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Old 11-05-05, 03:33 PM Thread Starter   #1
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What do you guys think of this fan?


http://www.dealsonic.com/tha1th12rled.html

It's got a nice CFM, and reasonably quiet, and inexpensive. Any reason why I shouldn't go with this one?
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Old 11-05-05, 03:38 PM   #2
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That dB rating looks too low for the amount of airflow that it puts out. Also sleeve bearings are not the best options for case fans.

Although it is pretty cheap so it couldn't hurt to order one.

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Old 11-05-05, 04:28 PM   #3
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I've got a couple of these in blue, they're fantastic fans but don't expect 78 CFM, more like 45 CFM. I prefer the blue version for the adjustable output, but for some reason it's $10 more. Here.
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Old 11-05-05, 07:08 PM   #4
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I have a green one.

As fuzzba11 said.. they don't push as much air as it says.

It has 3 leds. It should of got 4. It has a fabric tape going around the outer side of the fan to protect the conductive tracks which looks horrible.

On my 120-80mm fan adapter it pushes something like 20-25cfm.

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Old 11-05-05, 08:37 PM Thread Starter   #5
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How can you measure the air output like that? I already got one, and I'm waiting until I get home to put it in.
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Old 11-05-05, 09:00 PM   #6
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Well, you could always compare it to a similar fan
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Old 11-06-05, 06:16 AM   #7
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It's got 2000RPM, so you might compare it to other fan with same shape and speed. I'd rather vote for something around low 40s rather than 21 with such speed.
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Old 11-06-05, 07:59 AM   #8
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I decided to not make another thread with the same topic as his and just post in here. I was wondering about this fan on NewEgg Silverstone 120mm

110CFM max with 39.5db. Looks good to me. All the reviews look good. $16. I could use a good fan to pull in some air for my case.
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Old 11-06-05, 08:35 AM   #9
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How can you measure the air output like that? I already got one, and I'm waiting until I get home to put it in.
I use an old power supply on a desk with a power supply tester to turn it on. Do it carefully as the fans won't be all that stable. There are some threads around that explain how to skip the tester and use a paper clip.
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