Coolermaster new Sleeve Bearing 120mm LED fans : Mini-review

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Coolermaster new Sleeve Bearing 120mm LED fans : Mini-review

Post by akwok » Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:35 am

Hi all,

I just purchased (in the span of two weeks), a Nexus 120mm, two SilenX 120mms, and the new Coolermaster SLEEVE BEARING 120mm LED fan (for the bling!)

I am surprised as ever.

The Nexus is $26 Canadian, the SilenX $29.99 Canadian, and the CoolerMaster $9.95 Canadian.

The Nexus is the quietestst 12v, FOLLOWED BY THE COOLERMASTER, THEN the SilenX. If you 8-9V the CoolerMaster it is acoustically the same as the Nexus, and provides a higher CFM. There is NO BEARING NOISE AT ALL, just airflow noise. My temperatures dropped about 1-2C after swapping from a SilenX at 7V to the Coolermaster at 8-9V, and it seems quieter even! (This is a XP-120 setup)

So, I highly suggest this new Coolermaster product. I have been dismayed in the past by their products ('revolutionary' Rifle Bearing) but this new fan really is silent. I will be purchasing a few more in the next few days since they're just so awesome.

-akwok

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Post by DrCR » Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:42 am

Thanks for posting your experience! :)

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Post by yeha » Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:49 am

the coolermasters are definitely great fans.

i have to chime in though and say that i got two blue-uv 120mm coolermasters from svc (suf-s12-eb), and they both exhibited bearing noise, still audible at 5 volts from 1 metre away. the noise is much quieter than the motor noise from my panaflos and nmbs, but it's still there. i seem to be the odd one out though, as most everyone else who's gotten these fans haven't had any such noise - i'd say the odds are as good as 9 out of 10 to receive a good coolermaster. heck the ones i have would be great for a system in the low 20 dba region, they're still quieter than most of the fans i have even with the bearing noise.

seeing as you can find them for $6 or so in the usa, they're a steal.

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Post by DrCR » Mon Apr 11, 2005 12:40 pm

yeha wrote:the coolermasters are definitely great fans...etc.
as discussed here (FYI to others who read this thread)

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Post by Lawrence Lee » Mon Apr 11, 2005 1:49 pm

I only paid $7 for my Coolermaster. :)

I got NCIX to pricematch ekscomputers.com

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Post by IceWindius » Mon Apr 11, 2005 4:18 pm

Yep, just went and ordered one for $8 at FrozenCPU. *Tosses Vantec in the garbage*

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Post by akwok » Mon Apr 11, 2005 7:03 pm

$7 each! I'm going to get me 5, lol!

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Post by Sanatarium » Mon Apr 11, 2005 7:28 pm

I recieved 2 of these fans about a month ago, and they are LED versions of the nexus, not literally of course, but theyre really a dream, its about time a high quality LED fan came along. I LOVE these fans and there is no doubt they are of good quality, at 7v they exhibit no practical bearing noise that I could hear, that was testing using a passive test PSU, and a room deep inside my house where ambient noise is verrrrry low. These are some great fans, order them if you havent already.

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Post by akwok » Mon Apr 11, 2005 9:22 pm

Amourek wrote:I only paid $7 for my Coolermaster. :)

I got NCIX to pricematch ekscomputers.com
Ehh, it's back to $10 a piece now? :(

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Post by Lawrence Lee » Mon Apr 11, 2005 11:28 pm

Oh looks like they raised their price. Sorry dude.

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Post by madman2003 » Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:31 am

Do these quiet coolermaster fans also exist as non led fans? (the normal coolermaster 12 cm quiet fan has a different bearing, superflo iirc and is rated at lower speed)

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Post by jamesavery22 » Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:42 am

whats the model# for these fans? TLF-S12-EB?

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Post by akwok » Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:53 am

Yep, dead on.

madman2003 : They have one more 120mm fan, but it's supposedly 11cfm.. which is useless :(.

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Post by Lawrence Lee » Tue Apr 12, 2005 9:55 am

Get the UV reactive ones if you don't want LEDs. They have the same specs.

TLF-S12-EX (X = COLOUR) - 120mm LED
SUF-S12-EX (X = COLOUR) - 120mm UV Reactive

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Post by jamesavery22 » Tue Apr 12, 2005 10:19 am

Amourek wrote:Get the UV reactive ones if you don't want LEDs. They have the same specs.

TLF-S12-EX (X = COLOUR) - 120mm LED
SUF-S12-EX (X = COLOUR) - 120mm UV Reactive
Thanks, was just about to ask that.

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Post by Talz » Tue Apr 12, 2005 11:16 am

akwok wrote:Yep, dead on.

madman2003 : They have one more 120mm fan, but it's supposedly 11cfm.. which is useless :(.
Wow 11 cfm, I agree that sounds pointless. Even an 80mm fan should be able to move that much air silently.

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Post by akwok » Tue Apr 12, 2005 1:17 pm

I should just sit next to my case and blow air into it with my mouth. That should give more than 11 CFM, :p.

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