fan selection.

[rcsavageboy]

ok guys im ready to start piecing together parts for my pc. but im stuck on wut fans to get for it. the case im getting has 80mm spots for 5 fans. i want something that will keep my computer really kool so i dont have to worry. i also dont want to be spending 15 bux a fan bc thats really expensive. so .... any suggestions?

 

[Elbatrop1]

You could get some noisy (29dB) fans off of www.newegg.com for about $2 each.
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProduct.asp?submit=property&DEPA=1

 

[rcsavageboy]

ok that doesnt seem very loud to me but ok. also the link doesnt work.

 

[Elbatrop1]

Here, this should work:
http://www.newegg.com/app/ViewProductDesc.asp?description=11-999-031&depa=0

 

[rcsavageboy]

ok im looking at some other fans. how bout this. the cfm is greater and costs the same.

http://www.xoxide.com/cooler-master-6-pack-80mm-fans.html

 

[Codeine]

I dont suggest any of those fans. If you want something good, here are my suggestions. These are all the best 80mm fans on the market.

This is the Vantec Tornado, i have one for my CPU. It has 84-CFM. I know alot of people that use these.

http://www.frozencpu.com/fan-10.html

Here is another good 80mm fan. It has 50-CFM. For future advice, with air cooling. Never get any type of fan with under 50-CFM.

http://www.frozencpu.com/fan-07.html

 

[crashman009]

Xoxide has some bundle deals that look ok
http://www.xoxide.com/80mmfans.html

 

[Capricorn]

Those Vantec Tornados are 55 dB! As FrozenCPU says: "It is loud, very loud." I've got several of the 120 mm Vantec Stealth fans at 21 dB (and 53 CFM) and a number of Enermax fans with speed control. I get pretty decent cooling with them turned down a bit, and I can stand to be in the same room as the PC.

If you want to go with the Vantec Tornados, maybe check out CoolerGuys.com since they're cheaper buy a few dollars. They appear to be cheaper than Frozen CPU on most of fans. I have bought a lot of fans and round drive cables there.

 

[algu7344]

Thermaltake fans are good. I would go with those, plus the xoxide fan bundles are really good, 33CFM isnt too sweet.

 

[DJ-CHRIS]

Thermaltake are nice and noisy

The tornado's are 11x ACTUALLY noiser than the stealth case fans though.