Panaflo case fans really cheap

[MIDIman]

Curious if anyone recommends the Panaflo 120mm fan from MPJA, or if there's a better one for a little bit more someplace else (as for the other deal, I just can't buy 10 fans for $30 right now - tight budget). Its rated at 86.5 cfm, but isn't 2100rpm a little low?

Are these fans already fitted with molex or smart fan connectors? Doesn't look like it to me...

Where can I get a grills or aluminum filters to go with it?

 

[crazyjoekuta]

grills can be found @ millisec.com
i can't remeber where i saw aluminum filters, but that site has (black) filters too. (although plycon.com has some crappy lookin' ones) oh, inflowdirect, 3dfxcool, 3dcool, coolerguys, and a bunch of others have grills.

 

[IronMike]

Thanks 403. Picked up 10 of the 80mm panasonics today. These are not real good cfm's but do move some air and are nice and quiet. Figure I will a sell a couple on Ekay.

 

[jhassi]

86cfm is pretty weak for a 120mm fan, and 36 db is pretty loud considering it moves so little air ...

 

[jhassi]

DON'T BUY FROM EXCESS-SOLUTIONS!!

i bought a bunch of 120mm fans from them awhile back, HALF DO NOT WORK!!!

i'll never buy anything from excess-solutions again.

 

[Zap]

Deuce300 gave us a good link for Panaflo fan info. The $3 fans only do 24CFM. Millisec has the highest rated 47CFM fans (but for a lot more money). If y'all are satisfied with 24CFM, just about any 80mm fan will do. Also, be careful about buying fans from non-computer places. You'll have to do some splicing because the fans probably won't have the proper connectors, and may be just bare wires. I've ordered from All Electronics and that's the way ALL of the fans were. Still, I got some Nidec Beta V 60mm fans (All Electronics part # CF-81, Nidec model # M33515-16) for $4 each that push some serious air. I'm talking about being afraid for my safety as I held it while it was spinning. All Electronics also has finger guards for really cheap. Flat-rate $5 shipping for the whole order.

 

[fxsts]

I live not very far from Allelectronics and pick up some stuff there every once in a while. I also got 60mm Nidec, and the thing pushes major air. THe bad part is that it was even vibrating my case. It was way too noisy for my taste. I put my quiet Sanyo fan back on my Alpha. Also, their 80mm Sunon fan is one of those high output ones and pushes major air, but again, it's pretty noisy.

 

[Madcowz]

I got my order today:
2 120mm Panaflo
1 wire striper
1 heatsink
1 40mm fan
1 molex power extension

I was a bit disappointed as all the fans were 3 pin plugs and I don't have enough of those to go around in my case. My 90mm may be a tad more powerful, but for $3 you can't go wrong with the panaflo's. Does anyone know if there's any way I can convert a 3 pin plug to molex connector?

 

[Nightwatch]

You can build or buy a fanbus. Or do like I did and build a fanbus with switches. Check this out at Nightwatch

You can buy fanbuses at TeamAwe.

You can also buy fans there. The prices aren't good but fanbuses can be hard to come by.

You can also buy adapters at 2CoolTek

 

[Nick Stone]

I put in my order. They have fan grills for any 4-11/16 fan for $1.25 (item 0708 FN) or $.99 for used ones. I also bought some grills for 3-5/8 fans (1851 FN) for $99 ea.
I also decided to get the Pocket DMM for $8.95, (13006 TE).

 

[PhaZe]

Thanks forbidden.
BTW, Hows that clear case coming along?
I bought a modded metal case from techru. My comp is chilly

 

[Hittman]

Pham Computer has grills for $1.75 a piece and a flat shipping fee of $4.00.

 

[ss284]

great ram heatsinks for only 25 cents!

cheapo sinks


im gonna buy a few!



Steve

 

[Tangman]

Wow...printer switchboxes w/ all the cables for only 5.95...gold post indeed!!

 

[CarpeDeo]

It doesn't look like you can use those heatsinks for RAM. If you look closely, you'll notice that there're are guides sticking out on the bottom so it can "clip onto the lsi socket" as stated in the description.