Silly Fan Question

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My old front case fan is making a horrible crunching noise. I think that means the bearings are going? It's been about 5 years so I think I got my money's worth. After a few months, I can finally justify the money.

I've narrowed it down to three fans. (It wasn't hard, Newegg had the best) The Antec looks great, and I know they are reliable, but if I can get pretty damn close with either of the other two, I'll go for the cheaper price. But quality is always > price so if you think it's enough of a quality difference, lay it straight. Thanks in advance.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835200050

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6811998123

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835209013

Favorite?

[Ddrak]

I would say it really doesn't matter much. You'll get a few years life and replace it with another $10 fan when it goes.

Dd

[Fobbon Lazyfoot]

I'd just get the one with the prettiest lights. Orange is a cool color.

[Kulaf]

Aren't most modern fans bearingless? Are you sure there just isn't something stuck in the fan? That said the only thing that makes any difference to me when buying is fan is how much noise it makes. Everything else is just window dressing.

[Kulaf]

I'd probably go with:

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835233035

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I'll just pick whatever then. These answers helped enough.

Kulaf? White?! *hissssssssss* My desktop needs to look like it will eat my cats!

[xilly]

Wow. I can't believe you're still using the red Transformer looking case thing we put together all those years ago.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.a ... 6835209013 for sure.