Looking for some quiet, cheap, high airflow 120mm fans

[Don Karnage]

What do you guys suggest?

 

[JS17]

Yate Loon fans are frequently a favorite when looking for cheap fans. I've used three of the low speed ones in my case for the past few years and they haven't gave me any issues.

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/index.php?main_page=index&cPath=36_49_1051

 

[lehtv]

I'd recommend Scythe Slipstream 800RPM fans. Scythe fans are good quality and at 800RPM, they won't make much noise. Rated for 40CFM and 10dBA, for what that's worth.

 

[moriz]

Bitfenix spectre pro is also a good choice. Fairly quiet and a lot of focused airflow.

 

[_Rick_]

Gentle Typhoons aren't exactly expensive, compared to say, a Noctua, but may be worth the slightly higher cost, compared to lesser fans.
I've recently bought a bunch of beQuiet fans (SilentWings and an 80mm DarkWings) and can't complain about their noise (yet).

 

[Phishy714]

I got a few Cougar fans and 2 GT's that I wouldn't mind selling ya

Depends on what you mean by "cheap" lol.


You cannot do this.

You are only allowed to sell in the FS/T forum


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[lothar]

GentleTyphoons

-Lothar

 

[TheInternal]

The 1850rpm Gentle Typhoons are not quiet. At all. They seem to push a decent amount of air though and have a somewhat tolerable "hum" sound.
I bought three after reading numerous suggestions for them on this and other forums and have been VERY disappointed with how far from silent they really are.
My old tri-cool Antec fans that came with my P180b were much quieter on "low" setting. If noise isn't a big issue, then I'd be willing to suggest them.

 

[Zap]

"quiet, cheap, high airflow"

Choose any 2.

Yate Loons are okay.

Newegg has this Antec TriCool 120mm for $6 after $5 rebate, with free shipping. It has a switch to let you choose the RPM up to 2000.

 

[Don Karnage]

Think i'm going to go with these. Thanks guys

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835103060

 

[lehtv]

2000 RPM isn't going to be quiet, I hope you have a way to downvolt them if you're looking for quiet.

 

[Fallen Kell]

I'd recommend Scythe Slipstream 800RPM fans. Scythe fans are good quality and at 800RPM, they won't make much noise. Rated for 40CFM and 10dBA, for what that's worth.

The Scythe Slipstream 800RPM fans come no where near 40 CFM at 10dBA. They do 24 CFM at 19dBA.

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article832-page4.html

 

[lothar]

The 1850rpm Gentle Typhoons are not quiet. At all. They seem to push a decent amount of air though and have a somewhat tolerable "hum" sound.
I bought three after reading numerous suggestions for them on this and other forums and have been VERY disappointed with how far from silent they really are.
My old tri-cool Antec fans that came with my P180b were much quieter on "low" setting. If noise isn't a big issue, then I'd be willing to suggest them.

1450rpm and below GentleTyphoons are though.

Not sure why you were recommended to get the 1800rpm version...
I have yet to see a 1800+rpm fan that is quiet from ANY manufacturer.
-Lothar

 

[Zap]

I have yet to see a 1800+rpm fan that is quiet from ANY manufacturer.

Exactly! Noise and airflow follows fan RPM. There are some variances because blade design can affect noise profile a bit, but you can't get rid of the basic facts. Bearing noise can also be a factor at lower RPMs.

 

[lehtv]

The Scythe Slipstream 800RPM fans come no where near 40 CFM at 10dBA. They do 24 CFM at 19dBA.

http://www.silentpcreview.com/article832-page4.html

Huh. Do you know if dBa is measured at 1m in both cases?

 

[OVerLoRDI]

The 1850rpm Gentle Typhoons are not quiet. At all. They seem to push a decent amount of air though and have a somewhat tolerable "hum" sound.
I bought three after reading numerous suggestions for them on this and other forums and have been VERY disappointed with how far from silent they really are.
My old tri-cool Antec fans that came with my P180b were much quieter on "low" setting. If noise isn't a big issue, then I'd be willing to suggest them.

The reason they are so highly recommended is not because they are silent, but because the level of noise for how much air movement and static pressure is awesome. Checkout martin's tests on the AP-15, wins across the board, even beating most 140mm fans in CFM/db ratios.

 

[birthdaymonkey]

Nexus 120s are always a safe bet. They've been SPCR's reference fan for years for a good reason, and they sell for $10 each. Very good static pressure and low noise. I'm using a total of 5 of them (including the ones on my D14) in my R3 at 7v to cool a 4.6GHz 2500K system, and I can barely hear my computer running IBT.