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These damn Thermaltake Riing fans are noisy. They look great, but at lower RPM, they rattle around like a 3-phase motor being single-phased. I hate it. Anyone have recommendations for 120mm fans that can actually handle their low rpm ratings, and are nice and bright? Looking for green illumination.
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Just kidding.

The Aerocool Shark undervolts well in my experience. The Corsair SP should be good as well.
 
I should also mention they are for my radiator, so static pressure is good :)
 
One friend bought 6 Noctua Redux 120mm 1100rpms and... he told me that was the best choise ever. He is using the fans at 400rpms, no noise and high airflow.
Very recommend!
 
wasn't this the BJ thread? somebody complain?
I second the sp series. i have a couple of them and they work great at 30%/680rpm(in OHMon). they take about 20% to get spinning, not sure what these numbers equal in volts but you get the idea.
 
Panaflo or GTFO.

Honestly, best fans ever made. Get a set and be happy. They undervolt beautifully and have stupid high static pressure.

Oh -- and they run /forever/. I think I've had the 4 I'm using for like... 7+ years? Still work like new.
 
What are your guys thoughts on the Noctua NF-F12 pwm's? Someone convinced me to use these instead of the Corsair SP series and looking at the numbers, it makes complete sense. Much higher static pressure at a much lower RPM, lower max rpm with higher flow. He said he swears by them. Thought i'd give them a go. Not cheap though.
 
Again, nothing beats Panaflos. Except maybe Deltas if you just really hate your ears.

That said, not familiar with that specific Noctua model, but I have a lot of their other fans and have been extremely disappointed with performance. Quiet yes. Airflow? Barely. If that's their "high static pressure" line hopefully they'd be better, and you're getting recommendations from someone that already owns the things... hopefully he's not an idiot.
 
silent-circuit said:
Again, nothing beats Panaflos. Except maybe Deltas if you just really hate your ears.

That said, not familiar with that specific Noctua model, but I have a lot of their other fans and have been extremely disappointed with performance. Quiet yes. Airflow? Barely. If that's their "high static pressure" line hopefully they'd be better, and you're getting recommendations from someone that already owns the things... hopefully he's not an idiot.
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He explained he had been through a lot of fans throughout many builds and over time ended up with noctua's as everything else has been sub par.

These things seem super skookum so I'll give them a go. Hey it's not like I'm 90 and this will be my last comp build...
 
dabomb6 said:
What are your guys thoughts on the Noctua NF-F12 pwm's? Someone convinced me to use these instead of the Corsair SP series and looking at the numbers, it makes complete sense. Much higher static pressure at a much lower RPM, lower max rpm with higher flow. He said he swears by them. Thought i'd give them a go. Not cheap though.
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The Noctuas pretty much all sound like ass, just like the Riing fans (the Corsairs are just plain loud, but they don't have as much motor noise). I never even consider them, and actively avoid buying Noctua coolers despite their quality just so I don't have to try replacing their stupid fans. People that swear by them usually have never really tried anything else, I mean I have Cooler Master fans with molex power from some case built in 2009 that are quieter, move more air, and have lasted longer than my NF-F12's (out of 4 I bought, only 2 survived past three weeks). The only Noctua I've ever had that was acceptable was the Redux 140mm which uses a different motor, ironically to be cheaper and it doesn't have the awful PWM clicking all of the others have.

The only fan I've used recently that was worth its price was the Fractal Venturi. I bought two for my H105 and quickly bought 4 more just to have. Amazingly quiet fans, very heavy with no blade flex. Rubber corners, PWM control with zero motor noise that I can detect. Good static pressure design for the blades. I recommend them to friends all the time who ignore me and buy flashy LED fans and then bitch about the noise .
 
Ek vardar. Running F2 at ~ 800rpm. Had sp120, now have ek vardar - just a much nicer fan all round. Also, doesn't look like something from Pimp My Ride, which is a bonus.
 
I don't think those are the sickles, doesn't say anything like that. Unless the specs are wrong 19db is pretty damn quit.

edit: nm, looks like trickery on CM info page. 19db is at lowest speed. and some sites call it sickleflow.
 
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pendragon1 said:
I don't think those are the sickles, doesn't say anything like that. Unless the specs are wrong 19db is pretty damn quit.

edit: nm, looks like trickery on CM info page. 19db is at lowest speed. and some sites call it sickleflow.
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Its definitely a sickleflow, I have about 14 of those green ones, a handful of blue and red, they;re all the same. They do undervolt pretty well but they only really move air at high RPM due to the blade design. They look nice though :)
 
I don't mind noise at high RPM. I have them set to all go 100% when CPU temps hit 50°C. When that happens, I'm gaming and my Heresy II's are banging away, so I don't hear my computer. When I'm just browsing the web, I want them quiet.
 
I have the Noctua NH-D15 and the fans aren't terribly loud. However, they do make some noise, just not enough to be bothersome (to me). I forget where I saw it, but some people in a forum suggested switching them out for some other fans. Maybe Corsair replacements?
 
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