Been running San Ace 120x38mm 0.8A fans for a few weeks now and have been super happy (they’re not silent but that’s fine since they’re sitting in the furnace/HVAC closet in the basement). Just wondering if buying them 2nd hand was a smart move or not. The particular ones I got are rated for 70,000 hours of use and they were in good shape, but I’ve been wondering if anyone has had any die on them before, and if so after how long?
I run the quietest fans I can find at reasonable prices in everything, so Arctic F12 mostly. Those San Ace look neat but 50dB is just way too loud for my setup!
fair enough, this is my strategy for desktop builds. Big fan of BeQuiet and Noctua, but I’ve heard good things of Artic as well