Your favorite case fan?

Bansaku · Aug 11, 2015

It used to be Enermax, now it's solely

natr0n · Aug 11, 2015

The most I have ever spent on a fan was like $12 for my psu last year.

I have tons of fans over the years. I tend to buy cheap priced fans though.

Ebo · Aug 11, 2015

Right now I use the Bitfenix spectre pro for casefans, and the Silverstone Ap 121 for cooling my CPU.

RejZoR · Aug 11, 2015

Bansaku said:
It used to be Enermax, now it's solelyView attachment 67270

What I hate about these Corsair's is the fact that rubberized corners don't extend beyond the thickness of the fan. Meaning if you place it on a table (or a solid case surface or a radiator), the plastic touches the surface instead of the rubber. I don't know how they managed to engineer such a good fan and then failed at something this basic...

One of the reasons why I love Noiseblocker Multi-frame. The rubber corners touch the surface before the frame and that makes it absolutely vibration free. It's just too bad they don't make 140+ mm versions for some stupid reason.

R-T-B · Aug 11, 2015

RejZoR said:
What I hate about these Corsair's is the fact that rubberized corners don't extend beyond the thickness of the fan. Meaning if you place it on a table (or a solid case surface or a radiator), the plastic touches the surface instead of the rubber. I don't know how they managed to engineer such a good fan and then failed at something this basic...

One of the reasons why I love Noiseblocker Multi-frame. The rubber corners touch the surface before the frame and that makes it absolutely vibration free. It's just too bad they don't make 140+ mm versions for some stupid reason.

I was just about to order some Corsairs to see how they stack, but that's a pretty big flaw in my book. Thanks for the tip, will have to think now...

Bansaku · Aug 11, 2015

RejZoR said:
What I hate about these Corsair's is the fact that rubberized corners don't extend beyond the thickness of the fan. Meaning if you place it on a table (or a solid case surface or a radiator), the plastic touches the surface instead of the rubber. I don't know how they managed to engineer such a good fan and then failed at something this basic...

One of the reasons why I love Noiseblocker Multi-frame. The rubber corners touch the surface before the frame and that makes it absolutely vibration free. It's just too bad they don't make 140+ mm versions for some stupid reason.

R-T-B said:
I was just about to order some Corsairs to see how they stack, but that's a pretty big flaw in my book. Thanks for the tip, will have to think now...

That is incorrect! I just checked all 10 of my Corsair SP120 and AF140 and ALL rubber inserts clear the plastic moulding and NONE of mine touch either the case or radiator. Not sure what Corsair fans you have seen but the ones I have all clear the mount surface.

Edit: As a bonus, my C70 Vengeance has rubber inserts as well, so I get double the rubber!

RejZoR · Aug 11, 2015

If there is a cutout in the case frame or the holding spots on the radiator are placed a bit above the fins it should be fine. But if it'll be resting flat on the surface (motor touching the surface), I recommend you check something else because yeah, that's a pretty big flaw. Noiseblocker has this done right on both, Multi-frame models with rubber corners as well as SilentFanPro that has a rubber frame that is attached across the entire fan frame.

I hope Corsair will fix this, because people praise their fans regarding everything else. I realized this flaw after I watched OC3D channel on YT about these fans (after I've already ordered them) and Tom Logan did the desk slide test that I also make. You place the fan motor down on a flat surface (desk) and slide it across. If you can feel the resistance of the rubber, it's fine. If you hear plastic grinding against the desk, the rubber dampening is rather pointless... It works well for marketing, because you can say you have it there, but it won't really do much...

EDIT:
That's what I've seen, but it was an older video (I haven't actually got the fans and the case yet, hopefully today). If they've revised them already regarding that, then they are pretty much perfect. I'll certainly report if this is true when I get them. These should be abslutely last revision since the store had to wait to get them from Corsair...

Bansaku · Aug 11, 2015

RejZoR said:
If there is a cutout in the case frame or the holding spots on the radiator are placed a bit above the fins it should be fine. But if it'll be resting flat on the surface (motor touching the surface), I recommend you check something else because yeah, that's a pretty big flaw. Noiseblocker has this done right on both, Multi-frame models with rubber corners as well as SilentFanPro that has a rubber frame that is attached across the entire fan frame.

I hope Corsair will fix this, because people praise their fans regarding everything else. I realized this flaw after I watched OC3D channel on YT about these fans (after I've already ordered them) and Tom Logan did the desk slide test that I also make. You place the fan motor down on a flat surface (desk) and slide it across. If you can feel the resistance of the rubber, it's fine. If you hear plastic grinding against the desk, the rubber dampening is rather pointless... It works well for marketing, because you can say you have it there, but it won't really do much...

