Looking for a 92mm to 60mm Fan Adapter

[goobee]

I want to put a 92mm fan on my SK6 heatsink. Anyone know where I can get one? Everywhere I check seems to only have ones for 80mm fans.

 

[eplebnista]

They have one at Plycon(it is at the bottom). Here is a link to the 92mm to 60mm adapter pic.

hth,
eplebnista

 

[BigMoe]

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[Enigmo]

So am I right in thinking the bigger the fan the lower the noise level? I'm not concerned about temperature so much because I'm not into overclocking. Could someone look at these Papst fans and tell me which is the quietest please? - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Papst_Fans_61.html

I know it would be easy to just look at the DB figures but there are more factors to consider aren't there? I'm particular interested in getting the 92mm. Would that be quiet?

 

[MoFunk]

<< So am I right in thinking the bigger the fan the lower the noise level? I'm not concerned about temperature so much because I'm not into overclocking. Could someone look at these Papst fans and tell me which is the quietest please? - http://www.overclockers.co.uk/acatalog/Online_Catalogue_Papst_Fans_61.html

I know it would be easy to just look at the DB figures but there are more factors to consider aren't there? I'm particular interested in getting the 92mm. Would that be quiet? >>



Bigger fan will be lower noise and when you put a 92mm adapter on a 60mm HS, you will very quickly become concerned with heat. The bigger the fan, the bigger the dead spot in the middle. So a 92mm fan trying to push through a 60mm hole will be eating it's own backwash and will get almost no airflow through the fins of the HS. I would advise against the fan adapters and look for a HS that will support an 80mm fan instead. I had an 80-60mm on my daughters for a while and her temps went up 10c. that was alos with an enermax adjustable fan set to high which was louder than the 60! I can only imagine the temp increase with a 92mm adapter!

 

[Enigmo]

Thanks for the information. I can't understand why these things are so popular if they are so bad for cooling. I suppose it's just another way to sell shoddy products for ridiculous prices - $15 for a tiny bit of plastic, lol. Who do they think they're kidding?

I'm using an Alpha 6035. Do you know if that will accept an 80mm fan without an adapter? I've seen a very quiet Papst 80mm fan which looks like it would be perfect for the job. I can't seem to find 60mm Papsts anywhere for some reason. Don't they sell them anymore?

 

[Neurofreeze]

<< Thanks for the information. I can't understand why these things are so popular if they are so bad for cooling. I suppose it's just another way to sell shoddy products for ridiculous prices - $15 for a tiny bit of plastic, lol. Who do they think they're kidding?

I'm using an Alpha 6035. Do you know if that will accept an 80mm fan without an adapter? I've seen a very quiet Papst 80mm fan which looks like it would be perfect for the job. I can't seem to find 60mm Papsts anywhere for some reason. Don't they sell them anymore? >>



Well, for extreme air-cooling, I suppose they could be good. A big fan could out-class a smaller fan while not eating its own backwash and overcoming the center dead spot due to very high static pressure. Imagine some monstrous 200CFM 120mm fan on a 120mm->80mm adapter on an AX-7, PAL8045, etc (yes, 120mm->80mm adapters exist...).

That's just a guess though.

For purposes of sound level efficiency though, I'd have to agree that there doesn't really seem to be too much practicality in an adapter.