Quote Originally Posted by jonny_ftm View Post
The fans tests are great and very clear, thanks for the tests.
Just one note to add as I see all that craze about San Ace fans.

They are great, the best, but in their category as you well noted in post 1: the high speed fans category. About their silence, just remember that people seeking silence would be disappointed. The measured noise at lowest setting (4v?) in post 1 is really high for a silent freak, even in open air. For silence/performance ratio, many will find the S-Flex series more appealing. They are quiet silent at 5v but undervolt to about 2v. That's really very rare on 1600 RPM fans category. They are also S-FDB fans.

Remember, "the best" fan for you, could be the worst for someone else

Just a small note to avoid some people buying them and than get deceived
I agree 100% on this. I run my Sans at 5v, so they are near silent, but still move enough air to keep me satisfied. For complete silence I have used Silenx fans, I know they are not anyones favorites, but they did work well for me. I just didn't like them on a rad as they didn't move as much air unless I ran them full speed which took away the silence, kinda defeating their purpose. Anyway, I haven't tried the Yates, although they seem to be the favorites of a lot of people on this forum.

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