Originally posted by: Mrvile
Originally posted by: The Sly Syl
I currently have a panaflo going at 103cfm and 40ish DBA
WAY WAY too loud. I bought a fan speed controller and shoved it on 2day because of that thing.
lol sensitive? 40dBA isn't that loud...
I got used to near silence out of my box, not to meniton - i like to keep my computer on at all times, and its in the room where I sleep.
that 40db is a massive improvement in sound over the normal undervolted antec 120mm fan, If it was slightly lower i wouldn't mind so much, but as itmis now its a noticeable sound - something i realized that I don't like from my computer.
I was hoping it would be quieter than my rocket cooler pro at max, annoyingly its actually louder.
Sure does pump a lot of air.
a few weeks ago my temps were 45/42 and now they're 38/32 *new heatsink on the nothbridge as well - Zalman passive + 80mm fan sitting ontop of my audigy)
More impreessive is the load temps.
Before they were 60/47 and now they're only 50/35
I knew my problem was a lack of airflow in the case - my videocard still gets up to about 80+ while at load, but i wasn't expecting that much of a difference.