SLK-900U and "Insert best cooling/noise ratio fan here"

garyttu

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Ok, dang it- i've decided to go with the 900U...I mean-- given the sturdier construction of the 4bolt on my Abit NF7-s 2.0... I might as well fork over the extra 7 bucks to step above the 800 right?

I appreciate all your guys help with selecting an 80mm fan and I nailed it down to the SF2 and Mechtronics, and even looking at the Panaflow H1A recently....

Well now that I am going 900U I might as well consider 92mm fans....Are there better cooling to noise fans out there that are worth it above the 80mm- I heard the 92's don't cool as well because of their fins...

Any fan suggestions to win this best cooling/noise now that we've bumped up the size?
 

seismik

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I went with a 92mm Panaflo L1A. I believe they're rated at 43cfm and very quiet (<30dba). I don't know what the fins on a 92mm would do that would hurt cooling in any way over an 80mm...
 

garyttu

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Anyone have experiences with the Enermax variable 92mm?

According to their website the specs are:
Model No. UC-9FAB
rpm 1800 2300 2800
Rated Voltage 12V 12V 12V
Rated Current 0.13A 0.20A 0.28A
Power Input 1.56W 2.4W 3.36W
Air Flow(max) 47.34CFM 52.25CFM 64.15CFM
Noise 28.0dB 32.6dB 34.3dB

64cfm at 34db?
If true, what's the catch ;) ?
 

dannybin1742

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yeah see i just got the slk900U from heatsinkfactory.com and i originally ordered the it with the panaflo fan that has 40ish cfm at 28dba, but they were out of stock so i got the adjustable enermax fan that the above poster is talking about, it has not arrived, it whould in the next day, but even with the specs, it still should push a fair amount of air at low dba


so i'll let ya know in the next day or so
 

Peter D

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i think the enermax 92mm adjustable is one of the better noise/cooling ratio fans. Of course, if you want extreme cooling.. TORNADO! :D
 

garyttu

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Ok i'm going with the Enermax 92mm variable

OR

Tornado 92mm with Nexus Fan Controller (any fan controller better for the under 30 dollar price?)


-I won't run it above 40db 95% of the time....so is it even worth getting the tornado & nexus? in other words... will
it put out better CFM at same volumes with lower pitch compared with the enermax ?

 

Tab

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Wait a minute the Abit NF7-S has heatsink mounting holes around the CPU Socket?
 

HiTek21

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Originally posted by: Tabb
Wait a minute the Abit NF7-S has heatsink mounting holes around the CPU Socket?

Thats what I thought too, When I was browsing for a new motherboard I was deciding between the Asus A7N8X Deluxe and the NF7S mobo. Seeing as how I already had an Alpha 8045 and didn't have any more money to blow on a heatsink I went with the asus because it had the mounts for the heatsink.
 

blade

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I usually prefer the ys tech 92mm. Put a 92mm tornado on my new slk900a for testing and so far, I like. It's connected to a fan controller and it is only quiet on half speed. But on half speed it still cools better than others I've tried. On the higher speeds, I need to be about a mile away.

Though the actual cpu cooling isn't that big of a difference from a slk800 to an slk900. A 92mm fan does help to cool surrounding components like the mosfets, ram, etc.. And a slk800 will fit a 92mm fan also. But the slk900's do "officially".