Papst 60x60x15mm Quiet Computer Fan with 4-Pin Connector

Whether you need to use extra fans in your PC will probably depend on whether you have a multitude of heat-generating goodies installed inside it and the average temperature of your local climate. Unfortunately case fans are notorious for generating a large amount of noise simply because of the amount of air they shift and the type of bearings used in their design.

Now, you can have the cooling without the noise, with these Ultra-Quiet Case Fans. They are designed specifically to minimise the amount of noise being generated, while keeping the air moving at a sensible rate. Our wide selection of fans are available with either a 4-pin "hard drive"-type connector for connection to a PSU cable, or a smaller 3-pin connector which attaches directly to your motherboard and supports speed monitoring.

Please note: when using our fans which have 3-pin connectors (connected to the motherboard), some customers have reported that monitoring of the fan speed does not work. This is not due to a fault with the fans, but rather that some motherboards are unable to monitor the rpm of fans which operate below a certain speed. Occasionally, upgrading the motherboard BIOS to the latest version solves this, but otherwise nothing can be done to fix the problem. It is not a serious issue - it just means that you will not be able to monitor how fast your fans are running. Most customers feel that the ability to monitor fan speed is well worth trading for fans which operate in near silence.

	Papst 40mm	Delta 50mm	Papst 60mm X 15mm	Papst 60mm X 25mm	Y.S. Tech 60mm	Zalman 80mm (3 pin)	Papst 80mm (3 pin)	Papst 80mm (4 pin)	Zalman 92mm	Papst 120mm
Connector type	4 pin	3 pin	4 pin	4 pin	3 pin	3 pin	3 pin	4 pin	3 pin	3 pin
Air volume throughput	8.0 CMH (3.5 CFM)	12.6 CMH (7.4 CFM)	19 CMH (11.2 CFM)	21 CMH (12.4 CFM)	16.6 CFM	47.6 CMH (28.0 CFM)	33.0 CMH (19.4 CFM)	33.0 CMH (19.4 CFM)	68.0 CMH (40.0 CFM)	26 CFM
Fan speed (rpm)	1600	3500	2500	2500	3100	1500	1500	1500	1600	1200
Acoustic noise level (dB(A))	19.0	18.0	16.0	16.0	25.0	20.0	12.0	12.0	20.0	18.0
Rated voltage (VDC)	10-14	12	11.5-13.2	8-15	12	12	12	12	12	7-13.8
Power consumption (W)	0.60	0.60	0.4	0.7	0.90	0.63	0.45	0.45	0.65	.72
Bearings	Sintec-Sleeve	Ball	Ball/Sleeve	Sintec-Sleeve	Sintec-Sleeve	Sleeve	Sintec-Sleeve	Sintec-Sleeve	Sleeve	Sintec-Sleeve
Dimensions (mm)	40 x 40 x 10	50 x 50 x 10	60 x 60 x 15	60 x 60 x 25	60 x 60 x 15	80 x 80 x 25.4	80 x 80 x 25.4	80 x 80 x 25.4	92 x 92 x 25.4	120 x 120 x 25
Weight (g)	27	26	25	85	38	82	95	95	88	175
Mounting screws included	No	No	No	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No
Integral "wye" splitter	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	No	No

Please note: The specifications listed in the chart above are for fans operated in "Silent" mode. To operate an AcoustiFan or Zalman fan in silent mode, the optional resister shipped with these products must be added inline.

If you decide to use more than one case fan in your PC, it is generally good practice for every fan that you have sucking air into the case (usually at the front), you should have another one blowing it out (usually at the rear), in other words, one exhaust fan for every inlet fan. The role of a fan is easily determined by which way around you decide to mount it, since the fans are symmetric and reversible.