Fan needed for Xp-90C heatsink

[BigCoolJesus]

So i have an XP-90C heatsink, and i need to decide on a good 92mm fan

right now i have a thermaltake silent cat fan, 21dba (but i measured it at around 26dba) and its supposed to push 52cfm (i dont know how to measure this, but i compared it to a 120mm, both on full speed, and the air hitting me felt the same so)

but should i dump that and get one of these?

VANTEC TD9238H 92mm

(i do have a fan controller, but i dont know if it would even be anywhere near quiet on low).....


or should i just get a Panasonic Panaflo



I definatly need the fan to push enough air that it circulates around the RAM modules......

 

[JBDan]

IMO the vantecs are noisy as all can be. I'm a silence fanatic though. Go panaflo and use Speedfan or a controller for idle times. The pannies push more air than any other fan (120mm, 92mm, 80mm) bar none and while not the quietest out there, are solid units.

 

[mindwreck]

if u care about noise just get the panaflo

 

[kman79]

Actually, the Delta Fans push the most air out of all the fans. I have a delta fan blowing on my XP-90, not the copper, the regular one. 43C Max load on an overclocked San Diego 3700 at 2.8GHz at 1.5375V. Cool, yes of course. Noisy? Yea, I would say so.

If you don't mind noise, get a delta fan. If you want decent CFM and something quier, I'd get a panaflo. Ordering one just to see how much hotter the CPU gets with a 68.8 CFM Panaflo, versus a 110 CFM Delta.

 

[BigCoolJesus]

i guess ill get a panaflo just for good mesure


but the Vantec would be good to have just in case i ever needed to crank up the juice..... but how quiet does it run when its turned all the way down (to the lowest setting)?

 

[Bona Fide]

Don't even bother. Vantec Tornadoes are the noisiest fans around. If you want cool and noisy, get a Delta. If you want cool and quiet, get a Panaflo. I would recommend the L1A or the M1A.

 

[imported_meatball]

This one. Just ordered mine with the XP-90.

 

[imported_meatball]

Originally posted by: BigCoolJesus
21dba (but i measured it at around 26dba) and its supposed to push 52cfm (i dont know

52 CFM at 26 dbA is doubtful. The panny is 43 CFM at 27 dbA. And there's no beating panaflo's CFM to dbA ratio.

 

[BigCoolJesus]

Ok, so im sticking with the Panaflo

 

[Unkno]

good choice.