Silent Fans in Australia?
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Silent Fans in Australia?
Does anyone know of an Australian retailer who sells nexus 120mm fans or a good, cheap place to import them from overseas? This is for a zalman 7700 fan mod.
If that is too costly my only other option for silent 120mm fans is www.pccasegear.com.au who sell these 2 possibilities:
Panaflo 120mm fan, Low Speed, FBA12G12L
http://www.pccasegear.com.au/prod18.htm
SilenX 120mm Fan 14dBA
http://www.pccasegear.com.au/prod1682.htm
(i understand the silenx fiasco and that 14dba isnt correct but still...)
My plan is to run them at < 1000rpm because my board supports Q-fan. So are either of these fans OK? Will they work in the 7700 fan mod?
Thanks.
If that is too costly my only other option for silent 120mm fans is www.pccasegear.com.au who sell these 2 possibilities:
Panaflo 120mm fan, Low Speed, FBA12G12L
http://www.pccasegear.com.au/prod18.htm
SilenX 120mm Fan 14dBA
http://www.pccasegear.com.au/prod1682.htm
(i understand the silenx fiasco and that 14dba isnt correct but still...)
My plan is to run them at < 1000rpm because my board supports Q-fan. So are either of these fans OK? Will they work in the 7700 fan mod?
Thanks.
You can't get Nexus fans here I got mine by getting my brother to bring them over from UK when he visited me!
However, people seem to be having good results with the Turbine fans by Aerocool, available from http://www.coolpc.com.au
However, people seem to be having good results with the Turbine fans by Aerocool, available from http://www.coolpc.com.au
i live in australia and i get all of my fans from lownoisepc.com. small company run by a dude named Rod, he's really friendly and he only sells quiet stuff
i've bought 2 papst 4412fgl's off him, they're awesome low-speed 120mm fans and i think they'd suit your project well. they're a bit pricey but well worth it.
off topic, i bought 3 "arctic cooling arctic fan 3" fans off him and they're very impressive - more airflow and quieter than a japanaflo 80L.
i've bought 2 papst 4412fgl's off him, they're awesome low-speed 120mm fans and i think they'd suit your project well. they're a bit pricey but well worth it.
off topic, i bought 3 "arctic cooling arctic fan 3" fans off him and they're very impressive - more airflow and quieter than a japanaflo 80L.
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I've sourced the GlacialTech Silentblade in Sydney. I got mine from Apus (www.apus.com.au) located in Kingsford (near UNSW- eastern suburbs) for $15. Search for it, theres threads on it.
Quick specs:
37CFM, 19dBA
9 blades
Quick specs:
37CFM, 19dBA
9 blades
yes i would like to know too, on their site it lists USPS International for $11 and UPS Worldwide for $57.atomidude wrote:how much did you end up paying for those two, including postage?one80 wrote:I've got nexus fans from endpcnoise.com in the US. THey only took a a couple of weeks to get here.
I emailed them saying i am in australia and this is the response
but shipping it to Aus for only $11 sounds too cheapFor shipping, there are a couple different options, either USPS or
UPS. While UPS will cost a little more, they provide tracking #'s and
faster delivery service. For shipping costs, you will need to place the
items in your cart that you would like, and proceed to checkout. Shipping
will be quoted to you there.
Aerocool turbine fans
I just purchased an Aerocool turbine fan from http://coolpc.com.au. Here is my mini review: http://forums.silentpcreview.com/viewto ... 9&start=58
yeh that does seem cheap. when i ordered a dvd from america (region-free of course) it cost US$20 for shipping! it was about the same weight as 1 or 2 fans, package size not too different either.Slidax wrote:...shipping it to Aus for only $11 sounds too cheap
get a quote from them by email, i.e. get them to tell you in words how much it will cost. and then it'll be guaranteed
What about ordering Yate Loon D12SL-12s @tekgems.
They ship with USPS International Global Express Mail, it's not too expensive (At least for many fans). You also get a tracking number and email updates about your shipping status. Ordered there twice, first time 55 fans second time 70 fans. No problems.
They ship with USPS International Global Express Mail, it's not too expensive (At least for many fans). You also get a tracking number and email updates about your shipping status. Ordered there twice, first time 55 fans second time 70 fans. No problems.
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re: the glacialtechs. (easily available in Aus).
http://web.aanet.com.au/web/DGBHome/Oth ... 120mm.html
My thoughts on the fan.
Enclosed in a case, I suspect they'd be good for a nearly silent CPU fan mod, but not silent.
http://web.aanet.com.au/web/DGBHome/Oth ... 120mm.html
My thoughts on the fan.
Enclosed in a case, I suspect they'd be good for a nearly silent CPU fan mod, but not silent.
Here's the only source of Papst fans in Australia I think:
http://home.iprimus.com.au/maslovsky/120mm.htm
The 4412FGL is supposed to be very quiet.
http://home.iprimus.com.au/maslovsky/120mm.htm
The 4412FGL is supposed to be very quiet.
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www.lownoisepc.com also sell the papst in Australia... $35. Couple of different speeds.jermaink wrote:Here's the only source of Papst fans in Australia I think:
http://home.iprimus.com.au/maslovsky/120mm.htm
The 4412FGL is supposed to be very quiet.
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we might get lucky fellow aussies:
http://www.nexustek.nl/latest_news.htm
14 April, 2005
"Distribution set up for New Zealand & Australia.
Krome Technologies established in Auckland in 2000 specializes in leading edge computer technologies. Krome now kicks off with the Nexus products and will handle distribution for New Zealand and Australia"
it seems the fans are available in NZ now, already sent an e-mail to Krome to find out when they come over
http://www.nexustek.nl/latest_news.htm
14 April, 2005
"Distribution set up for New Zealand & Australia.
Krome Technologies established in Auckland in 2000 specializes in leading edge computer technologies. Krome now kicks off with the Nexus products and will handle distribution for New Zealand and Australia"
it seems the fans are available in NZ now, already sent an e-mail to Krome to find out when they come over
Yeah but have you seen the price? After GST they're more than twice the price they are at endpcnoise.com. No idea what the delivery charge would be either.atomidude wrote:Krome now kicks off with the Nexus products and will handle distribution for New Zealand and Australia"
it seems the fans are available in NZ now, already sent an e-mail to Krome to find out when they come over
Reckon we should start lobbying pccasegear.com.au to start importing them. Maybe if enough of us do it they'll realise there's a market?
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well they arrived today
packaging
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/1294/packaging9ht.jpg
fans
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/4946/fans0kb.jpg
so basically the total cost of each fan when you factor in shipping is $28.11
i guess it isnt too bad when a cheapish fan costs around $15 and a panaflo costs $35 here. australian distributors get your act together!
EDIT
i did the zalman fan swap and now i can hear my antec TPII and hard drives lol, ah well i think my computers quiet enough now
packaging
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/1294/packaging9ht.jpg
fans
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/4946/fans0kb.jpg
so basically the total cost of each fan when you factor in shipping is $28.11
i guess it isnt too bad when a cheapish fan costs around $15 and a panaflo costs $35 here. australian distributors get your act together!
EDIT
i did the zalman fan swap and now i can hear my antec TPII and hard drives lol, ah well i think my computers quiet enough now