Fans Reviews

[di_andrei]

yea, does anyone know?

Couldn't find them in Singapore so I ended up having a friend bring some over from the UK. Which is crazy considering these are made in Indonesia.

 

[adrianlee]

65 Fans Tested on a Megahalems
This project began with a goal — run an Intel Core i7 860 at 4GHz consistently in a room with ambient temperatures of thirty degrees centigrade (30°C), and without excessive noise. Among the air-cooled heatsinks, the Prolimatech Megahalems Rev. B seemed to be the best choice at the time. The Megahalems Rev. B also comes with clips for two 120×25 mm fans, and clips for 120×38 mm fans are available, from other retailers. The Megahalems does not come with its own fans. This avoids wasting money on fans that may not meet the user’s needs, but it does raise the question, “What fans do I use?” I have collected a number of fans from a variety of places; they run from fancy to plain, expensive to dirt cheap, noisy to barely audible. I tested all of these on the Megahalems heatsink.

The Fans

Below is the list of fans tested, as used on the chart (in parentheses: blade count, fan size, airflow in cubic feet per minute – CFM – reported by manufacturer, and other information as appropriate; ‘N/A’ means ‘not available’):

120×25 mm fans:

Akasa Apache (PWM, 9-bladed, 120×25 mm, 57.53 CFM)
Antec TriCool L (7-bladed, 120×25 mm, low setting, 39 CFM)
Antec TriCool M (7-bladed, 120×25 mm, medium setting, 56 CFM)
Antec TriCool H (7-bladed, 120×25 mm, high setting, 79 CFM)
Arctic Cooling 12L (7-bladed, 120×25 mm, 37 CFM)
Bulk generic (from geeks.com, unbranded 7-bladed, 120×25 mm, CFM N/A)
CM BladeMaster (Cooler Master PWM, 7-bladed, 120×25 mm, 21.2 – 76.8 CFM)
CM R4 (Cooler Master R4-L2R-20AC-GP, 9-bladed, 120×25 mm, 69 CFM)
Coolink SWiF2 (SWiF2-1201, 11-bladed, 120×25 mm, 55.44 CFM)
Delta WFB1212H (7-bladed, 120×25 mm, 86.50 CFM)
Enermax Cluster (PWM, 9-bladed, 120×25 mm, 23.86 to 53.02 CFM)
Enermax Magma (9-bladed, 120×25 mm, 69.15 CFM)
FDB-12-1300 (Thermalright 7-bladed, 120×25 mm, 50.0 CFM)
FN-121 (Silverstone 9-bladed, 120×25 mm, 53.24 CFM)
Gelid S12 (Gelid Solutions 7-bladed, 120×25 mm, 37 CFM)
GT-1150 (Scythe/Nidec-Servo 9-bladed Gentle Typhoon, 120×25 mm, 37.1 CFM)
GT-1450 (Scythe/Nidec-Servo 9-bladed Gentle Typhoon, 120×25 mm, 45.9 CFM)
GT-1850 (Scythe/Nidec-Servo 9-bladed Gentle Typhoon, 120×25 mm, 58.3 CFM)
Magma + Cluster (Enermax 9-bladed, 120×25 mm, CFM N/A)
MassCool FD12025 (7-bladed, 120×25 mm, 52.05 CFM)
MechaTronics 120 mm (MXA1225L12D FSR, 7-bladed, 120×25 mm, CFM N/A)
Nexus Real Silent (D12SL-12, 7-bladed, 120×25 mm, 36.87 CFM)
Noctua NF-P12 (9-bladed, 120×25 mm, 54.3 CFM)
Noctua NF-S12B (7-bladed, 120×25 mm, 59.2 CFM)
Noctua P12 + S12B (120×25 mm, CFM N/A)
NZXT (DF1202512RFLN, 9-bladed, 120×25 mm, 47 CFM)
OKGear 2wire (1710 rpm, 7-bladed, 120×25 mm, CFM N/A)
OKGear 3wire (1525 rpm, 7-bladed, 120×25 mm, CFM N/A)
Papst 25 mm (4412FML, 7-bladed, 120×25 mm, 67.1 CFM)
Papst 32 mm (4312 MS, 5-bladed, 120×32 mm, 82.4 CFM)
RFA-120BL (Rosewill 7-bladed, 120×25 mm, 74.48 CFM)
RFX-120BL (Rosewill 7-bladed, 120×25 mm, 43.5 – 87.5 CFM)
SA-9G1212P4G03 (Sanyo Denki PWM 7-bladed, 120×25 mm, 32 to 130 CFM)
SA-9S1212F401 (Sanyo Denki 7-bladed, 120×25 mm, 70.6 CFM)
SA-9S1212H401 (Sanyo Denki 7-bladed, 120×25 mm, 86.51 CFM)
SA-9S1212L401 (Sanyo Denki 7-bladed, 120×25 mm, 48.1 CFM)
Scythe generic (AD1212DS-A73GL(6TCL3), 7-bladed, 120×25 mm, 46 CFM)
S-FLEX 1200 (Scythe 7-bladed, 120×25 mm, 49.0 CFM)
S-FLEX 1600 (Scythe 7-bladed, 120×25 mm, 63.7 CFM)
S-FLEX 1900 (Scythe 7-bladed, 120×25 mm, 75.0 CFM)
SlipStream1200 (Scythe 9-bladed, 120×25 mm, 68.54 CFM)
SlipStream1600 (Scythe 9-bladed, 120×25 mm, 88.11 CFM)
SlipStream1900 #1 (Scythe 9-bladed, 120×25 mm, 110.31 CFM)
SlipStream1900 #2 (Scythe 9-bladed, 120×25 mm, 110.31 CFM)
TT-A2018 (Thermaltake 7-bladed, 120×25 mm, 38.6 to 93.7 CFM)
YL D12SH-12 (Yate Loon 7-bladed, 120×25 mm, 88 CFM)
YL D12SL-12 (Yate Loon 7-bladed, 120×25 mm, 47 CFM)
YL D12SL-12 LED (Yate Loon 7-bladed, 120×25 mm, 47 CFM)
ZM-F3 (Zalman 7-bladed, 120×25 mm, CFM N/A)

