I took the plunge and got a Panaflo FBA12G12H1BX 120x38mm 104cfm 41dB fan to replace the Scythe Slipstream 110cfm 37dB fan for my Megahalems. I'm just not getting the cooling I was hoping for with the Slipstream, the static pressure isn't even 1mmH2O. Sure it moves lots of air but without any pressure.

I also ordered a 38mm fan clip and a 12" 3-pin extension cable. The first, since I've gotta hold the fan to the heatsink somehow and the second so I can finally make my case...

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transferring schools is complicated and it blows.

Wow, I found a review on SilenX fans and found out that my 120x38mm, 90cfm fans only push approximately 34cfm . That sucks hard since they don't even put out a lot of static pressure. Dude, I am madder than a wet hen in the middle of a rain storm . I feel like I flushed nearly $90 down the toilet. The noise doesn't bother me so much as the lack of cfm.

Live and learn, this is my first full on build in nearly 6 or 7 years. The last build I did was because of deceptive...

Well my order from SVC.com arrived yesterday afternoon around 2:30pm. Did the teardown and couldn't believe what I found, nearly 3cm of my cpu was completely uncovered!!! No wonder my temperatures started to take off, still didn't make a difference ultimately. Having reseated my Xiggy 3 previous times (correctly mind you ), I was still getting 41C idle with ambient at ~26C. Now I'm getting around 36-38C (there's some bouncing, meh) and I'm much happier. I'll look into another Scythe...