120mm system fan advise

Tibor Hazafi · Nov 27, 2015

Hi all,
Could you advise me some effective (with good noise/performance ratio) 120mm system fans? Now I have 5 Cooler Master Silencio FP 120 3-pin, so I would like to buy 5 another fans, which have better performance, but they don't louder.
As additional information my case is: Cooler Master Silencio 652S
Thank you!

RCoon · Nov 27, 2015

EK Vardar, or Gentle Typhoons

rtwjunkie · Nov 27, 2015

I've liked these Enermax Magma fans for a long time. Quiet, move alot of air, and the fan can be removed easily from spindle for cleaning. Am still using original ones in some PC's from over 4 years ago!

http://www.newegg.com/Product/Produ...cm_re=Twister_case_fan-_-35-214-001-_-Product
Excellent price for performance and low Db combination!

Newegg link is merely for product specs and reference.

Ebo · Nov 27, 2015

Noctua

Tibor Hazafi · Nov 27, 2015

Ebo said:
Noctua

Which concrete type?

tabascosauz · Nov 27, 2015

Tibor Hazafi said:
Which concrete type?

S12 if you want quiet, F12 if you want power. I have 3 F12s and they're not as loud as the spec sheet says they are. That is if you have the proper PWM headers to keep them under control.

I'd go for the EK Vardars if they're cheaper. F3 or F4. They're based on Gentle Typhoons, as I think has been mentioned before. If you don't know what GTs are, they are arguably the only fans that have attained near-mythical status because of the period of time during which there were no more being manufactured. Now EK has GT-based fans, and I think? Nidec is resuming production of the GTs after Scythe quit.

ASOT · Nov 27, 2015

NZXT FN V2 120mm @1200RPM

erixx · Nov 27, 2015

I was gonna write a brand and model name nobody knows like most of the above mentioned are to me. Well i am not in the market since years as fans do survive several builds.
If you are not overclocking a nuclear plant or not running fans at full speed, but running them autocontrolled by the bios (so mostly a lower speeds)... I would buy any decent ones you like pricewise and lookswise. Avoid "leds" and "transparent cristal-like" fans.
I have 3 Corsair fans, cant remember model, they are nice and silent when not benchmarking. Check your mobo fan pins and read the manual for any operating limitations, and if they are all (or not all) voltage or PWR controlled, and buy 3 pin or 4 pin fans accordingly.

RyanK · Nov 27, 2015

Phanteks.. Some of the best fans on the market. Better than Noctua. Theres also a company doing a Gentle Typhoon reboot IIRC. Either or would be your best bet

trog100 · Nov 27, 2015

artic cooling do a nice range.. i have compared them with more expensive vartar fans and to be honest couldnt tell any difference.. in the end you make a choice.. relatively quiet 1200-ish fans or noisy 2000-ish fans.. the faster they spin the more air they shift and the more noise they make..

there is nothing magic about any of them.. some just cost more than others.. dont get me wrong i fell for the "magic" and replaced my artic cpu cooler fans with vartar fans.. all it told me was that the artic ones are just as good.. sometimes you have to spend the money to find out.. he he

trog

RejZoR · Nov 27, 2015

Throw an eye at Noiseblocker BlackSilentPro. Really good fans that also look great. Haven't had the chance to test their Bionic models, but I hear great things about them. Too bad they don't also come in 140mm size, just 120mm...

mrthanhnguyen · Nov 29, 2015

Cougar led fan. Look good, extremely quite and not bad performance.

RealNeil · Nov 29, 2015

Cougar-PWM and Enermax Magma fans are good. So are Noctuas.

peche · Nov 30, 2015

Tt riing 12 120mm fan

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Motherboard	MSI B250 GAMING M3
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Mouse	Logitech G300S
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System Name	hazazs
Processor	Intel Core i7-6700K @4.0GHz
Motherboard	MSI B250 GAMING M3
Cooling	be quiet! Shadow Rock Slim / 2 * be quiet! Shadow Wings 140mm / 3 * be quiet! Shadow Wings 120mm
Memory	2 * 8GB Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 @2133MHz CL13 Red
Video Card(s)	MSI GTX 980 Gaming 4G
Storage	Samsung 970 EVO Plus 1TB / Kingston DataTraveler SE9 G2 8GB
Display(s)	Dell P2219H / SONY KDL-43W755C
Case	Cooler Master Silencio 652S
Audio Device(s)	Creative Inspire P580 / Sennheiser PC 320
Power Supply	Cooler Master V550 Semi-Modular
Mouse	Logitech G300S
Keyboard	Logitech Ultra-Flat
Software	Microsoft Windows 10 Professional x64

120mm system fan advise

Tibor Hazafi

RCoon

rtwjunkie

PC Gaming Enthusiast

Ebo

Tibor Hazafi

tabascosauz

Moderator

ASOT

erixx

RyanK

trog100

RejZoR

mrthanhnguyen

RealNeil

peche

Thermaltake fanboy

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Memory	64GB 6000CL30┃32GB 3600CL14
Video Card(s)	RTX 4070 Ti Eagle┃RTX A2000
Storage	8TB of SSDs┃1TB SN550
Display(s)	43" QN90B / 32" M32Q / 27" S2721DGF
Case	Caselabs S3┃Lazer3D HT5

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Processor	Intel® Core™ i5-10600K CPU @ 5.0GHz
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Memory	CORSAIR LPX 32GB DDR4 3200 CL16 B-die
Video Card(s)	GeForce® RTX 3060Ti™
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Case	Gigabyte mid-tower.. cheap and nothing special..
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Mouse	Logitech G700s
Keyboard	Logitech K270
Software	Win 10 pro..
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