120mm Fan Testing on an MCR120 Radiator Round 6

[Martinm210]

Yate Loon D12SM12 SWC

This fan was sponsored by RatDog. I made the purchase from my fan fund that he graciously provided me.

All my previous yates had been purchases from Petra's Tech Shop from a while back as it was said that they carried the "Better" yates. This sample was ordered from Sidewinderscomputers (SWC) as a quick test sample, to see if there was any difference between my baseline fan and a new sample from a different store. I have seen some variations in the fan from other stores, such as straight vs curved blades, etc, but I personally never dug any deeper than that...I simply made all my yate purchases from PTS.

When OldChap sponsored the Delta fan (yet to be tested), I figured I'd slip in this sample to save a little on shipping.

I felt it would also be good to just revisit where this fan sits amongst the mass of lines that has developed over the previous 40 or so fans tested in this round.

NOISE LEVEL
Every bit as good as the PTS yate medium I have been using as my calibration check fan between batches of tests. This is a brand new sample and my PTS fan has seen a few tests by now, so any difference here could very well be new vs slightly used. For all practical purposes, the same which is good.

Relative to the mass of fans tested so far, it's about average to better than average.

NOISE QUALITY
Very good smooth sound absent of any obvious motor noises such as ticking or whining. Also not a hint of any resonance or other noise other than simply air movement. Noise quality is always somewhat subjective, but when I listen to the fan and think about the cost of this fan, it's downright impressive. Every other fan in a similar price range has had motor ticking noises, but not this one...it competes with fans many times it's cost.

OVERALL
Without a doubt, the best value ($5.99) fan out there along with the yate SL or slow speed. I'd even take it further than that and say it's right there with the best of the best when used in really slow speed applications of 1000RPM or lower. If it takes 3dbA for the human ear for "Barely Perceptible" change in noise level...it puts this fan right there with many much more costly fans..
I'll give this fan (Yate Loons) a thumbs up for holding the best value fan by a long shot.

This is an OEM fan, there are not any sleeved wires, no screws, no gaskets, no fancy colored packaging, not much of anything....
What you get is one very good fan at an exemplary price..

VIDEO LINK
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4tRKxxt45Bs







COMPARED TO ALL FANS TESTED SO FAR