Which of these 120mm fans is best
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Which of these 120mm fans is best
Which of the 120mm fans in here are good:
http://www.caseking.de/shop/catalog/def ... p?cPath=26
Being silent at default voltage isn't required because those tend to run at very low RPM and move very little air and I would prefer something which wouldn't keep much noise at default and could be adjusted to more quiet.
Also cheaper price is always bonus.
Here's some I've looked:
Scythe S-FLEX 120mm Fan SFF21E - 1200rpm:
14.9 EUR
Which is apparently very similar in performance compared to:
Papst 120mm Lüfter 4412 F/2GLL whose price starts to be too high:
18.9 EUR
Enermax WARP Fan UC-12AEBS - 120mm is apparently quite decent at low RPMs.
12.9 EUR
Sharkoon has some 120mm fans (Super Silent&Silent Eagle) at 10EUR price but are those comparable to those previous fans?
And Arctic Cooling has 120mm fans which are very affordably priced (6EUR) but I haven't seen those reviewed much anywhere.
Also there's some Liebermann (?) NCBearing fan at quite good price of 10.9 EUR
http://www.verkkokauppa.com/popups/prod ... p?id=19410
http://www.verkkokauppa.com/productimag ... 917_01.jpg
http://www.caseking.de/shop/catalog/def ... p?cPath=26
Being silent at default voltage isn't required because those tend to run at very low RPM and move very little air and I would prefer something which wouldn't keep much noise at default and could be adjusted to more quiet.
Also cheaper price is always bonus.
Here's some I've looked:
Scythe S-FLEX 120mm Fan SFF21E - 1200rpm:
14.9 EUR
Which is apparently very similar in performance compared to:
Papst 120mm Lüfter 4412 F/2GLL whose price starts to be too high:
18.9 EUR
Enermax WARP Fan UC-12AEBS - 120mm is apparently quite decent at low RPMs.
12.9 EUR
Sharkoon has some 120mm fans (Super Silent&Silent Eagle) at 10EUR price but are those comparable to those previous fans?
And Arctic Cooling has 120mm fans which are very affordably priced (6EUR) but I haven't seen those reviewed much anywhere.
Also there's some Liebermann (?) NCBearing fan at quite good price of 10.9 EUR
http://www.verkkokauppa.com/popups/prod ... p?id=19410
http://www.verkkokauppa.com/productimag ... 917_01.jpg
I would check out the review over here.
http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&articID=421
http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&articID=421
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Re: Which of these 120mm fans is best
The Enermax UC-12EB is a very good fixed-speed 1000RPM fan, if available.EsaT wrote:Enermax WARP Fan UC-12AEBS - 120mm[/url] is apparently quite decent at low RPMs.
Here in the USofA, that's called the Global Win (GW) NCB - an excellent, inexpensive (here) fan - 1300RPM nominal.EsaT wrote:Also there's some Liebermann (?) NCBearing fan at quite good price of 10.9 EUR
http://www.verkkokauppa.com/popups/prod ... p?id=19410
http://www.verkkokauppa.com/productimag ... 917_01.jpg
Re: Which of these 120mm fans is best
I've seen that. Basing to it and price difference I think I could discard Papst.oakdad wrote:I would check out the review over here.
http://www.madshrimps.be/?action=getarticle&articID=421
But Enermax fan and few others aren't included in there so getting equal picture from all is quite hard.
Well, fan in question just happens to be from Warp serie and there might be differences between them, at least specifications hint quite strongly towards that, other has quite nice airflow at 1000rpm while Warp model has low airflow.Felger Carbon wrote:The Enermax UC-12EB is a very good fixed-speed 1000RPM fan, if available.
UC12EB: 1000rpm, 44cfm
UC-12AEBS: 1000-2400rpm, 26.91-83.49cfm
http://www.enermax.com.tw/english/produ ... herals.asp
Nice how they sell products under different names...Here in the USofA, that's called the Global Win (GW) NCB - an excellent, inexpensive (here) fan - 1300RPM nominal.EsaT wrote:Also there's some Liebermann (?) NCBearing fan at quite good price of 10.9 EUR
http://www.verkkokauppa.com/popups/prod ... p?id=19410
http://www.verkkokauppa.com/productimag ... 917_01.jpg
And that's also quite inexpensive price considering price level of fans in Finnish shops.
Same shop has also Nexus D12SL-12 (15.7EUR) which looks to be one the best fans but delivery time estimate is 2-4 weeks which can mean same in months... but at least they have few of them couple days ago.
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Re: Which of these 120mm fans is best
I have both fans. At 1000RPM, they push exactly the same CFM, as the blade assembly is exactly the same (except for the sticky label). The "44CFM" is either a misprint or a usual fan marketeer's lie.EsaT wrote:...specifications hint quite strongly towards that, other has quite nice airflow at 1000rpm while Warp model has low airflow.
UC12EB: 1000rpm, 44cfm
UC-12AEBS: 1000-2400rpm, 26.91-83.49cfm
Re: Which of these 120mm fans is best
In that case have you compared them to some of these other fans?Felger Carbon wrote:I have both fans. At 1000RPM, they push exactly the same CFM, as the blade assembly is exactly the same (except for the sticky label). The "44CFM" is either a misprint or a usual fan marketeer's lie.EsaT wrote:...specifications hint quite strongly towards that, other has quite nice airflow at 1000rpm while Warp model has low airflow.
UC12EB: 1000rpm, 44cfm
UC-12AEBS: 1000-2400rpm, 26.91-83.49cfm
I called shop and apparently is getting only small amounts of those Nexus fans because they have gotten only small quantities at once.
PS. Wouldn't it be nice to think there would be someone watching over all these marketing departments... and pointing heads with shotgun?
Re: Which of these 120mm fans is best
I found the review of Arctic Fan 12EsaT wrote:Which of the 120mm fans in here are good:
http://www.caseking.de/shop/catalog/def ... p?cPath=26
Being silent at default voltage isn't required because those tend to run at very low RPM and move very little air and I would prefer something which wouldn't keep much noise at default and could be adjusted to more quiet.
Also cheaper price is always bonus.
Here's some I've looked:
Scythe S-FLEX 120mm Fan SFF21E - 1200rpm:
14.9 EUR
Which is apparently very similar in performance compared to:
Papst 120mm Lüfter 4412 F/2GLL whose price starts to be too high:
18.9 EUR
Enermax WARP Fan UC-12AEBS - 120mm is apparently quite decent at low RPMs.
12.9 EUR
Sharkoon has some 120mm fans (Super Silent&Silent Eagle) at 10EUR price but are those comparable to those previous fans?
And Arctic Cooling has 120mm fans which are very affordably priced (6EUR) but I haven't seen those reviewed much anywhere.
Also there's some Liebermann (?) NCBearing fan at quite good price of 10.9 EUR
http://www.verkkokauppa.com/popups/prod ... p?id=19410
http://www.verkkokauppa.com/productimag ... 917_01.jpg
http://www.tech-gear.org/?id=reviews/ha ... /index.htm
I also installed a Arctic Fan 9 in my case and it is very quiet~no any vibration noise from the chassis becasue of rubber pin design(smart design)
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