80mm fans needed, quieter than PSU.

jpstln00 · Post by **jpstln00** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:07 am

Hi there,

I have a htpc which is fanless apart from the psu fan. All temps are not at dangerous levels but I would like to add a few case fans to improve cooling.

There is space for 3x80mm fans in my case, two directly above motherboard and the other in front of the hard drives. I have a Corsair HX450 PSU which I am very happy with (especially the very low noise!)however I don't want the case fans to be any louder than the psu. Could anyone recommend me a fan that would be as quiet as the PSU? I have tried a number of "quiet" fans which have turned out to be louder than the spec suggested.

I'm leaning towards getting the Noctua 80mm fans over the mb and a lower rpm/noise fan for the hard drives but don't want to spend the money only to find out they are louder than I wanted.

Thanks

ekerazha · Post by **ekerazha** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 5:12 am

There are also 80mm S-FLEX now... or 80mm Kama-Flex

jpstln00 · Post by **jpstln00** » Wed Jun 17, 2009 7:42 am

I have noticed the S-FLEX & Kama-Flex but was concerned that they might not generate enough air. Was interested in the S-FLEX for the HDD fan though.

jhhoffma · Post by **jhhoffma** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 7:40 am

If you can find them, Globalwin NCB fans are very good when slowed down.

edh · Post by **edh** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 8:04 am

Can you give some more info about your case? Links to some pics perhaps? You could move to 120mm fans in some circumstances with a little bit of work.

mcoleg · Post by **mcoleg** » Wed Jun 24, 2009 3:35 pm

the old panaflow slow is still among the best for 80mm, from my experience. very nice and smooth tonality and the sound doesn't propagate far. haven't tried noctuas, however, they could be better...

don't worry too much about the fans not moving enough air. even the least powerful ones will move just enough for you to notice the difference, especially under load. the noise is a bigger concern in your case, considering you now have basically a one-fan-system.

amjedm · Post by **amjedm** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 11:23 am

I've used the followings and would recommend them - you will have to undervolt them though

Yate Loon 80mm SL
GlobalWin NCB 80mm
Panaflo 80mm (from Scan - sometimes on Today Only for 59p - yes 59p )

LodeHacker · Post by **LodeHacker** » Thu Jun 25, 2009 12:30 pm

amjedm wrote:

Are those Panaflos how good? Better than Yate Loon that you buy?