Quote Originally Posted by Vapor View Post
dB is logarithmic....ignore CFM/dB ratio. Yes, those fans are very loud. EDIT: also: dB is not loudness, it's intensity. Loudness is subjective.
I know all that but even if you look at it as if it were a linear graph it still holds some value to consider a straight cfm-per-dB "ratio".

So would you say this conclusion (quoted from myself, above) is accurate?

Best Case Fan:
<27dB Sharkoon Golfball 2000
>27dB Papst 4412FGML

Best Radiator Fan:
<27dB Sharkoon Golfball 2000
>27dB Papst 4412FGML

Best CPU Heatsink Fan:
Sharkoon 2000 pretty much the whole way.