Looking for a very quiet 120mm fan

[jd299]

I have a Gladiator 600, which has two fans. One front 120mm 19 dBa intake (1200 rpm I think), and one top 140 mm 19 dBA exhaust fan (1200 rpm). I want to put a 120mm for the rear fan, but I want it to be veeeery quiet. Quieter than these two I have.

I've used this Scythe before when building a system with the same case http://tinyurl.com/dlhv3x but now it's out of stock! I liked that it was S-FDB.

How would this one be for what I want? http://tinyurl.com/4xlrwvb

 

[computernugget]

i found a couple of quiet fans, some at below 10 dBA and some above.

slythe slipstream
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185057

silenX IXP
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835226024

xigmatek eXtreme octagon
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835233085

slythe slipstream 500 rpm
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185056

and this evercool green fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835119074

there are plenty more i will keep looking. these are just the ones i found first. lol


edit:just noticed i linked you the same fan you already linked before. lol I fail!

 

[saint19]

Where are you from? because the Gentle Typhoon are very good and are available in a lot of stores around the USA.

 

[newbie1992]

You won't regret this one, 2000 RPM, 69.69 CFM, 19db.

I recently bought 3 for my HAFX

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-120mm-Case-R4-L2R-20CR-GP/dp/B0026ZPFBG/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1308634104&sr=8-11

 

[jd299]

You won't regret this one, 2000 RPM, 69.69 CFM, 19db.

I recently bought 3 for my HAFX

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-120mm-Case-R4-L2R-20CR-GP/dp/B0026ZPFBG/ref=sr_1_11?ie=UTF8&qid=1308634104&sr=8-11

I think that'd be a little noise for me because of the RPMs.

Would that SilenX IXP-74-09 be a good choice?

 

[jd299]

This one?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185148&Tpk=SP1225FDB12L

 

[computernugget]

the SilenX IXP and the scythe you linked will be an excellent choice.

 

[newbie1992]

This one?

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835185148&Tpk=SP1225FDB12L

Here's my logic, sorry if you don't like it...

You have fans running at 19db already, adding another 19db would be fine right? It'll add about 1-2 db to the loudness, but it will double the CFM of the fan you linked above, just saying, it's a better cooling solution.

 

[computernugget]

or OR he can have 4 silent fans on his case and still have good airflow

as long as there is air moving things should be pretty breezy inside his case no? oh well its up to jd in the end

 

[newbie1992]

@Computer Nugget: True but I'd much rather spend 10 dollars on good airflow and quietness at 19db than a 10db fan with bad airflow, 30 CFM is complete crap for a 120mm...

 

[jd299]

Thing is, that Cooler Master is notoriously louder than 19 dBA from all the reviews I read at newegg.

It's also 2000 rpm instead of 1200 rpm like the ones that come with the case.