Need a quiet 120 fan that pushes reasonable air

[zagood]

I ordered the Akasa 92mm from Sidewinder, great fan, great vendor. The 120 is supposed to be better. Don't think anymore, just do it. 😉

-z

 

[scrawnypaleguy]

Update:

I just got my Arctic Cooling fans. I got three of these for the case and one of these to put on my SI-120.

The only problem I encountered during installation was when I tried to put the AF 12 on my cpu cooler: since it has a nonstandard frame, it doesn't have holes for the clips to fit into. But I fixed it by attaching the clips to the fan with twisty-ties. I hooked all four up to my Zalman fan controller and let em rip.

Results: temps seem a bit lower, but since I was only upgrading from some 1200 rpm cooler masters, I didn't expect much change. They make a bit of noise, but not terribly annoying. The AF 12 and it's special frame system do make it quieter than the "normal" version, but since I put them all at 5v they're all perfectly silent. When I'm gaming I can turn them up and they keep my system below 40c no matter what I do. I'm very happy.

 

[imported_Seer]

I have to say I am disappointed with the Akasa 120 mms I bought. Whenever they touch something hard (case, desk, anything really), the motor area emits a loud buzzing noise. An extremely, annoying, noise. AS in I cant stand to run them at full speed attached to my case. They aren't that bad when mounted to my si-120 with the anti-vibration strips. I ordered some rubber fan mounts, and if those don't fix this I will be quite angry!

 

[FlasHBurN]

Originally posted by: Seer
I ordered some rubber fan mounts, and if those don't fix this I will be quite angry!

Where can I get some of those rubber rivets for mounting fans? Someplace with cheap/free shipping would be good. All of the places I looked wanted like 3 bucks for a few, but then like $5+ for shipping.

 

[Shadowknight]

Originally posted by: Seer
I have to say I am disappointed with the Akasa 120 mms I bought. Whenever they touch something hard (case, desk, anything really), the motor area emits a loud buzzing noise. An extremely, annoying, noise. AS in I cant stand to run them at full speed attached to my case. They aren't that bad when mounted to my si-120 with the anti-vibration strips. I ordered some rubber fan mounts, and if those don't fix this I will be quite angry!

Being made out of a see-through plastic makes it harder and more brittle than normal plastic, hence why it'll treansmit vibrations easier than Nexes/Yate Loon/Panaflo/etc.

 

[imported_Seer]

Originally posted by: FlasHBurN

Originally posted by: Seer
I ordered some rubber fan mounts, and if those don't fix this I will be quite angry!

Where can I get some of those rubber rivets for mounting fans? Someplace with cheap/free shipping would be good. All of the places I looked wanted like 3 bucks for a few, but then like $5+ for shipping.

That's all I could find, too. I didn't search too too hard, though.