Bulk SilenX Fan Order from USA

[Pummra]

Recently I have been looking to buy a case fan for my Shuttle SN45G and have decided that for me the 80mm SilenX fan is probably the best, however I can only find one place in the UK which have them in stock @ £12.95 which after shipping is nearer £16. I refuse to pay £16 for one fan.

In the USA they stock them for $13.95, which is a considerable saving, however the postage is about $23.50 which makes it pointless to order just one.

I was wonder if there are others in my shoes who will be wanting to go in with me and do some kind of a bulk order. Register you interest here please!

http://www.silenx.com

If this is in the wrong forum please move.

[kcxdev]

Are you looking at the SilenX 80mm 14dBA Fan? You can get similar spec Panaflos for about £6.

[Pummra]

yes, where?

[turbo]

Dont forget if you do a bulk order from the states, you`ll end up being hit for customs tax & vat etc... etc... so it will probably workout cheaper to buy the uk ones anyway!

[Pummra]

thats true, I think i'll just order a vantech stealth instead then...

oh well.

[D.E.]

The Panaflos are rated slightly louder than the SilenX but most reviews say that they're quiet

Try here:
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/dorothy.bradbury/panaflo.htm

[hookbeak]

I have a panaflo in my SN45G - it's very quiet. Pity the PSU sounds like an aircraft taking off.

[Listy]

thats true, I think i'll just order a vantech stealth instead then...

oh well.

Vantec "stealth" fans are not quiet, they claim to be but there anything but stealthy. I've got 3 21dB Panoflo's in my case and there very quiet and if it wasn't for my Enermax PSU my system would be pretty much silent.

[Pummra]

Ok, I've ordered a Panaflo now. I'll compare it to the vantech and return the one I don't want.

[Dan]

I can confirm that Vantec Stealth fans are anything but quiet, go for the panaflo. :thumbs:

[Xenole]

Which is the better from these two Panaflos?

Panaflo 92mm L1A

or

Panaflo FBL 92mm L1A

and what does "mounting lugs on exhaust side only" mean?

Also, where a fan is 4-pin, does this mean it connects directly to a molex connector from the psu? If so, how do you get something like that to run at say 7v considering leads seem to deal with 3 pin fans?

Finally, are all Panaflos non-tacho? If so, are they any use for a cpu fan considering you've no idea how fast they're running?
Also, is it possible to solder a wire to the third connector to make the rpm readable?