Cheapest place to buy/best selection of fans for my W/C system???

ECUPirate · 04-03-2002, 12:44 PM

OK. Let's form a comprehensive list of the best places to buy fans and grills, etc. There are dozens of surplus shops, but sometimes you don't really know which fan you're buying. There are lots of places that sell PC fans, but sometimes the selection/prices suck.
Please post vendors URLs according to one or more of the following categories: sites that offer 1) the best prices, 2) the best selection, or 3)both.

krp · 04-03-2002, 03:46 PM

KD Computers has a pretty good selection.

sunblade · 04-03-2002, 05:06 PM

I've heard good things about www.sidewindercomputers.com.

They seem to have a farily large range of sunon fans with some others, plus they have a library of sounds so you can listen to them. I just ordered some fans last night and they shipped this morning.

<edit> I meant sunon fans. I wrote sanyo, bleh. </edit>

Brad · 04-03-2002, 10:18 PM

www.caseetc.com and www.mpja.com would be two places I'd recommend.

EMC2 · 04-04-2002, 12:15 AM

Decent prices, quick shipping, varied selection?

Try here too.

Cyco-Dude · 04-04-2002, 02:02 AM

ive done business with CrazyPC, FrozenCPU, and the Heatsink Factory. all have great selections, competative pricing, and very fast shipping (like 3-4 business days for cheap ground shipping).

best to order early on a Monday (like befor 12 so they ship it the same day); you'ld probably get your order on Wednesday...

ECUPirate · 04-04-2002, 11:36 AM

I've done business w/ 2cooltek.com before also w/ great service, but recently, they've been out of panaflo L1A's.

Speaking of which, those are the only fans I have any experience w/. They are quiet, which is a prime concern. Never used Sunons... How do they compare? Pabst are so hard to find and super expensive--never even seen one so I haven't a clue as to how loud they are.

I went to mpja.com. Does anyone know which models those comairs are? one's a 6.75" x 2", and the other is 6 x 2". I think the first is a Patriot... Here's the page link. http://www.mpja.com/allpict.asp?dept=48

Keep posting new site!!!

Brad · 04-04-2002, 12:44 PM

they are both patriots.

being patriotic to your country by making a small hurricane in part of it

EMC2 · 04-04-2002, 07:15 PM

Pirate - just email Ian, he usually is real good about getting desired items in quickly

Regarding Sunons - they are a bit louder at the same airflow (5dBa higher sound intensity - there's a thread in here where we talked about dBa levels verses "loudness")

ECUPirate · 04-04-2002, 07:37 PM

anyone know anything about those Vantec Stealth fans?

Brad · 04-05-2002, 03:16 AM

the antec stealth fans are very quiet. They do produce a resonable amout of airflow for their noise too

Cappu · 04-05-2002, 11:56 AM

In Denmark (Europe) we have a couple of shops to.

Not the best selection but they have some quality stuff:
www.studiedata.dk <-- where I bought my Maze 2 (sold out for the moment)
www.coolerkit.dk
www.waterheads.dk <-- untested but some funny product designs though.
http://www.bsmultimedia.dk/

And here we can get our hands on them lovely german Papst fans... they're nice

Brad · 04-05-2002, 03:20 PM

cappu, how come the pabst data sheets always make them sound like really loud fans? like their dba/cfm ratio is always really poor. It obviously isn't, whats the story there?

Cappu · 04-06-2002, 09:10 AM

Cause they're made by Germans?

No seriously I don't know...
I've got 3*120mm , 1*80mm and 1*92mm papst fans running in my case, and they're low noise for sure!
It could be that these germans are conservative with the specs, that's my best guess....
:shrug:

Brad · 04-06-2002, 03:01 PM

I think they probably just measure their noise differantly

mkosem · 04-06-2002, 05:44 PM

ya, maybee they measure at a different distance

--Matt

ECUPirate · 04-06-2002, 05:56 PM

Maybe Germans just hear better than the rest of us.

ECUPirate · 04-06-2002, 06:20 PM

According to Papst's website, ebm.com is the USA's distributor of Papst fans.
I went to their website, and they had a crapload of fans, but no prices. I have requested a catalog from them, and if they send it to me

, I'll share the info w/ you. Perhaps DDen could buy a bunch for us.

Brad · 04-06-2002, 10:05 PM

I've sent emails to ebm before, never got any replies. I think caseetc might be interested though

04-03-2002, 12:44 PM	#1
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	Cheapest place to buy/best selection of fans for my W/C system??? OK. Let's form a comprehensive list of the best places to buy fans and grills, etc. There are dozens of surplus shops, but sometimes you don't really know which fan you're buying. There are lots of places that sell PC fans, but sometimes the selection/prices suck. Please post vendors URLs according to one or more of the following categories: sites that offer 1) the best prices, 2) the best selection, or 3)both. __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

04-03-2002, 03:46 PM	#2
krp Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Jun 2001 Location: Gainesville, FL, USA Posts: 32	KD Computers has a pretty good selection. __________________ chilling out in the swamp... (#1) Athlon XP@1.667gHz, watercooled: (DD Maze2 new revision, Eheim 1250, BlackiceXtreme), in modded Supermicro SC750 fulltower case. (#2) Athlon TB@1.4gHz, watercooled: (DD Maze2 orig revison, CaseEtc resepump, Blackice), in modded LiteOn FS020 midtower case.

