[Woundman]

What does NB-NanoSLI stand for? Just a fancy way of saying Nanoflux Bearing (NFB)?

Which of these fans should I purchase? Gentle Typhoon AP-15, Gelid Wing 12 PL or Noiseblocker NB-Multiframe M12-P. The Noiseblocker NB-BlackSilentPro PK-3 may be an option as well.

 

[qiqi1021]

At those prices, GT 15s all the way. Wing 12s are nothing special but the BlackSilents are pretty quiet.

 

[AusPC]

You should consider a number of factors :

i) What are you planning to use the fans for?
ii) What your noise tolerance is
iii) Does it fit in your colour scheme if you have one.

Cheers - Jason.

 

[pyro_dude]

Ive definately been questioning the Scythe fans. They cost ALOT, and in the past few weeks, I have seen alot of posts on here about them failing. So I dunno if they really are worth what you actually spend on them.

 

[Woundman]

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Originally Posted by AusPC;13132424
You should consider a number of factors :

i) What are you planning to use the fans for?
ii) What your noise tolerance is
iii) Does it fit in your colour scheme if you have one.

Cheers - Jason.

I'm looking for replacement fans. I'm planning on switching from Air Cooling (Noctua NH-D14 & CM932) to Water Cooling (XSPC Rasa 750 RS240). I want the best best CFM, static pressure, low noise, MTBF ratio fan. Price or color isn't a concern. So far, it seems Noiseblocker is the way to go.

 

[mam72]

I wouldn't trust noise blockers stats, there as bad as cooler master when it comes to that.

I would say if your going to spend that much get Gentle Typhoons AP-14 or AP-15. GT's have a fan club for a reason and its not because there pants.
You will see in this graph the lines by them self are the GT's, this is tested on a water cooling radiator.

A load of fan tests by Martinm210 you will see the noise blocker isn't as good as it makes out.

 

[Skripka]

Good luck finding the GTs. They are nice fans but have been consistently out of stock at most retailers since January, with only occasional shipments.

 

[Elohim]

the noiseblocker Multiframes are the best fans outthere imo. I would get the S2 though...

 

[rugox]

Gelid wing 12 pls are pretty good. They are dead silent to my standards and push decent air. I got them on my rx240.

 

[qiqi1021]

Gentle Typhoon: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/120-140-fans-roundup_18.html#sect0
Gelid Wing 12: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/120-140-fans-roundup_8.html#sect0
Noiseblocker NB-Multiframe: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/120-140-fans-roundup_16.html#sect0
Noiseblocker NB-BlackSilent: http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/coolers/display/120-140-fans-roundup_15.html#sect0

It's strange on the NB website the 1500rpm BlackSilent is listed at 21dbA while the 1500 BlackSilentPro is 24dbA even though the Pro is meant to be "higher class".

 

[Klavins]

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t's strange on the NB website the 1500rpm BlackSilent is listed at 21dbA while the 1500 BlackSilentPro is 24dbA even though the Pro is meant to be "higher class".

They most likely have better static pressure and CFM. The louder the fan, usually the more air it can move. Eg. GT's at 1000RPM vs GT's at 1850RPM... What's going to perform better...?