This is a mini-review of some of more popular fans that I see people concider using with their new shiny Tuniq Tower. Once again, it's to see how different fans perform when mounted inside a Tuniq. I am not making any conclusions here, just recording the data for your consideration. If you have questions about a specific fan listed, feel free to ask.
Noctua NF-S12-1200 (Higher RMP model)
Yate-Loon D12SM-12 (Medium)
Yate-Loon D12SL-12 (Slow)
Scythe S-Flex SFF21E (Medium RPM model)
Delta EFB1212L (Tri-Blade Slow)
SilenX Ixtrema Pro IXP-74-14
The temperatures were taken with Coretemp; the RPM with Asus Probe.; no fan controller was used except with Tuniq fan to have some reference points.
The motherboard used was P5W64 WS Pro, vcore in BIOS is set to 1.437v.
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Full load with Orthos. I've ran it a couple of hours in advance to get things nice and warm.
Each individual fan then was tested for at least 10 minutes.
1. Tuniq @ 2000 RPM 65C
2. Delta @ 1985 RPM 65C
3. Yate-Loon medium @ 1555 RPM 66C
4. Yate-Loon slow @ 1350 RPM 68C
5. S-Flex @ 1188 RPM 68C
6. Tuniq @ 1360 RPM 69C
7. SilenX @ 1454 RPM 70C
8. Noctua @ 1231 RPM 72C
9. Tuniq @ 1100 RPM 74C
Note: The m/b used is P5W64 WS Pro. It reads temps a bit higher than they are so no freaking out please
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Noise rating.
This is a subjective perception of the noise the fans make in a very specific environment - inside a Tuniq. If you want real dB ratings, surely you can find some reviews that will tell you just that. The problem with just measuring dB is that the quality of the sound is not reflected. What would you prefer - a stealthy screech of nails on a glass or a loud sound of punching a stack of pillows? As I said, it's subjective; I was looking for a "motory", higher pitched sounds that annoy me. So, this is how the fans are rated:
1. Noctua @ 1231 RPM
2. Yate-Loon slow @ 1350 RPM
3. Tuniq @ 1100 RPM
4. S-Flex @ 1188 RPM
5. Tuniq @ 1360 RPM
6. Yate-Loon medium @ 1555 RPM
7. SilenX @ 1454 RPM
8. Delta @ 1985 RPM
9. Tuniq @ 2000 RPM (not sure if this is correct RPM, I have a suspicion my m/b isn't showing it correctly above 2000)
Noctua NF-S12-1200 (Higher RMP model)
Yate-Loon D12SM-12 (Medium)
Yate-Loon D12SL-12 (Slow)
Scythe S-Flex SFF21E (Medium RPM model)
Delta EFB1212L (Tri-Blade Slow)
SilenX Ixtrema Pro IXP-74-14
The temperatures were taken with Coretemp; the RPM with Asus Probe.; no fan controller was used except with Tuniq fan to have some reference points.
The motherboard used was P5W64 WS Pro, vcore in BIOS is set to 1.437v.
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Full load with Orthos. I've ran it a couple of hours in advance to get things nice and warm.
Each individual fan then was tested for at least 10 minutes.
1. Tuniq @ 2000 RPM 65C
2. Delta @ 1985 RPM 65C
3. Yate-Loon medium @ 1555 RPM 66C
4. Yate-Loon slow @ 1350 RPM 68C
5. S-Flex @ 1188 RPM 68C
6. Tuniq @ 1360 RPM 69C
7. SilenX @ 1454 RPM 70C
8. Noctua @ 1231 RPM 72C
9. Tuniq @ 1100 RPM 74C
Note: The m/b used is P5W64 WS Pro. It reads temps a bit higher than they are so no freaking out please
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Noise rating.
This is a subjective perception of the noise the fans make in a very specific environment - inside a Tuniq. If you want real dB ratings, surely you can find some reviews that will tell you just that. The problem with just measuring dB is that the quality of the sound is not reflected. What would you prefer - a stealthy screech of nails on a glass or a loud sound of punching a stack of pillows? As I said, it's subjective; I was looking for a "motory", higher pitched sounds that annoy me. So, this is how the fans are rated:
1. Noctua @ 1231 RPM
2. Yate-Loon slow @ 1350 RPM
3. Tuniq @ 1100 RPM
4. S-Flex @ 1188 RPM
5. Tuniq @ 1360 RPM
6. Yate-Loon medium @ 1555 RPM
7. SilenX @ 1454 RPM
8. Delta @ 1985 RPM
9. Tuniq @ 2000 RPM (not sure if this is correct RPM, I have a suspicion my m/b isn't showing it correctly above 2000)
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