http://www.silentpcreview.com/article690-page1.html
this is preety usedul to look for silent fans

i've just mod my rear casing fan to run at 5v. it's quiet but CPU idle temp raise from 36 to 39c.

Too bad hard to get silent fans in local market .....

5V mean runningin what RPM ????

different fan comes with different RPM

normal fan we use usually runs at 12v ,except u got a fan controller or u mod it ofcourse

Hi, does anyone like to do some fan mod here? Got lot of fans would like to trade with some UV LED fans...

I posted the thread at the sales section with pics here: http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=378232&hl=

But different fan has different RPM standard.. .soem faster some slower..

how to judge then ??

I not really sure, some fan company uses different technology like the Noctua fan which can provide higher cubic feet per minute (CFM) with a lower rpm...I think its very hard to say which fan is better

The review shown in SPCR is conducted with noise as the main concern ,it doesnt mean the Noctua is the best fan but it provide the highest noise/performance ratio according to them ,which IMHO is very important these days, people don't focus on raw performance anymore. More and more factors like noise, temp, power consumption etc etc are important in a pc as well

My personal experience : I have used Thermaltake Volcano 7 Max speed for over 1/2 year and I noe what its like to use a super noisy pc , if that time I can choose, ill choose to lower my fan speed by sacrificing the speed of my proc but what to do, fan controller rosak

don't know. it's a 120mm fan. if run at full 12v, it is 2200rpm (stated on the box of the fan) damn noisy. 40db as stated on the box. i don't have SPL meter.
at 12v, it's 80cfm. lots of airflow.
at 5v, airflow too little, hardly feel the air blowing my hand. but damn quiet.

This post has been edited by Skylinestar: Dec 9 2006, 09:32 AM

did anybody now where to grt
12" fan???
if posible be aroumd kl

12" or 12cm?

if u mean 12cm then ly can find, if u mean 12" then maybe electrical shop

i think he means those 25cm fan that mounts on the sidepanel.

Same here .. that's why i go for Cooler Master fan ...despite the airflow generated much lower ... but as long as the heat sink is good enough .. it still can do the job...

Can recommend some 140mm case fans for me??
Better if can run sillent, no blink light also nvm.

heres a link

http://www.performance-pcs.com/catalog/ind...index&cPath=316

try googling for 140mm fans

just get a cheap fan controller or mod via VR from electrical shop. that should solve it.

I'm having a major problem for my Nidec performance 92mm fan...



It seems that when I plug it in my casing, I can't boot properly. It will not be able to detect certain hardware and it will hang before entering Windows XP. Anyone knows why? Is it because of its extremely high power consumption for a casing fan?

did u plug it to ur mobo fan header or direct to molex?

1.8A is too high for thhe mobo fan headers. those headers should have fans NOT exceeding 0.8A else u run a risk of frying ur mobo.

if u wanna use the fan. plug direct to molex

This post has been edited by mADmAN: Dec 16 2006, 01:02 PM

can somebody enlighten my day by explaining to me a lil` clearer, the statement below? i've read through it like... twice, but i still don't understand it. mayb coz my knowledge on this stuff is still in newbie zone.

Of course, its fitted direct to molex. Haha... I am aware of the limitations of mobo fan headers...

Anyone can solve my Nidec voltage problem?

This post has been edited by J-Slade: Dec 18 2006, 10:55 PM