Based on my experience with the case, I feel it won't make a lot of difference having the rear fan as intake or exhaust. Nearby component will benefit with some airflow. At the end of the day, the top fans need to exhaust the heat. For me, I was using an Arctic Liquid Freezer where the fan in the pump helped with airflow to the VRM and SSD. So temp wasn't an issue even with the rear fan configured to exhaust heat.
I feel the difference in performance vs price, I would have gone for cheaper alternatives as well. Having said that, based on my very quick and subjective test of the Wonder Snail against the Vento Pro, the latter have a slight edge in terms of airflow and noise at max speed. Noise is clearly just a notch higher and to be expected because of the higher RPM. Otherwise, I feel it is a very good fan for the price, when you consider that the Vento Pro is usually around 29 bucks vs 18+ for the Wonder Snail. Build wise, the Wonder Snail feels heftier and more solid when compared to the Arctic P12. So overall, my top 3 recommendation for fans base on pricing (please note no RGB fan in recommendation as I don't like RGB =p),
Agreed.. hmm life goes on ahhaha.. another fan which I find impressive are the FK120 from Deepcool, non argb. I wish I had done a vid when swapping the fans between the Fuma 2 and the Thermalright Peerless Assassin Black. These fans are quiet and they do perform when I did my own testing without creating a video. Too bad have to return the AK620 to TechDynamic, else I would have done up another video, also to compare it against the Arctic P12, XPG Vento Gentle Typhoon and the Scythe Wondersnail.They are not trolling, just ill.
Holds a false belief firmly, despite clear evidence or proof to the contrary
This is a common coping mechanism for humans.
Well writting, it's always good to have opinion on each fans.. its direct to the point for others to decide. thank you for the info as always.
i was eyeing this case for sometime but dont think SG bring this in.. but you can get it here. import from malaysia https://shopee.sg/search?keyword=lian li 215
iPPC for exhaust a bit overkill
I remember when it was preferable to use a good 120mm fan like the gentle typhoon, that would perform better in both airflow and noise over a 140mm (this was many many years ago though).I think when I first started having an interest in testing fans, I was using mostly smaller case, i.e. MATX and ITX, thus, most of my PC fans are 120mm, and not that many opportunities to test out 140mm ones. Strangely, most of the more exciting fans are only available in 120mm, so I usually end up testing 120mm ones.
Scythe fans so far are pretty good for their asking price, so I think the 140mm fans should be good options. At least that is based on my experience using both the 25mm and 15mm thick 120mm fans.
If I am not mistaken, assuming everything stays constant and we are just looking at the blade length, or, tilt of the blades,I remember when it was preferable to use a good 120mm fan like the gentle typhoon, that would perform better in both airflow and noise over a 140mm (this was many many years ago though).
Seems like most 140mms now have improved enough that it's better to just get the 140mm if it fits the case, and limit the rpm if noise is an issue. For example, while I know the paper specs are probably not accurate, T30s are rated for 67 cfm at 2000 rpm (which is definitely audible), while most decent 140mms are rated about 103 cfm at about 1800 rpm. I'm aware that once fans start pushing a certain amount of air, noise (not from the motor) is definitely not avoidable. But normalised for noise, seems that the 140mm would definitely still have the advantage in air flow, which does makes sense given the size difference.
I ended up going for the Scythe Kaze Flex mostly because of the good reviews from the bros here.
Yes, but that assumes that the designs can just be upscaled in size and get a proportionate improvement. So manufacturers does just enlarge an existing fan's design but I don't think that would work very well in practice. Otherwise, Noctua could just make a larger A12x25 and call it a day. Some designs that would work well on a smaller fan, once upscaled to a certain size, may just shatter under it's own mass once spun up.
Yes, but that assumes that the designs can just be upscaled in size and get a proportionate improvement. So manufacturers does just enlarge an existing fan's design but I don't think that would work very well in practice. Otherwise, Noctua could just make a larger A12x25 and call it a day. Some designs that would work well on a smaller fan, once upscaled to a certain size, may just shatter under it's own mass once spun up.
That said, I think there's some significant diminishing returns on fan upgrades once you already have something decent. I went for the Kaze Flexes mainly cuz of the good reviews here, and that they're in the right price range/performance. Plus they also kinda match my boring color scheme.
