Quietest fans ??

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I run my system in an Akasa Eclipse 62 case (which i've been mosed pleased with), however, since the re-design of my room, my pc now sits on the floor next to ym new desk, and i can now notice the fans.
Inside are 2x Akasa amber 120mm ultra quiet fans.

IS there a quieter fan out there? I've not tested many others apart from a Jean tech one which was awefull .

Can anyone recommend a good 120mm fan which is extremely quiet?

Thanks in advance
 
what are the fans doing?
as a quiet case can and a quiet heatsink fan are very different animals.

Are you also sure it's the ambers - could be the psu or graphic card?
 
WoW yeah just checked em out, 6db noise level compared to the 18 that the Akasa's give me.
They are a bit on the pricey side, but i guess that goes with the perfromance/ambience level's - thanks guys :D
 
shadowscotland said:
what are the fans doing?
as a quiet case can and a quiet heatsink fan are very different animals.

Are you also sure it's the ambers - could be the psu or graphic card?
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The vid card is brand new (Saphire Redeon HD 5850) and the fun run's auto, but ity's around 25%. (Damn are they loud at 100%!!). I've quickly tested each fan by ensuring it stops, and i do beleive it's the 2x Akasa's as teh GPU fan is relatively quiet (although it's stock intel).

Mainly it's the front one, it's over 2 years old so me reckon's is shagged out.

EDIT : also will rubber fam mountings make a huge difference
 
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Another vote for Noctua here. I have 4 NF-P12 Vortex installed and run them at 900RPM. They are very very good. Really quiet but still provide decent airflow.
 
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