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swaaye · Jul 14, 2011, 07:09 PM

The fan on the old Silencers barely moved any air and the GPUs back then were rated about about a quarter the power output of today's furnaces. These radial blowers are vastly more effective for airflow. I also had a few of those old Silencer fans have bearings get noisy even though they were touted to have a "ceramic bearing" of amazing longevity.

The looks are fine. Frosted plastic and blue are their idea of making you feel cold lol. It's really not a whole lot different than the old Silencers other than the frosted look. At least these companies have stopped competing on who can have the most garish anime-inspired sticker.

Jul 14, 2011, 07:09 PM	#15
swaaye Join Date: May 2005 Posts: 209 (0.07/day) Thanks: 4 Thanked 14 Times in 14 Posts	The fan on the old Silencers barely moved any air and the GPUs back then were rated about about a quarter the power output of today's furnaces. These radial blowers are vastly more effective for airflow. I also had a few of those old Silencer fans have bearings get noisy even though they were touted to have a "ceramic bearing" of amazing longevity. The looks are fine. Frosted plastic and blue are their idea of making you feel cold lol. It's really not a whole lot different than the old Silencers other than the frosted look. At least these companies have stopped competing on who can have the most garish anime-inspired sticker. Last edited by swaaye; Jul 14, 2011 at 07:14 PM.