good 120mm case fan

Gwyn · 1 May 2006 at 12:20

Hi guys

I know there has been loads of threads about which is the best 120mm fan.
But what im looking for is a fan that will be on a fan controller.
At low speed I need it to be VERY quiet
At high speed I need it to have a good cfm
So when im playing games it keeps my pc cool and when im surfing its quiet.
I am water cooling and I use headphones when gaming, so at full whack it makes no difference if they are very load.
Is there a fan that can do this and that also has a 3 pin connector to go onto my fan controller.

Thanks

benjo · 1 May 2006 at 12:23

I've heard good things about the Akasa Amber 120s. They push a good amount of air for the speed they spin, which also makes them uber quiet

BigDom · 1 May 2006 at 12:35

I think the amber will be ideal, with you watercooling TBH I'd expect it running on 7v 24/7 will be fine. In other words I don't think you'll need to run it on a fan controller.

Gwyn · 1 May 2006 at 12:36

Iv already got two Amber fans on the radiator and yes they are very quiet at low speed. I just dont think they are cooling my rad down enough at high speed.
I am looking to use them as my case fans and some thing that can push a little bit more air as my rad fans
Thanks for your reply.

A.N.Other · 1 May 2006 at 12:44

Google panaflow and see what you get - OcUK don't sell them but they are excellent fans.

BigDom · 1 May 2006 at 12:48

Gwyn said:
Iv already got two Amber fans on the radiator and yes they are very quiet at low speed. I just dont think they are cooling my rad down enough at high speed.
I am looking to use them as my case fans and some thing that can push a little bit more air as my rad fans
Thanks for your reply.

What sort of temps are you seeing?

Gwyn · 1 May 2006 at 12:51

sorry do you mean panaflo the panasonic once.
are they 3 pin?

Gwyn · 1 May 2006 at 13:04

under load

cpu 40
sys 45
pmv 47

idle

cpu 33
sys 39
pmv 40

BigDom · 1 May 2006 at 13:07

Something on face value looks odd there.. your sys temp looks high. What fans do you have in the system and what do they do, what case is it, where is the rad?

Explicit · 1 May 2006 at 14:21

A.N.Other said:
Google panaflow and see what you get - OcUK don't sell them but they are excellent fans.

Agreed! Panaflo anyday of the week (google "NMB-MAT E&OE")

Amidar · 1 May 2006 at 14:22

Same here Panaflo aka NMB-MAT anyday....

Choice of 3 pin or 4 pin molex.

Gwyn · 1 May 2006 at 15:21

The case Im using is an Antec p180 and the rad is mounted on the back of the case, outside.
I have got one 120mm intake at the front and one 120mm at the top of the case.
There isnt one on the back as that is were the rad is attached to.

BigDom · 1 May 2006 at 15:24

Is the top one taking the hot air out?

Is the Rad mounting over a fan grill on the case ( which should therefore cause flow from the fans on the Rad to go in/out of the case ) if so which way are the fans blowing?

Gwyn · 1 May 2006 at 15:31

Explicit said:
Agreed! Panaflo anyday of the week (google "NMB-MAT E&OE")

NMB-MATFB-120-L1A

Is this the one you guy's use

its the very low noice one

Amidar · 1 May 2006 at 15:33

yep that's the one...

Gwyn · 1 May 2006 at 16:02

does it go near silent through a fan controller?
Would you guys say thier better than AcoustiFan dustproof?

ashmanq · 1 May 2006 at 16:14

That fan looks really good! are they better than the akasas sound wise?

Amidar · 1 May 2006 at 16:16

Yep they do,i'm using a low speed on my Thermalright SI-120 heatsink & 2 of the high speed ones for the case they are set at the lowest setting and are very quiet the lowspeed one's should be even quieter.

Richdog · 1 May 2006 at 16:20

ashmanq said:
That fan looks really good! are they better than the akasas sound wise?

I just got rid of that fan and replaced it with an Akasa Amber lol... it was a lot louder.

ashmanq · 1 May 2006 at 16:20

Amidar said:
Yep they do,i'm using a low speed on my Thermalright SI-120 heatsink & 2 of the high speed ones for the case they are set at the lowest setting and are very quiet the lowspeed one's should be even quieter.

Thanks! im thinking of buying a couple