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How much louder are the antec PS fans?

Much louder. I have two KS-282 cases and also a 1030SX, they've all got 300W power supplies, two of which I've now opened and put Panaflos in. They really are nearly silent. noticeably less airflow, but it's still just a little warm when i stick my paw back there. I'd totally recommend it, given that they've become more readily available and pretty cheap, too. the ones I recieved came with two-pin adapters which didn't fit the sockets in the powersupply, but those sockets slide right off the electrical prongs, and the fans plug can attach directly to those prongs.

 
The fans I've just removed from my antec's were "JAMICON" brand..

Also, that's a nice illustrated guide you've got SnowPunk, but I don't see why it would be necessary to cut or drill anything. Why not just plug the fan into the connectors in the power supply? Since these are two-pin fans, it's not like you recieve any rpm monitoring benefit. If you want to bypass the smart fan feature you can plug the panaflo directly into the PSU's circuit board instead of the small PCB that the original fan was plugged into.
 


<< The fans I've just removed from my antec's were "JAMICON" brand..

Also, that's a nice illustrated guide you've got SnowPunk, but I don't see why it would be necessary to cut or drill anything. Why not just plug the fan into the connectors in the power supply? Since these are two-pin fans, it's not like you recieve any rpm monitoring benefit. If you want to bypass the smart fan feature you can plug the panaflo directly into the PSU's circuit board instead of the small PCB that the original fan was plugged into. >>


would this be possible? I am just considering soldering the wires together since I really don't want to put my fingers that much inside the PS. Would the panaflo draw too much power?
 
A while back I tried to get a comparison of Antec PS fan loudness. It still seems that people have varied opinions. I find mine to be quiet, not as quiet as my Panaflo's, but still very reasonable. The brand of my fan is Adda. It tends to run around 2200 RPM. My hard drives still make more noise than anything else in my system.
 
hey, just wondering, can i just replace the fan in my antec psu and plug the new one into the motherboard? i kinda wanna bypass plugging it into the fan socket inside the psu all together. i want to be abe to monitor my rpm in windows. would that cause the psu to not start up or something? (as a safety feature maybe?)
 


<< hey, just wondering, can i just replace the fan in my antec psu and plug the new one into the motherboard? i kinda wanna bypass plugging it into the fan socket inside the psu all together. i want to be abe to monitor my rpm in windows. would that cause the psu to not start up or something? (as a safety feature maybe?) >>


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Err it depends on which Antec powersupply.

Tempcontrolled ones are really quiet.

I have a Antec PP412X (400w) and its barely louder than a la1 at room temp. The fan itself isn't louder, just the air moving through the powersupply. I switched the defualt fan/ temp controller and put in a la1 and its still jsut a little louder than a normal la1. Same fan, but the air moving through the ps makes a litlte more noise.

Make sure you get a temp controlled antec, or a pp412x and there are few power supplies that will be quieter. antec = quieter than enermax
 
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