Possible to fix fans? Also need a replacement fan for my Tuniq Tower 120.

You could try oiling the fans:

http://www.dansdata.com/fanmaint.htm

The fan I'm using turned out to be awesome for it in terms of performance and sound:

http://www.svc.com/y720dcd-25t1-gp.html

Newegg link to get a different perspective (different pics and whatnot)

It's much quieter than the stock fan. I always hated the stock fan; it's almost whiny thanks to the shape of the fan blades.

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The fan I'm using turned out to be awesome for it in terms of performance and sound:

http://www.svc.com/y720dcd-25t1-gp.html

Newegg link to get a different perspective (different pics and whatnot)

It's much quieter than the stock fan. I always hated the stock fan; it's almost whiny thanks to the shape of the fan blades.

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I bought a pair of those and they click when undervolted.

Look at item 3 in my sig. Lubricate all of your fans right now, especially the ones that haven't stopped working yet.

Scythe makes lots of fans. I tested a number of them. See item 1 in my sig.

Oh. Well, I don't mess with my fan's voltages. I just plug them in and use them.

This are my favorite fans when it comes to performance and price

http://www.amazon.com/Cooler-Master-120mm-Blue-Case/dp/B0026ZPFCK/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1302320929&sr=8-1]Amazon.com: Cooler Master 120mm Blue LED Case Fan - (R4-L2R-20AC-GP): Electronics[/URL]

I got them for like 6-7 each shipped.

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This are my favorite fans when it comes to performance and price

Amazon.com: Cooler Master 120mm Blue LED Case Fan - (R4-L2R-20AC-GP): Electronics

I got them for like 6-7 each shipped.

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I tried that fan once and I compared it to the fan I linked above, but it turned out to be inferior to that fan I linked above. The R4 was a good fan, but just nothing like the one I linked (and am still using).

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I tried that fan once and I compared it to the fan I linked above, but it turned out to be inferior to that fan I linked above. The R4 was a good fan, but just nothing like the one I linked (and am still using).

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120x25mm
2500rpm
double ball bearing
no wonder it's 38dB

Now that I'm looking at a claimed output of 110cfm, I'll have to compare them to my 9G1212H101's - 120x38mm, 2600rpm, double ball bearing, 99cfm.

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120x25mm
2500rpm
double ball bearing
no wonder it's 38dB

Now that I'm looking at a claimed output of 110cfm, I'll have to compare them to my 9G1212H101's - 120x38mm, 2600rpm, double ball bearing, 99cfm.

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Even at full blast, it doesn't sound that bad. It makes the Tuniq Tower's stock fan sound like the most annoying sound in the entire world. When I set this Cooler Master fan to 2000 RPM (the max speed of the stock fan in the Tuniq Tower), it's way quieter.

When I hold it in my hand and let it blow against my other at 2500 RPM, it most certainly feels like it's moving about 110 CFM.

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Even at full blast, it doesn't sound that bad. It makes the Tuniq Tower's stock fan sound like the most annoying sound in the entire world. When I set this Cooler Master fan to 2000 RPM (the max speed of the stock fan in the Tuniq Tower), it's way quieter.

When I hold it in my hand and let it blow against my other at 2500 RPM, it most certainly feels like it's moving about 110 CFM.

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More than a San Ace H model? Well, I have both kinds of fans - a pair of each - so I will be doing some comparative testing.

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More than a San Ace H model? Well, I have both kinds of fans - a pair of each - so I will be doing some comparative testing.

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I don't know. This was the first fan I tried because I searched long and hard for the best blue LED fan for my Tuniq Tower, and it seemed like the results were unanimous for this fan.

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I don't know. This was the first fan I tried because I searched long and hard for the best blue LED fan for my Tuniq Tower, and it seemed like the results were unanimous for this fan.

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They are pretty good fans. I was pleased with mine. I got them to fit into a continuum of sickle-bladed fans to test. They are definitely fun fans.

The fan I love is in my gaming system, its a Papst 120X38mm. Located RIGHT underneath my graphics card, bottom intake, it spins a WHOPPIN 3500 RPMs, and im pretty sure its 40< decibels. BUT it moves a huge amount of air. It would work GREAT for a sink fan because of its insane amount of static pressure, its a dual ball bearing fan, I can hear its motor through the floor downstairs. I can hear this computer in my kitchen which is on the opposite side of the house from my room. I have to be very careful with small items, INCLUDING pieces of solder on my floor, because it will suck them up and throw them up into my computer. Which would be VERY bad if it was a peice of solder because with my luck it would end up on my graphics card and would result in it shorting out.

You can get an EBM-Papst (actually an EBM model that predated Papst's acquisition of EBM) that is all-steel: steel frame, steel motor housing, steel rotor. Heavy and loud. Check it out here.