Scythe S-Flex fans?

[mwin]

Are these things really as quiet as they claim to be? I've been using Nexus Real Silent 120mms for my quiet cooling needs. They're rated at 22db for 36.87cfm of flow. The Scythes are rated at 8.7db for 33.5cfm of flow. That's alot quieter, for not much of a flow drop. So, are they really as good as they say they are?

 

[Freemason115]

I can't give you an actual number, but they are very silent, the most silent fan I have owned.

 

[Arcygenical]

Uhh... I do have one of these, and yeah, it's silent and all (quieter than the orange nexus fans)... But damn, It's not 8db silent. That would be like almost below the average person's hearing threshold.

I'd say closer to 18db, maybe.

Remember, there's no such thing as "fan magic." Once you get below a certain level of bearing noise, you're only going to hear fan air noise, which, of course is reduced by lowering the RPM of the fan.

 

[Devastator]

From my research the nexus is more quiet. Its all a crap shoot though, like whats your view of silent? The fan from either maker could be a dud giving off more sound.. list goes on...

I went with the nexus and Yoons