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Help choosing case fan

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reicherb

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I am going to buy 2 80mm case fans and am not sure which of the folling to choose. I would like to stay as quite as possible. I think the second fan is probably a better choice because of its variable speed but I have never heard of Enermax. Has anybody had any experience with them?

fan #1 - ADDA
$8.00
quiet (22.5 dBA) 80mm case fan
Safety Approval: UL,CUL,TUV,CE
Dimension: 80x80x25mm
Bearing Type: Ball
Rated Voltage: 12 VDC + - 10%
Oper. Volt. Range: 10.8-13.2 VDC
Start-up Voltage: 7.0 VDC, Nominal
Rated Current: 0.120 Amp. + - 10%
Rated Power: 1.44 Watts
Rated Speed: 2030 RPM + - 10%
Air Flow: 26.2 CFM (min at rero static pressure)
Static Air Pressure: 0.078 Inch (min at zero air flow)
Noise Level: 22.5 dBA Nominal
Motor Protection: by IC w/ speed sensor (FG)-open Collector
Connection Lead Type: AWG#24x300
Life Expectancy: >50,000 Hours at 25 C
Net Weight: 86 Gram


fan #2 - Enermax
$10.00
Enermax Thermo Control Fan
Bearing Type: Ball
Size: 80 x 80 x 25mm
Voltage: 12V
Current: 0.23A
Temperature vs. Fan speed
85C - 3100 RPM - 34dBA
65C - 2600 RPM - 29dBA
45C - 2100 RPM - 23dBA
25C - 1800 RPM - 18dBA
 
Buddy, this is a very simple problem and you should be able to figure it out. The difference in price is only $2 so what does it really matter.
Scope!
 
Enermax makes really good powersupply. I would go for those ones if they are heat regulated, sounds pretty cool.
 
Scope:
The price was not the issue. I was asking about quality. If price was my major concern I wouldn't have asked about the fans. But thanks anyway for worthless input.
 
The Enermax fans is really a total mystery how much cfm they blow...but thinking if they they rotate at about 1800 rpms should expect about 21cfm, not very much but thats a guess, might even be less. Alot of variable fans the fins are designed to blow efficently at a range of rpm's unlike standard fan its the fins are optimized for the RPM it was too spin at so more CFM per the RPM/dB.
If you really wanna go for the quietest fan with the most flow check out papst.
GiZzO's Fan Site
 
why not consider antec fans...2 80mms at outpost run you less than 10 bucks...free next day shipping, no tax (at least for me), and they take floozs...
 
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