Need a good 80mm fan

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DontMakeMeEatU
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Need a good 80mm fan

Post by DontMakeMeEatU » Tue Aug 15, 2006 10:42 pm

Since my case has a 80mm fan slot behind the harddrives, I decided to get a little cooling for them. I need it to be pretty quiet at full speed and still have a decent cfm.

kesv
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Re: Need a good 80mm fan

Post by kesv » Wed Aug 16, 2006 3:21 am

DontMakeMeEatU wrote:Since my case has a 80mm fan slot behind the harddrives, I decided to get a little cooling for them. I need it to be pretty quiet at full speed and still have a decent cfm.
The fans listed in the recommended section are still good: http://www.silentpcreview.com/article63-page2.html

Note that any airflow over the drives is better than none, so even a low speed fan will improve the cooling. 20 cfm will be plenty. Apart from the SPCR recommended fans, there are some user recommendations in the fans section of the forum.

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Post by NeilBlanchard » Wed Aug 30, 2006 7:01 pm

Hello,

I just got a couple of the Enermax "Enlobal" bearing 80mm fans today, and they are pretty good, indeed. Compared to my four+ year old NMB fans, they are very similar. The NMB's are 18CFM and rated at 18dBA, and I'd guess the Enlobal is 19-20dBA? I am comparing them at 12v.
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I'll also put in a good word for the Enermax with the thermistor control on it -- at it's minimum speed, it is quieter than the above two fans, though obviously it is not running at 12v.Image

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