What's your favorite 80mm case fan?

[futuristicmonkey]

Which one is your favorite?

 

[thetman]

cooling: vantec tornado
noise: panaflo L1a

 

[Pilsnerpete]

I like the panaflo H1. Power it with 5v and it's nice and quiet. Switch it to 12v and it's fairly quiet, but moves a lot of air.

 

[kamper]

What about SilenX? Not that I have any experience but I'm curious about this one.

 

[wkwong]

standard: Panaflo L1A
LED: Cooler Master Rifle Bearing LED Fan

 

[Nebor]

Panaflo L1A. Check out the new Acoustifan 80mms though, Sleeve bearings. I have a 120mm, VERY quiet.

 

[RalfHutter]

Another vote for the L1A Panaflo.

 

[HardWarrior]

Panaflo all around.

 

[coolroyboy2]

I liked the NMB 18db/18cfm , still have a few, but they are gone so I went with the panaflo L1A.

 

[DesolationWilliams]

arent they all pretty much the same. with a few exceptions of the super high rpm monsters.

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: DesolationWilliams
arent they all pretty much the same. with a few exceptions of the super high rpm monsters.

Nope. Sleeve bearing-1 ball bearing-2 ball bearing-Oil damped-Magenetic drive. All with different properties and wear patterns. Quality fans can make a huge difference in terms of noise.

 

[HeroOfPellinor]

Originally posted by: HardWarrior

Originally posted by: DesolationWilliams
arent they all pretty much the same. with a few exceptions of the super high rpm monsters.

Nope. Sleeve bearing-1 ball bearing-2 ball bearing-Oil damped-Magenetic drive. All with different properties and wear patterns. Quality fans can make a huge difference in terms of noise.

Don't forget ceramic bearings. 🙂

 

[HardWarrior]

Originally posted by: HeroOfPellinor

Originally posted by: HardWarrior

Originally posted by: DesolationWilliams
arent they all pretty much the same. with a few exceptions of the super high rpm monsters.

Nope. Sleeve bearing-1 ball bearing-2 ball bearing-Oil damped-Magenetic drive. All with different properties and wear patterns. Quality fans can make a huge difference in terms of noise.

Don't forget ceramic bearings. 🙂

Indeed! 300k hours MTBF. Impressive. Looking at reviews now, thanks for the heads up Hero.

 

[VisableAssassin]

hands down PAPST !
second option Panaflo !
and right now for 80mm fans these new neon LED fans simply friggin rock !

 

[MegaWorks]

First choice: Vantec Tornado
second choice: Thermaltake Smart Case Fan II

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AMD Athlon XP T-Bred B DLT3C 1700+ @ 2.3GHZ (1.775v) 400FSB = 3200+
Abit NF7-S V.2 (nForce2-U400)
Corsair TwinX XMS 3200LL 512MB @ 2-3-2-6 (2.6v)
Sapphire Radeon 9500 Pro 128MB
Antec TrueBlue 480W
Thermalright SLK-947U with 92mm Vantec Tornado @2800RPM
Antec PlusView 1000AMG
Cambridge SoundWorks MegaWorks THX 550 5.1

 

[mindwreck]

panaflo L1a and Vantec Tornado

 

[imported_Phil]

CoolerMaster "Rifle bearing" LED fans. So nice and quiet at 1500rpm 🙂

 

[digitalemperor]

Thermaltake Smart Case Fan II .. it's the panaflo quiet on low settings and vantec loud on high settings and comperable cooling to each when at each setting. Pretty much 2 fans in one.

also come with thermal sensors and a dimmer switch.

 

[SWScorch]

I actually prefer my YS Tech variable-speed fan. Dial it low for Panaflo L1A performance or high for Tornado cooling.

 

[saxophonoia]

I like my Sunon case fan. It is decently quiet and works great for exhausting. Now for extreme cooling I go with the Tornado.

 

[thecarguy]

Well my vote has to go to SilenX.

14.4 dB, 28 cfm, 80mm, how can you beat that?

 

[nick1985]

LED = galaxy. they are so underrated and cooler masters are so overrated.

 

[Soulkeeper]

So far I am very happy with the vantec tornado fans
nice rpm/cfm although they cost a good bit more than most fans they are basically some of the most powerfull case fans you can buy

 

[Anubis]

Vantec Tornado for CPU fan
Pabst and Panaflows for case fans