Seeking reliable CPU fan

[swsnyder]

There are plenty of claims regarding which CPU fan cools the best, but I want to know which is the most reliable.

I've got a dual-CPU (read: can't fit monster heatsinks) Pentium3 machine that is offsite, so reliability is a high priority for me. If either CPU has a temperature above Intel spec, the machine will shut down. That's bad. Plus I've had a few fans that got flakey after a while.

So what I want to know is, which CPU can will last the longest? I'm more than willing to trade a little cooling performance for the knowedge that the fan will continue to cool effectively.

Opinions, please? Thank you.

 

[JTC]

Papst

 

[ManOfKnight]

i haven't had any trouble with my Delta black label

Neither has my father-in-law

 

[samuknow]

Welcome to the forum,

I have several papst running 24/7 never had a prob. I have seen these installed from the manufacturer.

 

[Tachyon]

I just said this in a post on Top Motor fans but I'll reiterate. Find the engineering spec's for different fans and look at things like nominal operating temperatures, MTBF, etc.

I personally like Sanyo Denki's engineering.

 

[Placid]

Comair/rotron make some really good fans but they are on the expensive side.

Home | Comair Rotron

www.comairrotron.com

 

[surlyjoe]

my oldest living one is a boxer , I have a panaflo thats almost as old though