Computer Fans
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I need a 120mm fan. The ones at the local stores (Compusa) are only 39-79cfm. I could hardly feel the air coming from it.
I found one online, a Delta, that flowed 220cfm!!!
http://epowerhousepc.com/delta-120x38mm-tf...peed-p-588.html
But the question is, will it be obnoxiously loud? It says 65db.
I found one online, a Delta, that flowed 220cfm!!!
http://epowerhousepc.com/delta-120x38mm-tf...peed-p-588.html
But the question is, will it be obnoxiously loud? It says 65db.
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Can't be any louder than the cooling fan for the chip on my p3. It is a "Dragon Orb" and it sounds like a jet engine.. thankfully my case muffles it down a lot.
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QUOTE (tibby01 @ Aug 22 2006, 12:20 PM)
newegg.com
They only have the shitty little "tricolor fans" that put out like 40cfm. There was only one that was like 80cfm or so.
QUOTE (Mad-Machine @ Aug 22 2006, 02:00 PM)
Can't be any louder than the cooling fan for the chip on my p3. It is a "Dragon Orb" and it sounds like a jet engine.. thankfully my case muffles it down a lot.
So is it too loud for you? I plan to have it in the case, and the case is in a cabinet. That's not really a good thing for heat, but that's just the way my desk was designed.
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QUOTE (Mad-Machine @ Aug 22 2006, 03:00 PM)
Can't be any louder than the cooling fan for the chip on my p3. It is a "Dragon Orb" and it sounds like a jet engine.. thankfully my case muffles it down a lot.
that dragon orb is a thermaltake cooler, it's in the 40's dba.
I've got this on in my store. http://highpcs.com/store/product_info.php?...59349b06e1c36a8
really 80 cfm is alot for a pc, your not going to need anymore. I try to keep all my fans in the sub 40 area. my media center pc fans have to me in the sub 20 dba category though. I wouldn't even consider any fan over 50 dba for a pc, too loud.
holy crap I've built some loud servers though! thats where you'd use that fan, is some server with about 5 harddrives where noise isn't an issue.