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valis1

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I've always encountered fans failing before their theoretical lifespan, well, those fans are mounted on the top of my case pushing air out, where the fan is mounted pointing down horizontally, and adding more strain on the bearing and assembly. Never really had a problem with fans mounted vertically or mounted horizontally (fan is resting in the assembly vs hanging) pulling air in.

Question is... what brand of fan do others recommend?

I've been looking at the hydro-dynamic bearing, they're a bit costly, but are they any better than normal bearings?
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835553002
 
You can always add oil through the rubber stopper to help increase their lifespan.
 
Chances are removing those fans wont have any kind of impact on the internal temperatures. In fact, using too many fans can actually prove to have a negative impact on cooling the components on the inside.
 
agree with skillz on that one, and many cases also do not optimize the layout of air in/out so they tend to create many dead spaces as well as just a poor overall airflow line. Less fans that are well designed in a well thought out chassis will have a far more beneficial impact then many fans.

I am using mainly Coolermaster Blademaster fans, had 4 scythe fans for awhile (need to pull stopper to add oil or they will die) got 2 Cougar Vortex HDB 120mm fans they are what I will continue to buy as they are extremely good fans and quite low cost, the bladmaster were at least here one of the lowest cost fans for the pressure and cfm fans I could get, the Vortex at minimum match their performance but their noise level and way they blow the air is much better and they were actually like $2 less expensive BM at time were for me $9 or so per, the vortex were $7 per and they came in a "kit" that has a molex adapter type plug that is quite long and a nice braided finish with a very nicely done plug end.

I have 1 vortex in vertical and 1 horizontal they both do well no issues, have tried speed controlling them, putting behind tight hepa type airfilters they just work very well, only thing I didn't like was the pull through type noise silencer silicon rubber plug things couldn't pull them through to hold fans stable but the corners are rubber and do not find any vibration given to my case at all.
 
I have used only Noctua fans for the last 3 years in about 25 builds and have not had 1 fail yet. Over 80 from 80mm thru 140mm. They don't yet make a 200mm and I haven't found one that will last anymore than 6 months in a horizontal position.
 
jrweis said:
I have used only Noctua fans for the last 3 years in about 25 builds and have not had 1 fail yet. Over 80 from 80mm thru 140mm. They don't yet make a 200mm and I haven't found one that will last anymore than 6 months in a horizontal position.
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I stopped trying to find good cheap fans after using products from the Noctua brand. I even hand paint them with Sharpie markers because I don't like the colors and that's how much trouble I'm willing to go through over it. If a $10 Cougar fan is pricey then you probably don't want to know how much money I've given those clever Austrians at Noctua.

For what it's worth, I've had 4 NF-P14s (the 140mm with 120mm mounting holes) and an NF-A15 (another 120mm mounted 14cm fan) exhausting straight up for quite some time and they are all still functioning fine. I don't use that config anymore, though.
 
pushing or pulling will matter as well. I know at least with my scythe ultra or slipstreams they definitely preferred to pull air into as the bearing seemed to last much longer without needing oil. I gave one of my ultra kaze to my brother, he has been using it for over a year, I had it for 4 years used in both horizontal and vertical pushing and pulling, more the paid for its cost both in lasting time, and bleeding ears :p
 
I don't mind paying for quality, just do not see the overall point when if all else is equal similar airflow to noise levels, they may have higher quality and definitely longer warranty, but its a case fan, it blows air and makes noise :)
 
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