Antec Big Boy 200mm fan !?

cloneman · Post by **cloneman** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 12:35 pm

Someone should teach me how to use search if this is a repost.

http://www.antec.com/us/productDetails.php?ProdID=75200#

Felger Carbon · Post by **Felger Carbon** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 1:06 pm

cloneman wrote:Someone should teach me how to use search...

O.K. Go to the top of the page, click on "Search", the second item on the list after FAQ. Enter "200mm fan" (without the quotes) as the search term(s). Then click on the "search all terms" button. Now scroll to the bottom and click "search". Voila! Your name (well, your post) at the top of the list! Also lotsa other references to the Antec fan.

cloneman · Post by **cloneman** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 3:47 pm

how I search for the exact phrase only? I'm getting too many results.

EDIT: My bad, I figured it out. A little ambiguous though... I would have called it "search for exact phrase"

andyb · Post by **andyb** » Sun Dec 10, 2006 4:48 pm

Ignoring the "is this a good fan, bad fan" load of bollocks.

Dooes anyone here actually own one, and did it come part of the Antec 900, or did you buy it seperately.

Andy

mb2 · Post by **mb2** » Fri Jan 05, 2007 1:30 pm

cloneman wrote:how I search for the exact phrase only? I'm getting too many results.

EDIT: My bad, I figured it out. A little ambiguous though... I would have called it "search for exact phrase"

AFAIK its not an exact phrase. it just searches for stuff with both '200mm' and 'fan'. the default searches for all posts with either '200mm' OR 'fan' (and doesn't even rank them intelligently). which is totally insane for a default.

Strei Bullet · Post by **Strei Bullet** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 6:24 pm

I own an Antec Nine-Hundred. The Fan does come with the case.

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Felger Carbon · Post by **Felger Carbon** » Sat Jan 06, 2007 10:02 pm

Strei Bullet wrote:I own an Antec Nine-Hundred. The Fan does come with the case.

Do you know what RPM it turns or any other information about the fan?

Sizzle · Post by **Sizzle** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 5:39 am

What is the measurement between the mounting holes on the fan? It appears that the holes are close in on the frame as it's a round fan, not a full square.

Felger Carbon · Post by **Felger Carbon** » Sat Jan 13, 2007 11:21 am

Sizzle wrote:What is the measurement between the mounting holes on the fan? It appears that the holes are close in on the frame as it's a round fan, not a full square.

Like all other information on this fan, Antec is keeping it secret. The only way to get the information is to buy one. The nation's security would (evidently) be at risk were this information to be revealed to the wrong person or persons!

edit: update info from google search with foreign lang enabled

Antec did release "specifications" in France. Here they are:
H: 800RPM 134CFM 30dBA
M: 600RPM 108CFM 27dBA
L: 400RPM 83CFM 24dBA

Which is a fine and admirable set of numbers. Of the three, at least two are (to use a Brit phrase) bollocks! If the RPM of a fan is halved, then the CFM is halved, and the dBA level drops ~18dBA. The official specs say the dBA level drops only 6dBA for halving the RPM!

Those are fine numbers, but they have no relationship to the actual performance of any actual fan.

allan_84 · Post by **allan_84** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 6:27 am

Felger Carbon wrote:
Sizzle wrote:What is the measurement between the mounting holes on the fan? It appears that the holes are close in on the frame as it's a round fan, not a full square.
Like all other information on this fan, Antec is keeping it secret. The only way to get the information is to buy one. The nation's security would (evidently) be at risk were this information to be revealed to the wrong person or persons!

edit: update info from google search with foreign lang enabled

Antec did release "specifications" in France. Here they are:
H: 800RPM 134CFM 30dBA
M: 600RPM 108CFM 27dBA
L: 400RPM 83CFM 24dBA

Which is a fine and admirable set of numbers. Of the three, at least two are (to use a Brit phrase) bollocks! If the RPM of a fan is halved, then the CFM is halved, and the dBA level drops ~18dBA. The official specs say the dBA level drops only 6dBA for halving the RPM!

Those are fine numbers, but they have no relationship to the actual performance of any actual fan.

hmm.

3db drop is a halving of noise,,, and 6db is a 1/4 of the initial noise..

so at "H" the fan is 4 times as loud then on "L"

whats wrong with that?

ronrem · Post by **ronrem** » Sat Feb 03, 2007 10:51 am

Felger's point,I think is it's odd they offer multiple pics of the fan and not even the rpm's at the 3 speeds. Like you'd wear the thing around your neck as blingbling and stuff like airflow-sound is not a factor?

Kremmit · Post by **Kremmit** » Mon Feb 05, 2007 8:50 pm

ronrem wrote:Felger's point,I think is it's odd they offer multiple pics of the fan and not even the rpm's at the 3 speeds. Like you'd wear the thing around your neck as blingbling and stuff like airflow-sound is not a factor?

Flava-Flav just ordered one, gold plated, yo!

~El~Jefe~ · Post by **~El~Jefe~** » Wed Feb 14, 2007 9:25 pm

6 pts is half of the volume, 3 pts is 3/4's of the volume which your ear can hear. can hear 1/2 a notch in volume difference I know that at least.

"L: 400RPM 83CFM 24dBA"

thats sick. 400 rpm's at 83 cfm??????? I just noticed this post. jeez. thats awesome

could make a version that goes even slower, and like 50 cfm would be barely moving and silent.

or am i missing something

ronrem · Post by **ronrem** » Sun Mar 11, 2007 7:46 pm

It appears there are now fans at 200,220,250 mm,including this 3 speed. This,and the clear blade 220 used by Xclio,can be had seperate at about $25. Matched to a HS that's got the fins facing the door,like the Aerocool Dominator,Coolermaster Gemini,Big Typhoon,Thermalright,etc, it is feasable to have a fan at a silent 300-400 RPM provide most of the cooling.

There are quite a few ways to layouit such a rig,I sketched up some ideas for a horizontal Mobo, Glass top coffee table homebuilt case that would be both bling and silent.. too bad I don't have the cash now....

Iateronmly · Post by **Iateronmly** » Mon Mar 12, 2007 1:15 am

ronrem wrote: There are quite a few ways to layouit such a rig,I sketched up some ideas for a horizontal Mobo, Glass top coffee table homebuilt case that would be both bling and silent.. too bad I don't have the cash now....

Yah - I'm currently making a custom mATX case that uses both a 220 and a 200. Really if I hadn't already got the 220mm out of a thermaltake side panel, and I knew then what I know now. I'd have gone with two of the Antec Big Boy 200mm fans.

Antec Big Boy 200mm fan !?

Antec Big Boy 200mm fan !?

Re: Antec Big Boy 200mm fan !?

I own one.

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