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8th March 2006, 10:21 | #1 |
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| 120MM Fan roundup part 2 I'm retesting the fans from the previous roundup + adding these: Spire: 1 model Nexus: 2 models GlobalWin: 1 model Coolermaster: 3 models ACRyan: 2 model Scythe: 3 models Acoustifan: 1 Model mCubed: 1 model sound samples recorded with HQ mic at 1cm - fan speed 12/7.5/5v Temperature tests with Thermaltake Big Typhoon in open case. dBA measurements still wondering how to get the most meaningful results there.
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9th March 2006, 04:52 | #2 |
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| Sounds good. You haven't got my favourite, the Glacialtech Yeah, I don't know how you'll manage the dBA measurements. It so subjective and depends if the fan has too much 'wind' noise or bearing noise. |
9th March 2006, 08:07 | #3 |
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| ended up placing the dBA meter about 5cm away from the fan when mounted on the heatsink, the results obtained seem quite accurate when you take the RPM into account. I was able to monitor the RPM of most fans, but below 700rpm was no longer picked up by the fanheader, so some very slow fans are missing that RPM value
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9th March 2006, 08:31 | #4 |
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| Looking forward to the review, thanks> |
9th March 2006, 08:42 | #5 |
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| about 8 hours of temperature tests to go I hope to get the review done and published before the end of the weekend
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12th March 2006, 16:42 | #6 |
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| all testing done; I have: - HQ sound recordings of each fan at 5/7/12v - dBA readings of each fan at 5/7/12v - temperature results 5/7/12v - subjective listening "place ear next to fan" results 5/7/12v still wondering how I can present the sound recordings in a plug and play way, downloading a single file for each fan at each voltage is a bit too much, and nobody's going to do it. I'm thinking of using a static image of the fan tested + sound of the fan in a small movie , and host it through google video ah yes, and a nice surprise for me at the end; Nexus send me 2 fans, one black/white the other orange color. Specs on box and website for both fan are the same. so I only tested the black/white; turns out the orange one has different specs, spins ~100rpm slower. I no longer have the HQ mic so it's going to be hard to include that one. But with 100rpm less, performance difference will not matter much. I did include it in the subjective listening test. so in total it's a 17-Way (+1) fan roundup AC Ryan Blackfire4 AcoustiFan AF120C AcoustiFan AFDP-12025 Aerocool Turbine 1000 Arctic Fan 12 Coolermaster ALU AAF-B12-E1 Coolermaster LED Silent TLF-S12 Coolermaster Ultra Silent SAF-S12-E1 Coolink SWiF-1201 GlobalWin 1202512L mCubed X12 Nexus D12SL-12 (black/white) Nexus D12SL-12 (Orange) Papsgt 4412 F/2GLL Scythe S-FLEX SFF21D Scythe S-FLEX SFF21E Scythe S-FLEX SFF21F Spire FD12025C1E3
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13th March 2006, 03:19 | #7 |
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| Good work fella! |
15th March 2006, 20:43 | #8 |
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| sneak peak at temp/dBA results for our forum readers
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15th March 2006, 21:23 | #9 |
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| mcubed seems very good
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15th March 2006, 21:30 | #10 |
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| don't jump to conclusions based on one graph with some numbers
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