Looking for an 80mm case fan

[CP5670]

I want to replace the stock 80mm front intake fan on a Cooler Master Centurion 5 case, which doesn't blow much air and is still on the loud side (it doesn't seem to be one of their normal models). A LED fan would be good as long as it's not extremely bright, although if there aren't any good ones in terms of airflow and noise I will just get a normal fan (probably a panaflo M1BX). I'm considering these:

http://www.coolerguys.com/840556001126.html
http://www.directron.com/tlfr82.html
http://www.coolerguys.com/840556014126.html

The evercool one looks nice and is fairly cheap but the nonstandard screw holes may cause mounting problems. The CM rifle bearings are supposed to be good but that fan looks like it might be too bright. The crystal one is unbranded and I can't find any information about it, although I guess at that price it's no big loss if it sucks. I have no idea what the actual noise and airflow on these are or how bright they are though.

Anyone have any of these fans or can suggest something else?

 

[dicecca112]

I think the panaflos would be much better than anything you listed there.

 

[charlietee]

The Panaflo's are excellent fans that have believable CFM to DBA rating...And the build quality is right there with any manufacturer.

Yate, Papst and Sanyo Denki make great fans also and the Panaflo's are right there with them.

With case fans BX models are probably not necessary...I like getting the M or H series and either 7 or 5 volting them if they are too loud.

 

[Mucker]

Originally posted by: charlietee
The Panaflo's are excellent fans that have believable CFM to DBA rating...And the build quality is right there with any manufacturer.

Yate, Papst and Sanyo Denki make great fans also and the Panaflo's are right there with them.

With case fans BX models are probably not necessary...I like getting the M or H series and either 7 or 5 volting them if they are too loud.

I second this....very good advice :thumbsup:

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[CP5670]

Thanks, looks like a normal fan is the way to go then. The 80mm panaflo BX versions seem to be about the same price as the A (although are harder to find), so I might as well get one of those. I've heard that these fans have gotten inconsistent in quality though. I have a 92mm H1BX (chinese) on the cpu heatsink and it's an excellent fan at a range of speeds, but the plastic has a pretty worn out look to it.

I also noticed a 38mm thick low speed Delta on Sidewinder; I didn't know these thicker ones existed in low speed versions. Are these any good? They would seem to blow a bit more air at the same speeds as the 25mm ones.