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pengwin   07-01-2006 at 02:04:36 AM

So i wa slooking for a fan i came across this.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811999344


pretty sweet deal if u ask me. but newegg reviewers are saying it doesnt move the advertised 110.

next best thing i saw were antec 1200 tricool moves 79cfm.

Any suggestions? I want it to be mildly quiet but move atleast more than 79 cfm .

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parlee   07-01-2006 at 05:01:33 PM
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i would trust the silverstone, they usually make very high quality products. just because that 1 review said its bad doesnt make it bad, most people that write reviews on newegg are incredably... n00b. i guess if r like the other people and dont like the fan controller u can take it off, but there very useful, id suggest getting a 5.25 fan controller and filling ur computer with those fans.

also check out
www.xoxide.com
www.frozencpu.com
for other fans, they have very powerful 120mm's

i dont see why you would need/want that much airflow, r u overclocking or is ur comp running hot? IMO its not worth the noise of buying fans if u already have them and ur not overheating...

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chuckshissle   07-01-2006 at 05:07:34 PM
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I have 3 of those FM121 120mm fans from Silverstone for my water cooling rads. Very high quality fans and great noise to cfm performance. I got my set to medium low rmp and gives me superb airflow compare to other fans I have. Pricey but good quality isn't cheap either. It's by far the best fans I have ever used on my rig.

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pengwin   07-01-2006 at 05:19:42 PM
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ok, so the silver stone is good. i dont like the 3,5" controller, i like the PCI slot controllers. never the less im sure i could fine use for it else where.


what about this

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6811999145

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tmac   07-01-2006 at 05:46:41 PM
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My new rig will be waer-cooled, so I have different
requirements.

The fans that I'm getting are the (120 mm) Scythe Flex Fans (1600 rpm)
But they only have 63.7 CFM - There will be 6 of those guys running -
( 3 for a radiator - built on top of the case, one intake, one outtake, one
side fan. So I wanted them to be quiet. They will also be on a fan-controller, so I can cut down on the rpms.

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jaguarskx   07-01-2006 at 06:24:30 PM
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The Thermaltake Smart Fan II A2029 120mm you selected seems to be good so just go for it. Plus it comes with a fan controller.

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chuckshissle   07-01-2006 at 06:31:21 PM
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The Thermaltake fan is good also but not as powerful as the FM121. Also for the fan controller for FM121, yeah it's 3.5" but I hide mine controllers inside the case.

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parlee   07-01-2006 at 06:32:10 PM
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i havnt looked in a while but xoxide has a sumon or somthin fan with 112 CFM i think was like 13 bux... dba was pretty high last time i checked, but could be fixed with a fan controller and the extra CFM would be there if the comp got really hot, since its summer overheating will happen more often :P

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pengwin   07-01-2006 at 07:52:26 PM
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http://www.xoxide.com/120mm-nidec-fan.html

that?

its thick, i need a normal one, i think im gonna go witht he thermaltake.

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parlee   07-01-2006 at 08:20:41 PM
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nah it was http://www.xoxide.com/120mmsunonfan.html ... thats only 90 CFM tho and pretty loud, if u want a good combo of noise/CFM then deff get the thermaltake, and if u dont mind red http://www.xoxide.com/thermaltake- [...] m-fan.html is incredable, 78 CFM at 21 dba, i duno bout u but my cpu/gpu fans are louder than that... id go for that all the way and also 8 bux, its a bargin lol

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pengwin   07-01-2006 at 08:22:31 PM
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nah it was http://www.xoxide.com/120mmsunonfan.html ... thats only 90 CFM tho and pretty loud, if u want a good combo of noise/CFM then deff get the thermaltake, and if u dont mind red http://www.xoxide.com/thermaltake- [...] m-fan.html is incredable, 78 CFM at 21 dba, i duno bout u but my cpu/gpu fans are louder than that... id go for that all the way and also 8 bux, its a bargin lol



meh, for that price ill get Antec Tricool.

I think im goin with the 85 cfm thermaltake.

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wun911   07-03-2006 at 05:02:18 AM
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Panflo fans all (High speed 120mm) a tad bit noizy tho

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1Tanker   07-03-2006 at 08:14:12 PM
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Quote :

Panflo fans all (High speed 120mm) a tad bit noizy tho

Panaflo are very good fans, but are a touch on the expensive side.

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pengwin   07-04-2006 at 12:09:21 AM
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yah i dont wanna spend 15 bucks on 1 fan.

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wun911   07-04-2006 at 08:34:19 AM
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yeah i know a tad expensive there is another called "yet lun" made in china.... quiet and efficient... I think its cheaper than panflo....

I can help you justify the cost of the panflo .....

http://img93.imageshack.us/img93/561/picture20253yj.th.jpg

The panflow is almost 2x as thick as a standard 120mm fan!
It pushes about 3.5x as much air
but only generates about 35db

I think its worth the money..... it may be 2x more than a normal fan but it is 2x as effective...... you pay for what you get i guess.... It depends on what you are going to use the fan for..... If its just to cool a HD then get a cheap fan but to cool CPU get a nice fan

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pengwin   07-04-2006 at 05:03:09 PM
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it wont fit, i need normal thickness.

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