EDIT:
That's what I've seen, but it was an older video (I haven't actually got the fans and the case yet, hopefully today). If they've revised them already regarding that, then they are pretty much perfect. I'll certainly report if this is true when I get them. These should be abslutely last revision since the store had to wait to get them from Corsair...

Challenge accepted:

So I took out 4 of my easily accessible fans (yay for rubber plugs), 2 SP/2 AF, and placed them on the floor and my desk. The motor or blades was not touching or grinding the surface, no matter which way I placed them. I can fit two credit cards underneath the fan and not touch the blade or motor. The fans remained in place. I purchased all of my fans over a two month period as soon as they were released and have had zero issue with them over the past 3 years.

I have no clue what OC3D were talking about.

:toast:

Edit: Dagnabit!! My ferret just placed her nails on one of my AF140 (in motion) and a blade bent and snapped off!! SOB, the stuff I do for science!! Flaw??

RejZoR · Aug 11, 2015

They probably revised that. OC3D is sponsored by Corsair so I'm pretty sure they got in touch about it back then and fixed this flaw. If that's the case, then they are pretty much perfect and I'm looking forward using them. Now I have two favorite fan companies, Noiseblocker and Corsair. Yay

R-T-B · Aug 11, 2015

Good to hear that flaw is gone, now I'm not scrambling to cancel an order... Though my ticket probably makes me look like a dofus... lol

jboydgolfer · Aug 11, 2015

I like the Scythe Kaze' they have good CFM, and the support is unbeatable. I call, provide proof of purchase, they ask what i need, and send it. 2 replacement fans NO RMA needed(free of charge).
Scythe Kaze-Jyuni Slip-Stream

GorbazTheDragon · Aug 11, 2015

Only fans I've really really liked so far are the Gentle Typhoons.

RejZoR · Aug 11, 2015

I've had several Scythe fans (mostly had Slipstream Slim and Kaze Mini models) and I was not impressed at all. The motor stickers always had huge bubble of air or something underneath and if you compressed it (like when you mount it on a case or heatsink) it started making weird resonating noises. They also made tons of air noise. I kinda understand that for Slim models, but Mini Kaze was totally disappointing. I had 60mm ones and when I replaced them with Noiseblocker basic silent 60mm models it was like day and night difference.

That's why I simply avoid Scythe as far as fans go.

Joss · Aug 11, 2015

Noctua and Noiseblocker.
The Noiseblocker multiframes are my favourites from what I experienced up to now.

RejZoR · Aug 11, 2015

I've had 2x high end Noctua fans to test (5+ years ago) as well and I wasn't all that impressed. We know the ugly color scheme, but the issue for me was a very specific kinda clicking noise it emitted and that really bothered me. I'm running my High Speed NB Multiframes at lowest speed and they aren't exactly whisper quiet. But the noise they make is so passive it doesn't bother me. The frequency of the motor/bearing noise and the air hiss is actually nice.

Dethroy · Aug 11, 2015

Shadow Wings LS 120mm because I prefer silence over pretty much anything else and I like to support local economy.

RejZoR · Aug 12, 2015

Got the case and Corsair fans yesterday and the rubber part barely catches flat surface if you try to slide it. Not massively impressed though Corsair 330R has slightly raised fan mounts so it's fine. But I'm not so sure for other cases... They are pretty quiet and the build quality seems good. I just wish they wouldn't use stupid rotor stickers. They are totally off center and vibrations caused by that certainly can't help the fan performance...

warup89 · Aug 12, 2015

The Thermaltake Riing are my new favorite, gives that BMW headlight halo effect

Ferrum Master · Aug 12, 2015

I vouch for Fractal fans, they are really silent and cheapish. and the Be Quiets are also very good ones IMHO.

Imho LED fans are useless, like a xmas tree.

Athlonite · Aug 12, 2015

these babies are my fav

and the Silverstone Air penetrator series 180mm x 3 in the bottom of my case and 120mm x1 in the front of the HDD cage

Pill Monster · Aug 12, 2015

Athlonite said:
these babies are my fav

and the Silverstone Air penetrator series 180mm x 3 in the bottom of my case and 120mm x1 in the front of the HDD cage

Hi mate, did you get those at Computer Lounge by chance? Been to PB Tech they hardly have anything, just Coolermaster and a couple Fractal Design....

