120 mm fan, recomdations.

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29-10-2004, 08:41 PM
chris123

120 mm fan, recomdations.

hi,

i'm after a new 120mm fan for the front of my Antec Sonata case. can anyone recomend a quiet, reliable one.

Cheers,

Chris123
29-10-2004, 08:48 PM
muddyfox470

silenx are great but mind your whole in your pocket! lol

decent, expensive and worth it!

otherwise anything!
or you could get some cheap ebuyer ones and 7v them, then they will be really quiet and should be suitable!

the fans (from ebuyer should be about 80p!)
29-10-2004, 08:49 PM
yanansi

120x120x25 Papst Case Fan 4412 F/2 GL will be great
http://www.coolercases.co.uk
30-10-2004, 04:35 PM
atifds9

i second the silenx great fan, can't here it, very expensive but worth it i also have it fitted as the second fan in my antec sonata
30-10-2004, 05:18 PM
skattrd

Panaflo are a decent and reasonably priced option http://www.dorothybradbury.co.uk/
30-10-2004, 05:40 PM
Alistair

Quote:

Originally Posted by skattrd

Panaflo are a decent and reasonably priced option http://www.dorothybradbury.co.uk/

I'd second that - got a 120x38mm bought from there on my heatsink. quiet, powerful & free delivery too :)
30-10-2004, 06:55 PM
BenW

SilentX!

I don't have any but at 11dB or 14dB depending on which model you buy they're very quiet
31-10-2004, 01:26 PM
chris123

had a look at the silenx fans. Very impressive.

will it really make any difference if i go for the 11dB model or the 14dB one?

Cheers
31-10-2004, 01:31 PM
chris123

incidently i've found them on Kustom PCs (£22 delivered).

does anyone know anywhere cheaper or better to shop, or is this place ok.

Cheers.
31-10-2004, 01:43 PM
5cupa

depends are u going to run it off the fan only 7v connections?
31-10-2004, 02:03 PM
mr_anderson187

yeah the panaflow ones are great, although for serious cfm (wont need it though for a case fan) look into the delta range
31-10-2004, 02:14 PM
skattrd

Get a panflo and 7v it if its too loud - cheaper option than silenx
31-10-2004, 02:30 PM
5cupa

delta senslow 86.52 CFM,, 37.6 dBA and thats at 12v

so at 7v it would still kick ass and be very quiet/silent
31-10-2004, 03:18 PM
chris123

yep i will be running it off the fan only connectors.

So what do yo think?
31-10-2004, 03:29 PM
muddyfox470

on the 11dba 14 dba difference, to us dumb humans there is absolutely no audiable differecne, only difference is that the higher dba (silenx) the more cfm (thorughput you will get)

but bear in mind that if you have a lot of air being pulled in or pushed out it can create air noise as the air goes through grills etc, and that is what you may be able to hear as a result, and may differentiate between the two silenx products!
31-10-2004, 03:55 PM
Byron

i would go for panaflo for decent flow but not as silent as the silentx's :cool:
02-11-2004, 01:46 PM
spursskin

Looks like Coolermaster have jumped on the bandwagon - a new 120mm fan with 13dba :-O

http://www.coolermaster.com/index.ph...20Fan%20Series

Can't find it for sale in the UK anywhere yet though - and no reviews either... but when it appears it's bound to be dirt cheap - those silenX jobbies are massively over-priced for what they are if you ask me.
02-11-2004, 04:28 PM
TDK

Lol those coolermaster 120mm fans have to be the worst fans I have ever seen 11cfm :lol:

Even a silent 80mm fan can shift over 20cfm :p
02-11-2004, 05:33 PM
pdug175

11 cfm? what a joke.
11-01-2005, 01:56 PM
pdug175

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11-01-2005, 08:20 PM
Thorsson

Quote:

Originally Posted by 5cupa

delta senslow 86.52 CFM,, 37.6 dBA and thats at 12v

so at 7v it would still kick ass and be very quiet/silent

That's probably not true. 37.6 is a lot more noisy than 30, because decibels are an exponential measurement. And 30 is quite audible above normal household noise.