case fans

escobar'97 · 19 Jun 2006 at 19:33

what are the best vfm, low noise, good cmf case fans you can get?

cheers in advance

Mikey1280 · 19 Jun 2006 at 19:35

I would say akasa ambers, panaflos/nexus tend to be highly rated as well

Runningkid · 19 Jun 2006 at 20:57

Delta fans are quiet

( reme,ber to put it full blast)

TaKeN · 19 Jun 2006 at 20:58

Runningkid said:
Delta fans are quiet ( reme,ber to put it full blast)

Harsh.

Panaflo Fans are ace to be honest

Skeme · 19 Jun 2006 at 21:10

TaKeN said:
Panaflo Fans are ace to be honest

I'd second that. I have 3 120mm NMB-MAT (Panaflo) L1A's and they are the best fans i've had.

TaKeN · 19 Jun 2006 at 21:12

ive got three..

cant think what code they are now..

NMB-Mat something, but i switched them from 7volts to 12volts.

Now each fan pushes 116cfm @ 42db

Noisy to be honest lolz, but i wear my headset and it masks it

Skeme · 19 Jun 2006 at 21:28

TaKeN said:
ive got three..

cant think what code they are now..

NMB-Mat something, but i switched them from 7volts to 12volts.

Now each fan pushes 116cfm @ 42db

Noisy to be honest lolz, but i wear my headset and it masks it

116cfm

Prob not L1A's then (69cfm/30dB @ 12v, 41cfm/<19dB @ 7v)

3 120mm fans from any manufacturer will be loud @ 12v

Except for the one on the cpu mine are wired to a fan controller so noise isn't a problem.

escobar'97 · 19 Jun 2006 at 21:30

lookin for somethin fairly quiet tbh

what about those akasa ambers?

they have a decent cfm(44) at only 20 db?

quadboi · 19 Jun 2006 at 21:43

Ys-tech

Foehammer2003 · 19 Jun 2006 at 22:36

Looking outside the box a little here, but as the ambers arent cheap as chips, would it not be worth considering getting a cheap fan controller and soft dampening mounts sold here then you have the choice over CFM/Noise ratio. If money is no object then AcustiFan are good cfm to noise (oil dampened bearings).Not that the aforementioned are expensive

Mikebert4 · 20 Jun 2006 at 11:00

Foehammer2003 said:
Looking outside the box a little here, but as the ambers arent cheap as chips, would it not be worth considering getting a cheap fan controller and soft dampening mounts sold here then you have the choice over CFM/Noise ratio. If money is no object then AcustiFan are good cfm to noise (oil dampened bearings).Not that the aforementioned are expensive

well, the fan controller is a good idea... great to be able to slow everything down an leave your PC folding overnight... The vibration dampening mounts IMO don't do anything for noise, i've used anti-vibration tape (stuff they use on aircraft instrument panels - tis verrry good) on my fans before now and barely noticed a drop in noise at all, if you exclude the fact my MoBo tray used to rattle and now it doesn't.

If you're using Oil damped bearings, be wary of fan controllers as those that use PWM (pulse width modulation) have been known to distroy these fans, spewing the oily goo everywhere... (ask people about using the freezer64 Pro with PWM) doesn't happen to all fans, nor all the time, but it's a risk..

Mag-lev fans are a geat noise-CFM ratio, though they're not cheap and they're hard to get hold of (i would linky but i'd get in trouble for linking to competors.. not sure if OCUK sells 'em).

I've even tried removing all the outside rim off one of my fans, leaving just the motor and two mount holes... not worth the effort either, noise dropped a little but CFM plummeted

IMO, bite the bullet, pay the extra and get yourself some silent fans such as Akasa Ambers or panaflows.

jellybeard999 · 20 Jun 2006 at 11:02

Yate Loons...

120x25mm D12S12

VERY cheap if you can find em, OEM versions of the Nexus fans, which spin slightly faster...

VERY quiet and cheap :cool:

Mikebert4 · 20 Jun 2006 at 11:09

jellybeard999 said:
120x25mm D12S12

VERY cheap if you can find em, OEM versions of the Nexus fans, which spin slightly faster...

WTB!

I'm slowly getting better fans for my system... sourced some tasty blue-LED Mag-levs cheap on a certian online auction site... 22dB and 71CFM

:cool:

Raikiri · 20 Jun 2006 at 11:15

Value for money, low noise and decent CFM?

You want the aerocool turbine 1000 fans, about £4.50 each, 21db (actual noise level) and push ~45cfm. They are only very slightly louder than the Nexus fans and push the same amount for much less money.

jellybeard999 · 20 Jun 2006 at 11:36

Mikebert4 said:
WTB!

I'm slowly getting better fans for my system... sourced some tasty blue-LED Mag-levs cheap on a certian online auction site... 22dB and 71CFM

doubt they be that powerful or quiet... one of the 2 has got to give

escobar'97 · 20 Jun 2006 at 19:15

Mikebert4 said:
well, the fan controller is a good idea... great to be able to slow everything down an leave your PC folding overnight... The vibration dampening mounts IMO don't do anything for noise, i've used anti-vibration tape (stuff they use on aircraft instrument panels - tis verrry good) on my fans before now and barely noticed a drop in noise at all, if you exclude the fact my MoBo tray used to rattle and now it doesn't.

If you're using Oil damped bearings, be wary of fan controllers as those that use PWM (pulse width modulation) have been known to distroy these fans, spewing the oily goo everywhere... (ask people about using the freezer64 Pro with PWM) doesn't happen to all fans, nor all the time, but it's a risk..

Mag-lev fans are a geat noise-CFM ratio, though they're not cheap and they're hard to get hold of (i would linky but i'd get in trouble for linking to competors.. not sure if OCUK sells 'em).

I've even tried removing all the outside rim off one of my fans, leaving just the motor and two mount holes... not worth the effort either, noise dropped a little but CFM plummeted

IMO, bite the bullet, pay the extra and get yourself some silent fans such as Akasa Ambers or panaflows.

lol no worries bout the linky
thanx for all the advice,really appreciated

deffo gunna get the akasa ambers :cool: