Scythe 120 mm S-FLEX fans on sale at Newegg

[clalor]

I don't know how long the instant savings will last on these. They all appear to be in stock.

S-FLEX SFF21D: $9.99 after $20.00 instant savings
S-FLEX SFF21E: $14.99 after $15.00 instant savings
S-FLEX SFF21F: $19.99 after $10.00 instant savings

[puddnhead]

I don't know how long the instant savings will last on these. They all appear to be in stock.

They've been at this price for at least 10 days, mine were delivered on Monday (although the E model was $9.99 too then). Don't know if that reassures or not.

[StanF]

I ordered two of the very silent ones. It will be interesting to see how they compare to the Antec Tri-cools that I have in my case (on low).

Thanks for the tip.

[puddnhead]

I ordered two of the very silent ones. It will be interesting to see how they compare to the Antec Tri-cools that I have in my case (on low).

Thanks for the tip.

You will be bery happy -- that's exactly what I did -- replaced TriCools.

Only thing is you might not want slowest ones if you have temperature fan speed control on your board/BIOS. The lowest speed not only has the obvious lower upper speed, but as noted in SPCR review supposedly have 1) a slight clicking noise, 2) require high min voltage so you couldn't slow them much further (in other words, a very narrow speed range)

[clalor]

I originally wanted the E model myself, but they were show as out of stock when I ordered. They showed up in stock later that day, but at the higher price. Oh well, the D model should work just fine.

I just checked Directron's prices on these same fans. They have all three models for $12.99, so maybe Newegg's prices aren't so good (depending on what model you want):

http://www.directron.com/sff21d.html
http://www.directron.com/sff21e.html
http://www.directron.com/sff21f.html

[autoboy]

I personally like the medium speed version as long as you have some form of speed control

[Bluefront]

I have several of the hi-speed versions, speed controlled by NoiseMagic controllers. Much of the time these fans are running at 5V. Amazingly at 5V they turn slower than a low-speed Yate Loon at the same voltage.......and yet at 12V they turn 300rpms faster than the Yate Loon.

I personally like the wide rpm range of this fan, much better than any other 120mm fan I own. Too bad they're so expensive. I recently bought a few mid-speed 120mm Yate Loons. I'll be testing these soon, comparing them to the S-Flex fans.....since they're rated at the same rpm at 12V.

[aztec]

I have several of the hi-speed versions, speed controlled by NoiseMagic controllers. Much of the time these fans are running at 5V. Amazingly at 5V they turn slower than a low-speed Yate Loon at the same voltage.......and yet at 12V they turn 300rpms faster than the Yate Loon.

I personally like the wide rpm range of this fan, much better than any other 120mm fan I own. Too bad they're so expensive. I recently bought a few mid-speed 120mm Yate Loons. I'll be testing these soon, comparing them to the S-Flex fans.....since they're rated at the same rpm at 12V.

I have the mid-speed YL and the Scythe-E models.

Personally, I like the sound of the Scythe-E better. Quieter IMO, @ 12v.

[Lensman]

Are the S-FLEX'es all that much more expensive after you take into account the MTBF of the Fluid-Dynamic bearings? Plus the fact that they work in any orientation.

[Bluefront]

Eh...it's all relative. You can sometimes get five Yate loons for the price of one S-Flex. My main rig has a horizontal Yate Loon .....been running that way over two years. No signs of a problem.

[djkest]

Instant rebates on Scythe products are gone for now.