Slim fans
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Hello guys, in the end I decided to change the case I had for a smaller one so I could mount a larger radiator. After all the case is an NR200 that mounts SFX power supplies (smaller than ATX) but there is no stock, plus most are pretty bad, when there is one I'll try my luck with the Corsair SF750. But for now, since it fits, I'm using my current ATX power supply. Advantage: it's good, cheap and quiet, but it leaves me very little space in the case.
To the point, now I can only fit slim fans between the FA and the top, I have 2cm of space. I've been looking and I've hardly seen anything decent, only the Noctua NF-A12x15 (https://noctua.at/es/nf-a12x15-pwm) But it costs 20€ per piece and they are brown. If you have any idea of an alternative I'm happy to hear suggestions.
In case you're curious, the one on the left is a 25mm fan and on the right is how a smaller space looks just in the air extraction of the power supply: https://imgur.com/CT6wQQ2.
Regards.
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Hi,
I understand that it is a temporary solution, so it wouldn't make much sense to invest a lot of money in the aforementioned.
The most reliable thing I have found at hand has been this SilverStone, and as a bonus this Akasa, which, although it is not a super recognized brand, I have had some and what I can assure is that they are beasts when it comes to moving air. That said, as their specifications indicate, they don't mind making noise.
Best regards!
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Thanks Sylver, because I'm looking at the comments and there are people saying that bearing noises are heard and I don't know if it will drive me crazy
. What encourages me about Noctua besides its good reputation is that there are no complaints about strange noises. And in other renowned brands I don't see anything silent... -
@Bm4n Man, with Noctua you can't go wrong, I think that here we all have had fans from the brand to a greater or lesser extent and they give very good results, but I was telling you about those options so as not to leave you a fortune in a "temporary" solution
There is also the option to manually adjust the rpm of the fan you put, it depends on how much you want to bother with it.
Best regards!
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Not if the Silverstone are a good option but for someone who wants to have them without regulating to 100%, to control them as they are 3-pin and that may make noise when you lower the revolutions do not fit me. I also looked at the Scythe Kaze Flex Slim, but they are 2mm taller, 6.1db noisier, same RPM, 4€ cheaper, 16 m³/h more airflow. And I almost prefer them to be quieter.
They are also sold in black the Noctua but they are more expensive and come with fewer accessories...
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Well, in the end I managed to buy the new power supply but even so the space was very tight and I preferred to mount the thin fans for the top. And I ordered a couple of Arctic P12 slim, they work very well, they work from 200rpm and up to 1000rpm they hardly make any noise. They cost half of the Noctua ones, and the design of the blades is quite nice: http://imgur.com/a/u1uFR0M