04-03-2002, 05:06 PM	#3
sunblade Registered User Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: USA Posts: 156	I've heard good things about www.sidewindercomputers.com. They seem to have a farily large range of sunon fans with some others, plus they have a library of sounds so you can listen to them. I just ordered some fans last night and they shipped this morning. <edit> I meant sunon fans. I wrote sanyo, bleh. </edit> Last edited by sunblade; 04-04-2002 at 07:55 PM.

04-03-2002, 10:18 PM	#4
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	www.caseetc.com and www.mpja.com would be two places I'd recommend. __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

04-04-2002, 11:36 AM	#7
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	I've done business w/ 2cooltek.com before also w/ great service, but recently, they've been out of panaflo L1A's. Speaking of which, those are the only fans I have any experience w/. They are quiet, which is a prime concern. Never used Sunons... How do they compare? Pabst are so hard to find and super expensive--never even seen one so I haven't a clue as to how loud they are. I went to mpja.com. Does anyone know which models those comairs are? one's a 6.75" x 2", and the other is 6 x 2". I think the first is a Patriot... Here's the page link. http://www.mpja.com/allpict.asp?dept=48 Keep posting new site!!! __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

04-04-2002, 12:15 AM	#5
EMC2 Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Dark Side of the Moon Posts: 365	Decent prices, quick shipping, varied selection? Try here too.

04-04-2002, 02:02 AM	#6
Cyco-Dude Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Dayton, Ohio Posts: 836	ive done business with CrazyPC, FrozenCPU, and the Heatsink Factory. all have great selections, competative pricing, and very fast shipping (like 3-4 business days for cheap ground shipping). best to order early on a Monday (like befor 12 so they ship it the same day); you'ld probably get your order on Wednesday...

04-04-2002, 12:44 PM	#8
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	they are both patriots. being patriotic to your country by making a small hurricane in part of it __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

04-04-2002, 07:15 PM	#9
EMC2 Cooling Savant Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Dark Side of the Moon Posts: 365	Pirate - just email Ian, he usually is real good about getting desired items in quickly Regarding Sunons - they are a bit louder at the same airflow (5dBa higher sound intensity - there's a thread in here where we talked about dBa levels verses "loudness")

04-04-2002, 07:37 PM	#10
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	anyone know anything about those Vantec Stealth fans? __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

04-05-2002, 03:16 AM	#11
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	the antec stealth fans are very quiet. They do produce a resonable amout of airflow for their noise too __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

04-05-2002, 11:56 AM	#12
Cappu Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 30	In Denmark (Europe) we have a couple of shops to. Not the best selection but they have some quality stuff: www.studiedata.dk <-- where I bought my Maze 2 (sold out for the moment) www.coolerkit.dk www.waterheads.dk <-- untested but some funny product designs though. http://www.bsmultimedia.dk/ And here we can get our hands on them lovely german Papst fans... they're nice __________________ Best regards Cappu "The Spice Extends Life - The Spice Expands Consciousness - The Spice Is Vital To Spacetravel" www.kabu.dk

04-05-2002, 03:20 PM	#13
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	cappu, how come the pabst data sheets always make them sound like really loud fans? like their dba/cfm ratio is always really poor. It obviously isn't, whats the story there? __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

04-06-2002, 09:10 AM	#14
Cappu Cooling Neophyte Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Denmark Posts: 30	Cause they're made by Germans? No seriously I don't know... I've got 3120mm , 180mm and 1*92mm papst fans running in my case, and they're low noise for sure! It could be that these germans are conservative with the specs, that's my best guess.... :shrug: __________________ Best regards Cappu "The Spice Extends Life - The Spice Expands Consciousness - The Spice Is Vital To Spacetravel" www.kabu.dk

04-06-2002, 03:01 PM	#15
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	I think they probably just measure their noise differantly __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

04-06-2002, 05:44 PM	#16
mkosem Cooling Savant Join Date: May 2001 Location: here Posts: 494	ya, maybee they measure at a different distance --Matt __________________ If you can't cool it, blow it up!! http://www.mattkosem.com

04-06-2002, 05:56 PM	#17
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	Maybe Germans just hear better than the rest of us. __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

04-06-2002, 06:20 PM	#18
ECUPirate Hottest Stank of them All Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: Washington, DC area Posts: 533	According to Papst's website, ebm.com is the USA's distributor of Papst fans. I went to their website, and they had a crapload of fans, but no prices. I have requested a catalog from them, and if they send it to me , I'll share the info w/ you. Perhaps DDen could buy a bunch for us. __________________ Does a radioactive cat have 18 half lifes? --Kenny my pimpin' rig: ...previously poorly cooled... 486DX-2 66mhz @ 75mhz, 4Mb ram, shared, 256Mb hard drive Onboard VGA, watercooled, of course 16-color monitor, labtec speakers, 28kbs USRobotics modem Windows XP (think about it) Maze 3, DDen GF3 block, Eheim 1250, econoline van HC, 1/2" hose w/ 5/8" fittings Comair 172mm fan

04-06-2002, 10:05 PM	#19
Brad Thermophile Join Date: Oct 2001 Location: Nuu Zeeelin Posts: 3,175	I've sent emails to ebm before, never got any replies. I think caseetc might be interested though __________________ 2x P3 1100's at 1400, Abit VP6, 2x Corsair 256mb PC150 sticks, 20gb 'cuda ATA-III, 2x 40gb 'cuda ATA-IV in raid 0. 20" Trinitron. No fans 2x 2400+ at 2288mhz (16.0 x 143), Iwill MPX2, 2x Kingmax PC-3200 256mb sticks, 4x 20gb 60gxp in Raid 5 on a Promise SX6000. Asus Ti4200 320/630. Cooled by Water

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