case fan mini roundup

[aspms*]

Decided to test some case fans (120x120x25mm) which I usually use for my rigs and silent wc loops!

So to roundup goes:

3x Yate Loon D12SL-12
3x Nanoxia FX12-1250
3x Nexus D12SL-12
3x Gelid FN-SX12-10
1x Noctua NF-P12 (i was supposed to receive three samples but because of some misunderstanding got only one )

& 3x Scythe DFS123812H-3000 for fun

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Yate Loon D12SL-12

*manufacturer spec: 1350rpm/47cfm/28dBa
package: nothing fancy
bearing: sleeve
service lifetime: 30 000h
connectivity: 3pin
cable length: 54cm

Nanoxia FX12-1250

*manufacturer spec: 1250rpm/47cfm/17dBa
package: bulk, this time but bulk comes with mounting rubbers and rpm controller in PCI slot!
bearing: Nanotechnology Bearing
service lifetime: 150 000h
connectivity: 3pin
cable length: 50cm sleeved

Nexus D12SL-12

*manufacturer spec: 1000rpm/36.87cfm/22.8dBa
Package: mounting rubbers
bearing: sleeve
service lifetime: ~3years
connectivity: 3pin + molex
cable length: 25cm to molex + additional 15cm to 3pin

Gelid FN-SX12-10

*manufacturer spec: 1000rpm/37cfm/20.2dBa
package: mounting rubbers
bearing: Hydro Dynamic Bearing
service lifetime: 50 000h
connectivity: 3pin
cable length: 50cm sleeved

Noctua NF-P12

*manufacturer spec: 1300rpm/56cfm/19.8dBa
package: this is what you pay for mounting rubbers, mounting screws, 3pin to molex adapter, adapters to 1100rpm un 900rpm
bearing: self-stabilising oil-pressure bearing
service lifetime: 150 000h
connectivity: 3pin, molex
cable length: 40cm sleeved

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So as most of the specs usually are BS so here we go some testing

rig:
MB: Asus P7P55D
CPU: Intel Core i5-750 @ 4.2Ghz (1.39V)
Coolers: TRUE 120 revC & wc loop
Thermal grease: Arctic Silver Ceramique
read software: RealTemp 3.00
Ambient temp: ~20C
Load: Prime95 v25.8 Blend & LinX 0.6.4

wc loop:
EK Supreme (plexi)
Laing DDC-1T
XSPC Laing DDC ResTop
HWLabs GTX360



Prime test 20min (average results from last 6 readings):

Prime test 20min (max results from whole testing):

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watercooling performance:

Prime test 20min (average results from last 6 readings):
at the bottom I added average water temp (average, because I measured with multimeter which only had 1C precision)

LinX test 10loop (max results from whole testing):

Just for curiosity summarized air vs wc results:

As for silence nexus, gelid and noctua @1100rpm are quite close and just by ear you probably wont hear any difference but one thing to note somehow gelid looks like spin a bit slower even though it's rated 1000rpm just like nexus, when it's spinning you can actually see trough opposite to nexus where you couldn't!

But in category nanoxia, yate loon and noctua @ 1300rpm at least in free air it looked like noctua was a bit more quiet!