Panaflo vs. Nexus vs. Yate Loon? Best fans for this setup?

grenadier · Post by **grenadier** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 12:31 am

My new setup is the same as the one in my sig only with a passively cooled gigabyte X800 replacing my old 6600GT and an XP120 replacing my Freezer 64. Figured a heatsink swap was in order so that I could generate some airflow around the X800/passively cooled northbridge area (my NB47J gets pretty toasty) and the XP-120 looks like my best bet.

Right now I'm looking to pick up 2 120mm fans for this setup, one for the XP-120 and one for the rear of the case. Right now I'm looking at these three:

YATE LOON 120mm Case Fan - D12SL-12
Panaflo 120x38mm Fan - FBA12G12M1A
Nexus 120 mm Real Silent Case Fan

I think I'm leaning toward the Yate Loons as I can get three of them for the price of 2 of the Nexus fans and then I'll have one left over to put in the intake of my slk3000b. Any suggestions?

grenadier · Post by **grenadier** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 12:48 am

Well, I just bought an XP-120 and 3 Yate Loon D12SL's from Jab-Tech for 95.70 incl/tax & priority ship. This should be one hell of an upgrade from my current rig as far as silence goes. Now I just can't wait until my X800 silentpipe shows up

Just one question. If i could get an XP-120 and 3 Panaflo FBA12G12U1A's for $4 less from sidewinder should I cancel my other order?

Post by **Ralf Hutter** » Sun Jul 24, 2005 5:30 am

grenadier wrote: Just one question. If i could get an XP-120 and 3 Panaflo FBA12G12U1A's for $4 less from sidewinder should I cancel my other order?

No, no no! (unless you like having blood coming out of your ears. Those U1A Panaflos are very, very loud)