26 120mm Fans Tested and Compared

[xenoasd]

i just got my first yate loon fan.. its not bad, somewhat, a woosh of sound i hear.

@ 7v how much rpm does the fan spin at for the yate loon fans?

[Skillz]

Excellent thread!

I'd be interested in 80mm and 92mm fan results too, as they are still the cheapest way to move air. I'll even provide a Masscool 80mm fan for testing.

[Vapor]

Okay, Panaflo LH, a famed San Ace, and another random 120x120x32 fan are officially ordered (IDK how fast that site moves stuff, but I figured I might as well jump on it).

I'm also pretty set on the two higher-speed SilenXs unless anybody says otherwise.

About the Deltas....anybody know of another non-wholesale place to buy them from? Sidewinder didn't have quite the selection I thought they did :-/ Maybe I should forego the Deltas?

And for the Enermax Warp....seems I can't find it in the states, but its little brother the Marathon (1000RPM) is readily available, so I'll go with that

[Baenwort]

You should be able to contact Sidewinder to custom order Deltas. I've had to in the past and they are very friendly about it. I haven't ordered from them in about a year but they should still be willing too.

[demonbane23]

im looking into the deltas I might have a few sites ill let you know...

Also didnt this thread used to be stickied???

[Vapor]

Cool, didn't think of that, thanks Baenwort and demonbane23.

And yeah, it was stickied....but it's always been my opinion that unstuck threads get more views (honestly, in most sections I scroll right past the stickies) and I needed people's input on a few things

[demonbane23]

Ahh I got ya looking for the most input.

Well after some searching there are some sites that sell refurbs and one or two that want a nutty price like 25-30 a fan and then I also found like 7 or 8 of the WFB1212M 2100 RPM 72 cfm 34 db fans on ebay from electronic sellers.

They cheapest legit looking ebay seller with shipping the fan is like $7 bucks. If you want to pm me your shipping address I can pay for the fan for your testing and just put your mailing address for delivery. Id be willing to help you out to see it in the test just let me know.

[Vapor]

Nah, I can't do that

I think I have an idea for a source though....if Sidewinder is unreasonable (doubtful) I can probably just talk to Swiftech, they probably have tons

[serialk11r]

Awesome you got the enermaxes?
If they turn out to be good (which they probably will) I think I'll be building my next contraption, the ghetto overvoltage use only PSU

[Vapor]

Definitely getting a Marathon....can't find either of the other two Enlobal models though

[Ar3s]

vapour are the epapst with a metal frame any better than the plastic framed ?

[Vapor]

No clue

[CPLB]

Hi Vapor, thanks for the great comparison, appreciate the time you put into it. About the San Ace fan you're testing, what specific model is it? I'm using the San Ace 120mm x 38mm 109R1212H1011 Fan (0.52amps @ 12V, 102.5 CFM, 39dB, Static Pressure: 64.7Pa) and was wondering if that was the one you're testing. Thanks.

[Vapor]

Yup, just checked my receipt, that's the one....couldn't get ahold of the 130CFM version IIRC...but this one will make do (heck, it's the one most of us care about anyway).

[CPLB]

Yup, just checked my receipt, that's the one....couldn't get ahold of the 130CFM version IIRC...but this one will make do (heck, it's the one most of us care about anyway).

Great, thanks a lot. Looking forward to the update!

[Vapor]

Okay....just ordering the big list from before....BUT!!!

Jab-Tech and PTS are both sold out of the Yate Loon SM J-T wasn't sold out two days ago, but they are now....anyway, where else can I get that fan?

[Vapor]

Okay, I just searched every store in Maxxx's sticky in WC, no luck

Any ideas? Even e-bay has 0

[Spawne32]

Okay....just ordering the big list from before....BUT!!!

Jab-Tech and PTS are both sold out of the Yate Loon SM J-T wasn't sold out two days ago, but they are now....anyway, where else can I get that fan?

thats cus i bought the medium speed yate loon off of jabtech, the last one :p

[Vapor]

thats cus i bought the medium speed yate loon off of jabtech, the last one :p

Grrrr....

if there were a time I'd like to abuse my admin privileges, it'd be now

Anyway, I think I found one...some 300% overpriced, but meh.

EDIT: just kidding, it's sold out too

EDIT2: guess it'll have to wait....ordering the SilenXs and the big list in post 180 right now.

EDIT3: Petra to the rescue

[Spanki]

Hmm.. I can't find any either, but have you looked at the Yate Loon Ball bearing fans? They have a low noise rating as well, so I'd be interested in knowing how it compares (for a top-tower fan, where horizontal mounting is required, sleeve fans are no good).

[Vapor]

Yup, D12BL-12 has been ordered

[Spanki]

Thanks. In the meantime, did you have any suggestions for horizontal-capable fans from earlier tests? I'd be looking for something to replace an Antec tri-cool on low setting, for example - so it would need to push at least that much air and be quieter .

[Spanki]

Actually... I think the loudest fan in my computer right now is the stock Intel HSF, so maybe I'll get that replaced before looking at the others.

[Vapor]

Just got the San Ace (huge hub, competes with the 120VAC fan I have in my single stage), Panaflo LH (oooold school hyper-design [aggressive blade structure and positioning, but the old fashioned way]..., and a Comair Rotron MC12B7 120x120x32 (nice looking....draws a whopping .66A for 3700RPM and 102CFM [me thinks that this fan may be something special...]).

[serialk11r]

Awaiting round 2
If I had more money and no mom to stop me I would've sent you fans or at least bought some and shipped to you...this is just awesome. Its surprising that before this, a lot of people's choices on fans were determined by "OOOOOOHHHH I have fan X and its AWESOME YOU NEED TO BUY IT!!!" "OOOOOHHH this fan is inaudible to me, its THE MOST QUIET FAN EVER!!! YOU NEED TO BUY IT!!!"