Hot!! Panaflos, all sizes under 10 bucks

[duragezic]

Thanks for the excellent reply, mindless. I'll have to take a look at my mobo tomorrow to see what I'll need... maybe I do have some 3pin fan connectors. I'm just so used to having a generic case fans with the 4 pin connector (like hard drives or optical drives use for power), I didn't realize that they weren't standard.

Anyway, hopefully they still have 'em tomorrow, cause I'm going out tonight! 🙂

 

[mindless1]

Originally posted by: duragezic
Thanks for the excellent reply, mindless. I'll have to take a look at my mobo tomorrow to see what I'll need... maybe I do have some 3pin fan connectors. I'm just so used to having a generic case fans with the 4 pin connector (like hard drives or optical drives use for power), I didn't realize that they weren't standard.

Anyway, hopefully they still have 'em tomorrow, cause I'm going out tonight! 🙂

Oh, I misinterpreted what you meant by 4-pin. If you need 4 pin molex as on drives, you'll also need an adapter. They sell a few on another page for 0.50-1.00 each, like this one., or on a fan with bare leads if you wanted to skip buying a tail and just solder to above adapter (or some other method of connection) it might help to have some 1/8" (for small single wire connections) or 1/4" (for dual larger wires in parallel) heatshrink tubing, OR pins and a molex connector to roll your own with no need for soldering if you use pliers (or a crimp tool) to crimp them, but then you need more PSU molex connectors available in total.

 

[JSLIM]

the first link to the 120mm fan is now $5.99, the second link is sold out.

 

[Spuffin]

For those of you that have ordered fans from SVC before, do they come with any hardware to affix the fan to the case, or do you order that separately?

 

[mindwreck]

just notices their the made in china ones. aren't they the louder less reliable ones? I remember reading threads in cooling about this...

 

[furballi]

Haven't had any noise issue with the Chinese-made Panaflo. Shipping fee for four 80mm and four 120mm is $6 (cheapest option). I solder the leads directly to the terminals.

 

[Spike]

NOTE: This post is in response to questions/concerns about the CM fans at SVC, I am not trying to thread crap or distract from the available cheap panaflo's... honest 🙂

I recieved my large order from SVC on last Wed and redid the inside of my case. What I got where:

Cooler Master 120mm green LEDx2
Cooler Master 80mm green LEDx2
CM IDE cable with green lightsx2
CM dual Cold cathlode green
CM Floppy cable with green lights
CM wire mesh floppy cable

Total price was ~$42 with $7 UPS shipping that came in two days (to Seattle). I installed the two 120mm and one 80mm in my case (as well as all the light cables) and am VERY impressed with the results. Overall my machine is now quieter than it was before while overall cooling is better though CPU temps are slightly higher (more on that in a min). I am very impressed with these fans as they do not make ANY vibration noise and push alot of air (using the oh-so-accurate back of the hand measurement).

My old setup had been a Yate-Loon DS12 120mm for exhaust @ 12v, Enermax 120mm variable as intake @ 7v and a 80mm YS-Tech on my PAL8045 @ 7v. This setup was alot quieter and cooled slightly better than my previous setup which had a Panaflo 120mm M1A as the exhaust @7v with all else the same. Now I am running all the cooler masters at 12v and it is even quieter than before. My idle CPU temp is up to ~48c (AthlonXP 2500+ @ 2.2ghz) which is 1-1.5 degrees higher than before. This is due to the CM fan pushing much fewer CFM (actually pulling in this case) than the YS-Tech but it is way more silent. Full load temps hit ~54 C which is only .5 more than before though more testing is required.

All in all I am VERY happy with the CM fans and SVC. Mindless1 is a huge Panaflo fan and while him and I disagree on some things I cannot fault him for reccomending one of the best fan brands out there. However, these CM and the previous mentioned Yate Loon fans are quieter than similar Panaflos while pushing the same or more air. They will not last as long due to their bearing construction (sleeve or rifle sleeve in the case of the CM as compared to ball/fluid in the Panaflos) but even using conservative numbers it looks like these fans will last a little over 2 years. At ~$2-6 a piece these are better buys than the Panaflos and if you are at all concerned about quiet then these are a must.

-spike

 

[Spuffin]

Spike, can you please let us know if the fans came with mounting hardware for affixing the fans to the case?

 

[mindless1]

yes, CM fans will last a couple years as will most lower quality sleeve bearing fans. Who wants to replace their fans or have to relube them every couple years?

We have a different philosophy about parts/systems, I build for a decade of zero maintenance (except dusting them out, maybe a battery swap or random part defect/failure).