Decent 120mm Fans

Carmen813

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Hey guys,
After I installed my Hyper 212+ I had to remove my side intake fan (it was banging into the HSF :-\)

Can anyone recommend some decent, not horribly loud, but not terrible CFM 120mm fans? I need to buy 3 of them, looking to spend 30 bucks max. Going to setup push/pull, and add an intake/exhaust.The fan that came with my HSF maxes out at 32db, so thats about as loud as I'm willing to go. Maybe 35.
 
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nyker96

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get a Scythe fan, they are always high quality and very quiet. will be bit more than most though. if you want something cheaper and good get: Yate Loon D12 fans.
 
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richierich1212

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Yate Loons are decent for their price, but I've since upgraded to Scythe Gentle Typhoon 1850RPM fans and they are very good.
 

SonicIce

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I bought 2 of these over 2 years ago. They're still great.
http://www.jab-tech.com/YATE-LOON-120mm-Case-Fan-D12SL-12-pr-3009.html

They are double ball bearing so they will last a long time. You can use the 4-pin molex or 3-pin motherboard plug. Plus they're dirt cheap, it is the best fan for the money hands down. The link is the low RPM model, there is a medium and high on that site. The noise is highly dependant on the RPM. If you want more airflow in the same fan size it will be louder, there's just no way around it.
 

CurseTheSky

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billyb0b

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You'll be paying a bit more but nothing beats the quality, reliability, airflow, and low noise of the Noctua NF-P12.
 

Piano Man

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For the $5 dollar fan, get the Yate Loons. For the best fans (in terms of performance/noise ration), the Gentle Typhoons are hard to beat. About $15 a pop though...
 

Gillbot

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For the $5 dollar fan, get the Yate Loons. For the best fans (in terms of performance/noise ration), the Gentle Typhoons are hard to beat. About $15 a pop though...

Personally, I prefer the cost/performance of the high speed yates on a fan controller. That way I can quiet them down but I have the extra "oomph" should I need it.
 

Tristor

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I am willing to put my reputation on the line for these fans if thats your budget.

http://www.jab-tech.com/Scythe-Gentle-Typhoon-D1225C12B3AP-15-1850rpm-pr-4501.html

You will not find better fans unless you dont care about noise.

I recall asking before, I don't recall if you responded. But how do you feel about the Gentle Typhoon vs the S-Flex SFF21F? The Gentle Typhoon is a double-ball bearing design spinning at 1850RPM to push 58 CFM at 28dba while the S-Flex SFF21F is a fluid bearing design (traditionally less noisy) spinning at 1600RPM to push 63.7CFM at 28dba.

I see you recommend the Gentle Typhoon, but since the price drop that happened on the S-Flex lineup ($15 instead of $20 on Newegg all the time now) making them the same price, I don't see why it would be wise to get the Gentle Typhoon (faster RPM which increase likelihood of turbulence) that pushes less air at the same sound level.

Thoughts?
 

richierich1212

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I recall asking before, I don't recall if you responded. But how do you feel about the Gentle Typhoon vs the S-Flex SFF21F? The Gentle Typhoon is a double-ball bearing design spinning at 1850RPM to push 58 CFM at 28dba while the S-Flex SFF21F is a fluid bearing design (traditionally less noisy) spinning at 1600RPM to push 63.7CFM at 28dba.

I see you recommend the Gentle Typhoon, but since the price drop that happened on the S-Flex lineup ($15 instead of $20 on Newegg all the time now) making them the same price, I don't see why it would be wise to get the Gentle Typhoon (faster RPM which increase likelihood of turbulence) that pushes less air at the same sound level.

Thoughts?

Look at the GT's blades and compare them with the traditional S-Flex ones. They may be rated to push less air but they actually push more due to having better static pressure.
 

Absolution75

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I've got a bunch of Scythe Slipstream fans in my case atm. They were a very good buy - they lowered my old E7200 6-10C when I upgraded from the Scythe S-Flex.
 

edplayer

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that Scythe S-Flex SFF21F posted above is $10.16 after discount

Gentle Typhoon at $11.86

both rated at 28dBA with the S-Flex pushing almost 10% more air
 

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I bought a bunch of 1600rpm Scythe S-Flex fans which I typically run at 800-1200rpm and they are good, however I also have some 1600rpm Papst fans and while they have near identical noise and airflow... If I had to choose, I'd go for the Papst as I prefer the noise signature they generate although time will tell which lasts longer (my money's on the Scythe).
 

MrK6

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For a heatsink, you want a 120x38mm fan, it's much more effective: http://www.svc.com/fba12g12l1bx.html . You could also go with the higher speed version and temperature control it (that's what I'd do): http://www.svc.com/fba12g12h1bx.html . For a case fan, can't beat curved-blade Yate Loons for ~$5.00 a pop: http://www.jab-tech.com/YATE-LOON-120x120x20mm-Case-Fan-D12SM-12C-Medium-Speed-pr-3826.html . Scythe, Noctua, and the rest are WAAAAAYYY overpriced for very little improvement and only at the high end of their operating range.