It sounded like in your previous post, you were saying that you've also gotten Japaflows (I love saying that word) by ordering these specific ones.
If you get several of these, how do you power them? They can't all run off the mobo can they?
Also earlier in this thread, Melectricus says the NMB fans are quieter than these. Anyone else found this to be true?
Anyone know how the Speeze Masscool fans compare?
Originally posted by: mdetz
Says in product description. 12 volt DC.Originally posted by: 3point14
Excuse my ignorance, but do these run off of 3v or 5v? I would like to use these in a stereo cabinet to cool down a receiver, cable box, dvd player, etc. and I need to connect them to AC instead of DC. Also, if anyone has any suggestions on the easiest way to convert these DC fans to run off of AC, please PM me
you needFAN1042
Or a converter, or a DC power supply.
You can just crack open your HTPC (you have one right?) and run the fans off of your P/S.
I should have just read the despription and I would have known it was 12V
. I would run the fans off of my HTPC, but the fans are for my dad's entertainment center. I will check out the link you gave me. It looks like those should work just fine. It's not like he needs anything quiet considering he won't hear the fans over his speakers 
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"Also earlier in this thread, Melectricus says the NMB fans are quieter than these. Anyone else found this to be true?
Anyone know how the Speeze Masscool fans compare? "
panaflos are techincally made by NMB
panaflos are in the small handfull of fans out there that are concidered silent (undervoleted), generally defined as quiet next to your ear and totally silent at typical computing distance for one fan
they also are great in that they are very quiet at a full 12v (not silent) unlike some fans concidered totally silent undervolted and dont perform so great at 12v, another plus is they move a decent amount of air
speezes quietest model is decent in the average fan catagory from what I understand but its not in the same catagory as a panaflo
and dont be mistaken that all panaflos are quiet, they make very loud fans also
of course all these terms (silent, quiet, ect...) are somewhat subjective, but from reading quiet computer sites for some time thats the general idea ive come up with
visit http://www.silentpcreview.com/
ask a question about any fan ever made in forums and somebody will respond that theyve tested this fan, and alot these people are religious about there fans, theyve purchased hundreds of fans over the years and know there stuff
"Also earlier in this thread, Melectricus says the NMB fans are quieter than these. Anyone else found this to be true?
Anyone know how the Speeze Masscool fans compare? "
panaflos are techincally made by NMB
panaflos are in the small handfull of fans out there that are concidered silent (undervoleted), generally defined as quiet next to your ear and totally silent at typical computing distance for one fan
they also are great in that they are very quiet at a full 12v (not silent) unlike some fans concidered totally silent undervolted and dont perform so great at 12v, another plus is they move a decent amount of air
speezes quietest model is decent in the average fan catagory from what I understand but its not in the same catagory as a panaflo
and dont be mistaken that all panaflos are quiet, they make very loud fans also
of course all these terms (silent, quiet, ect...) are somewhat subjective, but from reading quiet computer sites for some time thats the general idea ive come up with
visit http://www.silentpcreview.com/
ask a question about any fan ever made in forums and somebody will respond that theyve tested this fan, and alot these people are religious about there fans, theyve purchased hundreds of fans over the years and know there stuff
Your statement is correct. I HAVE received Japanese versions from them before...but your chances of getting them from them NOW is slim to none. My apologies for the misinterpretation. I meant that post to say that I have received them in the past (read that as a LONG time ago) and it was more a testamonial to how the Chinese versions were inferior than to what type of fan you'd get from them.
I am "one of the people" from SPCR. I don't post half as often as most of them do there nor do I have the experience the founders do there, but I keep to their standards. Your NMB fans and your (insert any fan here mentioned) fan isn't going to hold a candle to the Panaflo's in terms of silence. Even at 12v they're smoother than 99.9% of the fans out there. I leave .1 for some fan down the road to appear.
That AC fan should work fine then. You might want to price them at your local Fry's or other electronics parts store first (I have no idea how much they go for). I imagine they are significantly louder than a DC fan, just because the motor seems bigger.Originally posted by: 3point14
I should have just read the despription and I would have known it was 12V
The nice thing about them is you can just wire it to the AC outlet on the back of your receiver.
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chinkgai, you get more answers if you use the shift key from time to time.
120mm M1A Panaflow for $13.99 in stock:
http://www.pcextreme.biz/productdescription.asp?SKU=fan-18
I got mine at that shop, no problems.
120mm M1A Panaflow for $13.99 in stock:
http://www.pcextreme.biz/productdescription.asp?SKU=fan-18
I got mine at that shop, no problems.
martin, i have zero trouble finding this fan in stock elsewhere...but that guy said it was for 4 dollars! as opposed to 14 that you just linked...:brokenheart:
i was going to get two, one for my xp120 and one for case...well maybe two for my case...so thats 4*3+shipping if they really were 4 dollars
thats why i was so anxious
edit: i dont get the shift key comment...care to clarify?
i was going to get two, one for my xp120 and one for case...well maybe two for my case...so thats 4*3+shipping if they really were 4 dollars
thats why i was so anxious
edit: i dont get the shift key comment...care to clarify?
I ordered ten on 2/6, got a notice of shipment on 2/8 and received them 10 minutes ago (2/10). They're all made in Japan! Very happy with the order/price.
Holy crap. Lucky bastid!
Guess chances of getting Japanaflo's are better than slim to none hehe. I stand corrected.
i got a ups ship notification today and it looks like ill be getting mine on tuesday. Thats 8 days after I ordered. Not bad i guess, just seems like it because of zipzoomfly spoiling me with 2nd day shipping on everything
I love these fans. Im using one with a thermaltake silent boost cooler for my Athlon 64 3200+. Heatsink barely gets warm at 100% CPU load for an hour.
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Ordered on the 8th, received today. All 10 were made in Japan.
Also, they charged me $7 shipping. It was shipped Priority and the sticker says $6.85.
Also, they charged me $7 shipping. It was shipped Priority and the sticker says $6.85.
came with no screws and it was rather poorly packaged (not enough packing foam) but everything appears to be okay. comes with the 2 pin which can be easily modified to work with a 3 pin header. great deal!
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I got my 10-pack from this deal.
They are Japanese, come with the two-pin connector.
I compared two pairs of one Japanese and one Chinese each. They are pretty much identical when it comes to airflow and air movement noise which is basically none.
If you put your ear close enough you hear motor noise, especially on the front side. I don't think they' be audible on the back side of a case blowing out, but in the front blowing in (and hence having the motor side exposed to the front) I wouldn't be so sure especially if you mount several.
The Japanese ones in my two comparisions have noticably more motor noise than the Chinese ones.
This test had been made with a normal noise PC, I'll make a second test with a more silent PC.
They are Japanese, come with the two-pin connector.
I compared two pairs of one Japanese and one Chinese each. They are pretty much identical when it comes to airflow and air movement noise which is basically none.
If you put your ear close enough you hear motor noise, especially on the front side. I don't think they' be audible on the back side of a case blowing out, but in the front blowing in (and hence having the motor side exposed to the front) I wouldn't be so sure especially if you mount several.
The Japanese ones in my two comparisions have noticably more motor noise than the Chinese ones.
This test had been made with a normal noise PC, I'll make a second test with a more silent PC.
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