Which 120mm fans do you recommend which are decent performance but are silent? Theyre intended to cool a radiator in my water cooling set up as the existing ones a tad too noisy.
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Which 120mm fans do you recommend which are decent performance but are silent? Theyre intended to cool a radiator in my water cooling set up as the existing ones a tad too noisy.
Links apreciated :)
I just got a sharkoon golf ball and thats pretty much silent. Comes with rubbers things to mount it with to, to stop some of the virbations.
http://www.chilledpc.co.uk/shop/prod...products_id=48
most people recomend these
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=373995
I use these
http://specialtech.co.uk/spshop/cust...productid=1911
But think im going to get some of these
I recommed Sharkoon as well. Nexus and Coolermaster also do some cheaper, but very quiet fans.
If you choose Sharkoon, then be aware that there are 2 version a 1000rpm and 2000rpm. The 1000rpm doesnt move alot of air, but is practically inaudible.
The Yate Loon looks interesting, but it says its 28Db!! That seems Very loud, yet it states its silent? Can anyone clear this up for me?
Take a look at this review. here
I'm using the 1000 on my hard drives and its doing the job quite nicely.. doesn't moves tonnes of air but its pretty good.
i think people use fan controllers on them..Quote:
Originally Posted by bigpun69
nice link!!!
CustomPC also found the Sharkoon golfballs to be great fans:
http://www.custompc.co.uk/labs/92620/sharkoon.html
Their total fan lab test is here:
http://www.custompc.co.uk/labs/60101.../products.html
The YATE loon fan says its silent at 7v but works at 12v. How would I get it to run at 7v to have it silent?
Yep, I use the Sharkoon 1000's on my HTPC and they're perfect for that. In my main PC I would only go for the 2000's though.Quote:
Originally Posted by staffsMike
The 120mm 1000s are more than adequate for case cooling. They push a hell of a lot more air than the 80mm ones. If it were 80mm I'd recommend the 2000s (I changed my 80mm ones from 1000s to 2000s for that reason, and they're still next to silent), but the 120mm 1000s are easily enough in all but massively overclocked systems. I use a couple of 120mms in my case running happily at 3.4GHz with an X1900XT.
Don't go on the specifications they tell you by the way! They ALL lie horribly. And even the Yate Loon which isn't a lie, is atleast wrong :P Its actually HIGHER than the actual noise the fan makes..
I think the Yate Loons are the best fans you can buy.
I've got two Sharkoon 1000 Golf Ball fans as my case fans and they are super quiet. But they hardly move any air. Its like a baby's breath... I then tried a Noctua fan, and it was completely crap. Now I still use the sharkoons, but I bought a Yate Loon fan for my CPU Heatsink. (I think its the "SL - Slow" one). It runs at about 1350RPM so similar to the sharkoons. But it is just as quiet and it moves more air. I can't test any of this stuff, but just judging with my ear, I would say their volume is about the same --- basically so silent I can hardly hear the things. As for air flow, again, tested by just putting my hand behind it, I would guess that the Yate Loon pushes about 60% more air than the sharkoon - even although they are the same size, speed, and volume. So to me, that makes it the best fan ever.
I haven't tried many other fans, but judging by what other people say on the internet, and comparing all that to what I have experienced myself, I would say that the yate loons are the way to go it seems.
I hear good things about the Yate loons, I use golfball fans atm which are pretty decent.
The Yate Loon SL are good fans but out of the case (how I tested) the Sharkoon 1000 (three samples) were quieter than the Yate Loon D12SL.Quote:
Originally Posted by acrobat
Oh almost forgot, my favourite fan at the moment is the NorthQ 120mm Nano Cermaic Bearing fan - very very quite (at the expense of airflow).
I've got THESE in another pc and there quiet and quite good at performance to.
Bought some North Q 120mm aluminium fans for a new build and they are fantasticly quiet and I will be buying more in the future!!
Where did you get them from?Quote:
Originally Posted by Dingo
I got the Black one from Scan.
Ta.
I wasn't too impressed with Akasa Amber 120mm I had, it didn't compare well to the Sharkoon 1000 or the other quiet fans I had at the time.Quote:
Originally Posted by Mad-Max
Yes that seems about right to me too. Although the difference must be just a few db or so because both fans seem amazingly quiet. Infact, the only way I can even hear them really, is to put my ear right by them. I love them :) I just wish the air flow was a bit better. Like I said, although the sharkoons are amazingly quiet, the airflow is a bit of a let down. I was probably expecting too much to be honest, but like I said, its about as forceful as a baby's breath :PQuote:
Originally Posted by amjedm
I think the Yate Loon SL is maybe a wee bit better, but its still pretty small - like a gentle summer's breeze or something :( I'd definitely pick the Yate Loon SL though, out of choice. Its quiet enough that I cant hear it unless I put my ear right next to it, and yet it moves slightly more air than the sharkoon1000.
I am so happy they are all fairly cheap too. They are so cheap, that if they started to pick up gunk and stuff, and werent as quiet in a year, I would be happy to just buy another pair. (Only about a tenner).
The next fan I buy, will be the Yate Loon medium or high speed. I think this slow one is a bit too slow for my CPU. So Im going to get a medium/fast one, and then let the CPU manage its speed.