If the SPCR recommended 120mm fans article was updated today
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If the SPCR recommended 120mm fans article was updated today
What fans would be at the top? The Slipstreams? Any others?
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Nexus would be high on all 80, 92, 120mm categories. (as would Yate-Loons as YL's are basicly same than Nexus, just slightly faster spinning generally and different sticker)
Scythe S-flex would be in 120mm ( 800 and 1200 rpm fans )
Slipstream 120 ( 800 - 1200 rpms )
Kama-flex for 80mm fans
NoiseBlocker BlackSilent X1 ( 1000 rpm ) 120mm
BlackSilent XE 1 ( 1500 rpm ) 92mm
Sharkoon "Golfball" SilentEagle 1000 120mm
Those would be pretty high ranked. All have been reviewed in SPCR in some point, except Sharkoon golfball I think, which has got in-forum respect pretty much like 120mm NCB fan by GlobalWin / Lieberman.
Scythe S-flex would be in 120mm ( 800 and 1200 rpm fans )
Slipstream 120 ( 800 - 1200 rpms )
Kama-flex for 80mm fans
NoiseBlocker BlackSilent X1 ( 1000 rpm ) 120mm
BlackSilent XE 1 ( 1500 rpm ) 92mm
Sharkoon "Golfball" SilentEagle 1000 120mm
Those would be pretty high ranked. All have been reviewed in SPCR in some point, except Sharkoon golfball I think, which has got in-forum respect pretty much like 120mm NCB fan by GlobalWin / Lieberman.
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Fan Roundup #5Shaman wrote:Can you point me to the review of the Slipstream(s)?
Thanks, that completly passed me by.jessekopelman wrote:Fan Roundup #5Shaman wrote:Can you point me to the review of the Slipstream(s)?
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Did they test the Ultra Kaze? I'll check. But what I'm curious about is the Scythe Gentle Typhoon series. They're up on newegg...I'm close to pulling the trigger on one...might pick up a few fans and try them all out in the end though.
edit: yep...reading the ultra Kaze again...I know I must have already read that review..
edit: yep...reading the ultra Kaze again...I know I must have already read that review..
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I don't know the Gentle Typhoon series, but from testing here you can hardly go wrong with the Slipstreams.
Slipstream 1200 RPM
Some people reported ticking in the 800 RPM version, 1200 and a fan controller seems better.
Conclusion recommends the 1200 RPM version.
Slipstream 1200 RPM
Some people reported ticking in the 800 RPM version, 1200 and a fan controller seems better.
Conclusion recommends the 1200 RPM version.
I would say the Slipstream and the Nexus are about equal, all things considered. They're both about the same price. Supposedly the slipstream does slightly better in performance, but then there's also a pair of fan mounts in the package with the nexus real silents.
I'm sticking with Nexus at the moment because I've used them for quite a while now, and they've never failed me. On top of that I guess you could say I've got an affinity for Nexus as a company, both because it's the only Dutch (I'm Dutch) PC silencing company I know of, and because of the quality of their products.
I'm sticking with Nexus at the moment because I've used them for quite a while now, and they've never failed me. On top of that I guess you could say I've got an affinity for Nexus as a company, both because it's the only Dutch (I'm Dutch) PC silencing company I know of, and because of the quality of their products.
I agree. I haven't had any luck with Zalman, I think their testers must be deaf.jhhoffma wrote:Zalman has a quiet fan? Every single Zalman fan I've ever heard, whether case fan or mounted to a heatsink has been horrible for buzzing.
It'd be interesting to see a decent review of these compared to the current crop of quiet fans.
On the other hand, the Nexus people must have sensitive hearing, because I haven't purchased anything yet from them that wasn't good.
Maybe Zalman has started up a program similar to Belkin's?
There are several options, but I find a slipstream @ <700rpm a nice route currently. I've transitioned away from YLs myself, but they are a good option if you're just starting out and on the cheap.
There are several options, but I find a slipstream @ <700rpm a nice route currently. I've transitioned away from YLs myself, but they are a good option if you're just starting out and on the cheap.
ntavlas wrote:Actually the f3 is quite a decent fan though I wouldn`t say better then the sflex.
The 1000rpm fan that came with my lian li case was also suprisingly good. Very smooth motor.
As for 4pin pwm fans, Skythe ships one with their mugen 2 cooler with the blades of the slipstream.
