Need 120mm Fan for Noctua NH-U12

Necrosis · Apr 15, 2006, 08:10 PM

Does anyone have any good recommendations?

I want some thing quiet, around 28db but still has good CFM specs.

Any suggestions?

cozumel · Apr 16, 2006, 12:21 AM

The Papst 4412 F/2GL has specs of 26db & 55.3CFM. Also has temp controlled to reduce noise further.

Haven't tried it yet - waiting for delivery!

By the way - just registered on this site and begun a new thread cos I never overclocked. Can you help me. My thread is in this section. Need help to ensure adequate cooling etc...

tks.

Lowfat · Apr 16, 2006, 12:49 AM

I use Yate Loon D12SL-12's. 22.8 dB(A),36.87 CFM. I do believe they are the quietest 120mms on the market. Nexus also has fans under the same name with the same specs (made by Yate Loon). They aren't that bad priced if you look around. Under $10 a fan i should think.

Tipstaff · Apr 16, 2006, 03:42 AM

I love the SilenX fans. They have a couple 120mm fans you could try: one runs at 1600rpm, 14dba, and pushes 58cfm of air, and the other runs at 1400rpm, 11dba, and pushes 40cfm of air. They also come with rubber gromets for mounting the fans to the case which reduces fan vibration. Even though they aren't cheap (usually running about $20-25 US), they are hands down the best fans I have ever purchased. They're quiet, push a ton of air, and I've yet to have one fail on me.

Another couple of ones would be from Arctic Cooling. The first one being the Arctic Fan 12 (which is the same fans they use on their heat pipe Freezer coolers) and the other the AF12025. The first runs at 1500rpm, 24dba, and pushes 57cfm of air, and the second runs at 1500rpm, 25dba, and pushes about 55cfm of air. Both also sell for about 1/3 the SilenX fans.

The good thing about both makers fans is that they use bearing fans instead of brushless, so they last a whole lot longer.

Necrosis · Apr 16, 2006, 06:29 AM

Thanks for all the replies.

Wow those SilenX fans sure look nice. The heatsink already has built in anti-vibration strips. A perfect match!

Lowfat · Apr 16, 2006, 03:27 PM

Might want to look at this http://www.silentpcreview.com/article63-page2.html for a list of quiet fans.

SilenX fans are good, but their specs are way out to lunch.

Necrosis · Apr 16, 2006, 09:12 PM

I think I might end up going with this....

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835185006

Ordered, just hope my heatsink comes in this week.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Apr 17, 2006, 04:45 PM

SilenX BS's their airflow by a huge amount.

A good idea would be get a Panaflow High fan which is ~103 CFM then just use a simple inline rheostat and put it on 5V mode. There you go, <30dB and 65+ CFM

Necrosis · Apr 17, 2006, 06:52 PM

The last Panaflow I owned was still noisy even at low speeds. I'm trying to keep this setup as simple as possible.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Apr 17, 2006, 07:51 PM

Well you said you wanted good airflow, SilenX doesn't provide it.

Necrosis · Apr 17, 2006, 10:36 PM

That is why I went with the fan above. It's spec seem a bit more real, plus they just do an in-line resistor to slow down the fan.

Tipstaff · Apr 18, 2006, 06:31 AM

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Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

Well you said you wanted good airflow, SilenX doesn't provide it.

Guys, believe me on this one, I test fans from a ton of manufacturers every year, and while SilenX fans don't put out their spec'd airflow, they come very damn close. Thanks to one of my clients I have access to an airflow/velocity tester, and so far SilenXs iXtrema fans (in particular their Pro series) have outpaced a lot of others the last 2 years. It's just that they cost too damn much to warrant replacing every fan with one of them. While I could have mentioned fans that push a lot of air, I didn't because for me, noise plays a huge factor. Panaflow fans, while they push a lot of air, are noisey (btw, Lowfat, no offence, but you should take a look at the date of the article you linked. It's been 4 years, and far better fans have been out since that article came out). Vantecs Stealth fans are nowhere close to their namesake. However, the Tornado fans from them are great fans, and push a crap load of air, but they are just a bit too loud for my taste when they really get going. Thermaltake fans push a ton of air, but they also get every dog in the nieghbourhood barking. The few exceptions would be their "Silent Wheel" which is actually a really nice fan, and their "Silent Cat" series. Only drawback is that both are sleeve bearing fans, and don't last very long (you will be lucky to get a year outta them).

