High CFM low-medium noise

[green_tea]

I am looking for a 120mm x 25mm fan which will look decent and move a ton of air while not being excessively loud(under 40DB). They will be on a controller and running lower/quieter most of the time but I want the option to crank it up(80-120CFM) without going deaf. What I need is basically this fan:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999344

but not white... the rig I am building is mostly black and blue and has a huge window. Perhaps it is a bit vain but, imo big white fans would look awful. Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

-Trevor

 

[Lmeow]

Get a permanent marker and colour them black?
Mind you, they're only at 17dB on low settings, having it on max may or may not bring it past 40dB. I have one 2k RPM Ultra Kaze, and two 2k RPM CM Sickleflows. They both say they're 32dB, but sometimes I can hear it over the gunshots when I'm playing F.E.A.R..

 

[green_tea]

Thanks Lmeow... I had searched newegg by selecting the 80+CFM category... went back and realized there was a "variable" category where I could look as well. I found several options which fit my criteria and seem to be fairly good quality:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835110014

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835103083&nm_mc=OTC-Froogle&cm_mmc=OTC-Froogle-_-Case+Fans-_-Cooler+Master-_-35103083

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835200028

Consider this one solved unless you have another option which is both really great and really cheap. Thanks
-Trevor

 

[JackNaylorPE]

40 dB is too much for me....I went a bit quieter w/ 18 db max so I settled for twin fans @ 70 cfm

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835214001R&Tpk=enermax%20magma%20120mm

40 db is 161 times louder than 18 db

For 100 cfm and < 40

http://www.frozencpu.com/products/10352/fan-677/Akasa_120mm_x_25mm_Auto_Thermal_Fan_-_800_-_2300_RPM_26C_-_45C_-_AK-174BKT-B.html?tl=g36c15s60

 

[poorya_user]

I want to know your idea about Ultra Kaze 3000 RPM? Is 45.9 dB so loud? What happen if I use three of them in a case? I read a post in the other forum that said if we use fan controller in Ultra Kaze 3000 and reduce the speed, it would become louder .(is this correct?)

 

[randomkid]

They will be on a controller and running lower/quieter most of the time but I want the option to crank it up(80-120CFM) without going deaf.

Yes, this is what I do too... I am in a Push/Pull configuration. I have the PUSH in PWM control while the PULL is connected to 3PIN header so control is manual. When I am testing some OC, I set the PULL fan max. TOgether with the PWM controlled fan, it cools my CPU to lowest possible temperature. The noise is loud but I don't care because during actual gaming, I set the fan to 50% and still does the job to keep temperature at target.

 

[FanterA]

you should check out the scythe slipstream 1900rpm fans

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185060&cm_re=slipstream-_-35-185-060-_-Product

they are 37dB @ ~110 cfm, and black! these are the best cfm/dB ratio I have found anywhere.

as a side note, its 'dB' not 'DB' or 'Db' or 'db', it is a scalar prefix (one tenth of a 'Bel'), I know in this case I'm just being picky, but you wouldn't want to confuse say mW (milliwatts) with MW (megawatts)!

I hope (at least the first part) of this response has been useful!