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Old 12-03-2005, 03:33 PM   #1
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Best 120mm fan.

I need to buy 2 120mm fans for my Akasa-62 case. I'm going to get LED probably blue. Can anyone advise me as to which company makes the best and most quiet fan? I can get Akasa fans but they are expensive.
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I've got two of these:
http://www.svc.com/a1926-01.html

Might be a bit loud for you...I mean they aren't noisy, but they do have a dull roar to them, but still quiet. Especially if everything else in your system is extra quiet. Probably quieter than a stock heatsink/fan.

Or you could get these:
http://www.svc.com/120smartcasefanblueled.html

Those can be manually controlled if they are bit too loud.
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Old 12-03-2005, 04:01 PM   #3
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thanks blue!
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Old 12-03-2005, 04:04 PM   #4
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Although they aren't LED type fans, the Panaflo L1A and the Vantec Stealth fans are very quiet running. Pabst fans are also very quiet but harder to find.

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Here's another vote for the Vantec Stealth. I have two 120mm, and they are whisper quiet.
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Old 12-04-2005, 04:05 PM   #6
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Thanks, I'm also looking to buy a fan controller / temp monitor like the one showing on my akasa case in this pic (click on eclipse-62) http://www.akasa-europe.com/ Any cheaper models that look similar?
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