ok, but mounting determines level of noise
3/4/2009 1:00:14 PM
Ryan from Edmonton writes:
- Strengths:
- almost zero fan noise
hooks up to motherboard for speed adjustments based on tempurature
well constructed
- Weaknesses:
- a little noisy due to fan shaking the plastic of the fan, causing vibrations against what ever its mounted to.
- Summary:
- I tried two of these in the front of tan Antec 300 case, which has a metal cage to mount the fans to. Mouting them as tight as possible wasn't enough to stop the vibrations from the fan motor. This caused the plastic to vibrate against the metal, producing a mild buzzing sound. If you can find a way to mount these with padding between the fan's plastic and your mounting plate, these things will be whisper quiet. The fans in the actual Antec case don't have this problem.
Smartcool fans
9/7/2008 8:30:00 AM
Mike from Edmonton writes:
- Strengths:
- Very Quiet, double ball bearing.
- Weaknesses:
- None, unless you have a burning desire to have an LED in your fan!
- Summary:
- This is the second of these fans I have used in my computers. And me next computer will have one as well. It's very quiet. At normal temperatures it spins at a very low speed and inaudible. during those 30degree days we had this summer it ramped up but was still quiet by comparison.
Not quiet
6/29/2008 3:53:50 PM
Steve from Calgary writes:
- Strengths:
- Weaknesses:
- Summary:
- Very Noisy