BTW, I like your choice of that Scythe fan, Necrosis. They are nice fans. I would have mentioned that fan, but the Arctic Cooling fans use the same materials, and the AF series of fans are almost identically made, just that they cost 2x less which is why I mentioned them instead.

I'm really picky when it comes to case fans and the amount of noise they produce, so I'm continually testing fans all the time. So far the SilenX iXtrema series are the best fans I've seen this year, but again, they are expensive which is why I mostly sell the AC ones.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Apr 18, 2006, 02:20 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tipstaff

Guys, believe me on this one, I test fans from a ton of manufacturers every year, and while SilenX fans don't put out their spec'd airflow, they come very damn close. Thanks to one of my clients I have access to an airflow/velocity tester, and so far SilenXs iXtrema fans (in particular their Pro series) have outpaced a lot of others the last 2 years. It's just that they cost too damn much to warrant replacing every fan with one of them. While I could have mentioned fans that push a lot of air, I didn't because for me, noise plays a huge factor. Panaflow fans, while they push a lot of air, are noisey (btw, Lowfat, no offence, but you should take a look at the date of the article you linked. It's been 4 years, and far better fans have been out since that article came out). Vantecs Stealth fans are nowhere close to their namesake. However, the Tornado fans from them are great fans, and push a crap load of air, but they are just a bit too loud for my taste when they really get going. Thermaltake fans push a ton of air, but they also get every dog in the nieghbourhood barking. The few exceptions would be their "Silent Wheel" which is actually a really nice fan, and their "Silent Cat" series. Only drawback is that both are sleeve bearing fans, and don't last very long (you will be lucky to get a year outta them).

BTW, I like your choice of that Scythe fan, Necrosis. They are nice fans. I would have mentioned that fan, but the Arctic Cooling fans use the same materials, and the AF series of fans are almost identically made, just that they cost 2x less which is why I mentioned them instead.

I'm really picky when it comes to case fans and the amount of noise they produce, so I'm continually testing fans all the time. So far the SilenX iXtrema series are the best fans I've seen this year, but again, they are expensive which is why I mostly sell the AC ones.

So then what's your opinion on Panaflow's or Sunon or Delta fans?

Thermaltake I find BS's their noise ratings (or just measures it from more than 1M and doesn't say), but they give their airflow. SIlenX BS's the airflow, but they do make good on the silence thing. Vantec Stealth ones, IMO, are damn quiet because I don't mind the ballbearing growl, but they do make good on both counts.

Now the Tornado...THERE's a fan for ya

Necrosis · Apr 19, 2006, 02:40 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Tipstaff

Guys, believe me on this one, I test fans from a ton of manufacturers every year, and while SilenX fans don't put out their spec'd airflow, they come very damn close. Thanks to one of my clients I have access to an airflow/velocity tester, and so far SilenXs iXtrema fans (in particular their Pro series) have outpaced a lot of others the last 2 years. It's just that they cost too damn much to warrant replacing every fan with one of them. While I could have mentioned fans that push a lot of air, I didn't because for me, noise plays a huge factor. Panaflow fans, while they push a lot of air, are noisey (btw, Lowfat, no offence, but you should take a look at the date of the article you linked. It's been 4 years, and far better fans have been out since that article came out). Vantecs Stealth fans are nowhere close to their namesake. However, the Tornado fans from them are great fans, and push a crap load of air, but they are just a bit too loud for my taste when they really get going. Thermaltake fans push a ton of air, but they also get every dog in the nieghbourhood barking. The few exceptions would be their "Silent Wheel" which is actually a really nice fan, and their "Silent Cat" series. Only drawback is that both are sleeve bearing fans, and don't last very long (you will be lucky to get a year outta them).

