New 120 mm case fans needed

[mkell]

I'm looking to upgrade my 120 mm intake and exhaust fans.

I would like to spend £10 max on each of them. which i know is probably not going to be needed but its always nice to have a bit more to play around with.

I currently have a 120 mm coolmaster exhaust fan which i got with my 330 eliete case, the other is a no name cheep pice of c***

I will be getting a fan controller in the new year which is probs going to be the Zalman MFC2

I was looking at the sharkoon "golf ball" fans but if any one can recomend anything better im open to suggestions.

I dont want a fan with LED's

I have also seen a this fan mounting kit. will it be worth getting

[Hawker1986]

Hi there,

Whats the idea behind the new fans, is it better cooling, or quieter operation?

I would personally suggest scythe S-flex or noctua fans for someone whos after silence and performance, but they are about £11-12 each. Otherwise hiper do some silent 120mm fans on ebuyer http://www.ebuyer.com/product/105137. Less than £6 and silent, but obviously do not perform as well as the others I mentioned.

The mounts are fine if you want to invest in them, I dont think they make a huge amount of difference myself.

Hope thats of some help.

Hawker

[Olmy]

Silent PC Review's favourite quiet fan is the Nexus 120mm case fan (non PWM). Novatech sell them at good price and economy delivery only costs about £2. I can't vouch for their service though, I've never used them, but I probably will when I'm looking to buy some nexus 120 fans.

[format]

Silent PC Review's favourite quiet fan is the Nexus 120mm case fan (non PWM). Novatech sell them at good price and economy delivery only costs about £2. I can't vouch for their service though, I've never used them, but I probably will when I'm looking to buy some nexus 120 fans.

I've got Nexus fans in my rig now, very quiet indeed. I got them from KustomPCs.

[Pob255]

The nexus look very good and come with silicon mounts.
What's the rpm on them?

For a fan controller, the zalman mfc2 is good but may be a bit over the top for just 2 fans
there's a nice cheap simple akasa fan controller that fits in a 3.5" floppy bay, manual control for 3 fans and has a dual usb connector (like the usb in a case, plugs onto the motherboard)

[format]

My Nexus fans run at 1000RPM by default.

[tensim]

I ordered 6 of the Nexus fans yesterday from Novatech, paid normal economy postage £1.99, I received them this morning! They're the black and white ones, much nicer looking than the orange on their website. Shall install them tonight and see what difference they make

[matty-hodgson]

what about Sharkoon Golf Ball 1000/2000?

the 2000s are a bit louder than the 1000s but they shift a lot more air and when used with a fan controller (like i've done) they can be absolutely silent when you need them to be but when you need the airflow you can turn it up a bit and it shifts a hell of a lot of air!

don't care about noise?

For a fan controller, the zalman mfc2 is good but may be a bit over the top for just 2 fans
there's a nice cheap simple akasa fan controller that fits in a 3.5" floppy bay, manual control for 3 fans and has a dual usb connector (like the usb in a case, plugs onto the motherboard)

i have the MFC1 in my case. it can control 6 fans but doesn't have any USB ports or anything like some of the fan controllers. and it is a bit basic compared to the MFC2, but of course, it's much cheaper too . but it is a bit OTT for just a couple of fans, i only have 4 fans connected to it atm but i'm gonna try and buy a RAM cooler that connects to a 3 pin connecter.