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    Good 120mm fans?

    I'm looking to replace the single 120mm evercool fan in my watercoolnig system with a dual shroud and fan system. I need fans that will flow better than the evercool, but are either as loud, or quieter than the current fan is right now. Any suggestions?
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    I replaced my evercool on my first WC system with a 120mm enermax. the adjustable speed is really nice
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    Sunon makes good high output fans. But I would recomend any 120x38MM highspeed deltas and run them 7 volt. around 100CFM of air and pretty damn quiet.
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    Here are some good 120mm fans, some are quieter than others, but you sacrifice flow, but look at all of these, and chose what fits your needs.

    1) Panaflo 120mm Medium speed Fan
    Dimension 120 x 120 x 38mm
    Air flow 85.5 CFM
    Noise level 35.5 dBA
    Speed 2100 RPM
    Bearing Hydro Wave

    2) Enermax Blue 120mm Fan w/ Speed Control
    Dimension 120 x 120 x 25mm
    Air flow 63 - 94.9 CFM
    Noise Level 24.6 - 30.1 db
    Speed 1800 - 2300 RPM
    Bearing Type Dual Ball Bearing

    3) Globe 1202512L
    Dimension 120 x 120 x 25mm
    Air flow 67.28 CFM
    Noise Level 34.0 db
    Speed 2000 RPM
    Bearing Sleeve Bearing

    4) 120mm Nexus Quiet Case Fan
    Dimensions 120x120x25mm
    Airflow 36.87 CFM
    Speed 1000 RPM
    Noise Level 22.8 dB
    Bearing Sleeve Bearing
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    Check out the Vantec stealth fans as well. Dead silent, as well as pushing a bunch of air.

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    Originally posted by Abula


    2) Enermax Blue 120mm Fan w/ Speed Control
    Dimension 120 x 120 x 25mm
    Air flow 63 - 94.9 CFM
    Noise Level 24.6 - 30.1 db
    Speed 1800 - 2300 RPM
    Bearing Type Dual Ball Bearing
    Doesn't the Enermax go down to like 17dBA? Or is that the Thermaltake?

    *Edit: It's the thermaltake.

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    Fan Dimension 120x120x25 mm
    Rated Voltage 12V
    Started Voltage 6V
    Rated Current 0.12~0.48A
    Power Input 2.4~5.76W
    FAN Speed 1300±20% RPM at 20°C~ 2800±10% RPM at 55°C
    Max. Air Flow 38.6 ~93.7CFM
    Max. Air Pressure 1.5~4.1mm-H2O
    Noise 17dBA at 1300 RPM~ 46.5dBA at 2800 RPM
    Connector 3 Pin
    Weight 126 g
    Last edited by James; 01-24-2005 at 10:30 AM.

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    Originally posted by rabidmoose171
    Check out the Vantec stealth fans as well. Dead silent, as well as pushing a bunch of air.
    The air flow isn't really much on those.

    My YS-Tech 120x120x38mm does 125 CFM at about 40 dBa, so it sounds very reasonable at 7V and does move a lot of air still.
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