dBA

[newbuilder14]

So, what is considered loud for dBA? Is a 35dBA fan 'loud?' I'm looking at this:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811998121

If it is reasonably quiet, I'm going to pick one up.

I know it is a personal thing, but would you put one in your cases?

[blue60007]

It's not going to be abesolutely silent - but it shouldn't be a roar either. If you're looking to move air - that'll do it. If you're looking for very silent, that won't be it. I'd call it moderately loud. I've got some fans similar to it, and they aren't bad. Move a ton of air, without being that loud.

For reference, here's loud:
http://svc.com/fba12g12u.html
Here's silent:
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16811999072

[Cricket]

10dBA - Normal Breathing
20dBA - Mosquito or Rustling Leaves
30dBA - A Whisper
40dBA - A Bubbling Brook, or a Refridgerator
50dBA - Normal Conversation
60dBA - Laughter
70dBA - Vaccuum Cleaner or Hairdryer
80dBA - City Traffic or a Garbage Disposal
90dBA - Motorcycle or Lawnmower

:) Cricket

[newbuilder14]

Thanks a lot... well I'm looking to put it in a Cooler Master case that I like that unfortunately only comes with a 120mm blue LED fan preinstalled as intake. I decided to get a fan instead of cathodes, for safety reasons - I don't fully trust cathodes for some reason.

Haha Cricket, that made me laugh so hard... thanks for the reference. I think since the one blue LED fan is in the front, I will go with a moderately quiet non-LED fan in the rear.

[Mr.Ferrari]

Remember, not all fan manufacturer's put out a correct dba rating. This is due to their being no standard in DBA testing. Some will test it from 6ft away, others from 1-2ft.

If you wanna learn some more check this post (http://forum.pcmech.com/showpost.php?p=1169532&postcount=27).