Pill Monster · Aug 12, 2015

warup89 said:
The Thermaltake Riing are my new favorite, gives that BMW headlight halo effect

Haha. I can relate to that. I have a 530

Was gonna ask u bout your avatar, is that a 335? Nice colour.

RyanK · Aug 12, 2015

Phanteks!! Love these fans. They are quiet, move a lot of air, and look clean. PH-F140SP are the ones I use

rtwjunkie · Aug 12, 2015

I have to admit, besides the Scythe 120mm fans I mentioned earlier, I really like the Fractal R2 fans in 140mm size. For that size, they are the perfect blend of airflow and quietness, doing a great job keeping my case cool.

FreedomEclipse · Aug 12, 2015

For generic or general use - any Low or Medium 120/140mm Yate Loon. because they are cost effective reliable and easy to get by the bucket load.

For my own personal use - Noiseblocker, Akasa (Apache) or my all time favorite Silverstone AP141.

I never run my fans at full speed anyway. Most of the time they are either sitting somewhere around the lower-medium rpm range - its hard to tell with the controller on my 760T. The button only goes from 7-12v.

At 7v my case fans are almost completely inaudible. The only thing that makes any sort of sound is the Vardar's on my H105 that has a custom fan profile. Running them at just under 1600rpm while just browsing creates a little hum or 'woosh' but its no where near intrusive.

I have no problems sleeping when i leave my PC on and im less than 5 meters away from my bed

System Name	Darkside
Processor	R7 3700X
Motherboard	Aorus Elite X570
Cooling	Deepcool Gammaxx l240
Memory	Thermaltake Toughram DDR4 3600MHz CL18
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RX Vega 64 Gaming OC
Storage	ADATA & WD 500GB NVME PCIe 3.0, many WD Black 1-3TB HD
Display(s)	Samsung C27JG5x
Case	Thermaltake Level 20 XL
Audio Device(s)	iFi xDSD / micro iTube2 / micro iCAN SE
Power Supply	EVGA 750W G2
Mouse	Corsair M65
Keyboard	Corsair K70 LUX RGB
Benchmark Scores	Not sure, don't care

System Name	natr0n-PC
Processor	Ryzen 5950x/5600x
Motherboard	B450 AORUS M
Cooling	EK AIO 360 - 6 fan action
Memory	Patriot - Viper Steel DDR4 (B-Die)(4x8GB)
Video Card(s)	EVGA 3070ti FTW
Storage	Various
Display(s)	PIXIO IPS 240Hz 1080P
Case	Thermaltake Level 20 VT
Audio Device(s)	LOXJIE D10 + Kinter Amp + 6 Bookshelf Speakers Sony+JVC+Sony
Power Supply	Super Flower Leadex III ARGB 80+ Gold 650W
Software	XP/7/8.1/10
Benchmark Scores	http://valid.x86.fr/79kuh6

System Name	the little fart
Processor	AMD Ryzen 2600X
Motherboard	MSI x470 gaming plus
Cooling	Noctua NH-C14S
Memory	16 GB G.Skill Ripjaw 2400Mhz DDR 4
Video Card(s)	Sapphire RX Vega 56 Pulse
Storage	1 Crucial MX100 512GB SSD,1 Crucial MX500 2TB SSD, 1 1,5TB WD Black Caviar, 1 4TB WD RED HD
Display(s)	IIyama XUB2792QSU IPS 2560x1440
Case	White Lian-Li PC-011 Dynamic
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar SE pci-e card
Power Supply	Thermaltake DPS G 1050 watt Digital PSU
Mouse	Steelseries Sensei
Keyboard	Corsair K70
Software	windows 10 64 pro bit

System Name	Pioneer
Processor	Ryzen R9 7950X
Motherboard	GIGABYTE Aorus Elite X670 AX
Cooling	Noctua NH-D15 + A whole lotta Sunon and Corsair Maglev blower fans...
Memory	64GB (4x 16GB) G.Skill Flare X5 @ DDR5-6000 CL30
Video Card(s)	XFX RX 7900 XTX Speedster Merc 310
Storage	2x Crucial P5 Plus 2TB PCIe 4.0 NVMe SSDs
Display(s)	55" LG 55" B9 OLED 4K Display
Case	Thermaltake Core X31
Audio Device(s)	TOSLINK->Schiit Modi MB->Asgard 2 DAC Amp->AKG Pro K712 Headphones or HDMI->B9 OLED
Power Supply	FSP Hydro Ti Pro 850W
Mouse	Logitech G305 Lightspeed Wireless
Keyboard	WASD Code v3 with Cherry Green keyswitches + PBT DS keycaps
Software	Gentoo Linux x64

