Case fan recommendations

[lfforte]

I have an antec solo case. The stock fan is quiet on low setting but I find the power supply gets hot when I run it on low. The fan cools well on medium setting but I find it too noisy. Is there a good quality fan that cools well and is very quiet?

 

[mi1ez]

the sharkoon fans normally get good reviews...

 

[mi1ez]

80/92mm
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cooling/2009/10/15/whats-the-best-80mm-and-92mm-fan/1

120mm
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cooling/2009/09/28/what-s-the-best-case-fan/1

180+mm
http://www.bit-tech.net/hardware/cooling/2009/10/09/whats-the-best-supersize-case-fan/1

 

[semu]

Scythe's Gentle typhoon 1150 is a good choice.

 

[lfforte]

What kind of airflow should I look for? I have only the one fan in the rear.

 

[semu]

Well, it would help if you'd tell us what components (including case) you got and do you overclock etc.

 

[lfforte]

Is the Scythe fan a quiet fan?

 

[lfforte]

No overclocking, intel i5-750, antec solo case, radeon HD4850

 

[semu]

If you're not gonna overclock, 1x 120mm fan will do fine. I recommend you to buy the Scythe GT 1150, it's quiet and got a good airflow too.

 

[lfforte]

If you're not gonna overclock, 1x 120mm fan will do fine. I recommend you to buy the Scythe GT 1150, it's quiet and got a good airflow too.

I can't find that at NCIX or newegg so I need something else

 

[lfforte]

Ok found scythe GT1500 but it has an airflow of only 37cfm

 

[semu]

If you won't overclock, the airflow will be enough. If you still want a better one, Noctua NF-P12 is one choice.

 

[lfforte]

I find that the installed tricoll fan at low setting (39 cfm) is not enough. The PSU seems to get hot

 

[semu]

I'd say that GT 1150 has higher airflow, as the tricool at low is only about 850rpm. The CFM's what manufacturers tell, can be totally bulls***.

 

[lfforte]

The antec solo case manual says: Low setting, 1200RPM, 39cfm, 25 dBA
I have no idea if these are true

 

[semu]

Doesn't sound very low to me lol. But yeah, here's a link for comparison of many fans: http://img203.imageshack.us/img203/534/fansalpha.png

As you can see, Antec tricool L fails the test as the temperature goes too up. GT-1150 has the same sound pressure level, but it passes the test.

 

[lfforte]

The fan on the PSU is running but doesnt seem to be too efficient.