Good quality, cheap 120mm fan?

ChrisBUK · Post by **ChrisBUK** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 10:53 am

Hi all.

I will be building a new PC in the next few weeks and I am trying to decide which 120mm fans to get.
I will be using a Scythe-Kaze master to control the fans.

I would like the fans to be silent/very quiet at around 5v, but to have very good/decent airflow at 12v. I don't mind too much about noise levels at 12v, as long as it's got decent airflow. My room can reach 30c+ in the summer and I will be overclocking, etc.
I thought I had made my choice when I found the Scythe S-FLEX 1600RPM model which sounded perfect until I added 4 of them to my basket and saw the price.
Total : Â£61.05 for just 4 fans...

Are there any fans similar to the S-FLEX 1600RPM that will be very quiet at 5v but push a lot of air at 12v for a good price?

Any help would be much appreciated.

QuietOC · Post by **QuietOC** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:24 am

ChrisBUK wrote:Are there any fans similar to the S-FLEX 1600RPM that will be very quiet at 5v but push a lot of air at 12v for a good price?

Any help would be much appreciated.

Actually my S-Flex 1600 rpm is a little loud (not smooth).

My Global Win ~1300 rpm NCB 120 mm fans are decent. Madshrimps uses it as their control fan.

ChrisBUK · Post by **ChrisBUK** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:46 am

QuietOC wrote:
ChrisBUK wrote:Are there any fans similar to the S-FLEX 1600RPM that will be very quiet at 5v but push a lot of air at 12v for a good price?

Any help would be much appreciated.
Actually my S-Flex 1600 rpm is a little loud (not smooth).

My Global Win ~1300 rpm NCB 120 mm fans are decent. Madshrimps uses it as their control fan.

What voltage is your S-Flex 1600 running at?
I don't really mind about noise levels at 12v much, as long as it's quiet at 5v.

I just found the Scythe Kaze Jyuni 1200RPM Slip Stream fans which are cheaper than the S-Flex and according to Scythe they push more air while being quieter...

dhanson865 · Post by **dhanson865** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 11:51 am

If you want cheap get Yate Loon D12SL-12 1350 RPM.

If you want medium price go for Scythe Slipstream SY1225SL12M (1,200 rpm version)

QuietOC · Post by **QuietOC** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 12:48 pm

ChrisBUK wrote:What voltage is your S-Flex 1600 running at?
I don't really mind about noise levels at 12v much, as long as it's quiet at 5v.

When it is moving it is not smooth. It is okay at full speed for the airflow. The Scythe DFS122512L that came with my Ninja is smoother. I think it is hit and miss with the S-flex fans, and I got one of the first ones.

Lawrence Lee · Post by **Lawrence Lee** » Wed Oct 29, 2008 1:15 pm

The Yate Loon D12SL-12 is the perfect cheap fan IMO. Very smooth and dead silent at 5V. NCIX used to put them on sale for $2.

cpemma · Post by **cpemma** » Sun Nov 02, 2008 1:35 pm

Lawrence Lee wrote:The Yate Loon D12SL-12 is the perfect cheap fan IMO.

Thirded. I find they suit me at about 7V, but they do have the reserve to be turned up if needed that the Nexus and other sub-1000RPM fans don't have.

For Yate-Loon in the UK I find Chilled PC excellent. Fairly low postage if you just want a fan or two.

But talking of good cheap fans... I succumbed to the temptation and added one to a recent order.

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