Best 80mm fan POLL

[mrapoc]

If you may

I love polls

 

[outrunner]

Best at what, cooling, lowest noise?

 

[mrapoc]

cooling without being stupidly noisy

dont mind a whisper

 

[NickS]

Yate FTW!!

 

[mrapoc]

well once i have some conclusive results, ill need some models to ask specialtech (nicely) if they can get me 2 in

 

[dave87]

Silverstone?

 

[mrapoc]

can somebody find some audio files to compare 30db and 25db, i need to know how loud it actually is

 

[outrunner]

Papst Super Quiet Case Fan 8412NGLLE only 9dB http://www.endpcnoise.com/cgi-bin/e/std/sku=9dbPapst

Your average background noise in a room is approx 20dB

 

[outrunner]

can somebody find some audio files to compare 30db and 25db, i need to know how loud it actually is

30dB will be approx twice as loud as 25dB, a gain of 3dB is double the volume as far as I know.

 

[mrapoc]

hmm, there aint much point getting a fan with only 12.35 airflow, i dont need pure silence, just fans that make a difference without DRIVING YOU CRAZY AAARGH

 

[NightshadowUK]

Sharkoon 2000 fo' sho'.

 

[mrapoc]

have u got some? do they live up to the "hype" created by custompc magazine?

 

[NightshadowUK]

I have and they sure do.

 

[mrapoc]

i think we need to get some for a review

 

[Hyper]

Where is Akasa

 

[ionicle]

panaflo FTW!

 

[Ham]

Where is Akasa

I hope to god you don't mean the amber 80mm....

 

[Hyper]

I hope to god you don't mean the amber 80mm....

Nothing wrong with the Akasa Ambers

 

[Ham]

Mine sucks, it sounds like a jet (nearly 6000 rpm, wtf!). I will say it moves a fair bit of air at that speed though.

 

[Hyper]

Mine sucks, it sounds like a jet (nearly 6000 rpm, wtf!). I will say it moves a fair bit of air at that speed though.

Seriosuly, I run a 80mm akasa amber on my downloading rig which I need to be silent, and it is just that, silent