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    Which Case Fan?

    MIght be getting stuff from Dabs, so I was going to buy some a few case fans with it. I found two coolermaster fans, but the only difference between them is price (from Dabs) and the ball bearing (according to the Coolermaster site)

    The cheaper one has dual ball bearing.
    The slightly more expensive one just has ball bearing.

    Is there any real difference between the two fans (air flow, durability, noise), and which is better?

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    Mike
    Last edited by mike_w; 30-04-2004 at 08:41 PM.
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    Well, I'm not that much of an expert on fans but the more ball bearings, the smoother and more durable it is. I think it works the same as in vehicles. Do you really have much of a reason for getting some extra fans, are your o/c's producing too much heat or did you just decide to get some fans? I would probably get neither of them, i'd get a vantec stealth or a vantec tornado (which are about as loud as a tornado)

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    I'm getting some new case fans so that I can push my PC that bit further without it overheating.

    Edit: Ooops, just saw that the cheaper one is sleeve bearing. Nevermind! (Ball bearing is better than sleeve bearing isn't it?)
    Last edited by mike_w; 30-04-2004 at 09:22 PM.
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