System Name	Darkside
Processor	R7 3700X
Motherboard	Aorus Elite X570
Cooling	Deepcool Gammaxx l240
Memory	Thermaltake Toughram DDR4 3600MHz CL18
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte RX Vega 64 Gaming OC
Storage	ADATA & WD 500GB NVME PCIe 3.0, many WD Black 1-3TB HD
Display(s)	Samsung C27JG5x
Case	Thermaltake Level 20 XL
Audio Device(s)	iFi xDSD / micro iTube2 / micro iCAN SE
Power Supply	EVGA 750W G2
Mouse	Corsair M65
Keyboard	Corsair K70 LUX RGB
Benchmark Scores	Not sure, don't care

Your favorite case fan?

Bansaku

natr0n

Ebo

RejZoR

R-T-B

Bansaku

RejZoR

Bansaku

RejZoR

R-T-B

jboydgolfer

GorbazTheDragon

RejZoR

Joss

RejZoR

Dethroy

RejZoR

warup89

Ferrum Master

Athlonite

Pill Monster

Pill Monster

RyanK

rtwjunkie

PC Gaming Enthusiast

FreedomEclipse

~Technological Technocrat~

System Name	Americas cure is the death of Social Justice & Political Correctness
Processor	i7-11700K
Motherboard	Asrock Z590 Extreme wifi 6E
Cooling	Noctua NH-U12A
Memory	32GB Corsair RGB fancy boi 5000
Video Card(s)	RTX 3090 Reference
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 1Tb + Samsung 970 Evo 500Gb
Display(s)	Dell - 27" LED QHD G-SYNC x2
Case	Fractal Design Meshify-C
Audio Device(s)	on board
Power Supply	Seasonic Focus+ Gold 1000 Watt
Mouse	Logitech G502 spectrum
Keyboard	AZIO MGK-1 RGB (Kaith Blue)
Software	Win 10 Professional 64 bit
Benchmark Scores	the MLGeesiest

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Processor	11900k 5.1/4.9 undervolted.
Motherboard	MSI Z590 Unify-X
Cooling	Heatkiller VI Pro, VPP755 V.3, XSPC TX360 slim radiator, 3xA12x25, 4x Arctic P14 case fans
Memory	G.Skill Ripjaws V 2x16GB 4000 16-19-19 (b-die@3600 14-14-14 1.45v)
Video Card(s)	EVGA 2080 Super Hybrid (T30-120 fan)
Storage	970EVO 1TB, 660p 1TB, WD Blue 3D 1TB, Sandisk Ultra 3D 2TB
Display(s)	BenQ XL2546K, Dell P2417H
Case	FD Define 7
Audio Device(s)	DT770 Pro, Topping A50, Focusrite Scarlett 2i2, Røde VXLR+, Modmic 5
Power Supply	Seasonic 860w Platinum
Mouse	Razer Viper Mini, Odin Infinity mousepad
Keyboard	GMMK Fullsize v2 (Boba U4Ts)
Software	Win10 x64/Win7 x64/Ubuntu

System Name	Perf/price king /w focus on low noise and TDP
Processor	Intel Xeon E3-1230 v2
Motherboard	Gigabyte GA-B75M-D3H
Cooling	Thermalright HR-02 Macho Rev.A (BW)
Memory	16GB Corsair Vengeance LP Black
Video Card(s)	Gigabyte GTX 670 OC
Storage	525GB Crucial MX300 & 256GB Samsung 830 Series
Display(s)	Home: LG 29UB65-P & Work: LG 34UB88-B
Case	Fractal Design Arc Mini
Audio Device(s)	Asus Xonar Essence STX /w Sennheiser HD 598
Power Supply	be quiet! Straight Power CM E9 80+ Gold 480W
Mouse	Roccat Kone XTD optical
Keyboard	SteelSeries Apex M500
Software	Win10

System Name	Iam-a-computah
Processor	i9 9900k @5 Ghz
Motherboard	Gigabyte Auros z390x
Cooling	Custom water loop, x2 280 radiators
Memory	16gb Corsair Dominator
Video Card(s)	MSI 1080 TI FE 11gb WC
Storage	SSD: 256gb Samsung 840pro & HHD: WD black 2T
Display(s)	LG 34" UW screen
Case	EVGA DG-86
Audio Device(s)	Creative x-FI
Power Supply	EVGA super NOVA 1300wtt
Keyboard	G710
Software	W 10

