which fan for Thermalright sp-94?

[twikoff]

Im looking at picking up a sp-94, but also need a fan
Im considering the 92mm panaflo, but its borderline on whether its going to fit in my case.. if it does fit, I think it will be butted up against the psu.

my current processor fan is 2 3/4 inches.. and I have just over 3/4 inches between it and the psu.. so it would be pretty tight to get the 92mm fan in there..

Im considering:
Vantec Stealth 27 cfm 21 dB/A 3 pin
Sunon 39 cfm 32 dBa 3 pin fan
Panaflo 80H1BX 39.6 cfm 32 dB 3 pin RPM sensing fan
Panaflo 92mm high-speed 3 pin 56cfm 35 dBa
Sunon 92mm 3 pin 49.5cfm 34.5 dBa

it doesnt have to be super quiet.. cooling factor is one of the top priority.. although I dont want anything that is going to be disturbingly loud.

Im considering playing it safe with the panaflo 80mm

any other recommendations?

 

[tapir]

I use a Zalman 92mm "quiet" fan from SVC. it comes with an optional attachment to reduce the fan speed to silent. I left the attachment off and it is great, quieter than my big 120mm casefans and cools well

 

[MegaWorks]

Panaflo 92mm high-speed 3 pin 56cfm 35 dBa

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[Cerb]

If you're worried about it butting up against the PSU...I take it the heatpipes are already very close? In that case...try a Panaflo M or H 80mm (or Aerocool).
The Vantec stealths aren't that quiet, and if quiet isn't your thing, a decent (35-45CFM) fan will work, and most that aren't really powerful can be undervolted later if you want quiet.

 

[twikoff]

actually.. i didnt think it through all that well

i was figuring my current fan = 2 3/4 inch.. plus just over 3/4 inch spare between that and the psu.. which gives me about the 2.6 inches needed for the 92mm

but i didnt account for the fact that I only needed half the space on one side, because half would be on the other..

so there should be room for the 92mm, with at least 1/4 to spare

 

[dlerious]

I have a Mechatronics 80mm on mine (53cfm , 39 dba). $7.95 from Coolerguys.com. I've been thinking
about getting a 92mm Panaflo u1a (66cfm, 40dba), but the only place I found them was a couple of
Canadien sites @ $23.00 or so each.