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624753 2007-12-26 12:35:00 Hi there wanting to get help Im looking at getting 3x 120mm fans for my case.

Im not worryed about ones with lights in them as thay cost more and i already have 2 cold cotholdes in case.

Not to worryed about how loud as i have a fan controllor. I found the 2 fans below What would be better or do you no of any good fans.

www.cbcnz.com

www.trademe.co.nz
bluezone (12434)
624754 2007-12-26 18:19:00 On the basis of brand , Evercool is a very good brand. However without any specs we cannot compare both fans.

I have used Vantec fans in the past, they are extremly good - a bit expensive though.

www.ascent.co.nz
noone (22)
624755 2007-12-26 20:51:00 Hi there yeh i seen them i can get them in the $25 cost range from a differant shop .

Speacs of the other to are:

1st fan:
Evercool
120mm high speed
2000rpm
79 . 14 CFM
36 dBA
ball bearing
3pin connector

2nd fan:
Sunbeamtech Super Silent 16dba
Special designed sleeve and motor for silent performance
3 pin connector for speed detection and control
3-to-4 pin connector and no additional wire needed
Silent design,only 16 dba noise level
Size:120* 120 *25mm
Rated Voltage: 12V DC
Bearing Type: Ultra Silent Sleeve
Rotation Speed: 1000 RPM10%
Air Flow: 42 . 8 CFM
Air Pressure: 1 . 55 mmH2O /1 . 1 mmH2O
Noise Level: 16 dB(A)
Input Current: 0 . 09 A10%
Power Consumption: 1 . 08 W10%
Speed Sensor: Yes
Cable Length: 600mm
Life Expectance: 30000 hours

I have used Sunbeamtech before thay look nice and not loud but to me thay dont move much air more looks i think .
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bluezone (12434)
624756 2007-12-26 22:59:00 79 CFM iper minute is very high, a good amount of air is moved. But at 36dBa it is very loud. If you can sacrifice quietness with CFM, then go for Evercool. qazwsxokmijn (102)
624757 2007-12-26 23:06:00 Yeh Loud not worryed as at moment its loud running 4 80mm fans on full speed bluezone (12434)
624758 2007-12-27 01:29:00 What kind of equipment have you got in your case, and what temps are you running at?

3 * 120mm fans is quite alot .
noone (22)
624759 2007-12-27 01:52:00 Specs Are:

Thermaltake Soprano Black case
Thermaltake Toughpower 600w PSU
ABIT IC7-G socket 478 mobo Overclockers board
Intel Celeron D 315 2.26MHz socket 478 CPU
Thermaltake silent tower cooler socket478 with 2x thermaltake 90mm fan. 52CFM.
GEIL 1x512MB 3x1GB DDR400 ram blue cooler covers on all 4 Sticks. Single channel till i get 1 more 1gb stick to replace the 512mb.
ASUS A9550GE/TD 256MB Graphics card
TV/Radio capture card pci card
6 port usb pci card
4 port firewire pci card
56k modem pci card
2x Asus DL DVD burners
2x WD 80gb ide hdd (1x Windows xp pro sp2 / 1x Windows Vista Ultimate)
4x WD 80gb sata hdd's (storage)
1x floppy drive
4 way fan controller
4x 80mm case fans
rounded cables and sleeved cables.
Running windows home sp2.

CPU and graphics card aree both overclocked a little.

The screenshots are of before i installed the 2nd 90mm fan on cpu tower.
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Picture or the system before i installed it into the thermaltake case.
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This is the size of the thermaltake cpu cooler side a stock cooler
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bluezone (12434)
624760 2007-12-27 02:12:00 Meh 3x 120mm fans are overkill I reckon. I have my PC below with the overclocked 8800GTS and I've only got 2x 120mm fans. And you have an aftermarket CPU cooler. qazwsxokmijn (102)
624761 2007-12-27 02:19:00 Im assuming that those temps are idle, how much higher are your temps with intensive use?

That CPU cooler of yours is MASSIVE, given you have applied it properly and have good general ventilation you shouldn't need 3 extra 120mm fans.

Two side notes, You got a celeron??? !!! , instead of upping your ram why don't you get a P4 - the speed difference will be much more significant.

secondly, is your processor 64bit , and are you using a 64bit OS, because otherwise all that RAM is going to be no use to your OS.
noone (22)
624762 2007-12-27 02:20:00 SO YOU THINK JUST A FRONT 120MM AND A REAR 120MM WILL DO ME FINE. i HAVE A SPACE FOR A 120MM SIDE FAN AND ALSO 3X 120MM FANS IN THE TOP OF CASE. i HAVE THE AC Ryan RadGrillz - Stripes 3x120 Aluminium Black ON THE TOP WITH JUST A FILTER IN EACH 120MM HOLE. NOT GOING TO INSTALL FANS IN THE TOP OF CASE. oNLY IN THE FRONT AND BACKE AND SIDE MAYBE DO I NEED THE SIDE ONE iT WOULD BLOW ON THE TOP OF THE CPU COOLER.

www.legionenterprises.co.nz
bluezone (12434)
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