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Why are Silent Fans called silent?

espr3ss0
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Because at a given RPM they are quieter than other fans. If you ramp them up to full power they will still sound like the deck of a WWII aircraft carrier but by the numbers they might be a little bit quieter than a less silence focused fan.

 

If you want a silent fan then you have to have a fan curve that turns it off at some point.

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47 minutes ago, espr3ss0 said:

Why are Silent Fans called silent?

Because if you heard Industrial fans running, you would understand.

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5 hours ago, James Evens said:

@freeagent What is wrong with the Noctua industrial fans?

They aren’t silent 😜

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Interesting. i cant name one silent fan that perform good and also have "silent" in the name 

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4 minutes ago, James Evens said:

You asking me for the Delta? Good choice.

I ran a case full of 120x38s for about 15 years lol.. I can still use them, but they are showing signs of wear that I am not sure a rebuild would fix. The Noctua's are nice, they generate the same kind of airflow, but I can control them via PWM whereas my Panaflo's were 12v fans that could be difficult to control depending on the mobo being used. My fingers also have more space to move inside the case because there isn't a 38mm fan that is in the way 🙂

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2 minutes ago, NorKris said:

Interesting. i cant name one silent fan that perform good and also have "silent" in the name 

I think it's the beQuiet! stuff.

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1 hour ago, James Evens said:

Arctic F12 silent.

Basically a F12 with lower RPM range.

oh damn never recommend that shit.. 3pin  always low speed... Wtf  xD    

1 hour ago, Tan3l6 said:

I think it's the beQuiet! stuff.

Ye ok silent wing.  cant recommend tho 😛 

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