EVO 212 - upping fans

[Groov3st3r]

I really didn't want to spam another fan-related thread but I didn't want to hijack a solved one either, so here goes.

I am very pleased with my EVO 212, with a single 120mm fan it keeps my 4.7ghz i5 very cool indeed. But I have this feeling that it COULD be better.

And I want it to be better. So I went out there to see what could be done and to my horror (utter, complete, unexpected, movie-like horror ) I could not find anything. Maybe I'm looking wrong but I just can't find any oem fans in Europe.

Ebay comes up with nothing, Amazon dies too. Overclockers.co.uk is too confusing and has a very wide array of case fans - which is not what I want..

I did finally manage to find V6GT fans that would fit, but I could not purchase them immediately and now they are gone, vanished... google is clueless as to where they have gone. They do stock EVO fans in USA, but P&P for that kind of purchase would be ridiculous.



Do you guys have any favorites? Any fans that you know/use that fit this particular heatsink?
I should add that Im looking for 2 fans with speed greater than 2000rpm, to increase airflow and drop full load temps. Any ideas?

 

[Nebulous]

Well remember the higher the RPM's, the louder the noise on them. So I suggest using a fan controller if noise is an issue.

How about checking Here , here or here ?

 

[Mandrake4565]

check out this post by Ehume.

 

[Groov3st3r]

At the moment, noise isn't at all an issue. My current Radeon 5770 has a broken fan - I believe that for two years if not longer, it has been running at 100% and there is nothing I can do about that. Card was 2nd hand and so I got it less than half price It basically sounds like a fully working CD-Drive, all the time.

So I'm used to noise

Anyway, I don't live in USA and shipping to Europe kills any value on fans. Well, cheers anyway.


EDIT:
I came across ehume' post earlier, before posting. I will read through it properly, but my impression was he was talking about 140mm fans?


And I don't know why but I find the Noctua NF P12 fan just plain ugly.... nowhere near as sleek and sexy as the OEM CM fan I have

 

[Nebulous]

Ahhh, well the links I provided will give you an idea of the fans that are 2000+ RPMs and maybe you can find it in your part of the country.

 

[Groov3st3r]

Looked through ehume' post and Blade Master caught my attention.

Also, on a CM website (one of many?) I managed to find fans that look almost exactly like the one I have but slightly faster. Looking at comparable fans to see if there are any better ones

 

[Conumdrum]

You should get some 3000+ rpm fans to really make a diff look at scythe ap 51?'s for good performance and pwm

 

[Groov3st3r]

51 or 15?

I think the one you mean is a Gentle Typhoon, right? they spin up to 4250 rpm 0.0 Obviously cost a lot but it could be a good replacement.

 

[Conumdrum]

51 or 15?

I think the one you mean is a Gentle Typhoon, right? they spin up to 4250 rpm 0.0 Obviously cost a lot but it could be a good replacement.

Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm x 25mm Fan - 3000 RPM (D1225C12B7AP-29) - FrozenCPU.com

 

[Groov3st3r]

Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm x 25mm Fan - 3000 RPM (D1225C12B7AP-29) - FrozenCPU.com

I could get an AP-30 for the same price as an AP-29. Are the extra 1250 rpm worth it?

 

[Nebulous]

Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm x 25mm Fan - 3000 RPM (D1225C12B7AP-29) - FrozenCPU.com

That's the one I was thinking about but couldn't remember, lol

 

[Groov3st3r]

I think I'll just order 2 AP-30'ties and let it rip

Thanks for steering me in the right direction , world of fans is confusing 0.0


EDIT:

Just bought 2x AP-30 fans, HD7950 Twin Frozr 3 and a 6 to 8 pin converter. And I think that this concludes my spendings on this computer, for a long time. Thanks guys

 

[Groov3st3r]

Just came on to review what I got

So everything I ordered arrived today. I put it together, card has 2x 6pin power connectors but I didn't have /couldn't find the right connector - oh well, used MOLEX and done deal.

Initially I plugged the fans into the wrong molex so they spun fast initially but started gradually slowing down.
Switched everything off, plugged them into the correct cables - they now share one of the 6-pin's with the card... master of temporary solutions - and started up.


Click > wooooooooooooooosh.
Jesus Christ, these fans are like miniature jet engines 0.0 ''GENTLE Typhoon'' 4100 rpm indicated, yes they make more noise but the tone of it.... I have to say, these are the best fans I came across so far Even the little whine as they spool down upon switching off. Quality product worth the 63$ I spent on them


And I have to commend you, Conumdrum, you know how to choose a fan

 

[Conumdrum]

Well if you wanted a performance gain worth spending the money they are great. And you can slow then down when you need to.

I have seen folks buy fans just a little bit better and don't get the gains they thought they would. So do it right or not at all I say.

 

[doyll]

Just came on to review what I got

So everything I ordered arrived today.
..................................

Click > wooooooooooooooosh.
Jesus Christ, these fans are like miniature jet engines 0.0 ''GENTLE Typhoon'' 4100 rpm indicated, yes they make more noise but the tone of it.... I have to say, these are the best fans I came across so far Even the little whine as they spool down upon switching off. Quality product worth the 63$ I spent on them


And I have to commend you, Conumdrum, you know how to choose a fan

Hope you strapped them to the back of the case so they don't pull your cooler out and fly away.
Good thing I wasn't drinking a cup of coffee.

I have several Thermalright TY-143 2500rpm 130cfm fans that never go about 1000-1100rpm... Unless I need an ego boost when I've showing off my big bad SA SB-E or TC14PE while they're ogling & aahing I set the PWM control to max. Get similar comments to yours.

 

[Conumdrum]

Okay. So you went for the almost biggest AP fan, and you like it. Now put the old fans on and give us load tests results VS the new fans. I think you have your old numbers, might have to normalize for diff room temp conditions.

Tell us how those new baybeeys dropped your load temps. We wanna know!

 

[rc185]

Hope you strapped them to the back of the case so they don't pull your cooler out and fly away.
Good thing I wasn't drinking a cup of coffee.

I have several Thermalright TY-143 2500rpm 130cfm fans that never go about 1000-1100rpm... Unless I need an ego boost when I've showing off my big bad SA SB-E or TC14PE while they're ogling & aahing I set the PWM control to max. Get similar comments to yours.

sorry but that was good.