best performing QUIET fan

[rx jr.]

need an 80mm and a 120mm to replace my mediocre stock fans. what would you people recommend? i need something super duper quiet and yet gives pushes lots of air.

thanks

 

[rx jr.]

i'm also looking for loud and powerful fans that are silent with the 5v or 7v mod

 

[scselt]

i'm also looking for loud and powerful fans that are silent with the 5v or 7v mod

Also

 

[rx jr.]

hmm...

 

[Tsumi]

Best noise/airflow fans are generally the gentle typhoons, although those large 38mm fans also undervolt fairly well. The key thing is the bearing: ball-bearings are the noisiest, followed by sleeve, then the other bearings I do not know enough about to categorize them from noisiest to least noisiest, but they're all generally better than sleeve and ball-bearings. Otherwise, fans in the same RPM range generally sound the same, since most of the noise is air movement and not the fan itself (unless the bearings are noisy).

 

[Psi*]

I found these recently. Too new to find a review.

 

[rampantandroid]

The N12s I think are good too? Or the P12s if you need higher pressure? I've got two P12s on my TRUE and I don't hear them...

 

[tekneek]

http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002W7T59Q


Get the noctua 140mm's for your 120mm spot. the 140mm noctua fan has a circular housing so you can mount it in a 120mm spot. It also comes with resistors so you can lower the RPMs to make them quieter. I use nothing but noctua and they are quiet. on the pricey side but worth it in my case