Which 120mm Fan for Thermalright Cooler

DevilBoy916 · 14 Nov 2007 at 13:24

Hiya gang

I am looking to get the Thermalright 120 Extreme CPU cooler, which I think, needs a 120mm fan attached to it.
So, which fan is good?

I was looking at the Noctua NF-S12 1200RPM fan at :
http://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=FG-001-NC&groupid=701&catid=57&subcat=4

is 12000RMP a good speed. It seems to be quite quiet, at 6 - 17dba.
I would like to keep the noise down as much as possible!

Any recommendations?
Cheers
DB

krooton · 14 Nov 2007 at 15:09

Noctua

Chris Beard · 14 Nov 2007 at 15:59

Scythe s-flex 800RPM, Yate Loon 1300RPM (Yate Loon seem to have quality control issues so you might get a duffer), Sharkoon Silent Eagle 1000 (doesn't undervolt very far so may not become silent), Nexus real-silent case fan, Noiseblocker XL-1, or if you want to ship from america you might look at the Scythe slip stream 500RPM fan just released.

SilentPCReview is your friend and has many good 120mm fan roundups.

DevilBoy916 · 14 Nov 2007 at 16:02

Excellent, I'll check on there. Thanks mate!

Pneumonic · 14 Nov 2007 at 16:40

always think its worth going to higher rpm fans you can always run them slower for "quietness" and then you have some more umph! when you need it

Chris Beard · 14 Nov 2007 at 16:47

I dissagree. If you want silence then high RPM fans often won't start at lower than 3-6v. If you have a 3000RPM fan you'll never get it to run at 600RPM.

Also high RPM fans don't always undervolt well and may develop clicks or other noise at lower volts.

gronbek · 15 Nov 2007 at 05:52

Hi,

I got a Silverstone FM121.
I think it has the best airflow/noise ratio.

BR Anders