Zalman ZM-F3
Sponsored by Hondacity
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This is another well respected fan. Vapor pointed this fan out in his earlier work, I'm finding it to edge out the yate similarly. These are being replaced by a newer model, but you can still find them at very good sub $10 prices. They are very similar to the yate except a step up in that they use a large fan hub/motor also come with sleeved wires, rubber case mount nipples and a resistor for 7V operation. These produce a bit more flow per CFM, have a larger RPM range, and very slightly better noise level/CFM ratio. In general a yate SM of higher quality and performance, although it's pretty close on the noise front. 3db is considered barely perceptible, so it's about the same in that context.
Overall another very good fan. This is the sort of charting I plan to do. I'll keep using the yate as a baseline comparison since it's fairly well known...
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