BTW, I like your choice of that Scythe fan, Necrosis. They are nice fans. I would have mentioned that fan, but the Arctic Cooling fans use the same materials, and the AF series of fans are almost identically made, just that they cost 2x less which is why I mentioned them instead.

I'm really picky when it comes to case fans and the amount of noise they produce, so I'm continually testing fans all the time. So far the SilenX iXtrema series are the best fans I've seen this year, but again, they are expensive which is why I mostly sell the AC ones.

Want to know why I didn't go with an A.C. fan? I already have an A.C. heatsink, so I wanted to try some thing different. Honestly, it's that simple.

BTW, I got the heatsink. I can't believe how huge it is!

Tipstaff · Apr 20, 2006, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

So then what's your opinion on Panaflow's or Sunon or Delta fans?

Thermaltake I find BS's their noise ratings (or just measures it from more than 1M and doesn't say), but they give their airflow. SIlenX BS's the airflow, but they do make good on the silence thing. Vantec Stealth ones, IMO, are damn quiet because I don't mind the ballbearing growl, but they do make good on both counts.

Now the Tornado...THERE's a fan for ya

Panaflows fans are just too loud for the amount of air they push, and I've never seen one last too long. Sunon are great, and they seem go on forever. Also, the amount of airflow their fans push for the RPM they run at is pretty good. The only problem is.. they are too loud, sometimes topping 40db.

As for Delta.. what can I say about them. They know their stuff. If you want to push sheer volumes of air, such as 180-200+ cfm of air, then you cannot do any better than a Delta. Just make sure you have a set of ear plugs handy... unless you like being deaf that is. I managed to get ahold of one of their GFB1212 turbine fans (120mm x 76mm). Damn thing pushes more than 200 cfm of air, but it's really loud. Not as loud as their TFB1212 (which pushes over 220cfm, 4500 RPM @ a whopping 65db), but it has to be about 50db or so.

Anything above 30db is too loud for my taste, but man, if I had a need to push air, it'd be Delta all the way.

H3X4D3C1M4L · Apr 20, 2006, 02:04 PM

YEah well go play heavy metal drums for a year or so and see how much the tolerance for noise (or rather your ignorance towards noise) decreases

I can take the noise. 65dB is kids stuff.

Tipstaff · Apr 21, 2006, 04:53 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by H3X4D3C1M4L

YEah well go play heavy metal drums for a year or so and see how much the tolerance for noise (or rather your ignorance towards noise) decreases

I can take the noise. 65dB is kids stuff.

Necrosis · Apr 24, 2006, 12:58 AM

Got the heatsink & fan installed.

1. Never use the yellow slots on the DFI Ultra-Ds

2. I'm running the fan at full speed, and can't really hear it. Also I tried connecting the fan on the CPU header, and put my Zalman on header 2. The Zalman would not run, and the fan only ran at 800RPM. So that is another no, no.

3. Room temp 23.3c Idle is 28c /w a load temp of 38c.

Tipstaff · Apr 24, 2006, 07:08 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Necrosis

Got the heatsink & fan installed.

1. Never use the yellow slots on the DFI Ultra-Ds

2. I'm running the fan at full speed, and can't really hear it. Also I tried connecting the fan on the CPU header, and put my Zalman on header 2. The Zalman would not run, and the fan only ran at 800RPM. So that is another no, no.

3. Room temp 23.3c Idle is 28c /w a load temp of 38c.

Really nice temps.

Apr 15, 2006, 08:10 PM	#1
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Need 120mm Fan for Noctua NH-U12 Does anyone have any good recommendations? I want some thing quiet, around 28db but still has good CFM specs. Any suggestions?

