Fans, Fans, Fans -- XS Fan Review!

[septim]

comparing a zalman f3 with medium yates, i'll stick with medium yates, as it feels like its pushing more air than a F3...

[Nate P.]

I heard NateP's machine, and its pretty darn loud for a case with fewer than 8 fans.

The camera was literally touching the fan grill. In reality it's quite a bit less loud.

[emoners]

but aren't Zalman fans sleeve bearing?

[Mech0z]

I am in doubt of which fans to pick for my PA120.3 and PA120.2 from chilledpc.co.uk for a silent setup (with fan control though)

[septim]

dependin on vertical or horizontal mounting
best choices for you are yate loon SM medium speed variant (vertical mounting recommended)
and SFlex-E/F (any mounting orientation)
and also some silicon fan mounts to lessen vibrations some...

[Mech0z]

I am gonna have the PA120.3 vertical in the Lian Li PC343 like


And PA120.2 in the top horizontally


Would you then get 2 different kind of fans?

[Janno]

I'm a bit confused...
as I won't be buying fans from PTS (Europe FTL)
should I prefer Yate D12SM to D12SH for Thermochill PA120.3?

(rad will be mounted vertically )

[septim]

yates SM or SH, depending on db quiet preference when at 12v
of course the SH would sound off more than the SM version...
still best bang for the buck are the yates, especially on most vertical mounting.

next choice for me are SFlex-F, i have 8 atm all performing nicely.

[ixtapalapaquetl]

Vapor,

Is there any comparable difference between the 101 and 1011 San Aces? Considering the 1011 seem to be rare and finding any in-stock at a reasonable price seems impossible, I was wondering if the 101 would be a suitable substitute.

101: http://store.thermalfx.com/merchant2...egory_Code=120
1011: http://store.thermalfx.com/merchant2...egory_Code=120

edit: 101 are ribbed apparently, anything other than that?

I bought a pair and they are indeed identical to the 1011's except for the ribbing.

Incidentally, I could find absolutely no mention of the 101/1011 anywhere on either Sanyo Denki's site or in their literature. (Did they stop manufacturing them???) However, there are 102/1021's available with identical specifications, but they lack the yellow lead for RPM monitoring.

So I guess the list now could include:

109R1212H101 - ribbed, worst case requires a dremel
109R1212H1011
109R1212H102 - can't monitor with computer
109R1212H1021 - ribbed and can't monitor

All these fans are listed by Sanyo Denki as .52A, 6.24W, 2600RPM, 102.3CFM, 64.7Pa, 39 dB, so I will presume they are identical except for the minor differences noted above.

[Mech0z]

yates SM or SH, depending on db quiet preference when at 12v
of course the SH would sound off more than the SM version...
still best bang for the buck are the yates, especially on most vertical mounting.

next choice for me are SFlex-F, i have 8 atm all performing nicely.

If I pick the SM for both my radiators is it going to be very bad at the horizontal radiator? Because I would like to same some quid for my new rig

http://madsskipper.dk/H2O.htm its expensive enough already

[Mech0z]

Whats the noise lvl of Sanyo Denki San Ace when a fan control is applied? Because you say its the best, but if you can't shut it up its useless for me

[septim]

fan control and San Ace 1011 is pretty quiet for me, lets say as quiet as a yate medium speed and starts up at 4 to5 volts and still pushes decent airflow...

as previous mentioned, that yates would first do well horizontal mounting, but after a few months there would be some noise due to the "sleeve bearing grind"

[Nate P.]

but aren't Zalman fans sleeve bearing?

yeah

[Mech0z]

So I should get S-Flex for my big rad then :s or is the Slip stream better? Because thats 3£ cheaper

[jcool]

If you want quiet but powerful fans for your rad, take a look at the Noctua P12. They push more air than the s-flex 1200 and can also go down to 5V easily to become inaudible. They aren't cheap and very ugly, but if you want power and silence they are definitely the way to go.

[Mech0z]

If you want quiet but powerful fans for your rad, take a look at the Noctua P12. They push more air than the s-flex 1200 and can also go down to 5V easily to become inaudible. They aren't cheap and very ugly, but if you want power and silence they are definitely the way to go.

And they don't get damaged blowing horizontally? Hmm think they are a tad too expensive :s

[jcool]

No, they are perfect in every mounting position because of their self-stabilizing bearing.

[Mech0z]

Hmm but guess I need either 2 s-flex or noctura for my top radiator. Just crap they are so expensive.

What about this one link it has hydro bearing whatever that is.

[septim]

Sflex-* uses fluid dynamic bearing... (almost sounds the same to me, research some more...)

said fan in link, is new and untested yet, specs are promising though...
probably spec'd too low db rating maybe untrue... (idle speculation...)

[rbsmontemor]

I have those San Aces @ 5v and they're great...works better yet @ 7v, but my PSU doesn't starts if I put 2 or more san aces @ 7v config

Rbs.

[Boogerlad]

maybe not eneough on the -5/-12v side?

[septim]

i have several PSUs and all jumper'd green&black starts up fans alright without other load... Gigabyte ODIN 550, Seasonic S12 650, Generic brand...

[rbsmontemor]

i have several PSUs and all jumper'd green&black starts up fans alright without other load... Gigabyte ODIN 550, Seasonic S12 650, Generic brand...

Luck guy

Thermaltake 1KW here...and it turns on for only one second

Rbs.

[Boogerlad]

what's the difference between ribbed and non ribbed fans?

[FlimFlam00]

what's the difference between ribbed and non ribbed fans?

The enhanced pleasure. Sorry I could not resist.