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

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.

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

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.

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

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?

Gwyn · 1 May 2006 at 16:24

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

Were you using them at full speed?

Gwyn · 1 May 2006 at 17:51

My case only takes 120mm fans
so there isnt much I can do there.
there are two fans that cover the otes in the mobo which I have disconnected as they are very loud. It is the fatality board. I suppose thats why the pmv temp is so high
any thoughts

Gwyn · 1 May 2006 at 18:34

sorry I didnt mean the NB as that is cooled by a Zalmen
I mean the heatsinks on the mofsets. there are two fans and they are noisy as hell so I thought I would unplug them as most mobo's dont have fans there. Not sure if this is ok to do.
Maybe the Zalmen isnt good enough, I know it heats up a lot. Its too hot to touch most of the time.

Gwyn · 1 May 2006 at 19:05

ok thats great
I will remove the fans from the board.
The reason I watercooled the pc was to make it as quiet as I can
but the fans that came with the apex220 are loud even when run at
5v. Iv got two Ambers on the rad and two Antec 3 speed fans in the case
which are not the quietest.
I want to put the Ambers in the case and two possibly Panaflo fans on
the rad, ran through the fan controller.