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blogz101   07-07-2008 at 05:27:36 PM

Hi
I would like to ask what FAN is the best to cool an intel Q9450?

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robertito   07-07-2008 at 05:43:22 PM
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Noctua and Scythe make good fans but are kinda pricey, I find yate loon fans work great for 1/10 the price of a noctua or scythe. It really depends on what you want to spend and how tolerant you are of noise, some fans have great airflow but sound like a jet turbine.

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the last resort   07-07-2008 at 07:44:01 PM
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get a high CFM rating on the fan if you dont care about noise. but make sure that the output of the case fans can match close to that, or the fan will continue to blow hot air over something that's already hot.

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kad   07-07-2008 at 07:51:08 PM
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Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme
and Scythe S-Flex SFF21F

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panicatak   07-07-2008 at 08:27:08 PM
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best:- True

If your on a budget AC Freezer 7 pro

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evongugg   07-07-2008 at 08:31:34 PM
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XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail

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XIGMATEK ACK-I7751 Retention Bracket - Retail

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Sailer   07-08-2008 at 06:03:48 AM
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I like quiet, so I have a Noctua fan on my TRUE. The Scythe is also good, though it seemed a touch noisier. Could be just a different pitch that got my ears attention and not the decibels. Don't know.

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jaibot18   07-19-2008 at 04:30:51 PM
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well the best fan, hands down would probably be the Delta GFB1212VHW 120x76mm Very High Speed on this page http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/120mmfans.html . ha keep in mind this fan is not quiet but you mentioned nothing on noise in your original post.

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Shadow703793   07-19-2008 at 07:28:00 PM
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^ :lol:

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blogz101   07-19-2008 at 07:46:21 PM
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:lol: omg that wouldnt cool my system it will destroy it haha

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jaibot18   07-19-2008 at 08:15:02 PM
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haha i wonder what temps you would get if you funneled the output to a 120 mm fan size.

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blogz101   07-19-2008 at 08:16:43 PM
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lol when you funnel that air in, it will rip your motherboard apart :lol:

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jaibot18   07-19-2008 at 08:56:28 PM
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lol i say you test it out and post back with results

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eklipz330   07-19-2008 at 10:55:07 PM
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wow that 120x76 that jaibot posted is BEAST
and only 59dB?? you would think its over 100...
it has 2x as much airflow as my a2018's at only +10dB...

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Sailer   07-19-2008 at 11:14:26 PM
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Dopekitten wrote :

This is the best fan:

http://www.businessfacilities.com/ [...] 763893.jpg

Assuming you have the space to fit it...



And exactly how big a PSU do you need to run that fan? I looked at my present 850wt, but it ran for cover and hid. I think its having a nervous breakdown or something.

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the last resort   07-20-2008 at 03:49:17 AM
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dude, that jet fan is moving thousands of cf/m. it also would produce such a large vacuum, that you could make your entire computer a vacuum, which would make for really interesting cooling.

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