Doh....you guys weren't kidding - Yate 4tw

after reading this thread, i went ahead and order a few of these from petra's tech shop. my set should be here hopefully by tues/wed. thanks guys.

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Originally Posted by Skyguy

Nobody here use Noctua fans?? I've got 5 in my P180 and I can barely hear a whoosh of air when I put my ear beside them. 1200 rpm, 63cfm @ 18dba. Too low pressure for most rads? I can't imagine that, the Panaflo and Nexus are lowflow as well.....

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I have one on my media centers NH-U12, but honesty i prefer the Yates.

Does anyone know if Yates makes 92mm and 80mm fans? I need some in these size for an old case of mine. Could someone point out a store that sells them if they do? LED alternatives would be nice too from Yates.

If yates doesn't make them, does anyone know what is the next best in the 92mm and the 80mm as well? LED suggestions would be nice too. I purchased some AC Ryan 92's but i'm not sure they'll be quiet or powerful enough.

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Originally Posted by IanY

ThermalTakes are the best fans. You guys with the Yate Loons are just jealous :D

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hahahaha maxx in my sig says it all...

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Originally Posted by ranker

Ah ok. Thanks for clearing it up. I think I'll be fine then with my push/pull config on both of radiators. I figure those fans will be just for looks anyhow while my Sharkoon Golfball 2000's will handle the real cooling duties.

Anyone know if a Sunbeam Rheobus can handle 3 yates or 3 sharkoons on one channel?

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Originally Posted by NaeKuh

im fairly sure it can handle 2. I have 2 on 1 splitter.

however 3, i dont know.

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Yes, the Rheobus can handle 3 on one channel. I have it controlling the 3 on my PA 120.3. No issues whatsoever.

If you get several of those fans you can test them with a multimeter to see at what voltage they start spinning. Once you know that you can put the three with the closest values on the Rad so that they all spin up at the same time. :D

I just 7V'd my Yates and wow...i can't hear anyhting but the psu 80mm fan and the DDC....guess once in a case it'll be totaly silent whooo

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Originally Posted by InTheFlow

Yes, the Rheobus can handle 3 on one channel. I have it controlling the 3 on my PA 120.3. No issues whatsoever.

If you get several of those fans you can test them with a multimeter to see at what voltage they start spinning. Once you know that you can put the three with the closest values on the Rad so that they all spin up at the same time. :D

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Do you have 3 Yates or 3 golfballs on one channel? And if they're Yates, are they the LED ones?

Don't own a multimeter yet =/. I'm guessing it might take a bit more voltage for the LED fans than the non LED fans but I'm unsure of how that will change anything. Anyone know specifically if 3 LED yates will work on one channel in the sunbeam?

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Originally Posted by ranker

Do you have 3 Yates or 3 golfballs on one channel? And if they're Yates, are they the LED ones?

Don't own a multimeter yet =/. I'm guessing it might take a bit more voltage for the LED fans than the non LED fans but I'm unsure of how that will change anything. Anyone know specifically if 3 LED yates will work on one channel in the sunbeam?

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I have 3 yates and no, they are not the LED type. If you already have the rheobus and fans you can test to see if they will work by plugging in each fan to one another and then plugging one of the 3 pins into the rheobus.

LEDs don't use a whole lot of power so while they probably will require a bit more juice to get going, I doubt it will be a whole lot.

Some of my best Yates can start up on 2.3 V!

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Originally Posted by InTheFlow

I have 3 yates and no, they are not the LED type. If you already have the rheobus and fans you can test to see if they will work by plugging in each fan to one another and then plugging one of the 3 pins into the rheobus.

LEDs don't use a whole lot of power so while they probably will require a bit more juice to get going, I doubt it will be a whole lot.

Some of my best Yates can start up on 2.3 V!

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LOL LEDs use like...no electricity. Don't even bother worrying about them lol.

ORANGE YATES FTW




...always wanted to say ftw...

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Originally Posted by hopper

ORANGE YATES

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Orange = Ugly...reminds me too much of Auburn and Tennessee Volunteers...now if they had some Crimson Yates...FTW!!! :D

LOL you guys... lemme throw in my FTW.
BLACK WITH HOLES DRILLED IN AND BLINGY S*** FTW!!!
(actually, I use clear blue LED ones, but I'm planning to do that to some fans)

White/black yates ftw!