Apr 16, 2006, 12:49 AM	#3
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	I use Yate Loon D12SL-12's. 22.8 dB(A),36.87 CFM. I do believe they are the quietest 120mms on the market. Nexus also has fans under the same name with the same specs (made by Yate Loon). They aren't that bad priced if you look around. Under $10 a fan i should think. __________________

Apr 16, 2006, 03:42 AM	#4
Tipstaff HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: Jul 2002 Location: Real capital of Canada: Torauna Posts: 6,773 Rep Power: 191 System Specs	I love the SilenX fans. They have a couple 120mm fans you could try: one runs at 1600rpm, 14dba, and pushes 58cfm of air, and the other runs at 1400rpm, 11dba, and pushes 40cfm of air. They also come with rubber gromets for mounting the fans to the case which reduces fan vibration. Even though they aren't cheap (usually running about $20-25 US), they are hands down the best fans I have ever purchased. They're quiet, push a ton of air, and I've yet to have one fail on me. Another couple of ones would be from Arctic Cooling. The first one being the Arctic Fan 12 (which is the same fans they use on their heat pipe Freezer coolers) and the other the AF12025. The first runs at 1500rpm, 24dba, and pushes 57cfm of air, and the second runs at 1500rpm, 25dba, and pushes about 55cfm of air. Both also sell for about 1/3 the SilenX fans. The good thing about both makers fans is that they use bearing fans instead of brushless, so they last a whole lot longer. __________________ Portal: The Flash Version _________________________________ Brain: So, you sacked the cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker? Mr. Sackett: The second cocky khaki Kicky Sack sock plucker I've sacked since the sixth sitting sheet slitter got sick. Last edited by Tipstaff; Apr 16, 2006 at 04:21 AM.

Apr 16, 2006, 03:27 PM	#6
Lowfat Xtreme Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Grande Prairie, AB, Can Posts: 4,254 Rep Power: 101	Might want to look at this http://www.silentpcreview.com/article63-page2.html for a list of quiet fans. SilenX fans are good, but their specs are way out to lunch. __________________

Apr 16, 2006, 09:12 PM	Thread Starter #7
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	I think I might end up going with this.... http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produc...82E16835185006 Ordered, just hope my heatsink comes in this week. Last edited by Necrosis; Apr 16, 2006 at 10:23 PM.

Apr 16, 2006, 12:21 AM	#2
cozumel I'm dangerous but cute... Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Under the waves... Posts: 3,577 Rep Power: 60 System Specs	The Papst 4412 F/2GL has specs of 26db & 55.3CFM. Also has temp controlled to reduce noise further. Haven't tried it yet - waiting for delivery! By the way - just registered on this site and begun a new thread cos I never overclocked. Can you help me. My thread is in this section. Need help to ensure adequate cooling etc... tks.

Apr 16, 2006, 06:29 AM	Thread Starter #5
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Thanks for all the replies. Wow those SilenX fans sure look nice. The heatsink already has built in anti-vibration strips. A perfect match!

Apr 17, 2006, 04:45 PM	#8
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	SilenX BS's their airflow by a huge amount. A good idea would be get a Panaflow High fan which is ~103 CFM then just use a simple inline rheostat and put it on 5V mode. There you go, <30dB and 65+ CFM

Apr 17, 2006, 06:52 PM	Thread Starter #9
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	The last Panaflow I owned was still noisy even at low speeds. I'm trying to keep this setup as simple as possible.

Apr 17, 2006, 07:51 PM	#10
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	Well you said you wanted good airflow, SilenX doesn't provide it.

Apr 17, 2006, 10:36 PM	Thread Starter #11
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	That is why I went with the fan above. It's spec seem a bit more real, plus they just do an in-line resistor to slow down the fan.

Apr 20, 2006, 02:04 PM	#16
H3X4D3C1M4L DriverHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 6,794 Rep Power: 0	YEah well go play heavy metal drums for a year or so and see how much the tolerance for noise (or rather your ignorance towards noise) decreases I can take the noise. 65dB is kids stuff.

Apr 24, 2006, 12:58 AM	Thread Starter #18
Necrosis HardwareHeaven Extreme Member Join Date: May 2002 Location: Ohio Posts: 8,838 Rep Power: 131 System Specs	Got the heatsink & fan installed. 1. Never use the yellow slots on the DFI Ultra-Ds 2. I'm running the fan at full speed, and can't really hear it. Also I tried connecting the fan on the CPU header, and put my Zalman on header 2. The Zalman would not run, and the fan only ran at 800RPM. So that is another no, no. 3. Room temp 23.3c Idle is 28c /w a load temp of 38c.