[ahson]

Picked up a Vantec Tornado 92mm fan today....
I knew it will be loud...so after all the installation job....
turned on my PC...and the fan noise is EXTREMELY LOUD!
It just freaked me out....I thought the fan was hitting something.

I wanna ask those who got this fan....how can you survive under this loud fan noise?!

 

[blob]

Grab a fan controller or switch a few wires down to 5V.

 

[shermstix]

You should have checked the dB rating before purchasing that beast. I guess the good thing is it moves a lot of air right? I can't stand noise, it drives me crazy when I am trying to write a paper or a good post.

 

[aznchowboy650]

yea you should've gotten the frozencpu one 200+ cfm and bout the same noise lol

 

[ahson]

For those of you who can stand the noise.....
GOOD JOB! lol...

 

[ShawnMcGrail]

my 120mm pushes about 110CFM and is about 50dB. After leaving it on for so long constantly, I just put a switch on.. I can't afford rheostats... lol..

 

[ahson]

Quote:

Originally Posted by shermstix You should have checked the dB rating before purchasing that beast. I guess the good thing is it moves a lot of air right? I can't stand noise, it drives me crazy when I am trying to write a paper or a good post.

I did checked before....but I never know the 56dB is this LOUD!
lol...oh well...i'll go back and refund it
but this fan really moves lots of air flow.....its like putting a desk fan beside me with the highest speed! crazy little thing!

 

[shermstix]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ahson I did checked before....but I never know the 56dB is this LOUD! lol...oh well...i'll go back and refund it but this fan really moves lots of air flow.....its like putting a desk fan beside me with the highest speed! crazy little thing!

I bet, 56dB is crazy loud. My Enermax 120mm fan pushes 95CFM and is only 30dB.... I can barely hear it with the case door on..... Plus it has a rheostat built in....

 

[ahson]

Quote:

Originally Posted by shermstix I bet, 56dB is crazy loud. My Enermax 120mm fan pushes 95CFM and is only 30dB.... I can barely hear it with the case door on..... Plus it has a rheostat built in....

UC-12FABFan Speed 1800- 2300RPMRated Voltage12V Input Current(max)0.20APower Input(max)2.4WAir Flow(max)63.05CFM Noise24.6- 30.1dB
95CFM = 63.05CFM ??!!

 

[shermstix]

Quote:

Originally Posted by ahson UC-12FABFan Speed 1800- 2300RPMRated Voltage12V Input Current(max)0.20APower Input(max)2.4WAir Flow(max)63.05CFM Noise24.6- 30.1dB 95CFM = 63.05CFM ??!!

63.05 CFM is at 1800 RPM!! 94.92 CFM is at 2300 RPM!! It is a user adjustable fan. http://www.coolerguys.com/840556035015.html. The CFM rating is a range, just like the dB rating is a range. 63.05CFM~94.92CFM and 24.6dB~30.1dB.

 

[Lunix]

A) I wear headphones that block 32db ambient sound (senneheiser 280 pro's)

B) I wired a switch and a resistor that pulled it down to 4k rpm, made a huge noise diff and not such a huge temp diff

and finally, C) I don't use that computer too much.