Cpu fan

[xtremegamer2da-max]

looking for a nice cpu fan. im trying to save money on this fan but im willing to pay a pretty high price for one. i was gonna get the cooler master hyper 212 evo, but i disvovered that its a sleeve fan and i dont want a sleeve fan because i want it to last. also it needs to fit in an nzxt switch 810 case with an asrock z68 extreme 4 mobo, and over two sticks of g.skill ripjaws x series 8gb ram. also as long as its no mor than 36 db i dont care how loud it is. i also dont like noctuas fan colors.

 

[whatsthatnoise]

... but i disvovered that its a sleeve fan and i dont want a sleeve fan because i want it to last...

wait what? please elaborate.

 

[mcnumpty23]

sleeve bearing fans tend to be cheaper and last less time

rifle bearing fans are next then ball bearing fans are better than those

then fluid bearings or magnetic bearings are best but most expensive

 

[whatsthatnoise]

Even if it was just 35000 hours. That would still be 4 years of nonstop usage. Besides a new fan costs not much once it finally breaks into pieces. Still missing the argument.

 

[mcnumpty23]

sleeve bearings are more prone to failure at high temperatures

and dont work well if mounted other than horizontally--most case fans are mounted vertically

heres the technical bumf

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Computer_fan