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Good 120mm Fan for XP-120

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MrControversial

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I'm looking for the best 120mm fan to pair with the XP-120. I care about performance over noise. Also the fan must have a 3 pin connector with a yellow tach wire.
 
Don't get the Panaflo M1 38mm one though. It moves a lot of air but it spins very slowly (I can touch it without hurting myself, it is that slow) so the air pressure is low. Not a good HSF fan, better used as a case fan.
 
I got one of those on my XP-120... I have it set to suck off the heatsink, not blow it (I prefer having it suched :Q )... Even at ~50% speed it's doing a pretty damned good job of keeping my processor cool. I might turn it up a bit over the weekend and experiement with how high I can spin it while maintaining it's silence...

Since I've been 'bit' by fans before, I won't try touching one that spins. At least not the blades...
 
Originally posted by: Mrvile
Don't get the Panaflo M1 38mm one though. It moves a lot of air but it spins very slowly (I can touch it without hurting myself, it is that slow) so the air pressure is low. Not a good HSF fan, better used as a case fan.
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The M1 spins at 2100rpm which is not slow for a 120mm fan. There lots of fans that are slower including the Nexus 120 which spins at 1000rpm and the L1 Panaflo which spins 1700rpm.
 
Originally posted by: VRXJudge
Thermaltake Thunderblade series, but you may have to get an adaptor to get it to work with 3 pins.
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I have one of these on my XP-120 and it works great! Not too loud, but great performance!
 
Aye, they're cheap off of NewEgg, rated at 78 CFM, and range from 21-34 dBA depending on how much obstruction the air is moving over.
 
Originally posted by: Nessism
Originally posted by: Mrvile
Don't get the Panaflo M1 38mm one though. It moves a lot of air but it spins very slowly (I can touch it without hurting myself, it is that slow) so the air pressure is low. Not a good HSF fan, better used as a case fan.
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The M1 spins at 2100rpm which is not slow for a 120mm fan. There lots of fans that are slower including the Nexus 120 which spins at 1000rpm and the L1 Panaflo which spins 1700rpm.
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and my coolermasters which are 720 RPM 🙂
 
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