Rubber fan mounts

nathanc

nathanc

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Apart from the obvious price and quantity differences, can anybody tell me the difference between the Acousti and Akasa fan mounts?

Are the Acousti ones a stronger better quality?
 
What i've found with rubber fan mounts is that the poorer quality ones tend to snap quite easily. They're normally too stiff to pull through the fan holes.

Seeing as the Acousti ones are advertised as 'Soft' then they would be my choice from my experience. I haven't used either the Acousti or Akasa's but i would choose the Acousti because of this and also the fact that they aren't so long. I don't see why the Akasa ones are that length :confused:

EDIT: But then you could say that even if the Akasa's do snap it's not like you won't have any spare as you get 20 in the pack :D
 
Just get a tube of silicone rubber and either make your own gasket, or just fix the fan in place direct with 4 blobs of the stuff.
 
Personally i have been trying out some of these rubber fan mounts that came with my sharkoon fans. been trying them on my antec 300 with some yate loons, and while they seem to work the fans feel a little loose, almost as if they could fall out any minute. So definatly not something for a lan party pc or something your going to carry around. They do seem to reduce vibrations a little bit.

I believe they are the same sort of design as the acousti ones.
 
I remember, 5 or 6 years ago, my Shuttle coming with this style of rubber fan mount, and them being pretty good.

Which is why I bought a pack of the Akasa ones for my new build :)

They're a lot softer than the old Shuttle ones, and seem pretty tough. I'll be able to say more once I've actually mounted a fan with them ;)
 
Funily enough the best ones i've used were ripped from an old Dell pc. They were strong but soft enough to fit easily. Never seen any that are like those though.
 
misterPK said:
Bathroom sealer stuff? Does that work?
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I use the clear stuff but yes any silicone rubber will do the trick. All the case fans in my rig are fixed in position with 4 blobs of silicone rubber. The only issue maybe if you also need to fix a fan grill in place which you would need to use screws normally, in which case make your own rubber fan gasket with the sealant to reduce vibration and mount the fan normally though not too tight. To make the gasket get two old plastic cd cases, coat the surfaces with vaseline so the sealant won't stick, put sealant on one case in the shape of the outline of the fan, put the other case on top with something between to separate the sides to give the gasket the required thickness, leave it to set and trim to suit. The amount of sealant you put down must be such that it doesn't spread sideways too much as the air won't be able to react with the centre of the "track" and it will take forever to set, just do a trial for starters. I used this technique to make some thick rubber pads to isolate my water pumps from my case which work a treat, virtually no pump noise whatsoever.
 
Bubo getto option is actually one of the best approaches - especially if you take the time to get the home made gasket trimed up - Post an image Bubo id possable so people can see the end result.

To improve on the approach above drill a few holes in the center of the cd case - as they will allow the sealant to dry faster

AcoustiFan Fan Gasket are the retail version.
 
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In the end I bought 4 Noctua NF-S12 1200RPM fans since they had native 3 pin leads and included some nice orange nipples :D
 
Blackhawk47 said:
fan mounts that came with my sharkoon fans. been trying them on my antec 300 with some yate loons, and while they seem to work the fans feel a little loose, almost as if they could fall out any minute.
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The Sharkoon rubber mounts come with a small rubber washer that slips over end of the mount to hold each firmly in place, or have you not used that? :confused:
 
Sean_UK said:
The Sharkoon rubber mounts come with a small rubber washer that slips over end of the mount to hold each firmly in place, or have you not used that? :confused:
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Yeah i did use those, probably not correctly though :p. They were fine when i tested them (as its just a spare case) but i still prefer screws to be honest. :o
 
I got a pile of those rubber "nipples":D with my 5 sharkoon silent eagles, never bothered using them, i had lots of extra long length screws from some old thermaltake fans, put a small rubber washer between the fan and the case, then used the longer screws to secure them, cut out the vibrations very well.
 
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If I'd known the Silent Eagles came with *ahem* nipples *ahem* I wouldn't have bothered getting the Akasa ones...

I actually prefer the design of the Sharkoon ones to the ones I've used before. Require an alarming amount of force to get them seated correctly, though. I ended up grabbing the end with pliers as they kept slipping through my fingers :eek:

Now that they're in properly, the fan feels just as secure as if it were screwed in.
 
nathanc said:
In the end I bought 4 Noctua NF-S12 1200RPM fans since they had native 3 pin leads and included some nice orange nipples :D
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the ones that come with the noctua are great.. they definately stop any vibrations, and they seem both strong and stretchy. I've uninstalled them a fair few times, and they still don't seem anywhere near snapping yet :)
 
I used the Akasa ones recently, as I replaced some fans in my P182.

They work very well. They are nice and long, making them easier to fit. They pull into place fairly easily, and the fans feel nice and secure.

:)
 
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