120mm fans, which is quietest at 12v? Quietest 400W+ PSU ?

acaurora · Post by **acaurora** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 5:04 pm

Hi, I'm looking to find out which is quieter, the papst 4412 or the panaflo, both 25mm thick. If any of you know where to even FIND the 25mm-thick panaflo fan that is supposed to be super quiet, please email/post the link here. Been spending an hour online and can't find anything =[

Also, do any of you have any recommendations on a 400+ W PSU that is also quiet? I was thinking of the Enermax Noisetaker series or the Enermax Whisper series. I had them in my last computer, and they did pretty well in noise and performance. I sold them to my uncle last year, so, if any of you can help, please post your advice/links if possible. Thanks ^^

aston · Post by **aston** » Wed Feb 11, 2004 9:25 pm

I haven't heard either, but from what I've read here, the Papst is definitely quieter.

The Panaflo shouldn't be too hard to find... if you're in Canada, try www.ncix.com. What I'd like to know is, where can I buy a 120mm Papst?

jtcb · Post by **jtcb** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 12:33 am

I have the papst 4412 and its dead quiet. I recently find out that noiseblocker's 120mm pushes 65cfm with 26dba.

dukla2000 · Post by **dukla2000** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 12:47 am

Hi there and welcome.

acaurora wrote:Hi, I'm looking to find out which is quieter, the papst 4412 or the panaflo, both 25mm thick. If any of you know where to even FIND the 25mm-thick panaflo fan that is supposed to be super quiet, please email/post the link here. Been spending an hour online and can't find anything =[

if you use the forum search here for 120mm comparison your results should include
4 fans evaluated - 120mm and
Anyone for tennis? 120mm fan comparison
My 4412FGL at 5V is my best fan.

acaurora · Post by **acaurora** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 8:44 am

Ok, well now that I have decided to get teh Papst, then what about a super quiet 400+W PSU? any recommendations/links?

Also, anyone recommend any fan controllers? i'm kinda new to the undervolting thing ~.~

MajereXYU · Post by **MajereXYU** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 9:46 am

Slightly OT but Aston, you can find Papst, Panaflo's and Evercool 120mm fans at www.vibecomputers.com for a decent price.

acaurora · Post by **acaurora** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 10:02 am

Well while we're off topic...

The enermax fan... the blue 120mm one with the speed control... is not as quiet @ 12v as people think. I have it, and yes it is pretty quiet out of the case... but in the case... i can't really identify if its vibrational or just noise bouncing off the walls in the case, it is really noisy, even at its lowest setting. There's a distinct low hum....and its very annoying ~.~...

HOWEVER... the SLK3700BQE stock fan in the back is really quiet, i love it. I'm pondering getting a Papst...

The PSU in the back doesn't move a lot, and thus is why I'm also looking for a 400+W PSU that's quiet... possibly maybe a Seasonic 400... or an Enermax Noisetaker... any suggestions?

jtcb · Post by **jtcb** » Thu Feb 12, 2004 11:06 am

This site carrys Noiseblocker 120mm - 64cfm @ 26dba. It has the same dba as the papst 4412 but with more cfm.

Paspt 4412 - 55cfm @ 26dba
Noiseblocker Noiseblocker SX2 Ultra - 64cfm @ 26dba

http://www.blacknoise.de/shop/en_EN/pro ... ilent.html

120mm fans, which is quietest at 12v? Quietest 400W+ PSU ?

120mm fans, which is quietest at 12v? Quietest 400W+ PSU ?

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