Check these fans out!

[LennyRhys]

I have the best of both worlds - manual PWM controller for 4-pin fans, as per the big thread on this forum. I also like to use other controllers but only for low powered 3-pin fans, like the San Aces at 130mA. The San Aces make no ticking noise when undervolted which is very rare and shows a good quality fan. They even spin at 3v!

 

[trents]

The Deltas I recently installed make this cool sound when I turn the speed controller knob to the threshold point where impedance is overcome and they start to turn. It sounds a little like an old WWII prop plane when the pilot first starts to crank the engine. I only use one out of three fans each day unless I'm running something demanding that needs more cooling. I rotate between the three fans, changing from one to the other at the start of each day.

 

[ehume]

Choice. Sounds like fun.

 

[Joe88]

I got one of these myself
I had it plugged into a fan hub thats PWM controlled and had it in push on a cpu hsf
it did move alot of air but it was really noisy even on lowest rpm (full rpm sounded like a hair dryer) and ended up replacing it with a quieter fan

 

[trents]

I used to run a Delta AFC1212D-F00 witch is a 3400rpm 25mm thick fan. Funny thing is, it's stall speed was higher than the 38mm thick 4000rpm deltas I'm now running. I could never get the AFC1212D-F00 to a low enough RPM range with my controller for it not to be too noisy for me.

 

[Joe88]

bumping for this delta I found in the trash, has the priority dell connector so needs to changed

 

[cdawall]

I run the 3 fin ones on my rad they were reasonably cheap on the bay. Had to repin the 4 pin PWM stuff since they were setup for a server with the wires in a different config, but I run these straight off of the motherboard. Using PWM these will run at 800RPM most of their life.