OC3D Review: Noctua NF-R8 and NF-S12 Cooling Fans
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FarFarAway
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Aye silence is brown. They are awesome fans. I know, I've got two of em 
name='Ham' said:
name='XMS' said:Silence is golden...or was that brown
Thanks lads, and like I said in the review the colours are really starting to grow on me.name='Kempez™' said:Aye silence is brown. They are awesome fans. I know, I've got two of em
They really are awesome fans though 
I actually like the colors myself. Quite different. Also, great CFM for such a low noise outputname='PV5150' said:Thanks lads, and like I said in the review the colours are really starting to grow on me.
May have to invest in a pair of these.
Another excellent review of a great product. At first I heard BROWN fan and changed the page thinking "what were they thinking?"
But after reading the review and really looking at them they look kind of nice. And since there is definately a lack of good engineering these days it was nice to see these fans.
I spent $30 ea. for my Silenx fans when they came out so the price seems fair for a good product.
But after reading the review and really looking at them they look kind of nice. And since there is definately a lack of good engineering these days it was nice to see these fans.
I spent $30 ea. for my Silenx fans when they came out so the price seems fair for a good product.
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I have to say that these are far superior to the SilenX fans I have in noise>airflow ratio
name='Kempez™' said:
I wish I had seen this thread a few days earlier before I ordered new fans. I could have tried these.
I do know with a little work (actually a LOT) I have quieted the Silenx fans I have (IXP-76-18) a bunch. I am using a synthetic grease with teflon spacers and I massaged the blades (I REALLY need a life) to make them smoother.
Mabye the next case Il give these a try.
Thanks for the review, I seriously considered buying a few NF-S12 (1200 RPM) fans a wee while ago but didn't want to pay £18 each (at the time) just to see if the hype was true. The cheapest I can find them now is £13 so I might get the wallet out. I have a couple of questions:
The manufacturer data on page 1 of your review says "Voltage Range: 4-13 V". Did you test what minimum voltage the fan would startup & run continuously at? 4V seems a bit low to me.
Do you see any problems with me running this fan horizontally on my radiator (i.e. with the fan pointing at the ceiling)? I seem to remember someone telling me that some types of fan (possibly sleave fans) don't like being run whilst pointing upwards (not sure what SSO-Bearings are).
The manufacturer data on page 1 of your review says "Voltage Range: 4-13 V". Did you test what minimum voltage the fan would startup & run continuously at? 4V seems a bit low to me.
Do you see any problems with me running this fan horizontally on my radiator (i.e. with the fan pointing at the ceiling)? I seem to remember someone telling me that some types of fan (possibly sleave fans) don't like being run whilst pointing upwards (not sure what SSO-Bearings are).