Are you talking about these fans? http://www.nexfan.com/silent-120mm-fan-d12sl-12.html

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Originally Posted by anzial

Are you talking about these fans? http://www.nexfan.com/silent-120mm-fan-d12sl-12.html

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Yup, these can be regarded as the "best bang for the buck" fans.

here is the Aussie version of Yate Loons ;)

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Originally Posted by dinos22

ROFL i took of my rad fans today to pack for a tv shoot and guess what i found under the hood

:D

http://img259.imageshack.us/img259/3426/dsc03996ad0.jpg

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Hey dinos22

Your a star,
Your a star,
Your a star,
:woot:


Just saw you on Good Game (ABC2) spreading the good word about WC.:clap: :toast:

Nice stuff, I thought I knew your handle when I was watching it.

:D :toast:

Just saw these on Jab-tech as new products: http://www.jab-tech.com/YATE-LOON-12...s-pr-3773.html

Anyone know what the difference is between that model and the other one they carry and the one petra's carries?

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Originally Posted by soccerswim8

you were on TV? wow!!! When?????????????/

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check my sig

you can download and watch it :)

I'll stop hijacking this thread - but you gotta love your garden hose ghetto.

Man - don't you know you should have a shave and tygon up for TV :oscar:

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Originally Posted by Ambro

I'll stop hijacking this thread - but you gotta love your garden hose ghetto.

Man - don't you know you should have a shave and tygon up for TV :oscar:

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Hey....I've been to Adelaide....hehe....

That was one super long flight!!!

SYD to LA - I think its the furthest a regular passenger jumbo can go without refueling; at least the biggest qantas have ... :shocked:

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Originally Posted by Ambro

SYD to LA - I think its the furthest a regular passenger jumbo can go without refueling; at least the biggest qantas have ... :shocked:

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i've travelled San Fran > Sydney

even longer eek

i love my ghetto setups :)


i actually mentioned the Corsair Nautilus on the table too but they cut the segments pretty good :(

lol, last year, I was about to order 4 silenx fans for my P180

I still haven't got around to it and damm those YL are cheap at petra's

I'm thinking of getting the 72cfm/33dcb version
how loud is it when you mean silent?? is it completly inaudible or is there a little hum?

cheers fellas

i just ordered 6 Yate 33 dBA/70 CFMs (medium) and i feel so much better, its like the SilenX's in my comp were eating away at my soul...

ive got 2 d12sh-12 on my swiftech 220 rad cant hear them from my chair ,and barely audible with nothing else in the house running,much quieter than a single tt 1225m12s

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Originally Posted by daytripper67mi

ive got 2 d12sh-12 on my swiftech 220 rad cant hear them from my chair ,and barely audible with nothing else in the house running,much quieter than a single tt 1225m12s

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Really? To me, the tt1225 thingy was quieter than a d12sl12...

im somewhat curious about these fans... are they really quiet? can someone record the sound of these yate loon fans? by the looks at the information provided of these fans (looking at the medium ones), they are 33dba. that is really loud, my antec tricool fans are 33dba on high settings.

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Originally Posted by xenoasd

im somewhat curious about these fans... are they really quiet? can someone record the sound of these yate loon fans? by the looks at the information provided of these fans (looking at the medium ones), they are 33dba. that is really loud, my antec tricool fans are 33dba on high settings.

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except tricool's are more like 44 on high, i have them.

i just got my 6 medium fans and brought them down in to the basement where i had some tricools and lian-li fans to compare to. (it was 2 am when i did this so barely any ambient to interfere)

so i plugged in 4 of the D12SM-12's and one tricool.

SURPRISE, the 4 yates were quieter than the one tricool on high

conclusion yes they are quieter

are they quiet right off the bat? or do you have to mod them or something. i read the whole thread, and theres something about putting them at 7Vs? im sure i can do it with the asus chassis fan connectors on my p5b-deluxe? (using q-fan 2)

no, you don't have to mod, they are quiet at 12v. they put out a little less air than the tricool on high but if you were to set the tricool to 7v it would put out less air then the yates.

also in case you didn't know yates cost about 3-4 $ apiece, you could buy 5 yates for the price of 1 tricool lol

if you aren't worried about noise use some medium or high panaflo's, they are 38mm (a plus for performance) and produce great airflow without TOO much noise

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Originally Posted by soccerswim8

there are also the 88CFM/40db version. is the extra 18CFM per fan worth the extra noise on a MCR320? i am not that worried about noise, just performance. so if the extra 54CFM through the rad is worth it then ill go for it

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You have to ask yourself if the noise is worth the performance. As with most things, you'll eventually hit the wall of diminishing returns. Sure you can get 1-3C better, but is it worth it at the noise level of a Boeing 747?

Thermochill PA's and the MCR Quiet Power series radiators were designed specifically for low CFM fans. They don't scale as well with high CFM fans. I'd suggest the Thermochill HE series or heatercores if you prefer to create a wind tunnel in your room. You'll get much better performance gains with increased CFM rated fans.