Currently I am using the Noctua P12 fan that came w/ the heatsink for my CPU. That seems to run pretty quietly and seems to be performing ok w/ 35C idle and 47C at load.
My 3 case fans are another story as they are old and near death. 2 of them are mounted to my HDD cages and are behind filters so I suppose I would benefit from higher static pressure fans there. The other is my exhaust fan with no filter.
By quiet I am thinking ~20dB.
The Yate Loons are the right price but a bit loud for me. I don't mind spending a few extra $. I looked at Scythe also but see a number of people complaining about an annoying "hum." (for the Slipstream and S-Flex series) SilenX's 72CFM @ 14dB seems fudged and I've heard they are not made well. XIGMATEK XSF-F1251 72CFM @ ~24dB?
Suggestions?
My 3 case fans are another story as they are old and near death. 2 of them are mounted to my HDD cages and are behind filters so I suppose I would benefit from higher static pressure fans there. The other is my exhaust fan with no filter.
By quiet I am thinking ~20dB.
The Yate Loons are the right price but a bit loud for me. I don't mind spending a few extra $. I looked at Scythe also but see a number of people complaining about an annoying "hum." (for the Slipstream and S-Flex series) SilenX's 72CFM @ 14dB seems fudged and I've heard they are not made well. XIGMATEK XSF-F1251 72CFM @ ~24dB?
Suggestions?
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