need quiet fan

[brownbomber]

whats the quietest 120 mm fans to go into my 830 stacker

 

[defuseme2k]

The absolute queitest fan is an Enermax Enlobal Marathon. 17dBA

http://www.svc.com/fan-uc-12eb.html

 

[Choppyferrari]

The Noctua NF-P12 is thee best. All the reviews show it is the premiere quiet fan. No other fan can match it's dba to CFM ratio. The static pressure is also unmatched.

Noctua NF-P12 > Scythe/Nexus/Nanoxia/Yate Loon

 

[defuseme2k]

The Noctua NF-P12 is thee best. All the reviews show it is the premiere quiet fan. No other fan can match it's dba to CFM ratio. The static pressure is also unmatched.

Noctua NF-P12 > Scythe/Nexus/Nanoxia/Yate Loon

Neat. But wow that's expensive. Its only money though .

 

[Fig345]

Does anyone have this fan? http://www.svc.com/a2368.html
78CFM at only 21dBA or at least thats what it says. I wonder if its true.

 

[luckyou03]

I've used all three of these and here is what i'd recommend:

1. Thermaltake A2329
Pro: pushes massive air 62CFM, good pressure, almost silent
Con: price, and only be used as exhaust fan
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16835106100

2. Enermax Marathon
Pro: run friction-free so it'll last forever, almost silent, intake or exhaust, good pressure, cheap
Con: lowest airflow of the 3, 44CFM
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999099

3. Thermaltake Silent Wheel A2330
pro: cheapest, quietest of the 3, pushes 54 CFM in open areas.
con: exhaust only, has very little pressure, so up against a fan grill or hard drives or heatsinks it's useless.
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16811999144

 

[luckyou03]

Does anyone have this fan? http://www.svc.com/a2368.html
78CFM at only 21dBA or at least thats what it says. I wonder if its true.

Someone post on newegg about this fan

" way too loud

Pros: well it does move a lot of air as it claims in the description.

Cons: too loud for my quiet p180 case. it is not 21dB as everyone else has mentioned. it is more along the lines of 30dB. no 3 pin connector/adapter, 4-pin molex only.

Other Thoughts: this works well but its just too loud for me and does not live up to its claim in noise level, so minus 1 egg. "

 

[Choppyferrari]

Everytime I try out a Thermaltake fan, I'm disappointed to find out that they always overestimate and exaggerate the CFM. Also, there's no way Thermaltake's can achieve such "quietness" using conventional sleeve bearings.

Nexus, Noctua, and Scythe seem to keep it honest. If you're price sensitive, you should check out Yate Loons!

 

[Down8]

Yate's are quiet at low speeds, and CoolerMaster's fans are quiet at full power, though that's only around 1200rpm.

 

[Waldorf]

Take your pick:

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article63-page1.html