![]() There are two main types of coolers : air coolers and liquid AIO coolers. In this article, we look at the best options for budgets and purposes, from gaming to video editing, as well as general use. You want it to be capable enough and look good, but also quiet who wants loud fans droning in their ear all day?īut how much do you need to spend exactly? Can you afford both decent power and near-silence within your budget? Interestingly, it appears that Zaward is also moving to a golfball design on some up-coming products (I dunno if they're getting the fans from Sharkoon or not).Įdit: MADSHRIMPS has a review of the 10 120mm fans, compared to a GlobalWin NCB and the Noctua fans here (if you're a Noctua 'fan', you might want to grab a tissue before getting to the heatsink cooling results ).Are you looking to buy a cooler for your precious CPU? Anyway, according to that review I linked, the 2000rpm golfball looks to be one of the best "cooling a cpu" fans available (I think he was using a Big Typhoon for testing), relative to it's noise level. at least I can't hear it over the tri-cools on low (my YLs finally arrived, so I'll be replacing the tri-cools when I get a chance). as I mentioned, the 1000rpm fan is basically inaudible as a front fan in my P182 case. This principle is based on the surface texture of a golf ball, which helps to reduce air resistance and turbulence, resulting in particularly quiet operation while maximizing airflow volume. "In comparison with conventional fans the unique surface structure of the Silent Eagle allows an improved airflow - at the same rotation speed. Yeah (sorry for the hijack, btw), it may be as much marketing as anything else, but here's the blurb from thier website: The other fan that can be found on both sites that looks (and sounds) promising is the Papst 4412 series, but they're a bit harder to find and cost more than the YLs.Īnyway, I have ordered 3 of the Yate Loon D12SL-12 (orange/black) fans so I guess I'll find out in a few days. Fortunately, the YL fan has a smoother sound quality/footprint than the Antec fan, so you should be able to let it spin faster without sacrificing sound level/quality. note that you also can't really compare cfm ratings between the two SPCR reviews, let alone between the two sites, but my general impression is that the YL fan may need to spin a bit faster than the Antec fan to get the same air-flow. The MADSHRIMPS review recordings and dBA measurements are done differently, but also includes the Nexus fan used in the SPCR review, so that should help figure out those differences. I listed it here, to give a better idea of what the YL 'should' sound like, at various speeds (without the ticking). For the D12SM-12 link, they are revising thier air-flow measurement method, so you can't really correlate those cfm readings to the other ones.ġ750 ~ 1607 rpm (measured rpm is less than rated)ġ096 rpm <- similar rpm to Nexus rpm <- similar rpm to Antec mCubed X12 is also made by YL and while the manufacturer's rating is 1750 rpm, it was measured at 1600 rpm, so it's probably the D12SM-12 fan. Also note that the link for this fan is a separate review from the previous link of the Nexus and Antec fans. Also, unfortunately, the particular fan SPCR tested is obviously damaged and has a ticking sound, so the recording must be taken with a grain of salt. Note that this is the medium speed YL fan, so you'd have to undervolt it to get down to the Antec low speed range. ~870 rpm assume you're familiar with the sound, but just so you can calibrate your speaker volume, there's a recording at that link.ġ000 ~ 1080 rpm rpm <- similar rpm to Antec fans are made by Yate Loon, but they run a bit lower rpm (quieter, less air-flow)ġ650 ~ 1640 rpm rpm <- similar rpm to YL D12SL 9-12v range Another good price/deal can be found here (same deal on the all-black ones, slghtly different deal on the all-orange ones and the blue-LED ones). ~1350 rpm mentioned, I haven't yet found recordings for this specific fan, so the link above is just to the cheapest price I've found on them. So far, much to my dismay, I haven't been able to find recordings of the low-speed YLs, but here's some attempt at figuring out this situation. You didn't say whether you were trying to make it more quiet than Tri-Cools on low or trying to get more air-flow without turning the Tri-Cools up to medium, but in my case (ahem), I'm looking for something quieter than Tri-Cools on low, without sacrificing air-flow. I've recently been investigating this same question.
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