- Joined
- Nov 14, 2006
- Location
- Warsaw/Poland
I'm finding myself doubting the reliability of manufacturer ratings (for strength and silence), both on the basis of practical experience running them and on the basis of seeing fans cost 2–4 times less or more than some other manufacturer's fans with the same rated parameters. And I'm not sure even price is a reliable guide here. I've even seen expensive fans with relatively poor manufacturer-rated parameters, so perhaps 'modest' ratings are more real than ambitious claims?
Akasa (Apache, Ultra, Viper), Noctua, BeQuiet! (Silent Wings), Thermaltake, Xilence? Arctic? AAB? Alpenfohn? BitFenix (Spectre)? Prolimatech (Vortex)? Xigmatek (Crystal)? Can any of them be trusted more than the others?
So far: not bad experience with Xilence and Thermaltake, unimpressed by Scythe (never again), Fander and Phanteks. AAB has great params on paper but less impressive performance in practice, notable loud fans that are supposed to be at 13 db (I've had inaudible fans rated higher than that). Cooler Master green fans are good but may be too weak for my needs, and it's been like 15 years ago.
I need three strong, silent, ********, 12 or 14 cm each, vibration free. Not something you've read about or heard from a friend, but something you've experienced first-hand, actually installed and used in a case under a desk and can say it really is as silent and still blows as hard as it's supposed to.
Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts.
Akasa (Apache, Ultra, Viper), Noctua, BeQuiet! (Silent Wings), Thermaltake, Xilence? Arctic? AAB? Alpenfohn? BitFenix (Spectre)? Prolimatech (Vortex)? Xigmatek (Crystal)? Can any of them be trusted more than the others?
So far: not bad experience with Xilence and Thermaltake, unimpressed by Scythe (never again), Fander and Phanteks. AAB has great params on paper but less impressive performance in practice, notable loud fans that are supposed to be at 13 db (I've had inaudible fans rated higher than that). Cooler Master green fans are good but may be too weak for my needs, and it's been like 15 years ago.
I need three strong, silent, ********, 12 or 14 cm each, vibration free. Not something you've read about or heard from a friend, but something you've experienced first-hand, actually installed and used in a case under a desk and can say it really is as silent and still blows as hard as it's supposed to.
Thanks in advance for sharing your thoughts.