120×38 mm fans:

Centaur (Japan Servo CNDC12Z7RP, 7-bladed, 120×38 mm, 124 CFM)
EBM 38 mm (EBM Papst W2G110-AF45-19, 5-bladed, 120×38 mm, 105.9 CFM)
MechaTronics 38mm (MD1238H12B, 9-bladed fan with 13 vanes to direct airflow, 120×38 mm, 174 CFM)
NMB Panaflo Med (FBA12G12M-1BX, 7-bladed, 120×38 mm, 86.5 CFM)
SA-9G1212E1011 (Sanyo Denki 7-bladed, 120×38 mm, 118 CFM)
SA-9G1212G101 (Sanyo Denki 7-bladed, 120×38 mm, 137 CFM)
SA-9G1212H101 (Sanyo Denki 7-bladed, 120×38 mm, 99 CFM)
SA-9G1212M101 (Sanyo Denki 7-bladed, 120×38 mm, 74 CFM)
Servo Centaur (Japan Servo CNDC12Z7RP, 7-bladed, 120×38 mm, 124 CFM)
Servo Round (Japan Servo SCNDM12B4, 7-bladed, 120×38 mm, 106 CFM)
Ultra Kaze 1000 (Scythe 7-bladed, 120×38 mm, 44.44 CFM)
Ultra Kaze 2000 (Scythe 7-bladed, 120×38 mm, 87.63 CFM)
Ultra Kaze 3000 (Scythe 7-bladed, 120×38 mm, 133.60 CFM)

140×25 mm fans:

Evercool RSF-14 (11-bladed, 140×25 mm, CFM N/A)
Kaze Maru 1200 (Scythe 11-bladed, 140×25 mm, 61.30 CFM)
Kaze Maru 1900 (Scythe 11-bladed, 140×25 mm, 104.54 CFM)
Kaze Maru 2 1700 (Scythe 9-bladed, 140×25 mm, 92.4 CFM)
MassCool FD14025 (7-bladed, 140×25 mm, 27.2 to 47.8 CFM)
Noctua NF-P14 (9-bladed, 120×25 mm, 64.9 CFM)
X-Silent 140 (Thermalright 11-bladed, 140×25 mm, 60.42 CFM)
YL D14SH-12 (Yate Loon 7-bladed, 140×25 mm, 140 CFM)
YL D14SM-12 (Yate Loon 7-bladed, 140×25 mm, 62 CFM)

http://www.overclockers.com/65-fans-tested-megahalems/

 

[eurofunk]

are these load or idle temps?

