Which 120mm Fan?

sWiZzLe · 25 Jan 2009 at 05:25

People keep recommending the Noctua P12 but its hideous!

Whats the next best fan after the vomit inducing Noctua's?

Cheers

hp7909 · 25 Jan 2009 at 06:11

Lol... Yate Loon D12SL-12

Cheap & got mine on 7v = silent & adequate

FLee5 · 25 Jan 2009 at 09:13

Try the scythe s flex series.
They come in different speeds handy if you don't want to run a fan controller.
1200 rpm very quiet and 800 rpm ones are just about silent.

Angst · 25 Jan 2009 at 10:37

antec tricool

AlexTrickle · 25 Jan 2009 at 10:40

Not the quietest but the Sharkoon 2000 "Golf Ball" fan shifts a lot of air.

Or if you're mental and don't mind having a jet plane in your room then some deltas

xb8browney · 25 Jan 2009 at 11:02

I've been using Xilence Red Wings very quite and decent price

lankymorley · 25 Jan 2009 at 11:22

I've heard many great reviews on the Scythe S Flex series, too. I'm going to be having them as extras in an Antec 1200 and mounted on a TRUE Black in my new build when I get round to it.

willy · 25 Jan 2009 at 11:53

AlexTrickle said:
Not the quietest but the Sharkoon 2000 "Golf Ball" fan shifts a lot of air.

That's the one i use as well with blue led and inside my PC just like freezer

Benimaru · 25 Jan 2009 at 15:50

I would go for the Noctua NF-P12 excellent fans

Gepetto · 25 Jan 2009 at 16:07

Benimaru said:
I would go for the Noctua NF-P12 excellent fans

MidnightLamp · 25 Jan 2009 at 17:24

always important to remember that if your fans are next to dense grills or those lian li dust-guards, they're gonna be noisy at full rpm regardless.

i have grand total of 6 P12s - with dustguard mesh in front of one of them, it gets LOUD at full rpm, but very low rpm it becomes near inaudible. i have other P12s without meshes or dustguards in close proximity and they are much quieter at full rpm. something to bare in mind

liquidex · 25 Jan 2009 at 17:35

As you don't like the P12s because of the colour then would recommend the scythe s-flexes. Even at full speed though audible their noise character compared to other fans is a lot more bearable. At low speed they are super quiet.

Helios1234 · 25 Jan 2009 at 17:42

The scythe kaze juni look pretty good spec wise? Anyone had any experience with them coz I need some 120mms fan as well.

Memphis · 25 Jan 2009 at 17:57

sWiZzLe said:
People keep recommending the Noctua P12 but its hideous!

Whats the next best fan after the vomit inducing Noctua's?

Cheers

I'm assuming you have a window on your case? Otherwise, who gives a **** what they look like if they do the best job?

Axident · 25 Jan 2009 at 18:33

AlexTrickle said:
Or if you're mental and don't mind having a jet plane in your room then some deltas

lol

Glaucus · 25 Jan 2009 at 18:38

stop getting nasty cases with see through panels and get some noctua. Nothing beats them for quietness.

simbady · 25 Jan 2009 at 19:10

Noctua and Sythe are good fans but i use Antec Tricool has a 3 speed switch more expensive but I thinks it worths it.

simbady · 25 Jan 2009 at 19:11

AcidHell2 said:
stop getting nasty cases with see through panels and get some noctua. Nothing beats them for quietness.

Agreed P182 FTW¬!

sWiZzLe · 28 Jan 2009 at 11:51

I don't have a see through case, well not as such .... The side of the case is off as last time i put it on im sure i smelt burning :eek:

I was considering getting the Thermalright TRUE Black with a 120mm fan but since finding the Silent CPU fan mode in the bios of my new mobo, its quieter than my 5600+ ever was

EvilOne · 28 Jan 2009 at 13:06

Noctua if your case has no window's.

Shame they dont do extra versions with diffrent looks