Goto xtreme systems and look for vapor's fan review, you'ed be surprised that the S-Flex isnt really any better than the F3's
I have had a few Slipstreams die untimely bearing-wear deaths - wherein they still spin, but produce enough vibration to no longer remain silent - so I lean toward the Nexus for my own purposes, but recommend the Noctuas [with their 150,000 hour MTBF] when I'm building for others, unless it's a situation in which high static pressure is needed, as in tightly-spaced CPU heatsink fins, and the "new" Noctuas are an improvement over their predecessors on that count, as well.
Has anyone else experience premature deaths of their Slipstreams? The most recent example is about nine months old, and mounted in a machine that's only on for a few hours a day. [By way of comparison, the spare Antec tri-cool I use on my dual processor P3 1.4-S has run 24/7 for a couple of years now, without discernible deterioration.] I'd just like to have a better idea of whether or not I'm experiencing a statistical anomaly, as I've not really heard of others having these problems.
It's worth noting all the owners I've had complain of premature Slipstream death owned multiple pets, and had greater dust concerns than normal; although all were cleaned regularly, I cannot logically eliminate this as a factor.
Has anyone else experience premature deaths of their Slipstreams? The most recent example is about nine months old, and mounted in a machine that's only on for a few hours a day. [By way of comparison, the spare Antec tri-cool I use on my dual processor P3 1.4-S has run 24/7 for a couple of years now, without discernible deterioration.] I'd just like to have a better idea of whether or not I'm experiencing a statistical anomaly, as I've not really heard of others having these problems.
It's worth noting all the owners I've had complain of premature Slipstream death owned multiple pets, and had greater dust concerns than normal; although all were cleaned regularly, I cannot logically eliminate this as a factor.
I just took a glance at Vapor's review. Been a long time since I been around xtremesystems, and a long time since I've seen Cathar's name come up. I spent most of my time at ProCooling backing in the WCing era.
If you look at the graphs, you will note the brick wall that is reached at ~22 dBA. 22dBA isn't exactly a leafblower, but it's certainly not stoked-out grade quiet either. Based on their sound testing, the ZM-F3's sweet spot is at noise levels far beyond what most of us SPCRers care for. If you just want a non-Delta-screamer rad config, which in recent years has been come a universal trend, the ZM-F3 looks like a fine choice and would make sense for it to be attractive for non-SPCR-quiet grade use.
EarlZ, I would recommend you view tech sites, reputable tech site, in context of their knack. I am not going to post on SPCR concerning, say, a phase-change-based OCing project. In the past, anything posted as "quiet" on any site other than basically just SPCR was simply laughable. While it is certainly not on that level overall nowadays, it is still important to consider the differences in focus and preference between communities.
Goofy problem Engine considering Nexuses are serving you just fine. Must just be a lemon batch.
If you look at the graphs, you will note the brick wall that is reached at ~22 dBA. 22dBA isn't exactly a leafblower, but it's certainly not stoked-out grade quiet either. Based on their sound testing, the ZM-F3's sweet spot is at noise levels far beyond what most of us SPCRers care for. If you just want a non-Delta-screamer rad config, which in recent years has been come a universal trend, the ZM-F3 looks like a fine choice and would make sense for it to be attractive for non-SPCR-quiet grade use.
EarlZ, I would recommend you view tech sites, reputable tech site, in context of their knack. I am not going to post on SPCR concerning, say, a phase-change-based OCing project. In the past, anything posted as "quiet" on any site other than basically just SPCR was simply laughable. While it is certainly not on that level overall nowadays, it is still important to consider the differences in focus and preference between communities.
Goofy problem Engine considering Nexuses are serving you just fine. Must just be a lemon batch.
If there's one negative about my gigabyte mobo, it's the lack of voltage based fan control that once used to be available. Since we're discussing good fans, I was wondering what the top pwm fans would be, or even better, good budget ones. Sadly I've not seen a pwm yate loon out there, because I'd jump on that. I guess the nexus would probably be on the list.
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Hard to say. Given that it has the lowest price and the lowest minimum speed rating of the PWM fans, I'm thinking Scythe is the best value here. Of course it depends on application, as Artic-Cooling has nice features like PWM daisy-chain and fluid-dynamic bearings.merlin wrote:I was wondering what the top pwm fans would be, or even better, good budget ones. Sadly I've not seen a pwm yate loon out there, because I'd jump on that. I guess the nexus would probably be on the list.