 

[adrianlee]

Repost
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showpost.php?p=46663517&postcount=62

 

[persentio]

Repost
http://forums.hardwarezone.com.sg/showpost.php?p=46663517&postcount=62

Ah great. The mods moved it. Deleted the post.

Sorry lah that time when I tried to post HWZ kena some database error so I couldnt do a search and also ended up posting twice.. -__-

 

[Mythmaker]

R4 looks godlike. Noctua looks like junk.

lol

 

[eurofunk]

i think my 80mm exhaust fan needs to retire.....is the s flex 80mm the best choice i shld go for? i dont need fancy led etc...just want a decent looking all black fan which push decent amount of hot air out

 

[adrianlee]

Anatomy of Computer Fans

Computer fans are basically brushless motors with blades attached to them in order to move air. They are common-place inside a computer and can be constructed with different technologies. In this tutorial we will be examining one of the components found in fans that is the subject of a lot of confusion, the bearing.

http://www.hardwaresecrets.com/article/Anatomy-of-Computer-Fans/1039

 

[adrianlee]

140 mm Fan Roundup
http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/140mm-fan-roundup.html

 

[adrianlee]

Zalman ZM-F3 FDB & ZM-SF3 Fans
Heat has been a major issue in the computer market for several years now, especially with the newest hardware on the market. It is an even bigger issue for overclockers, and for people who live in naturally hot places, i.e. when room temperatures exceed 28C / 83F. In this situation, users need to upgrade their cooling systems to prevent hardware damage. Most users buy fans for their system based on price, but without careful research, an average person is more then likely to fall into the noise trap: the wrong kind of fan will result in a very noisy PC, and users will be forced to spend money on rectifying this problem. At first, this might seem like a dead end for some people, but with Zalman's newly released quiet ZM-F1 80mm, ZM-F2 92mm, and ZM-F3 120mm Fluid Dynamic Bearing fans, as well as Zalman's quiet Shark's Fin Blade Design quiet ZM-SF3 120mm fans, users have finally found fans that ventilate quietly without decreasing performance. Zalman claims that their Fluid Dynamic Bearing have a very quiet motor, and the Shark's Fin Blade Design fans have a blade design that reduces air turbulence without reducing air flow. Let's take a look at how these fans compare to their well known Noctua counterparts.

http://www.bjorn3d.com/read.php?cID=1934

 

[lunzi88]

Reco me good fans for HSF

Bros, any recommendation on which fan is good for HSF purpose? Prefer those with blue LED though. Was thinking of getting two for push-pull cofig on my red scorpion

 

[Mythmaker]

Bros, any recommendation on which fan is good for HSF purpose? Prefer those with blue LED though. Was thinking of getting two for push-pull cofig on my red scorpion

Deep Cool 120mm

Or sickleflow.

 

[cnt]

Bros, any recommendation on which fan is good for HSF purpose? Prefer those with blue LED though. Was thinking of getting two for push-pull cofig on my red scorpion

u got try cm led fan b4?

 

[lunzi88]

deep cool ah? whr got sell in sg? SRP roughly how much? hahaha

 

[lunzi88]

u got try cm led fan b4?

got... but lets just say i wasn't too impress by it haha.

 

[cnt]

got... but lets just say i wasn't too impress by it haha.

noise or air flow?

 

[night87]

i m running Slipstream 25mm 1900rpm @ 110CFM, as my front intake, not really noisy, any fan more powerful then it , in the 25 mm thickness bracket ? lol

 

[lunzi88]

noise or air flow?

no complains about the temps, but the noise as well as the short life span of the led abit makes me regret getting it

 

[cnt]

no complains about the temps, but the noise as well as the short life span of the led abit makes me regret getting it

i tink its more like qc prob for cheap fan. mine is not noisy n hv been using 24/7 for quite sometime

 

[adrianlee]

i m running Slipstream 25mm 1900rpm @ 110CFM, as my front intake, not really noisy, any fan more powerful then it , in the 25 mm thickness bracket ? lol

Go to SLT and buy Delta fans