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[dead] Newegg - COUGAR CF-V12HP Fan $9.99 (Shell Shocker starting 9/10/12 10:00AM PT)

These are quiet like the Corsair AF120/140 fans plus these are 4 pin which is great for CPU.
 
i'm just gonna get 2.. lol.

does anyone know if you need the exhaust fan if you're already doing push/pull on a 212+? the exhaust fan is already fairly close to the heatsink... looks like this:
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AkumaX said:
i'm just gonna get 2.. lol.

does anyone know if you need the exhaust fan if you're already doing push/pull on a 212+? the exhaust fan is already fairly close to the heatsink... looks like this:
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Do you "need" it? Depends on your temps with/without it. I personally prefer push/pull + exhaust if there's room for it.
 
My setup is just like the one in AkumkaX's photo. Overclocked 2500k with 2-120mm fans on the 212+ heatsink (push/pull) plus a 120mm exhaust fan directly behind the 212+.

So would the best use for this fan be the push? That's my plan (as I just ordered one).
 
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Excellent. In for two. Should be interesting to see how these perform better than the GELID Solutions FN-SX12-10 fans I've been running since my last build. They are virtually silent but only move 37cfm and are 3-pin, so these should be an improvement.
 
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BlueWeasel said:
My setup is just like the one in AkumkaX's photo. Overclocked 2500k with 2-120mm fans on the 212+ heatsink (push/pull) plus a 120mm exhaust fan directly behind the 212+.

So would the best use for this fan be the push? That's my plan (as I just ordered one).
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Exhaust imo. That way it can assist the push/pull and also help funnel out the rest of the heat building up in the case.
 
Rvenger said:
These are quiet like the Corsair AF120/140 fans plus these are 4 pin which is great for CPU.
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Hmmm, did someone say 4 pin? That's very tempting. I was about to mess around in my case installing fan controllers on my two excellent but high-rpm Scythe Kama Flow 2 fans, operating in push-pull. If these Cougars are even close to as quiet, the ability to control via motherboard would make them superior.

Edit: a few too many reports of buzzing. I think I'll stick with my Scythe.
 
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BlueWeasel said:
So would the best use for this fan be the push? That's my plan (as I just ordered one).
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that would depend on where this fan sits on the "static pressure" spectrum. unfortunately not even the manufacturer's website gives this specification. the higher a fan's static pressure is, the better it'll perform when its mounted up against a heatsink or radiator (whether that much is true for both the "push" and "pull" sides of heatsink/radiator cooling, i don't know). now there is a diagram on the manufacturer's website that indicates that this fan's airflow is much more focused than it is dispersed, which gives me the impression that it would work better as an actual case intake fan (for instance if you need air blowing directly onto a video card from the side of the case). despite the "focus" of this fan's airflow, it would probably work well as a case exhaust fan too. but i'd hesitate to use it on a CPU heatsink (like the 212+) or a radiator. then again, there's really only one way to find out, and that's to try it...

btw, i'm with Termie - i'll stick to my Scythe's thank you very much...heck, i even went for a Noctua NF P12 and it wasn't any better than the tried and true Scythe's i'm used to.
 
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How are you guys hooking these up? Straight to motherboard headers? Fan controller? Just running full speed? I'd need a PWM splitter to hook up 4 to my motherboard.
 
My mobo has two 4-pin headers, one for the CPU, the other for the chassis. It'll be nice being able to control these fans though software; The GELID fans I have now are only 3-pins, and I didn't want to deal with a separate controller.
 
got mine! here's before and after temps, roughly about 4°C drop on Max. load (ran prime95 for about 1/2 an hour each time)

before setup: 1 x coolermaster fan (stock) - push on EVO, 1 x exhaust (coolermaster silent)
after setup: 2 x cougar fans (push/pull) on EVO, 1 x exhaust (coolermaster silent)

i5-3570k @ 4.2ghz (no vcore adjust)

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These are damn nice. I'm running them at max speed because they're pretty darn quiet. When you put your ear against them all you hear is the sound of the air moving and not the motor working.

I bought some Scythe Slipstream 1600RPMs too and they're much louder. You can tell the small motor is working all the time. At max speed, they move a ton of air though, much more than the Cougar. I have them running at 1300RPM to limit the amount of noise while having good airflow. I put two of these on the side panel and two of the Cougars on the top. If I had to choose I'd get the Cougars for the lower noise and the good amount of air they move. At high speeds the Slipstream is too loud.
 
LOL_Wut_Axel said:
These are damn nice. I'm running them at max speed because they're pretty darn quiet. When you put your ear against them all you hear is the sound of the air moving and not the motor working.

I bought some Scythe Slipstream 1600RPMs too and they're much louder. You can tell the small motor is working all the time. At max speed, they move a ton of air though, much more than the Cougar. I have them running at 1300RPM to limit the amount of noise while having good airflow. I put two of these on the side panel and two of the Cougars on the top. If I had to choose I'd get the Cougars for the lower noise and the good amount of air they move. At high speeds the Slipstream is too loud.
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i've had a slightly different experience w/ my Scythe fans, but i'm also not using the Slipstream 1600rpms. rather i'm using some SY1225SL12L's (800rpm Kaze-Jyuni Slipstream) and some SY1225SL12LM-P's (200-1,300rpm Kaze-Jyuni PWM Slipstream). the 800rpm non-PWM fans are completely silent of course (save for the noise of the airflow itself, which you have to be within inches of the fan to hear anyways), while the PWM fans almost just as silent, even at 1,300rpms. different motor and/or bearing than the 1600rpm Slipstreams perhaps?

regardless, even though i mentioned in a previous post that i'll stick to Scythe fans, it turns out a close friend ordered a few of these Cougar fans and promised to lend me one for testing purposes...so we'll see how they compare to my current fan(s) of choice.

btw Axel, i read in another thread (can't remember when or where) that a certain model of Cougar fan wears out prematurely if used in the horizontal position (blowing air up or down) b/c it uses a bearing that is specifically designed for fans that will oriented vertically (blowing air front to back or vice versa). i have no recollection whether or not this is the fan that was being talked about in that thread...but i just wanted to give you a heads-up since you're planning on using these as top case fans.
 
