Fook me that's quiet!

[downhiller80]

http://www.quietpc.com/gb-en-g...s/120mmfans/nf-s12-800

I'm gonna be brave and put it in my tuniq 120 later on... it'll certainly be good enough for idle, will be interesting to see what temps get to under orthos load... on the other hand I know full well that normal use of my PC (even when playing games) never approaches 100% CPU load...

I guess ideally I should have a speed-controllable fan in the CPU cooler, like the one that comes with it (but even on it's slowest setting as I have it now it's still pretty noisy).

Will be getting a couple more of these to use as my case fans, and might even replace the 120mm in my zlman 500w PSU with one...

Then I've just got to suspend my HDs on some elastic and I should be set for a fairly quiet PC

 

[Rubycon]

That fan is best suited for case cooling where there is little interference as possible due to the blade design. This model is what you want for your Tuniq. Plug it into the CPU fan header on your mobo and set the fan speed to auto depending on your BIOS. The fan speed will go up and down based on CPU temp. Even wide open it's going to be barely audible.

 

[downhiller80]

Cheers for the advice Rubycon - I did wonder if the 800 would be able to generate enough pressure with the tightly-packed fins of the Tuniq

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: sebfrost
Cheers for the advice Rubycon - I did wonder if the 800 would be able to generate enough pressure with the tightly-packed fins of the Tuniq

The 800 does work in the Tuniq but not as well as the NFP. It really depends on how much wattage your processor is actually pushing. Any core based CPU running stock is going to be well served by a Tuniq and slight airflow. There's so much margin on these CPU's that VCORE can be dropped to cut power back further if desired.

 

[downhiller80]

Well yeah, but as you can see I'm running 3.8GHz at 1.5v at the moment, it pushes about 62C after an hour of Orthos...

If it ran too hot (I'm happy to go to 70ish) with a quieter fan I'd be happy to clock it back a bit, quietness is more important to me that an extra few hundred MHz.

 

[Zepper]

Well, at only 800 rpm, it should be quiet. I have a Cooler - Master fan that is good and quiet at 800 rpm and can put out up to 100 CFM when cranked full. Can the Noctua do that? Plus I get two controllers and it costs less to boot. Enjoy your boutique fans...

.bh.

 

[Sheninat0r]

It'll be quiet, but the old NF-S12 fans have horrible static pressure. For a heatsink, I'd recommend the NF-P12 if you like Noctua or the Scythe Slipstream.

 

[gorobei]

I actually bought the full Noctua cooler and fan. the NF-S12 is actually silent at full speed, unlike the scythe SFF21F sflex I also own.

 

[Tiamat]

Originally posted by: Rubycon
That fan is best suited for case cooling where there is little interference as possible due to the blade design. This model is what you want for your Tuniq. Plug it into the CPU fan header on your mobo and set the fan speed to auto depending on your BIOS. The fan speed will go up and down based on CPU temp. Even wide open it's going to be barely audible.

I want to know how they arrived at 8dB(A). What was the distance away from the fan? Anechoic chamber? What equipment was used -- its pretty damn expensive to have sensitivity down through 8dB (esp, if you have to rent the chamber).

But, at 800rpm, it should be a quiet fan. I would assume it to be similar in character to the venerable Yateloon D12-SL12 undervolted to 9V. It would be more believable at 18dB(A) at 1 meter.

Edit:

SPCR measured it to be 20dB at 1 meter.

 

[Rubycon]

Originally posted by: Tiamat

I want to know how they arrived at 8dB(A). What was the distance away from the fan? Anechoic chamber? What equipment was used -- its pretty damn expensive to have sensitivity down through 8dB (esp, if you have to rent the chamber).

But, at 800rpm, it should be a quiet fan. I would assume it to be similar in character to the venerable Yateloon D12-SL12 undervolted to 9V. It would be more believable at 18dB(A) at 1 meter.

Edit:

SPCR measured it to be 20dB at 1 meter.

Not sure but it's definitely below the limit of hearing beyond a meter in any normal environment where a PC is used.

 

[Tullphan]

Originally posted by: Zepper
I have a Cooler - Master fan that is good and quiet at 800 rpm and can put out up to 100 CFM when cranked full.

.bh.

Which one is that?
I'm a tightwad...I don't wanna pay ~$14-25 for a fan...& I know you don't either, cause you're cheap like me! :laugh:

 

[Zepper]

Hey Tull,
YHPM

 

[Tullphan]

Thanks, Zep

 

[Nemesis 1]

Here is the fan you want .

http://www.quietpc.com/gb-en-g...ducts/120mmfans/nf-p12

 

[gorobei]

http://www.sidewindercomputers.com/no12nf54cfm.html
~ $21 for the Noctua 120x25mm NF-P12. for you non british.