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Good midrange noise level 80mm fan

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dmw16

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When I first got my Alpha 8045 I was using a Vantec Tornado and while it moved air really well it was just too loud. So I went to the other end of the spectrum and bought a vantec stealth and it is, well, stealthy. But now that I am going to start doing some decent overclocking I think I need something little more powerful. Can anyone suggest a good middle of the road 80mm fan that is a good balance between noise level and air flow?
thanks,
-doug
 
How about one that's got an adjustable fan speed, like the Thermaltake Smart Fan II? That way you can decide for yourself what's the best combination between cooling/noise ... it's also pretty quiet for pumping through as much air as they do ... this is what I'll be using with my MCX462+ a little later this summer. 🙂
 
I felt the nwas too loud, as a matter of fact about 5 minutes ao I pulled it off my SK-7 and replaced with a SVC branded 80 mm fan and it's pretty quiet but moves more air than a panaflo
 
i love panaflo's, check out their M1A (middle speed) or H1A (high speed) fans. i have the 92mm H1A on my cpu and its still pretty quiet~
 
I've had good experiences with the Panaflo L1A's and H1A's; quiet, and enough CFM for what I need them for (6HD's, R9700, oc'ed 1700+ Tbred-B)
 
What is a resonable price to pay for a panaflo fan? I found the HA1 for $11 + $2.50 for a tail. That seems resonable to me, but I figured I'd ask.
-doug
 
ack, 11$ is a bit high. seen em for 4.50, maybe it was 5.50 somewhere, but u'd have to get 4 (edited from 3) of em to get over the $20 per purchase limit.. which isn't to big of a deal imo.. i don't remember the website, someone posted it on a diff thread..maybe search for "h1a".

edit: yeah, i can add. =P
 
But arent the fan controlers more than the $14 for a panaflo? Plus, it would require extra cables in my case and I like to keep it pretty 🙂. But seriously, what would I pay for a fan controller?
thanks,
-doug
 
Sunbeam Rheobus
Thats the one I have now. I first order the Galaxy Rheobus due to the cheap price.. but it also seems to be a cheap design.. I ended up sending mine back, the potentiometers quit working, the voltage got stuck at max, some knobs were harder to turn than others (bad potentiometers..) So I wouldn't recommend the "cheapy" ones. The Sunbeam seems pretty good, knobs (ptotentiometers work well). Only problem I had was that one of the LEDs are stuck "blue" no matter where I adjust the voltage to. The voltage changes just fine, but the LED doesn't change colors as it should. I contacted JabTech about it, they said to contact the .. maker, they gave me an email addy, the guy I talked to asked for company name and name, and that was it.. didn't ever get a reply back or hear anything more. So who knows, maybe Sunbeam's a bunk company as well. Maybe I just have $hit for luck w/ dealing w/ customer service.. But, thats just my experiance. So in short, a fan controller will prob run ya 10-20 $ depending on what you find/get..
 
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