Sunny129 said:
i've had a slightly different experience w/ my Scythe fans, but i'm also not using the Slipstream 1600rpms. rather i'm using some SY1225SL12L's (800rpm Kaze-Jyuni Slipstream) and some SY1225SL12LM-P's (200-1,300rpm Kaze-Jyuni PWM Slipstream). the 800rpm non-PWM fans are completely silent of course (save for the noise of the airflow itself, which you have to be within inches of the fan to hear anyways), while the PWM fans almost just as silent, even at 1,300rpms. different motor and/or bearing than the 1600rpm Slipstreams perhaps?

regardless, even though i mentioned in a previous post that i'll stick to Scythe fans, it turns out a close friend ordered a few of these Cougar fans and promised to lend me one for testing purposes...so we'll see how they compare to my current fan(s) of choice.

btw Axel, i read in another thread (can't remember when or where) that a certain model of Cougar fan wears out prematurely if used in the horizontal position (blowing air up or down) b/c it uses a bearing that is specifically designed for fans that will oriented vertically (blowing air front to back or vice versa). i have no recollection whether or not this is the fan that was being talked about in that thread...but i just wanted to give you a heads-up since you're planning on using these as top case fans.
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The early models had issues. I think they are fixed as of now.
 
Mine came in today. I haven't gotten my PWM splitter yet, but I might install them tonight and let them run full speed to see if I can even hear them over my Scythe Mugen 3 and 6950.

I have the Antec P183 case with a Tri-Cool fan in the rear and one in the top, both as exhaust. I got 3 of the cougars. My options are:
1. Install the 3 new fans on the 3 empty intake spots on the front of the case.
2. Install 2 of the new fans on 2 of the empty intake spots. Remove both Tri-Cool fans and put the other new fan on the rear.

I'm really considering option 2, since the top exhaust fan is supposed to be the loudest in this case and testing showed that adding the 3rd intake fan doesn't do anything at all.
 
Sunny129 said:
i've had a slightly different experience w/ my Scythe fans, but i'm also not using the Slipstream 1600rpms. rather i'm using some SY1225SL12L's (800rpm Kaze-Jyuni Slipstream) and some SY1225SL12LM-P's (200-1,300rpm Kaze-Jyuni PWM Slipstream). the 800rpm non-PWM fans are completely silent of course (save for the noise of the airflow itself, which you have to be within inches of the fan to hear anyways), while the PWM fans almost just as silent, even at 1,300rpms. different motor and/or bearing than the 1600rpm Slipstreams perhaps?

regardless, even though i mentioned in a previous post that i'll stick to Scythe fans, it turns out a close friend ordered a few of these Cougar fans and promised to lend me one for testing purposes...so we'll see how they compare to my current fan(s) of choice.

btw Axel, i read in another thread (can't remember when or where) that a certain model of Cougar fan wears out prematurely if used in the horizontal position (blowing air up or down) b/c it uses a bearing that is specifically designed for fans that will oriented vertically (blowing air front to back or vice versa). i have no recollection whether or not this is the fan that was being talked about in that thread...but i just wanted to give you a heads-up since you're planning on using these as top case fans.
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I hope this isn't an issue because otherwise I'd have to switch the location of the Slipstreams for the Cougars. The reason why I chose this orientation is that even though I am running the Cougars at 1600RPM they are very quiet. They are quieter than the Slipstream at 1300RPM, but the Slipstream does push a small amount more air. My case is mounted on the bottom of my desk, so if I put the Slipstreams in there I'd probably be somewhat annoyed by the noise. My case is also designed to have positive pressure airflow, and I want to keep taking advantage of that. On hindsight I probably should've bought the 1300RPM version. At 1600RPM they sound like a jet. Oh well, at least it does move a lot of air.
 
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LOL_Wut_Axel said:
I hope this isn't an issue because otherwise I'd have to switch the location of the Slipstreams for the Cougars.
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well i was hoping someone who knew a little more about it would chime in, so hopefully Rvenger is correct and that the problem has since been fixed.

joshsquall said:
Mine came in today. I haven't gotten my PWM splitter yet, but I might install them tonight and let them run full speed to see if I can even hear them over my Scythe Mugen 3 and 6950.
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running 2 of these Cougar fans off of a single motherboard header (via a splitter) is probably ok, b/c even at full speed these are relatively low-rpm fans that don't require much juice to turn...but just keep in mind that if you ever switch to mid-range or high-rpm fans that draw more power than these Cougar fans, you could easily damage the motherboard, or at the very least the fan header itself. after all, 3-pin and 4-pin motherboard headers were designed to handle a single fan, and fan splitter manufacturers simply assume that the end user knows whether a pair of fans will or won't overload a single fan header.
 
OP, this deal is live again, only its a Newegg Weekend Express deal instead of a Shell Shocker deal...its only lasts for 24 hours, so hopefully you see this soon and edit out the [dead] in your thread title.

also, as i mentioned earlier in this thread, a friend was going to let me borrow one of these Cougar fans to test since he got in on the last deal. well i did have a chance to test one, and they do seem to hold up to all the hype. they are just about as silent as my Scythe SY1225SL12LM-P's around the 800rpm range, and are actually quieter than the Scythe in the 1300rpm range (the Scythe's bearing starts to whine a bit in that range, making it a bit louder).
 
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