Fav Cooling brand: Thermalright
Fav Fan brand: Scythe
Fav Fan brand: Scythe
Whats your Favourite CPU/Case Fan Brand
Hello OCN
just wondering whats the your favourite CPU Cooler / Case Fan Brand
and if you don't like LED Coloured Fans or do like LED Coloured Fans, and state the Colour
Thanks
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just wondering whats the your favourite CPU Cooler / Case Fan Brand
and if you don't like LED Coloured Fans or do like LED Coloured Fans, and state the Colour
Thanks
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I actually stay away from Scythe fans, I had several of them break due to being mounted upside down on my rad, blowing up. It puts extra stess on the sleeve bearing and causes them to break very quickly (within a month)
I buy Delta's cause they're ball bearing and don't have this problem.
Originally Posted by Syrillian Coolers: Thermalright or Noctua. I also like Zalman, but from my experience they do not perform as well as the others. Fans: For case-fans I like Silverstone or Scythe, but for Radiators I like Panaflo 38mm fans. But in truth, I'm a fan-Ho. I'll use anything that blows.... almost. |
I buy Delta's cause they're ball bearing and don't have this problem.
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Indeed, many feel this way about the the Scythe fans.
But, I have yet to have a problem with them... perhaps I am operating on borrowed time....
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And yeah, the Delta's are beasts!
Originally Posted by Spazghost I actually stay away from Scythe fans, I had several of them break due to being mounted upside down on my rad, blowing up. It puts extra stess on the sleeve bearing and causes them to break very quickly (within a month) I buy Delta's cause they're ball bearing and don't have this problem. |
But, I have yet to have a problem with them... perhaps I am operating on borrowed time....
And yeah, the Delta's are beasts!
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Well I think it's not a problem with ALL the Scythe fans, most likely variances in manufacturing that cause it to occur faster.
I had 2 fans on my rad that were mounted this way. One of them broke after a month when I set a glass of water onto the top of my case. I replaced it, and the fan that I replaced broke a month later as well, when I shifted my case to plug in a cable. The other fan ran fine for 2 months without failing.
Originally Posted by Syrillian Indeed, many feel this way about the the Scythe fans. But, I have yet to have a problem with them... perhaps I am operating on borrowed time....
And yeah, the Delta's are beasts! |
I had 2 fans on my rad that were mounted this way. One of them broke after a month when I set a glass of water onto the top of my case. I replaced it, and the fan that I replaced broke a month later as well, when I shifted my case to plug in a cable. The other fan ran fine for 2 months without failing.
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If you buy Scythe S-flex (my favorite fans btw) they don't have this problem. The problem you're referring to is a product of the sleeve bearing, something used in more than just scythe fans. The slipstream and ultra kaze fans have sleeve bearings. The S-flex fans have fluid dynamic bearings that allow you to use them in any orientation you can think of...
As an FYI, thermalright fans use this same bearing and have almost identical noise characteristics.
Originally Posted by Spazghost I actually stay away from Scythe fans, I had several of them break due to being mounted upside down on my rad, blowing up. It puts extra stess on the sleeve bearing and causes them to break very quickly (within a month) I buy Delta's cause they're ball bearing and don't have this problem. |
As an FYI, thermalright fans use this same bearing and have almost identical noise characteristics.
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