All this talk of fans i've read in the past few days made me once again realize exactly how dumb i may have been for my fans. This guy here posted a video that's reasonably done(in determining the loudness anyway), which shows exactly how loud my fans are. I similarly have an 80 and a 92.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M2Y-CZymAyg
When i originally got those, i was thinking of making sure the airflow was great with no possibility of deadzone or lacking ability to move all of the heat. Not only are they louder than a hair dryer, one alone moves so much air that the case temp is never above room temperature anyway. In fact the fans are so powerful someone thought to make a reasonably sized hovercraft using them.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZcCuXDB ... re=related
I don't care too much about noise but i must admit, their are times when i'd like to not hear a whine so loud it can be heard through my headphones while watching a movie. I don't want, and can't afford, to sacrifice any tangible change of temperature in the case. With 100 degrees starting to kick ass here i can't afford to have increased case temps. I can guarantee my overclock will start having issues if it does happen.
Now that i'm done marveling at my bad choice and how long i've lived with it, does anyone have recommendations for fans that are quieter than a running car?
Rear exhaust 92 or 120mm
side panel 80
top 80 (i used to use three...)