Those are good choices and probably the best you are going to get for a reasonable price.

 

Scythe slipstream 2000RPM is 110CFM @ 39db
Those kaze fans are really good for radiators and Tightly packed finned heatsinks [eg TRUE]

 

High CFM.... ppfftt

Check the ones out near the bottom...

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/120mmfans.html

 

Yeah - they are nuts fans - but most are almost twice the audio level of what he wants....
Did you watch the video of the 220cfm one..... nuts fan

 

Yeah seen those before, but you're talking over 60db, no thanks.

 

You'd be surprised when you connect some of the higher decibel fans to a rheostat and dial them back a bit (or undervolt them for that matter).

 

Undervolt = less CFM. Kinda defeats the purpose of buying a high CFM fan.

Anyway seems that the site I was going to buy the Scythe fans from doesn't take maestro ;[ So I might end up having to get a couple of these maybe

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=656147

Almost the same CFM but slightly louder ;l
Unless I find somewhere else that sells the Scythes and accepts maestro..

Oh and anyone know where I can get a bolt thru kit in the uk? ;]

 

Here you can read about some fans and CFM vs dB

http://www.xtremesystems.org/forums/...d.php?t=171661

 

lol ok I think i'll stay from the Silverstones D;

 

How many you going to get - as each of those silverstone fans needs a 3.5" mount for the controller
Have a look at the internationaly shipping stores like i think newegg?
The scythe fans will do you good - and if you turn them down they are brilliant - the 2000RPM kaze is very quiet up to about 75% speed, then it becomes noticeable in my system - have them turned right down when not gaming/benching,

 

I'm not going with the Silverstones, read bad things about them, plus the fan controller looks tacky

i'll find the Scythes elsewere.

 

I'm perfectly happy with my coolink fans ... maybe a bit less CFM but at that noise level, you can simply put in twice the fans! My system has 7 fans integrated (on watercooling) and you simply can't hear them at all (all on very low voltage off course). High RPM isn't always the solution ... good airflow is

 

*cough* i have about 13 fans in my system *cough*
and at full [including my 2 HD3870's (which make the most noise)] it sounds like a jet taking off

 

I've got good airflow

I just want more?

 

I've got 6 right now and it's pretty loud, replacing one or two of them though so I may end up with about 7. I can't imagine what 13 would sound like! I bet you can hear it in the next room..

 

Yes - and if i turn on the 2 GFX cards to 100% - you can here it at the bottom of the stairs at our place [about 10m to the top of the stair from room door]

Picture: Obviously my TRUE isn't mounted - the Kaze goes on the HDD side of it - that is the slipstream at the back:

Count them: 9 there, 2 you cannot see in the picture [one infront of HDD's and front intake] and another 2 added after the picture [2x 40mm for the northbridge]

 

Well, only proves my point: watercooling and a few real silent fans do the trick

... but hey, we're getting off topic here!

 

I never thought of mounting a 80mm like that, it is a 80mm blowing over your ram?.. I have one attached to the top of my middle HD rack, with tie clips ;D angled blowing on my 8800. Do those PCI slot fans actualy move much air?

 

I don't have £200+ for a good water cooling setup ;]
Maybe later but i'm fine with air for now.

 

I like me panaflo's....Loud at full speed..And thats were mine stay.. All 8 of em..lol

 

I've been trying to find Panaflo's, only place I can find them is on ebay..

 

Quote:

Originally Posted by GeforceGTS I never thought of mounting a 80mm like that, it is a 80mm blowing over your ram?.. I have one attached to the top of my middle HD rack, with tie clips ;D angled blowing on my 8800. Do those PCI slot fans actualy move much air?

Yeah - it's blowing over my ram - did have 2 80mm fans cabletied together for my ram but it dosent fit well with my new board:
Pictures of that:

This one does - but not where i wanted it to go - i wanted it to go next to my northbridge, but the small gap between the card and the top gfx card made them move very little air at all as it couldnt get much air because of the small space between cards - where they are it moves about the same if not more air than my slipstream [110cfm+]

I also have that 92mm fan in my hdd rack for the lower part of the ram and northbridge a bit to.

 

Man is that Meccano?

I was wanting to replace my NB fan the stock one is a noisy for how small it is but I can't fit anything bigger on it because of my Vendetta..

 

Yes Sir

It is such useful stuff - been used alot in my system - holds that fan at a 90 degree and le to my ram, made the bracket for the fan card with it, when bench testing i use it to keep all my cards straight [not leaning to one side]
Brillant stuff

 

Have you checkout Zalmans ZM-F3, I don´t think you can get any cheaper with that performance.

http://www.scan.co.uk/Products/Produ...oductID=396304

And as Vapor at Xtremesystems wrote

Zalman ZM-F3 - The shocker of the whole group. Really, it came out of left-field. No fluke here either, Cathar got nearly identical results. No extraneous noise, magic-scaling above ~1600RPM, does well on a radiator, a mere $10 and available nearly everywhere and just overall great performance. A gem of a fan in many respects. It is a sleeve bearing though, it's only detractor.

Zalman ZM-F3 - The surprise of the bunch catches up to the San Ace on the radiator, but overall it's still not quite as good....though definitely an awesome, awesome fan.

I have 6 in a push pull for my radiator at 5 volt and it´s really quiet and if I go 7 volt they are still quiet, I really recommed these.