What 120mm fans to buy?

Widge

Widge

Widge

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Might be in a position where I need better cooling to keep my 4870 cool in my Coolermaster Elite 335.

It comes with a fan at the back and room for one at the front, considering replacing the existing one and getting one for the front.

I hear Scythe mentioned a lot, should I just go straight to the most expensive there for good RPMs at low db? Or are they all delivering the same performance really?
 
i personaly havent jumped on the scythe bandwagon, as i know its a fad, as is noctua, dont get me wrong they make great fans, but they are a bit pricey.

i tend to go for Yate loons, they are great fans and never let me down, and are usualy not badly priced
 
Well, my card hit 110+ degrees when playing Crysis and cut the system out, so I guess I may have to go for cooling!

Those ultra silent Scythe 1200rpms sounded tempting...

EDIT:

hm, no Yate on here...
 
Widge said:
I hear Scythe mentioned a lot, should I just go straight to the most expensive there for good RPMs at low db? Or are they all delivering the same performance really?
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Price doesn't have anything to with airflow.
At same RPM same blade geometry fans have practically same airflow.
There are very few fans whose performance actually differs significantly from general fans. Scythe Kaze Jyuni/SlipStream is one of those, small hub and different blade geometry give it higher airflow at same RPM. 1200rpm version just isn't quiet at full speed because airflow (and airflow noise) is at same level as standard fans at 1500-1600rpm.


CowboyTony said:
Is there anywhere that has a chart on fans showing db level & flow volume? Would be really useful...
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http://www.silentpcreview.com/article832-page1.html
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article739-page1.html
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article695-page1.html
 
Widge said:
I like these then, not too expensive:
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=fg-010-sy&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=4
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basically s-flex.
unless fan will be positioned horizontally and fan's speed is controlled by for example motherboard 1200rpm slipstream is lot better, moves fair 1/3 more air at full speed and scales very well to lower speed.
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article832-page3.html#SS-M
http://www.silentpcreview.com/article695-page5.html#sflex
 
i use scythe, got them because they were cheap and they looked good on paper, and i am inpressed and very much am pleased with them, though buying 1900 rpm fans i should've expect a bit of sound :P
 
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