What 60mm Case Fans?

[robisc]

I am building a couple SFF boxes and want some quite case fans, proabably 2 will be (1 front 1 rear) used in each case, I want good fans but I want them to be quiet, I haven't ever bought any 60mm fans only 80, so what do you guys reccomend?

 

[Metron]

I always recommend high dollar Pabst fans. If you're serious about a quiet system, they are the best. You'll have to put your money down though... $16.95 each.

16 dB baby!

I have 2 of the 80mm in my P4 system, and you can't hear them.
Metron

 

[robisc]

These Pabst fans look like a good chice but wow they are $$$

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

I wouldn't waste the money. I've bought Papst, Nexus, Panaflo, Zalman, NMB, Speeze, Vantec. The bottom line is that the majority of the noise with fans is the air distrubance which directly relates to CFM. I'd get a fan that will push just enough air and then get either a fan mate or do a wire mod to undervolt it if it's still too noisy.

 

[CaptnKirk]

Few of todays systems use the 60mm anymore.
Most use 80mm, some use the 92mm or the 120mm.

A 60mm is the size that usually come on heatsinks to cool CPU's
that are provided in the Retail Box packaging.

80mm's are those that are usuall the case exhaust, Door Intakes
or the auzillary intakes on the front grille area (inside)

These work fine for that purpose

Panaflos are quieter, no 'Speed' signal though

 

[robisc]

Few of todays systems use the 60mm anymore.

I need 60mm not 80 for these cases

 

[CaptnKirk]

In that case, help yourself, here's a dozen to choose from

3 more, thin profile

 

[robisc]

Went ahead and ordered 6 of these for $5.75 each, they seem to be pretty highly reccomended.

Egg link

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: robisc
Went ahead and ordered 6 of these for $5.75 each, they seem to be pretty highly reccomended.

Egg link

If you ordered 4 more your shipping would have been free. That would be less than $10 more.

 

[robisc]

yeah I didn't really need that many of these, I did order 10 before on some Thermaltake 80mm fans a while back and I have used only 1 so far. With that said as much as I like the Egg, they can charge a lot on shipping sometimes.

 

[Metron]

Originally posted by: robisc
Went ahead and ordered 6 of these for $5.75 each, they seem to be pretty highly reccomended.

Egg link

So in effect, you paid $17.25 each for the two fans that you'll actually use... <smirk>
you'd have done just as well buying the Pabst fans.

 

[CraigRT]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor
I wouldn't waste the money. I've bought Papst, Nexus, Panaflo, Zalman, NMB, Speeze, Vantec. The bottom line is that the majority of the noise with fans is the air distrubance which directly relates to CFM. I'd get a fan that will push just enough air and then get either a fan mate or do a wire mod to undervolt it if it's still too noisy.

I tend to agree, or just buy a low speed fan if possible.
I am happy with my Vantec stealths, they run at a mere 2100 RPM and are perfectly quiet for my needs.

 

[robisc]

So in effect, you paid $17.25 each for the two fans that you'll actually use...

No, I can use 6 fans just not ten, see my original post, I have 2 cases with 2 fans minimum each, but I will use 3 in each.