Can you beat Ambers?

Jonesiani · 15 Oct 2007 at 20:57

Hi.
I'm beginning a new build soon, and ive stripped down my old pc.
I have 2 120mm Akasa Amber fans, and 1 92mm Amber fan. My question is basically.....are there any fans offering better airflow, and less noise than the Ambers?
Any recomendations would be great.

BillytheImpaler · 15 Oct 2007 at 20:59

Yate Loon D12SL-12?

...Preferably in sexeh black and orange.

Logic Zero · 15 Oct 2007 at 21:06

^ agreed!

PinkFloyd · 15 Oct 2007 at 21:15

Yateloons, Sharkloons, Noctua, Scythe.

Most things really.

topshot · 15 Oct 2007 at 21:16

sharkoons

CyZMyAssBaby · 15 Oct 2007 at 21:17

BillytheImpaler said:
snip Yate Loon D12SL-12?

agreed, excellent choice

Jonesiani · 15 Oct 2007 at 21:24

Thanks all i will check them out.

clone · 16 Oct 2007 at 08:15

Aye loons are very good for the money m8,got12 of them

hardc0re_tid · 16 Oct 2007 at 11:18

clone said:
Aye loons are very good for the money m8,got12 of them

12! i thought i was bad with 4, ambers that is

rikky · 16 Oct 2007 at 16:59

I seem to be the only person who thinks Yate Loons are not as good as they are painted, probably fine if you have a fan controller or run it at 7v, but at full pelt they are/were noisy and I had to replace my two for ambers, much, much quieter and shift roughly the same amount of air.
A few people say the Sharkoons are pretty good, I think you get two different variations one that spins at 1,000 rpm and the other runs at 2,000 rpm, they will go in my next build for sure.

PinkFloyd · 16 Oct 2007 at 17:25

What model Yateloons have you got?
Mine are far quieter than the Amber I have.

I don't like the sound of the ambers either, yateloons woosh, my 38mm panaflo roars, but the akasa's buzz. Its an irritable noise.

naudiz · 16 Oct 2007 at 19:23

Vote for Scythe SFlex 1600

Naud

kirkster · 19 Oct 2007 at 21:46

Hi,
I have just bought 2 Scyth S-Flex 1600 120m fans and I am NOT impressed. They are far too noisy. I will repalce them soon and ask for help on the forums.

Buckster · 19 Oct 2007 at 21:49

Noiseblocker S2 Pros' 120mm love them very very quiet

meansizzler · 20 Oct 2007 at 03:21

Depends on what the fan is being used for...

For Rear Case fan/cpu then Nexus 120mm @ 7v
For Front Case Fan 1200rpm 120mm Noctua @ 7v

For Horizantol Flow 120mm FAN eg.. for PSU or HR-03 then Scythe 800RPM or 1200RPM

Rroff · 20 Oct 2007 at 04:02

You can't win really...

I bought some zalman 80 and 120 despite people saying they were noisey and they are almost silent without the 7v drop down and as close to silent as you will get on 7v... whereas the ambers which everyone said were really quiet aren't any quieter than the generic fans that came with the case... but I've also seen (or heard) the other way around too...

Aod · 20 Oct 2007 at 17:39

PinkFloyd said:
Yateloons, Sharkloons, Noctua, Scythe.

Most things really.

rubbish. Noctua fans are quiet, sure. but they move about half as much air as an Amber.

Raikiri · 20 Oct 2007 at 17:45

Nexus black/white 120mm fans, £5.37 a piece with rubber fan mounts. Absolute bargain and one of, if not the best low noise fan you can buy.

PinkFloyd · 20 Oct 2007 at 17:54

Aod said:
rubbish. Noctua fans are quiet, sure. but they move about half as much air as an Amber.

My flatmate has done and its a damn site better than the Amber I have

Aod · 21 Oct 2007 at 04:06

i did a comparative test, with an independant silent PSU.

the Amber was as loud as the noctua and moved much more air. i don't have the sortof equipment that would allow me to quantitively measure just how much more it moved, but it was a significant amount.

Can you beat Ambers?

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