Originally posted by: Gamingphreek
And you have no power over me.
Owning an 80mm is the same thing just smaller. How many more ways do you want me to reiterate this to you.
Actually your statement is incorrect, let me go into my experience but first I will list the fans I have owned/do own
TT Purepower 480 with fan controller
TT 120mm Variable
Panaflo M1A 120mm
Panaflo M1A 92mm
Panaflo M1A 80mm
Panaflo L1A 80mm
Enermax 120mm Variable
YS-Tech 80mm
Antec Smartfan 120mm
Antec Blue led 120mm
Antec quiet 120mm
Antec tri-led (Blue, tri-color, and green) 80mm
some more I don't remember...
The reason your statement is wrong is due to manufactoring, it is well known that you can find better quality 80mm Panaflos than 120mm, the 120mm seem to be a "crap shoot" in terms of quality due to different manufacturers.
Currently I have a Enermax 120mm as my intake and a Panaflo 120mm M1A as my exhaust. The reason the M1A is exhaust is simply because it is MUCH noiser than my Enermax. To clairfy I used a fan controller and run my fans always at about 8 volts. At this voltage (or any for that matter) the panaflo is louder than my Enermax and this was after trying them both in both fan positions. In case you are wondering, I did return my first Panaflo M1A 120mm as I though I got a defect, second one was the same way so I just left it.
As for my other fan experiences, I would give the Panaflo line a thumbs up for producing decent fans but I am SURE there are better out there. My smaller diameter Panaflo fans worked well (and much better than all the lound Antec 80mm I have) but who wants smaller diameter fans when 120mm will push more air for less noise.
Originally posted by: aeternitas
I'd like a fan that is quite at %100 speed, not %50. What do you mean "and move some air to boot"? They are FANS, if they didn?t blow air, what?s the point of them? They make NO noise at all when they are off, but that doesn?t help much does it.
I would assume by how many sites have rated or ignored TT, the fans that actually quite would make less noise at the same RPM you have your TTs set at.
This is probably one of the most uninformed statements I have ever heard in regards to cooling fans. Everyone wants quiet fans at 100%, but the fact is quiet is relative and if you want a fan to actually move air then it is, by nature, not going to be very quiet. This is where fan controllers come in. The entire point is to have better fans that you can run in quiet mode (ie, turn down the voltage) but also have the option of running them in rock and roll mode when you need the extra cooling (like gaming in the middle of summer in Arizona). You can get quieter 120mm fans that push decent air, but a more powerful fan turned down is the best.
Take the 120mm Antec fans that came with my superlanboy. They are VERY quiet at normal operation. I don't remember their dB rating, but personal experience I could hardly hear them at 5 feet, and my apartment is SILENT due to excellent insulation, no road noise, and no noisey neighbors. Their only problem was lack of air flow. with my new Enermax 120mm and Panaflo M1A 120mm I can push more air at 7 volts for less noise then the Antec fans. That is the purpose of fan controllers.
Last thing, I am assuming mr gamingphreak that you are not using the provided fan controller with your TT purepower psu. With mine turned down to a little less than 50%, my TT exhaust fans makes almost no noise but still pushes a decent amount of air. At this setting it is quieter than both my whisper Enermax 350 and my Antec truepower 350. In fact, it is entirely drowned out by my Panaflo M1A even when the panaflo is at 7 volts and hardly making any noise. If you don't have the controller than I am truly sorry for you as that TT fan at 12v is, well, unbearable. I don't plan to ever go above 50% on the controller due to concern for my ear drums.
-spike