Best 80mm Side panel case fan?

[AKJ]

I would like to improve the airflow in my case. I have a case that caters for one 80mm fan on the side panel (blows air onto the CPU fan). This fan came with the case and i dont think it has a very high RPM.

I currently have 3 fans:
1. 80mm fan which blows air into the case.
2. 120mm extractor fan at the rear of the case.
3. 120mm that blows air onto HDDs.

So what would my best option be for a new 80mm side panel fan?

 

[lambofgode3x]

hmm....be more specific with what kind of fan you want. regular, led, high output....blah,blah,blah. do you care about noise?

and if you want an l.e.d. fan, just in case, what color

 

[AKJ]

LOL, i doesnt matter as long as it does a good job hey. I wouldnt mind LED at all. So what would you suggest? There's a retailer here that stocks Vantec double ball bearing 80mm fans that operate at 2900RPM.. Is that any good?

 

[Doughbuy]

2 Words:

Vantec Tornado

However, I recommend ear-plugs if you don't want to go deaf.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811999612

2900RPM is kinda puny.. that fan does 5700RPM...

Edit:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811999625

That's a Vantec fan at 2900 RPM.. is that the one you were looking at? 39CFM is decent, not too shabby, and it's not too loud.. but if you want the best... see above

 

[AKJ]

Two words.. Holy S^%$! That thing is a beast dude, na.. Its gona be way too loud for me Im sure it'll cool my CPU like hell, but the noise will be too much. Thanks though..

Any other good options?

 

[Doughbuy]

This one seems fair, a good 41 CFM at 26dBA...

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811999013

Shrug, I don't bother too much with 80mm fans... 120mm is the way to go.

 

[AKJ]

I know 120mm fans are better, but my side panel only supports an 80mm fan

Thats why im looking for a very good, efficient 80mm fan..

But thanks bro, will look into it.

 

[Guest]

The fan linked is pretty impressive for sound/cfm ratio.

So you know:
I'd say that around 20dB it's pretty inaudible.
Around 30dB is still rather quiet...

So look at the highest CFM for the dB you want. newegg has a good sub category going on.

 

[waylander]

I know 120mm fans are better, but my side panel only supports an 80mm fan

Thats why im looking for a very good, efficient 80mm fan..

But thanks bro, will look into it.

Actually, it would be very easy to make the 80mm slot into a 120mm slot. Just get the dremel out and enlarge the hole, drill some screw holes, get a grill and you're ready to go. Here's a picture of my armor where I added a 120mm fan where there was none before (this is before the 250mm fan side panel option came out).

 

[darkstar782]

Define "best"

If you just want the most airflow, then Delta make the best fans, like the 80x80x38mm FFB0812UHE fan @ 7500RPM, pushing just over 100CFM

Of course, its also rated at 62.2dB.

Delta FFB series

If you are after silence, then you will be looking at vastly different fans....