Fan for SLK-900A??

[Incomplete]

I'm gonna buy a thermalright SLK-900A for my 2500+, but i dont know what fan or what fan size would be good for it. I want a very quiet one, but one that has good CFM so it actually cools it off well. 92mm or 80mm? Anyone have any ideas?

 

[Sid59]

92mm Panaflo?

they make Stealth's or Papst?

 

[JBT]

I just got one of these medium speed 92mm panaflo's link If all you get is that fan, choose first class mail and it will be free shipping. I have it on my SLK900a If you want they also have a lower CFM and lower db fan. I choose this one because I have a fan speed controler and it is VERY quiet with it set to low speed, but still puts out alot of air.

If you want very quite go for a 92mm fan either way.

 

[Brian48]

Well, if you're going for a quiet fan, I'd stick to an 80mm vs a 92mm even though the SLK-900a can accomodate the larger fan. After experimenting with various fans of all sizes and makes, I've found the 80mm fans then to concentrate more air towards the center of the heatsink where as airflow from the 92mm tends to get wasted off to the side. The best combination of performance and noise I've come across so far with my SLK-900a is the 80mm Thermaltake Whisper fan (ttf-8025a) which kicks in a very impressive 37 CFM of air while allowing only 30 dBa of noise.

I'd stay away from the Antec (or the brands) of "Smart" Fans also. The variable speeds are suppose to help control noise, but it really doesn't work as well as it's suppose to.

 

[Brian48]

FYI, Thermaltake makes two types of "Whisper" fans. Make sure it's the 37 CFM/30 dBA one with the model number I mentioned above and NOT the slower one. I don't remember the model of that fan, but the RPM rating is about 2200rpm vice 2900rpm. The difference in CFM is pretty big, but reduction in noise is very minimal.