Need a few 120mm fans

[MDE]

I need a couple 120mm fans for two different applications. The fan in my Fortron PSU is slowly dying and needs to be replaced, and my main system needs an intake fan. I've seen Yate Loon, Panaflo, and a couple other names thrown around and have no idea where to start. I'd like them to be quiet, but dead silence isn't important.

 

[JBDan]

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/sidewindercomputers/pa12ulqu.html
Best cfm to noise ratio's IMO. My pannies are not quiet by any means, but man do they push some air. You need 120x25's? If so these are 38's. Nexus 120x25 only pushes 40 cfm, but if thats enough then -->
http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-bin/e/nexus120mm.html
G-luck

 

[MDE]

Should have mentioned that I do need 25mm thick fans. Anything a bit cheaper than the Nexus fans?

 

[joejccva]

Go with Panaflo's. IMO they have the best CFM to dBA ratio. I have 3 panaflo's in my rig and the noise doesn't bother me at all. It's a LITTLE noisy but nothing compared to a vantec tornado.

 

[JBDan]

I use this -->http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811999061 atop my xp120
Is very quiet and decent cfms. Sleeve bearings. You might not like lol the LED's though. They do come in black as well I think. EDIT: what kinda cfm's you looking for and what price?

 

[clarnibass]

I like the Galcialtech fans. They are supposed to push 37CFM at 950RPM at 12V, but mine is turning at 1050RPM most of the time. They are advertised to be 19DB and they are almost inaudiable. Even over the quietest CPU fan I doubt they are audiable at all.

 

[MADMAX23]

Get Panaflo fans; the best ones

 

[oddyager]

I'm in the same boat as you MDE. Panaflo's are great but they're 38" thick like alot of good fans too. However, I've found that Delta fans are just as great. Though a wee bit louder they puch a ton of air and its fairly cheap. Right now, I'm strongly considering purchasing one for INTAKE on my case:

http://www.excesssolutions.com/cgi-bin/category/12580

 

[MADMAX23]

As you have said, DELTA fans are noisy, so noisy that I would never recommend them to anyone. Consider PAPST fans, quiet but less CFM.
Panaflo has 25mm thick fans too,bro, so check them out. If you want performance and silence go for the Panaflos.
You can get Panflos from here: www.frozencpu.com
Good service and cheap!!

 

[oddyager]

Well Delta's aren't overly noisy. They have different models with different speeds just like panaflos. BUT Panaflo's have 25" thick ones but they're 92mm. They have them in 120mm, too? Otherwise I would definitely recommend them over Delta's.

 

[NotquiteanooB]

I like the Vantec Stealth 120x25; quiet, and push enough air at 1500rpm.

 

[Cheezeit]

$20 for a fan is not cheap. You can go to CUSA and get a $10 120x25 Mad dog fan which is a rebadged yate loon(SPCR says their awesome)

 

[MDE]

Originally posted by: Cheezeit
$20 for a fan is not cheap. You can go to CUSA and get a $10 120x25 Mad dog fan which is a rebadged yate loon(SPCR says their awesome)

:Q

I was just at CompUSSR Friday. Hopefully I'll be driving past on my way to Fry's sometime this week.

 

[Ike0069]

SVC.com and Jab-tech.com both have a good selection of fans at very good prices.
I bought a 120mm TT LED smart fan that I installed in the side of my Sonata. It has 38 CFM @17 dBa on slowest setting. Plus it somes with a thermal probe or a manual control knob. I use the manual control and crank it up to full when gaming (93 CFM @45 dBa), then slow it back down when not gaming. I couldn't be happier as it helped lower my loaded system temps by 5C.