Builds I've been involved with usually use a better pressure fan for front intakes to overcome filter and grill resistance. How well do you think the Phanteks PH-F140HP would overcome the filter and grill resistance? SPCR tested them as a CPU fan. They reportedly have good static pressure, but woul...

The Silent Wings 3 BQ SIW3-13525-HF fan is exceptionally quiet, rating below the accurate limits of our sound meter at 28dBa.. Yes, but you don't know how much below. It gets up to 31db at 450W so I'd assume it'd still be slightly louder than the Kingwins and Enermaxs. I just found this test of it ...

Thanks for the advice all. The Straight power 10 emits >28db under most loads. I thought the standard for silence was <20db? Also, I prefer something that is fully modular. Here's a test of it for reference http://www.kitguru.net/components/power-supplies/zardon/be-quiet-straight-power-10-cm-600w-re...

I realize this is something difficult to ascertain, as coil whine is an issue which develops over a period of ownship. It seems whether a device will develop coil whine can't accurately be determined in assessing its out-of-the-box performance. Thus, in my research I've done over the past week I've ...