help picking a 140mm fan

Claire Drew · 10 Nov 2010 at 22:10

Been looking to replace a 140mm fan I have in my HTPC due to noise levels

been looking at the 2 below

Sharkoon Silent Eagle 800 140mm Fan £9

or

140mm Be Quiet! Silent Wings USC £14
Both have good reviews.

I am edging towards the Be Quiet due to the way it is designed for the case mounting but its a fair difference in price.

Alternatively I would consider other options so please feel free to put recommendations forward..

Main function is very low noise and good airflow.

Invertigo · 10 Nov 2010 at 22:17

I'm using a Yate Loon 1000rpm in my 300 and its inaudible, even with the 3 other fans turned off.

Biggest difference I noticed was using rubber mounts instead of screws. Stops a load of vibrations

TUNSTALL_NICK · 10 Nov 2010 at 22:17

for total quiteness you need two fractal design`s push ,pull,there only 9 dBa .

Claire Drew · 10 Nov 2010 at 22:21

Invertigo I was put off by Noise Level - 25 dB (A) were the others were 16 -db or lower

Tunstall

I saw them but was a little concerned about the airflow, as its not very good in my case and need all I can get out of the fan to be honest but with out sounding like a jet (the one I have in atm)

Invertigo · 10 Nov 2010 at 22:22

Take manufacturer measurements with a grain of salt. 9db is unreal. That's less noise than somebody makes breathing. Most rooms have an ambient noise level of about 18-22db

scrlk · 10 Nov 2010 at 22:52

Claire Drew said:
Been looking to replace a 140mm fan I have in my HTPC due to noise levels

been looking at the 2 below

Sharkoon Silent Eagle 800 140mm Fan £9

or

140mm Be Quiet! Silent Wings USC £14
Both have good reviews.

I am edging towards the Be Quiet due to the way it is designed for the case mounting but its a fair difference in price.

Alternatively I would consider other options so please feel free to put recommendations forward..

Main function is very low noise and good airflow.

Undervolted Sanyo Denki San Aces.

MouthBoy · 10 Nov 2010 at 22:55

Personally I am using 2 x 140mm Fractals in my case. They seem very quiet. In fact I dont notice a difference if I turn them all off or leave them on. That to me says they are pretty quiet.

Frozennova · 10 Nov 2010 at 23:10

The sharkoons arent all that quiet, Ive got one in my antec 300 and it has a rather annoying low pitched drone which is amplified as it resonates through the roof of the case.

Mike45450 · 10 Nov 2010 at 23:12

I got a 140mm Yate Loon blowhole fan the other day and it's very quiet. I can't say much about performance in a very technical accurate sort of way, but people say Yate Loons give like, 90% of the performance of high end fans at less than half the price.

If you have a fan controller though, I would recommend going for the medium or even high speed versions instead. They're a little harder to find, but with a fan controller you have the option of putting it at a low RPM for less noise, but also higher RPMs for better performance. The "original" only goes to about 1000RPM.