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| Thread ID: 12646 | 2001-11-04 09:00:00 | Fans: Sleeve or ballbearing? Quiet? | Guest (0) | Press F1 |
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| 23604 | 2001-11-04 09:00:00 | hi. How can you tell if your cooling fans are sleeve bearings, or ball bearings. Can I get quieter fans for my machine? thankyou |
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| 23605 | 2001-11-04 10:28:00 | yes u can get quieter fans. general u trade fan speed(and airflow) for noise. ie slower quieter but less airflow. also a bigger but slower fan will give the same airflow for less noise. good effecient heatsinks and case air flow help. variable speed fans. also small things like cutting out the stock stamped grills, rubber mounting fans. for eg i removed my 60x10mm 5000rpm 18cfm cpu fan and put in a quieter 60x25mm 4000rpm 26cfm fan. quieter and better cooling. |
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| 23606 | 2001-11-05 02:22:00 | Usually it will tell you on the fan sticker on the middle hub of the fan. If not try looking up the product code on the manufacturers web site Generally ball-bearing fans will last you a lot longer than sleave fans will, but sleave will be quieter. If you want a quiet pc, go for larger slower spinning fans. Panaflo fans are quiet, good for low noise. Also you can use ducting to decrease wind turbulance and increase air flow |
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