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80mm case fans

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imported_ninex

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So after purchasing my SLK-900A heatsink and my Vantec Tornado 92mm fan, I'm looking to purchase one (maybe two) 80mm fans for the back of my computer. I don't remember seeing many articles about 80mm fans, so I'm wondering if you guys could recommend any to me.

Also, me being a newb and all, should I setup the fans so they blow OUT of my computer or into my computer? Thanks in advance.
 
I was looking at either two Kingwins (here) or two of these Vantec Blue UV fans (here) because they are both really cheap and I dont have much money.

I'd get the two 80mm Tornados, but its going to cost me around $30, and I'd rather not spend that much. The most I'll be spending for both of those + shipping is $15, which is more around my price range. I know its cheap, but I'm a poor college student with no money.
 
Kingwins i have 3 of them. i bought them because thay were cheap. thay work great.
enless you have a uv light in your case then jump for the vantec
 
How good are Speeze fans? I've never heard of them, but I think I remember seeing a couple people mentioning them before. Plus, with the special sale NewEgg has right now, if I buy 2 fans it will cost like $11.50, 3 fans is $9.87, and 10 fans are $9.90. So it looks like if I get these, I'm going to have a bunch of extra fans lying around. If these fans are actually good fans, it will work out well when I build my next rig.

Also, if there are any other cheap fans that are better than the ones I've mentioned, please feel free to let me know. I just mentioned those two because I saw they were cheap, and I remember hearing about them. By no means am I only limiting my choice to those.
 
for $9.90 for 10 fans with 3pin AND 4pin connectors.. Why not?

They arent very impressive in air flow.. and you have a Tornado in your system, so these would increase the volume by maybe 0.0001%.. put as many as you can fit in your case and save the extra. 🙂

--edit--

They are sleeve bearing, which doesnt last as long as ball bearing, but with 10 of them you can swap out broken ones. 🙂 (They still last years.)
 
I'm mainly going to be using them as exhaust, if that matters. I'll put one of them in the front by my hard drives, and two more in the back blowing out.
 
Not bad for that price, though I think the 28db rating is more than a bit optimistic. At least with ten you won't have to worry when some die.
 
nothing wrong with Vantecs.. I'd get a set of the stealths personally, but that's cause I am getting sick of noise 🙂
 
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