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Which of these fans is the quietest?

etalns

Diamond Member
Generic Fans
$9 80mm Ball Bearing Case Fan
$15 120mm Ball Bearing Case Fan
$19 Crystal ORB (VC & MB) Chipset Fan 4600rpm
$79 Evercool EC-WC-101 CPU Water Cooler Kit
$119 Evercool EC-WC-201 CPU Water Cooler Kit
$19 Just Cooler Video Card Slot Cooling Fan
$15 Hard Drive Cooling Fan Kit
$9 AMD Socket (754/939) Processor Fan
$7 Intel Socket 775 Processor Fan

Antec Fans
$12 Antec 80mm TriCool Case Fan
$15 Antec 92mm TriCool DBB Case Fan
$23.5 Antec 92mm SmartCool DBB Case Fan
$19 Antec 120MM TriCool Case Fan
$15 80mm Double Ball Bearing Case Fan
$22 80mm Smart Cool Case Fan
$25 120mm Smart Cool Case Fan
$15 80mm Blue LED Case Fan
$17 ANTEC CYCLONE BLOWER
$23 VCOOL Fan For VGA Card
$35 Antec HD Cooler

Cooler Master Fans
$19 CI5-9HDPA-0L Socket 775 Fan
$19 CI5-9JDSB Socket 775 Fan
$25 Aero 4 Lite Cooler
$59 Hyper48 Low Noise Heat Pipe Cooler
$69 Hyper6 Low Noise Heat Pipe Cooler
$43 Ultra Vortex Dream Cooler
$19 CM 120MM Ultra Silent Case Fan

ThermalTake Fans
$289 AquariusIII Liquid Cooling System
$149 Internal Liquid Cooling System
$35 A1889 Silent Boost K7 CPU Fan Copper
$35 A1838 Silent Boost K8 CPU Fan Copper
$49 Intel BTX CL-P0030-03 Type I Copper Base w/Dual Fan
$79 Combo Cool DIY Copper Base w/Dual Fan
$69 Fanless103 Copper Base & Aluminum Fin
$55 Silent 775 Copper Base & Aluminum Fin
$59 SilentTower Copper Base w/Dual Fan
$65 Thermaltake Opteron CPU Heatsink & Fan
$59 Thermaltake Golden Orb II CPU Heatsink & Fan
$17 Volcano 8 CPU Fan 5300rpm (Up To XP2800+)
$29 Volcano 9 CPU Fan 4800rpm (Up To XP3200+)
$39 Volcano 11+ CPU Fan 4800rpm Cu (Up To XP3400+)
$43 Volcano 12 CPU Fan 5500rpm Cu (Up To XP3400+)

Zalman Fans
$15 Fanmate2 3 pin Fan Speed Control
$8 CS1 Bracket for CNPS7000 Series on S775
$43 CNPS7000B-ALCU For Socket 478/754/939/940
$53 CNPS7000B-CU For Socket 478/754/939/940
$49 CNPS7700-ALCU For Socket 478/775/754/939/940
$59 CNPS7700-CU For Socket 478/775/754/939/940
$85 CNPS9500LED For Socket 478/775/754/939/940
$39 VF700-ALCU VGA Cooler
$43 VF700-CU VGA Cooler
$43 Zalman ZM80C-HP VGA Heatpipe Cooler
$19 NB47J North Bridgechipset Heatsink
$19 Zalman ZM-OP1 80MM Fan w/Grill
 
People might want a bit more info than that. are you planning to buy some? if so , budget, desired noise level, use?(gaming, film watching, sound recording) etc. water cooling is quieter than fans.. Alternatively, seal everything up with silicon and things, and immerse it in cooking oil.silent, yet pungeant.
 
Wohoow... Someone has been researching... 😉 Why no Arctic Cooling? CPU- and graphics card-wise they're great...

CPU cooler: Arctic Cooling Freezer 64 Pro
VGA cooler: Arctic Cooling NV/ATI Silencer
Case fan: Nexus, Panaflo or Papst

The ThermalTake Blue Orb II beats the Golden Orb II...
 
Originally posted by: letdown427
People might want a bit more info than that. are you planning to buy some? if so , budget, desired noise level, use?(gaming, film watching, sound recording) etc. water cooling is quieter than fans.. Alternatively, seal everything up with silicon and things, and immerse it in cooking oil.silent, yet pungeant.
Seen that too...? 😛 Looked pretty cool to me, and seemingly was pretty effective as well...

 
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