System Name	HELLSTAR
Processor	AMD RYZEN 9 5950X
Motherboard	ASUS Strix X570-E
Cooling	2x 360 + 280 rads. 3x Gentle Typhoons, 3x Phanteks T30, 2x TT T140 . EK-Quantum Momentum Monoblock.
Memory	4x8GB G.SKILL Trident Z RGB F4-4133C19D-16GTZR 14-16-12-30-44
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Pulse RX 7900XTX + under waterblock.
Storage	Optane 900P[W11] + WD BLACK SN850X 4TB + 750 EVO 500GB + 1TB 980PRO[FEDORA]
Display(s)	Philips PHL BDM3270 + Acer XV242Y
Case	Lian Li O11 Dynamic EVO
Audio Device(s)	Sound Blaster ZxR
Power Supply	Fractal Design Newton R3 1000W
Mouse	Razer Basilisk
Keyboard	Razer BlackWidow V3 - Yellow Switch
Software	FEDORA 39 / Windows 11 insider

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Processor	AMD RyZen R7 7800X3D
Motherboard	Asus Strix X670E - E Gaming WIFI
Cooling	Deep Cool LT720 + CM MasterGel Pro TP + Lian Li Uni Fan V2
Memory	32GB GSkill Trident Z5 Neo 6000
Video Card(s)	Sapphire Nitro+ OC RX6800 16GB DDR6 2270Cclk / 2010Mclk
Storage	1x Adata SX8200PRO NVMe 1TB gen3 x4 1X Samsung 980 Pro NVMe Gen 4 x4 1TB, 12TB of HDD Storage
Display(s)	AOC 24G2 IPS 144Hz FreeSync Premium 1920x1080p
Case	Lian Li O11D XL ROG edition
Audio Device(s)	RX6800 via HDMI + Pioneer VSX-531 amp Technics 100W 5.1 Speaker set
Power Supply	EVGA 1000W G5 Gold
Mouse	Logitech G502 Proteus Core Wired
Keyboard	Logitech G915 Wireless
Software	Windows 11 X64 PRO (build 23H2)
Benchmark Scores	it sucks even more less now ;)

System Name	custom
Processor	i5 3570K @4.2ghz
Motherboard	ASROCK z77 extreme 4
Cooling	aircooled
Memory	16gb corsair vengeance ddr3 1600
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX 780 reference
Storage	2tb Seagate, 256gb sandisk SSD
Power Supply	850W Antec HCG-M

System Name	Bayou Phantom
Processor	Core i7-8700k 4.4Ghz @ 1.18v
Motherboard	ASRock Z390 Phantom Gaming 6
Cooling	All air: 2x140mm Fractal exhaust; 3x 140mm Cougar Intake; Enermax T40F Black CPU cooler
Memory	2x 16GB Mushkin Redline DDR-4 3200
Video Card(s)	EVGA RTX 2080 Ti Xc
Storage	1x 500 MX500 SSD; 2x 6TB WD Black; 1x 4TB WD Black; 1x400GB VelRptr; 1x 4TB WD Blue storage (eSATA)
Display(s)	HP 27q 27" IPS @ 2560 x 1440
Case	Fractal Design Define R4 Black w/Titanium front -windowed
Audio Device(s)	Soundblaster Z
Power Supply	Seasonic X-850
Mouse	Coolermaster Sentinel III (large palm grip!)
Keyboard	Logitech G610 Orion mechanical (Cherry Brown switches)
Software	Windows 10 Pro 64-bit (Start10 & Fences 3.0 installed)

System Name	Codename: Icarus Mk.VI
Processor	Intel 8600k@Stock -- pending tuning
Motherboard	Asus ROG Strixx Z370-F
Cooling	CPU: BeQuiet! Dark Rock Pro 4 {1xCorsair ML120 Pro\|5xML140 Pro}
Memory	32GB XPG Gammix D10 {2x16GB}
Video Card(s)	ASUS Dual Radeon™ RX 6700 XT OC Edition
Storage	Samsung 970 Evo 512GB SSD (Boot)\|WD SN770 (Gaming)\|2x 3TB Toshiba DT01ACA300\|2x 2TB Crucial BX500
Display(s)	LG GP850-B
Case	Corsair 760T (White)
Audio Device(s)	Yamaha RX-V573\|Speakers: JBL Control One\|Auna 300-CN\|Wharfedale Diamond SW150
Power Supply	Corsair AX760
Mouse	Logitech G900
Keyboard	Duckyshine Dead LED(s) III
Software	Windows 10 Pro
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