Advice on fans...

Hi...I just setup a watercooling loop, but do not have any fans on my radiator yet. I believe 120mm fans would fit on the raaiator.

What I was wondering was, what are the best fans for cooling that are most quiet?

Also, could you provide links to reputable online vendors for me? Thanks!

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=223391
http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=261778

vendors in the WC board sticky.

HeatM1ser2k4 said:

Hi...I just setup a watercooling loop, but do not have any fans on my radiator yet. I believe 120mm fans would fit on the raaiator.

What I was wondering was, what are the best fans for cooling that are most quiet?

Also, could you provide links to reputable online vendors for me? Thanks!

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http://www.frozencpu.com/process
gentle typhoons 1850rpms model. Works wonders for me. And it is silent.

Thanks for the info....
Can you tell me how I an test how loud 3 fans at a certain decible level would be before I bought them?

Like, how I can hear how loud 3 fans @ 28dBA each would sound, or 3 fans at 37.00 dBA each would sound?

I was looking at these two fans:
Scythe SY1225SL12SH 120mm "Slipstream" Case Fan

APEVIA CF12SL-UBL 120mm Blue LED Case Fan

Are either of the two I linked any good?

Fan noise is extremely difficult to evaluate because there are so many variables:
1. How sensitive your hearing is
2. What you consider to be "loud" or "acceptable"
3. Ambient PC/room noise
4. Lack of standards in testing fan noise

All you have to do is go to NewEgg and read the reviews for some fans and with the exception of the ones at the extreme end of performance like the Deltas, reviewers will give most fans marks that are all over the board. For the same fan you will get comments everywhere from "whisper quiet" to "annoying".

Heat, here ya go, rest is up to you. You want good fans and quiet? Gt1850 AP15 by Scythe. None better right now.

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/showthread.php?t=261778

Yeah GT's are the quietest. I have used them in the past and they are pretty good. I use Triberks now and they are not loud when you under volt them, but they are twice as much as the GT's.