Push/pull set up
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alienware
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That's an oxymoron mate as such a thing will never exist.
Noctua are quiet but you will sacrifice CFM. If you want a lot of air moving it's going to make a noise sadly.
Remember, it's not the fan that makes the noise it's the air.
dipzy
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That is true. Which fan would you recommend that has a decent cfm?
Don't believe what is printed on the manufacturer's site. Most of the time these noise values have zero to do with reality. If you want a quiet fan with good air flow, perhaps look at noctuas, but the CFM isn't great. I like the gentle typhoons which have pretty decent CFM, but aren't silent.
The best CFM to noise ratio will probably be found with 38mm thick fans, (technically 4000RPM deltas win this, but are unbelievably loud). If a manufacturer claims 66CFM for less than 20db, they are talking rubbish. Yate loons are generally pretty good value, and if you stick to low rpm ones are very quiet.
As Alien says though, the better CFM means more air noise.
The best CFM to noise ratio will probably be found with 38mm thick fans, (technically 4000RPM deltas win this, but are unbelievably loud). If a manufacturer claims 66CFM for less than 20db, they are talking rubbish. Yate loons are generally pretty good value, and if you stick to low rpm ones are very quiet.
As Alien says though, the better CFM means more air noise.
hear ya go
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/120mm-Scythe-Kaze-Jyuni-1200RPM-Slip-Stream-Fan-SY1225SL12M
or
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/120m...Quiet-Case-Fan-(Using-Vortex-Control-Notches)
or
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/120m...peed-Light-Control-SEVEN-LIGHT-EFFECTS-SILVER
not sure how loud the enermax are at 12v but they look nice
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/120mm-Scythe-Kaze-Jyuni-1200RPM-Slip-Stream-Fan-SY1225SL12M
or
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/120m...Quiet-Case-Fan-(Using-Vortex-Control-Notches)
or
http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/120m...peed-Light-Control-SEVEN-LIGHT-EFFECTS-SILVER
not sure how loud the enermax are at 12v but they look nice
alienware
Banned
I always visit here
http://www.quietpc.com/gb-en-gbp/products/casefans
And then select a size. They have a very well laid out and informative setup on their site that tells you the RPM and CFM very clearly.
http://www.quietpc.com/gb-en-gbp/products/120mmfans
Noctua NF-P12 shifts 54.3 CFM @ 1200 RPM. However, taking the RPM up to 1500 on other fans gets you roughly 65.
The Noctuas are very very good for quiet fans at shifting a lot of air. However as I said it sounds like you're looking for high performance fans in which case they are going to be noisy. Have a look on QuietPC even if you can't order from there (or don't want to because you can find them cheaper) as I found it to be a great way of seeing what does what.
Also remember that sometimes it doesn't matter how fast or loud or CFM the fan can shift. In some cases you reach a thermal brick wall and, well, it is what it is.
This is why I went Noctua all round. Basically for all the extra noise and all the extra fans the performance gains simply weren't worth it. I am now at half the noise I was making before and with all of my overclocks removed I have lost an insignificant ammount of Vantage points.
dipzy
New member
Thanks for links, it helped alot
dipzy
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The table on quitepc.com was very helpful, i decided to go with the noctua fans and i have found them on ebay for £7.99 each
dipzy
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yes they are the nf-p12 fans
