Best 80mm case fans

[drenader]

Ok i am seeing lots of posts on heatsinks, to keep the cpu cool. But i am more concerned about the general airflow on my system. My case has 7 2050rpm fans. I wanted to do a little upgrading on the fan part. Currently what are the best case fans available, and what alternatives are the best (special exhaust ect.)?

Thank you

Dre

[VinnieVen]

What are the characteristics you are looking for? High CFM, low noise? Ball bearing or sleeve bearing?

EDIT: RPM isnt the only factor in how effective a fan is.

[drenader]

Whichever will deliever the best over all cooling. Noise doesnt bother me too much.

[AsianBatman]

ThermalTake Tornado?

[Wiggo]

I have the Enermax and Antec versions of those UNEEC cases which are very similar and I find 34cfm BB fans give the best compromise between good airflow and quiet operation.

[Mista K6]

Well, I just installed two dual ball bearing Thermal Take fans (from Xoxide). The 60mm was $8 and pushes 21CFM at 28dB, and the 80mm was $7 (although I shoulda gone with the 92mm, GAH that pisses me off, anyways :mad: ) and pushes 37 CFM at 30dB. They have a good CFM/noise ratio, however I still find them a little too loud, I think I'm going to buy two zalman fan mates to turn them down a bit. I guess if you dont care about noise a tornado is the way to go, but that would drive me insane (55dB). I'm really looking into silent cooling for my next case (lots of vantec stealth fans?). Anywho, I think thermal take makes a good fan. But research each fan and see what ya like best. Good luck, : peace2: Mista K6