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I'm building a new system for a friend. It needs to be quiet, and inexpensive. Any ideas for fans?
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Silent (or close) fans
- Thread starter Davidb0586
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What size fans?
If 120mm go for the AOC Aluminum Fans 28db
If 120mm go for the AOC Aluminum Fans 28db
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Welcome to the Forums Davidb0586
For silent or near silent you'll probably want something that is 20dB or less. It's pretty tough to get a fan that quiet that's cheap and still pushes enough air to adequately cool a CPU or ventilate a case.
Here's a deal on a quiet 80mm Panaflo. That should foot the bill if you're limited to using 80mm fans.
I highly recommend this Evercool aluminum 120mm fan; it is extremely quiet when 7volt modded. It occasionally goes on sale for $9 from various on-line retailers. I'm using 2 of them I bought from case-mod.com, but it doesn't look like they carry these any more.
For silent or near silent you'll probably want something that is 20dB or less. It's pretty tough to get a fan that quiet that's cheap and still pushes enough air to adequately cool a CPU or ventilate a case.
Here's a deal on a quiet 80mm Panaflo. That should foot the bill if you're limited to using 80mm fans.
I highly recommend this Evercool aluminum 120mm fan; it is extremely quiet when 7volt modded. It occasionally goes on sale for $9 from various on-line retailers. I'm using 2 of them I bought from case-mod.com, but it doesn't look like they carry these any more.
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billstuck said:
No, the 7volt mod sets the fan at a fixed, slower speed. I used this since I don't have a Rheobus.
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Go for the vantec stealth fans. They give average airflow for very low noise. Here is a review, http://www.geekswithpcs.com/article.php?id=5
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OK ill think about it.
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Chalk up a vote for the Panaflo L1A fans. They do an excellent job cooling down my PC. I have 2 in my Cheiftec case and I can only hear the HDD whining away.
