Recommend silent 120mm fan?

[weng]

looking for a silent 120mm to replace my current default one that came with my cavalier 3. yes it's almost a decade old and seems to have a bit of bearing noise. saw a few at fuwell today...


coolermaster sickle flow X
- 2000rpm
- 90cfm
- 19dba
- 0.35A
- $12

thermaltake luna 12
- 1200rpm
- 50.4cfm
- 20.7dba
- 0.16A
- $18

corsair af120
- 1100rpm
- 39.88cfm
- 21dba
- 0.19A
- $28


just from specs the coolermaster seems too good to be true. almost double the rpm and cfm yet the quietest and cheapest?? is it really true or is hao siao one?

the corsair looks the weakest yet the most expensive. is it really overpriced product or there is something about it that makes it worth the extra dough?

 

[Ark Law]

You want silent, Noctua NF-P12, $33, 6-yr warranty.

Vomit colour but superb acoustics

 

[weng]

You want silent, Noctua NF-P12, $33, 6-yr warranty.

Vomit colour but superb acoustics

wa really sai color

color is no issue, as long as dun have bling bling lights. which shop selling this?

 

[shadow84]

Try cybermind at lvl 4 sls. But, i think it is very low stock in whole of SLS.

 

[sglords]

dont take those reading from manufacture spec (inaccurate/false marketing)
go coolingtechnique for review and datatable

 

[shadow84]

dont take those reading from manufacture spec (inaccurate/false marketing)
go coolingtechnique for review and datatable

Noctua n GT quite true to the specs. As for the rest, esp CM, hard to say le.

 

[Ark Law]

wa really sai color

color is no issue, as long as dun have bling bling lights. which shop selling this?

Cybermind. They must be bringing in directly from Noctua themselves cause Noctua SG distro uplorry last year. Only sell -A14 and -P12 models

 

[ZawLee]

Noctua.at - sound-optimised premium components "Designed in Austria"!

GooGoo Custom Computers

 

[t258jgn]

corsair af120
- 1100rpm
- 39.88cfm
- 21dba
- 0.19A
- $28

$28

Part of the prices depending what Bearing they use.

 

[weng]

wa the coolingtechnique website given above... saw the corsair af120 review... much better than spec! at around the spec-ed rpm and cfm, it gave a 14.6dba instead of the spec-ed 21dba.

noctua p12 had similar dba and cfm as the corsair sp120, with the corsair spinning faster.

hmm....

 

[mrgoodDeal]

Any recommendations for 120/140mm silent led fans? Currently using xigmatek crystal series. Looks nice, but airflow kinda ****.

 

[royfrosty]

Why never consider sharkoon fans. The most silent but very good static pressure.

Dont just look at air flow.

 

[mrgoodDeal]

Hmm pressure wise for CPU cooler have my noctuas le, just for casing airflow I wan led fans.

 

[weng]

Why never consider sharkoon fans. The most silent but very good static pressure.

Dont just look at air flow.

where to find sharkoon fans?

i suppose static pressure is the higher the merrier?

is a 0.5mmh2o vs 1.5mmh2o considered a huge difference? 0.5 considered pathetic?

af120 at 1066rpm/38.9cfm/14.6dba has 0.508mmh2o. sp120 at 1337/48.4/18.3 has 1.461mmh2o.

 

[ZawLee]

Why never consider sharkoon fans. The most silent but very good static pressure.

Dont just look at air flow.

SHARKOON FAN

 

[Ark Law]

SHARKOON FAN

DIARRHEA VOMIT FAN

 

[shadow84]

where to find sharkoon fans?

i suppose static pressure is the higher the merrier?

is a 0.5mmh2o vs 1.5mmh2o considered a huge difference? 0.5 considered pathetic?

af120 at 1066rpm/38.9cfm/14.6dba has 0.508mmh2o. sp120 at 1337/48.4/18.3 has 1.461mmh2o.

Airflow optimised fans has nvr had good static pressure, and vice versa. So, if u just need some airflow thru your case w/o obstruction, den AF120 is a decent choice.

 

[royfrosty]

Airflow going in to the chassis use high air flow 140mm fans such as the corsair af140.

If there is an obstruction like hdd cage etc. Use high static fans such as 120mm sharkoon blades.

Sharkoon blades

Only 0.1A
1.2w
Max 1000rpm at 19dB

But the magical static 2.63mmh20

 

[Ark Law]

Airflow optimised fans has nvr had good static pressure, and vice versa. So, if u just need some airflow thru your case w/o obstruction, den AF120 is a decent choice.

If anyone chooses to get Corsair fans, please for the love of god get quiet edition fans

 

[shadow84]

Airflow going in to the chassis use high air flow 140mm fans such as the corsair af140.

If there is an obstruction like hdd cage etc. Use high static fans such as 120mm sharkoon blades.

Sharkoon blades

Only 0.1A
1.2w
Max 1000rpm at 19dB

But the magical static 2.63mmh20

If only it came in white... i may change yet again... hahahaha..