morass. hey, that's some nice vocab.

Yeah, before everyone had to refer to a standard reference, and for a long time it was a good Japanese (not Chinese) sample of the 80mm Panaflo L1A (often called the Japanaflo on the SPCR forums). But if the poor newguy had never heard one, he was still potentially in another ballpark. (On the side, a Japanaflo's noise characteristics are way different i.e. superior than its 120mm sibling)

Now it's starting to become a science. Just an example, from the presently latest post on the SPCR mainpage:
Jordan's Quiet DampTek'd Home Theater PC

I'll go ahead and include this here, even though it's mentioned in the above thread, just so no one misses it perchance.
This is solid stuff, no doubting that. :D

DrCR

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Another pitch for that sunon 2123....it's a steal at ten bucks.

Thanks for that tip, Ferd.

update
 

OK just replace the Papsts with 2 Panaflo L1As at 9 volts (lowest voltage my Nexus Fan Controller will give with fans of this power rating). All I hear now is the sound of air moving :)
Apart from..... the Neo2 Platinum NF3 chipset fan :rolleyes:
But since I am going to replace this board soon with a DFI NF4 Ultra-D I'll live with it.
Looks like the postion of the NF4 chip on the DFI board means it will be a ***** to fit a w/b to.....