80mm to 120mm Case fan

[2ez2KiLL]

Does anyone know if an 80 mm fan slot on the front and back of my pc is convertable to a 120mm case fan?

btw.. which one is a reliable and cheap 80mm case fan? (i dont care about dbs, just cfm)

 

[Matrixhasu77]

I'd suggest Vantec's 80mm Tornado. Of course, it's rated at 84CFM and 5400 RPM. It's plenty loud though. I have it cooling my cpu and it runs an average of 107-110 degrees(20 degrees difference over the stock fan). If you were to use it as a cpu fan like I have then I would recommend Thermalright's SLK-800A/U copper heatsink. I haven't tried to use one as a case fan though. I'm sure it'll do the job.

It's a massive fan too. I tested it once without it secured to my case and held it and it has a ton of torque behind it.

I'm not sure about the upconverting but I bet it is possible.

 

[emad]

to upconvert, you need to drill a 120mm hole in which to fit the fan - just get a decent 80mm fan. In my experience, case fans don't help nearly as much as the heat sink-fan combo you're using. For example, I'm using a 2500rpm Thermaltake SilentBoost and it alone made a 15-20 degree difference.

 

[2ez2KiLL]

ok im getting the vantec tornado

 

[Matrixhasu77]

Originally posted by 2ez2KiLL
ok im getting the vantec tornado

You might want to check out some reviews at HARDOCP .
There may be a better fan out now. I bought mine back in March.