GELID Solutions FN-SX08-16 80mm Case cooler

Pros: Absolutely silent. Using it in a Gateway desktop that has been repurposed as an HTPC - have it installed on the side of the case to provide a little extra cooling to the TV tuner, sound, and video cards. Definitely moves plenty of air for this application.

Cons: It's great as a secondary fan, but may not be a suitable replacement for a "brand name" tower's main fan. Many use a single, high-flow 80mm fan to cool the entire chassis - while this provides additional airflow, it's not enough for a main fan.

Pros: Is quiet.

Cons: I bought this as a replacement fan for a water cooling system I have. There is almost no airflow coming out of this thing. Not even enough to blow off a single square of toilet paper! I even double checked to make sure I didn't have it in backwards!

Definitely not worth the nine bucks, or nine cents for that matter.

Pros: Very quiet
Nice cord length

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Has rubber "screws" as mounting system. Worked just fine for me

Pros: Quiet, seems to be well made. Sheathed cabling looks nice.

Cons: None

Other Thoughts: Installed this in a Dell Inspiron tower to replace 5 year old OEM fan.

Pros: Silent. run smooth. Nice facture.

Cons: not enought airflow

Other Thoughts: for the same price we can get a realy bether one... Take a Silenx , better facture for the same price.

Pros: Looks neat
Has silicone mounts

Cons: Airflow is lower than I expected
Much, much louder than expected. Not sure if mine's a lemon or it's been degrading over time, but currently it's much louder than all the other fans in my pc *combined*.

Honestly I'm probably better off just throwing this under the couch to collect dust. I plan to replace this very soon, not sure how I put up with it for so long.

Other Thoughts: I'm not sure if quiet fans even exist anymore, or if I'm just swimming in a world of lies and false promises.

Pros: The 4 plastic mounting tabs that I put on another fan.

Cons: Just got it, just put it in and just took it OUT! Silent? Hardly. I purchased this to replace an Antec 80mmm that was going bad. This fan is much louder! $10 down the drain.

Pros: -Made out of a high quality non-vibration plastic (unlike standard fans) that is also sturdier.
-Not inaudible, but definitely in the highest tier of extremely quiet fans.
-Included rubber mounting points. I did not need these as my case had a snap-in fan holder included, but I imagine they would make installation screwdriver-free.
-Sleeved cable is done with proper sleeving that doesn't slide around when you move the cable.

Cons: It's not even an expensive fan! What could I possibly put here?

Other Thoughts: Moves a good bit of air for an 80mm fan as well. I like the air pressure 80mm fans generate, it certainly feels like more air is moving through it than my larger 200mm case fan.

Pros: I had a noisy stock fan on the front of the desktop case. Now it is so much quieter with this one. It is also inexpensive. I have other similar quiet fans that sold for twice the price.

Cons: None I can see thus far.

Pros: Good airflow/dB ratio especially for the price. About as quiet as one could expect for a sub 10 dollar fan. No ridiculous colored LEDs.

Cons: It doesn't fit in my perpetual motion machine.

Other Thoughts: Bought a pair of these to replace the rear 80mm fans in a RPC-4220 server case. My plan is to get the basic sound level as low as possible BEFORE populating the case with hard disks. Already replaced the 4x80mm on the midwall with 3x120mm Sigmateks and I'm thinking about replacing those with 120mm Gelids if they can perform as well as these 80mm's have.