need help determining replacement 80mm fan for ISK300-65

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amrogers3
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need help determining replacement 80mm fan for ISK300-65

Post by amrogers3 » Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:09 am

Hello all, looking to buy a Antec ISK 300-65 case and read that the fan tends to be loud. I found two fans that were recommended:

Noctua NF-R8 80mm Fan 2-Pack http://www.amazon.com/Noctua-NF-R8-80mm ... 837&sr=1-5

ENERMAX UC-8EB 80mm Case Fan http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811999199

Any comments on these two fans? Wanted to get opinions or feedback before I made the purchase. Thank you.

ces
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Re: need help determining replacement 80mm fan for ISK300-65

Post by ces » Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:26 am

I would go with a Noctua or Nexus 80mm first

Lithium466
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Re: need help determining replacement 80mm fan for ISK300-65

Post by Lithium466 » Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:29 am

I would rather go with BeQuiet Silentwings (for me 80mm version is better than 120mm) or Coolink SWIF2, or Nexus.

The Noctua NF-R8 is an ageing fan, not bad, but BeQuiet is better :P

ces
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Re: need help determining replacement 80mm fan for ISK300-65

Post by ces » Sat Jul 30, 2011 10:37 am

Lithium466 wrote:I would rather go with BeQuiet Silentwings (for me 80mm version is better than 120mm) or Coolink SWIF2, or Nexus. The Noctua NF-R8 is an ageing fan, not bad, but BeQuiet is better :P
I keep hearing good things about BeQuiet fans. I would like to see them tested by SPCR.

See:
Which PWM, CPU or Specialty Fan do you Want SPCR to Review?
viewtopic.php?f=9&t=58350

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