Arctic Cooling or Scythe?

[darkspreader]

I'm looking for some new case fans, since the ones I have now are freaking LOUD! So, I've narrowed it down to these fans:

ARCTIC COOLING AF12: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835186008

ARCTIC COOLING AF12025: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835186005

SCYTHE 1600RPM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835185006

SCYTHE 1200RPM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835185005

SCYTHE 800RPM: http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16835185004

I will also be getting the ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler to go along with these fans.

So, I have a Tt Shark Full Tower Case (Black). I currently have a Tt A2018 fan for intake in the front, and one for exhaust in the back. I also have the stock LED fan that came with the case on the side panel for intake; it is on the lower see-thru panel. But, they are very loud, and they are starting to get very annoying. So, I wanted to get 4 new fans: 1)Rear exhaust (preferably a high CFM), 2)Front intake (high CFM but on the same token low noise level), 3)Side intake (bottom grill), 4)Side exhaust (top grill).

If you understood all of the above, which of the fans I linked should I get and where should they go?

Thanks in advance.

 

[4Ryan6]

I will also be getting the ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler to go along with these fans.

Here is an alternate solution to your CPU cooling choice, I have an Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro and its OK, but this IMO is a better choice, reason being the heatpipe technology design is optimized when the heat rises, but when the heatsink is mounted to a M/B in a tower case with the M/B vertical the heatpipes are horizontal, the Asetek Vapo Chill has the heatpipes at a 70 degree angle allowing the heat to rise in the pipes, and get cooled properly, just something for you to consider.


The link I supplied above is for the socket 775 and doesn't have good pics for you to see the design of the heatsink but this link lets you see the design of the heatsink and the angle of the heatpipe rise.

 

[nukemaster]

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I have a AC7.... i think its ok...but the Zalman 9500 seems to have a slight lead(at least @ high heat)...

For $22(CAD) its hard not to recommend the AC Freezer Pro 7

 

[fjabad]

Don't get any of those. I too was in the search for a quiet but effective fan and I also had the same Thermaltake model fan you have now. It is loud and annoying. I read this review which includes all but one of the fans on your list and decided on the Nexus 120 mm fan and the Globalwin 120mm fan. The Nexus is definitely the quietest fan. And it promotes decent airflow, much quieter then the TT. The Globawin I also have and this is my fan of choice. Also very quiet, much quieter than the TT but moves more air the the Nexus and TT. That's my experience, hope it helps.

 

[jaguarskx]

Scythe sells some pretty quiet fans. My Scythe Ninja HSF comes with a 120mm Scythe fan, but I don't know which model it is. But I can say that it is pretty quiet even running a full speed.

The Nexus 120mm fan is a good choice. It moves a decent amount of air and is pretty quiet. The Nexus fans are cherry picked Yate Loon 120mm fans which are much cheaper, moves more air, but it is a little louder. I have 2 Yate Loons running in my Cooler Master Centurion 532 case at full speed. Even though I sit right next to my PC, it is pretty quiet.

Artic Cooling, Nexus, Scythe, and Yate Loon fans can be bought at SVC.com:

http://www.svc.com/stfa120.html

 

[darkspreader]

Hmm, ok. I'll look into these fans.

Also, once I get these fans, do you think they would drop my CPU temps below 38 degrees, which is what it's at right now? I have the two A2018 fans on around 3/7 of the way on the manual speed dial. But for some reason, even if i put the fans on full blast (even the CPU fan), it wont go below 37 degrees, lol.

So, I'm trying to aim at 20 - 35 degrees once I get the new fans, despite the fact that Pentium 4s get hot, lol. Or is this even possible with fan cooling to get that low...? lol
But if this is possible, what would be some good quiet fans that perform such temperature differences?

 

[jaguarskx]

The only way to really cool your P4 2.8GH below 38C is to get a better HSF I think. Having case fans that can move a lot of air will help, but they can only move heat that the HSF can dissipate.

I highly recommend Yate Loons for their good balance of Price/Noise/CFM. As you know you can buy a fan controller to slow down the fans and lower the noise.

 

[applevalleyjoe]

I will also be getting the ARCTIC COOLING Freezer 7 Pro CPU Cooler to go along with these fans.

Here is an alternate solution to your CPU cooling choice, I have an Artic Cooling Freezer 7 Pro and its OK, but this IMO is a better choice, reason being the heatpipe technology design is optimized when the heat rises, but when the heatsink is mounted to a M/B in a tower case with the M/B vertical the heatpipes are horizontal, the Asetek Vapo Chill has the heatpipes at a 70 degree angle allowing the heat to rise in the pipes, and get cooled properly, just something for you to consider.

Talk about timely, I've been doing some research and have the Asetek Vapochill on my short list. Be aware that they have 3 models in this series. I'm looking at the Ultra Low Noise. Out of curiosity, does anyone know if their stock fan can be replaced with another, probably the Scythe Kaze Yu 100MM which is quieter, runs at lower rpm's and puts out double the cfm's?

In regards to the 120MM fans, I've found a brand which may be of interest to some of you: the Noctua, made in Austria with an extremely limited market in the USA. Their published specs are as follow: NF-S12-800, 800rpm/35cfm/8dba; the NF-S12-1200, 1200rpm/48cfm/17dba. Incredible isn't it! They are expensive but may be worth it to you depending on your system. 8)