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Pendu
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What the hell!

Post by Pendu » Thu May 19, 2005 2:54 am

Look at the sats for this fan is that possible?

http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_2530.html

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Re: What the hell!

Post by Tiamat » Thu May 19, 2005 2:56 am

Pendu wrote:Look at the sats for this fan is that possible?

http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_2530.html
yes, it is possible for fan manufactures to fudge specification numbers they list. In fact, I would say 90% of all fans out there have fudged specs.

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Post by Pendu » Thu May 19, 2005 3:33 am

But to the extent of it being 14 db at 50 or so CFM that's just rediculous. Might buy one thou LOL.

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Post by Jan Kivar » Thu May 19, 2005 3:40 am

An US lawsuit could improve the accuracy of the specifications... :twisted:

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Re: What the hell!

Post by ATWindsor » Thu May 19, 2005 4:53 am

Tiamat wrote:
Pendu wrote:Look at the sats for this fan is that possible?

http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_2530.html
yes, it is possible for fan manufactures to fudge specification numbers they list. In fact, I would say 90% of all fans out there have fudged specs.
Yeah, but are theese particular specs wrong?

AtW

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Post by niels007 » Thu May 19, 2005 5:06 am

It is 14dba measured in the adjecent room. My old papst 120mm ran at 1600rpm max, at which speed the noise was unacceptable. This silenx fan at 1800 RPM no matter how good, (and it apparantly is not) would make more sound than unacceptable, which is more likely to be 34dba than 14.

Note: 'customers who bought this also bought'

http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_2750.html

:D nuff said? :)

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Post by chylld » Thu May 19, 2005 5:11 am

niels007 wrote:Note: 'customers who bought this also bought'

http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_2750.html

:D nuff said? :)
ROFL

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Post by lm » Thu May 19, 2005 7:11 am

Pendu wrote:But to the extent of it being 14 db at 50 or so CFM that's just rediculous. Might buy one thou LOL.
Please don't buy products that are marketed by false claims. You just encourage them to keep it that way.

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Post by ATWindsor » Thu May 19, 2005 7:34 am

niels007 wrote:It is 14dba measured in the adjecent room. My old papst 120mm ran at 1600rpm max, at which speed the noise was unacceptable. This silenx fan at 1800 RPM no matter how good, (and it apparantly is not) would make more sound than unacceptable, which is more likely to be 34dba than 14.

Note: 'customers who bought this also bought'

http://www.kustompcs.co.uk/acatalog/info_2750.html

:D nuff said? :)
Well, you have to back it up with more than that, rpms alone doesn't decide the noise. I guess if they have a bad rep, sceptisism is justified, but that argument alone is hardly enough too show that it's clearly wrong IMHO.

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Post by Pendu » Thu May 19, 2005 7:37 am

Wasn't really gonna buy it. It's just that some people out there will get fooled by the specs they have given.

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Post by niels007 » Thu May 19, 2005 9:03 am

The thing is though, even with the best motor and bearings, there is just no way that a 1800rpm fan can be considered 'acceptable' to 95% of this forum. No matter what the actual sound level is.

Fans are fans, its not rocket science. If a papst (pretty decent fan) is unbearable at 1600 rpm, there is no way that any fan at 1800rpm will be near silent. At best it would probably be as loud as the papst, with good motor and bearings making up for the 200rpm.

IMO, once you hear a clear 'wind woosh', motors and bearings become less important. With 120mm fans, I get annoyed by the 'wind' far below 1000rpm.

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Post by peteamer » Thu May 19, 2005 9:48 am

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Post by BenW » Thu May 19, 2005 11:19 am

I have a silentX PSU 300W with 80mm fan in it. It is quiet and whilst the rest of my system is running (Quiet but not by your standards) i need to put my ear to it to hear it over the case fan

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Post by pony-tail » Thu May 19, 2005 8:30 pm

Silenx fans are not that bad -
but they are just other brands rebadged.
Silenx is not a favourite on these forums because they have a history of deceit and their product specs are dubious at best.
if you search the forums with the search engine you will find out about their CEO's misbehavior . He used to be registered on this forum (multiple times !)
People here do not like to be conned !
That said they are far from the worst fan - just a dodgy company

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Post by ckolivas » Thu May 19, 2005 9:12 pm

I have a few. They fail to mention it's 14dB or 58CFM :D
Seriously when undervolted they are extremely quiet but by default they are only relatively quiet and not remotely 14dB. It's still a good fan but their claims are absurd.

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