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blogz101
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n°1765319
07-07-2008 at 05:27:36 PM

Hi
I would like to ask what FAN is the best to cool an intel Q9450?

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robertito
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n°1765322
07-07-2008 at 05:43:22 PM

Noctua and Scythe make good fans but are kinda pricey, I find yate loon fans work great for 1/10 the price of a noctua or scythe. It really depends on what you want to spend and how tolerant you are of noise, some fans have great airflow but sound like a jet turbine.

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n°1765340
07-07-2008 at 07:44:01 PM

get a high CFM rating on the fan if you dont care about noise. but make sure that the output of the case fans can match close to that, or the fan will continue to blow hot air over something that's already hot.

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n°1765342
07-07-2008 at 07:51:08 PM

Thermalright Ultra 120 Extreme
and Scythe S-Flex SFF21F


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n°1765344
07-07-2008 at 08:10:17 PM

check out this site for some info

http://www.frostytech.com/top5heatsinks.cfm

th_username
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n°1765346
07-07-2008 at 08:10:38 PM

true

panicatak
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n°1765349
07-07-2008 at 08:27:08 PM

best:- True

If your on a budget AC Freezer 7 pro

evongugg
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n°1765350
07-07-2008 at 08:31:34 PM

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835233003

XIGMATEK HDT-S1283 120mm Rifle CPU Cooler - Retail

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Prod [...] 6835233019

XIGMATEK ACK-I7751 Retention Bracket - Retail

don't forget to order the retention bracket because push pin mounting sucks.


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n°1765406
07-08-2008 at 06:03:48 AM

I like quiet, so I have a Noctua fan on my TRUE. The Scythe is also good, though it seemed a touch noisier. Could be just a different pitch that got my ears attention and not the decibels. Don't know.


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n°1766930
07-19-2008 at 04:30:51 PM

well the best fan, hands down would probably be the Delta GFB1212VHW 120x76mm Very High Speed on this page http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/120mmfans.html . ha keep in mind this fan is not quiet but you mentioned nothing on noise in your original post.

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n°1766932
07-19-2008 at 05:37:23 PM

This is the best fan:

http://www.businessfacilities.com/ [...] 763893.jpg

Assuming you have the space to fit it...

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Shadow703793
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n°1766956
07-19-2008 at 07:28:00 PM
blogz101
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n°1766958
07-19-2008 at 07:46:21 PM

:lol: omg that wouldnt cool my system it will destroy it haha

jaibot18
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n°1766960
07-19-2008 at 08:15:02 PM

haha i wonder what temps you would get if you funneled the output to a 120 mm fan size.

blogz101
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n°1766961
07-19-2008 at 08:16:43 PM

lol when you funnel that air in, it will rip your motherboard apart :lol:

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n°1766967
07-19-2008 at 08:56:28 PM