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Price/Perf Case Fans

LokutusofBorg

LokutusofBorg

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Scoured this forum with search last night and read all kinds of stuff about fans, but the couple times the Yate Loons were mentioned they stood out to me. They seem to fit the bill cause they work well and they're *cheap*.

I'm most interested in long-lasting fans, that do an acceptable job and aren't jet engines. I want quiet, but I'm not obsessed with super quiet. These are ball bearing fans? This means they're not the cheapest bearing type, and they'll last pretty well, right?

I'm getting an Antec 300 (shipped next day from Amazon with free shipping -- woot!) that should be here soon, and I want to create positive pressure inside my case. So I want to use these YLs in the two front fan cages. My new system will be an i7 920 with the MSI X58 Pro and the HIS 4850 (no rear exhaust). I doubt I'll do any serious overclocking if any at all (I value stability above nearly everything else -- I *hate, hate, hate* when my system has stability problems). Anybody have an opinion on whether I'm going to want a third intake fan on the side panel of the case to cool this rig?

I'm getting a Xigmatek s1283, any thoughts on the need to replace the stock fan that comes with it? I'm thinking I won't need to, but thought I'd ask.

Thanks.
 
The stock fan on the Xiggy is fine.
I did read somewhere that if one's going to order Yates, there's a particular site that seems to have better quality Yates.
 
I think it's probably the Petra's site, but they're more expensive, and the specs didn't seem 50% different to justify the 50% higher price *and* higher shipping.
 
The quality issue has pretty much been taken care of. Jab-tech got a bad batch. I've gotten YLs from jab-tech and performance-pcs and they're good fans - can't vouch for how much better the petra ones might be since I've never bought one.

You'll also need to decide if you're going to get the SL or ML version. I'm using the SL's on my 300 for intake. If you get the MLs try to put them on a fan controller to slow them down when you don't need full power.

If you want to control pressure, make sure either you a) get an intake fan for the side door or b) close up that side door opening.

-z
 
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