn't manage to fit the vibration compensators, though seems quieter than it did with my original P182 fans and a few degrees cooler.

citiesonfire · 18 Dec 2008 at 17:05

Replaced mine with a couple of xilence fans I had lying around yesterday. I just couldn't stand the noise, still loud on low and barely moving any air. Much better now but thinking of some noctuas when i get the chance.

first post woo!

alex24 · 18 Dec 2008 at 17:23

I'm looking at the silent eagles now against the noctuas. It'd be the 1000rpm eagle or 800rpm noctua, the latter of which is pricier. I just want a good balance of quiet and cool. £8 a pop for the eagles may sway me.