Where do you guys get your fans?

[Yellowhello]

Yea, I don't have my PC on 24/7, so noise isn't an issue as much. Besides, I always have music playing when I'm on my computer.

[polobunny]

Originally Posted by Stormcrow

Haha, you could always put your system in an aquarium and fill it with oil for silent and cool performance.

And greasy components! :P
No, thanks. I've thought about it before though.

[Tech Geek Deluxe]

I've got the Sunbeam Rheobus on a Gigabit board P35 DS4 build ... the Rheobus is a fine cheap solution ... however I prefer my two Abit boards with onboard fan control that is easy to set up and establish performance and heat related parameters.

If I had known that the DS4 Board had a very poor solution for fan control ... I would not have bought it nor the Rheobus. The reason is that I like the fan operation to adjust based on need. Sure a fanspeed setup and some tweaking would work fine ... but I decided to play with the a fan controller and it does a fine job of establishing a stationary fan speed per fan.

[Yellowhello]

The reason the Rheobus is so good is because of the 20W each channel rating. It has the ability to run high speed/power fans that mobo headers can't.

[Tech Geek Deluxe]

Stormcrow ... yeah thats the one ... the Enermax with the magnetic barometric bearings.

From what I have read ... they are quiet and good air movers ... but sometimes need some minor tweaking and a drop of oil on the spindle.

I think I have only one intake where it will fit ... My 14yo sons Pentium D 3.4ghz

Hope I don't have a Minebea in there ... because I cant toss that fan ... too nice to toss.

Then I will have odd numbers of fans again ... I keep having odd parts that I end up making a new machine with and this is how it starts ...

Leme see I have an extra 2 120mm fans a DVDRW and an extra hard drive ... hmmm extra Ram ... heck there are some good sales on ... if I get a Open Box Mobo and an inexpensive case and a PS .... I can make a new system for {CHEEP}

Then I end up giving them away .... :)

[screwballl]

my computers run 24/7 and close to full load so there is typically 5 computers running in this room at any given time so quietness is more important here... but it is nice having 5x 120mm fans plus the possibility of 5 or 6 more in this case.

[Craigleberry]

Originally Posted by screwballl

my computers run 24/7 and close to full load so there is typically 5 computers running in this room at any given time so quietness is more important here... but it is nice having 5x 120mm fans plus the possibility of 5 or 6 more in this case.

I thought mine was bad having 4 120mm and 4 80mm