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To: John Mireley who wrote (819)	6/2/1998 11:48:00 PM
From: Zeuspaul	Read Replies (1) of 14778

Quiet Fans From Anand's BBS anandtech.net Guinea Pig 75 posted 06-02-98 11:51 AM CT (US) If you want a reliable quality fan - look for Papst. These german made fans are reputed to be the best in the world. They are expensive - typically œ20 in the UK - but next time I need to change a fan I think I'll go with one of these. I ought to point out that I have no long-term experience with Papst, but I've seen a few in action - they are extremely quiet. The bearings seem to be good, because even the 6 year-old ones are quiet and still take nearly a minute to spin down!! If you can't warrant the cost of Papst, there are plenty of other brand names that you should consider: Sunon, Adda to name a couple. Just make sure that you do get ball-bearing fans from a reputable manufacturer. If you get a cheap sleeve bearing fan, you can expect it to fail within a year. A friend of mine nearly lost a P166 chip after the cheap fan failed within 2 weeks. bold added

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