Scythe GT's or Silverstone AP's?

[njallday]

So I need 3 quiet fans with a good static pressure (for an EX360 rad). Even though they're for water cooling, I mean they're fans, so I would think this is the right section, maybe? Anyway, what my main question is, are Scythe Gentle Typhoons (1450 rpm version) actually quiet? I've read that they're dead silent from some reviews, and that they whine in others. On the other hand, there are the Silverstone Air Penetrators, which I've heard are very silent but obviously don't have the SP of the Scythes. Anyway, could someone clear up the whole GT thing and also, which fan would you pick? (I can get both for the same price so that's not of any concern).

Thanks a lot

 

[jamesriley94]

I've used both, and I much prefer the Silverstones.

For one, they give you a wealth of accessories with the fan which is a bonus, and they have the LEDs so they look a lot nicer.
At 5 and 7 volts, they are pretty much silent, whereas the Scythes are quiet, but do make an odd noise which is very noticeable. Kind of just like a whining noise, whereas the Silverstones are just always quiet.

At 12v, all fans do get pretty loud, so I wouldnt recommend running them at that whichever you get, so at say 7v I'd say the Silverstones.

If you're mad enough to be running them at 12v, then the Scythes are probably a better bet for you as the performance is superb.

 

[njallday]

Forgot to mention looks are useless as they're gonna be stowed away on the top of my Switch 810, but then again a blue glow from the top my rig wouldn't hurt . I suppose I'll just go for the AP's. I'd rather silence over a few degrees.

 

[Grizzly]

The APs aren't very good for rads.
The GTs are the better choice but when I was choosing I was recommended the 1850 rather than any other speed, apparently they are the best regards to noise/performance ratio.

 

[njallday]

The AP's have solid static pressure and cfm, and have been recommended to me a few times here on the forums. They're pretty much made to blow a solid cylindrical column of air through areas of high static pressure, no? And on the GT side the 1450s are cheaper and quieter, with what seems to me to have not much of a performance drop

 

[Josh Weston]

How about,
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Ser...SFR2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1344683395&sr=8-3
And run at 7v?

 

[Grizzly]

The AP's have solid static pressure and cfm, and have been recommended to me a few times here on the forums. They're pretty much made to blow a solid cylindrical column of air through areas of high static pressure, no? And on the GT side the 1450s are cheaper and quieter, with what seems to me to have not much of a performance drop

I'm telling you exactly what I found out when I was asking myself exactly the same question.
Look at post 29 in this thread
That's the info I found, I will try to find said thread on overclock.net for you later today, don't have time atm.

 

[jamesriley94]

Just done a little test of my own...

The airflow on my Silverstone AP doesnt feel a lot coming out of the fan... But, at 12v, putting my hand over it, you can still feel the force of the airflow from the top of the case all the way up to the ceiling, so I'd say the fans actually do have a lot of static pressure.

The Scythe fans disperse the air more so you can only actually feel the airflow up to a a foot or two away from the actual fan.

I'd say that the Scythe's are probably better as pull fans, but maybe the Scythe's would be better in a pull scenario. I'd still probably go with the silverstones though, just because they are silent at 5v and 7v, and they do look amazing - and the fact that it can make a current of air flow so highly seems pretty cool to me

 

[njallday]

How about,
http://www.amazon.co.uk/Corsair-Ser...SFR2/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1344683395&sr=8-3
And run at 7v?

I'm considering using the performance edition at 7v, can anyone confirm the noise at that voltage? (I'm not sure the quiet editions have enough static pressure for an EX rad, even at 12v, unless someone else can confirm

I'm telling you exactly what I found out when I was asking myself exactly the same question.
Look at post 29 in this thread
That's the info I found, I will try to find said thread on overclock.net for you later today, don't have time atm.

Interesting, I'm pretty close to just ruling the AP's out. I think they would be great on a low FPI rad (ie RS/RX), but with the ~20 FPI of the EX series I think the Scythes and Corsairs would be better.

I didn't originally pick the Corsairs because, personally, I think they're just flat out ugly. But then again so are the Scythes and these fans are basically hidden from the rest of my rig.

So, thoughts?

 

[Josh Weston]

From what i've heard, PE at 7v are noisier than QE at 12v, but of course move more air.

 

[Grizzly]

The Scythe fans disperse the air more so you can only actually feel the airflow up to a a foot or two away from the actual fan.

I'd say that the Scythe's are probably better as pull fans, but maybe the Scythe's would be better in a pull scenario.

The Scythes perform well in push as well. Since the air from any fans in push, so long as they're fitted properly, can go nowhere but through the radiator.
So it doesn't matter how much the Scythes disperse air.

Interesting, I'm pretty close to just ruling the AP's out. I think they would be great on a low FPI rad (ie RS/RX), but with the ~20 FPI of the EX series I think the Scythes and Corsairs would be better.

Similar conclusion I came to.
Also I think I found the thread and post I was referring to.
Here is the main thread comparing a few fans in a radiator scenario, including a Scythe GT and a Silverstone AP.
Here is a post on a different thread where the user who created the comparison gave his opinion on APs as radiator fans.
And here is his reasoning.
Hope this helps.

 

[airdeano]

the SS AP would be fine for an RX series rad (due to the low fin count) but on a high concentration
fin count they do not do well with the 1.7 static rating. there are better fans in a sub 2000rpm in
sound and pressure. also, price wise, you may want to look into the swiftech helix 120 over the
GT. same appeal, as like with the performance and noise levels are very close.

airdeano

 

[njallday]

I'm actually considering the sp 120 quiets atm and getting an RS360 instead. I don't need an EX rad for just a 3570k, and the FPI is just making fan choice too complicated. Anyway, that kind of opens up another question: Silverstone AP's or Corsair SP quiets?

 

[blair]

The GT 1850rpm fans are what i use they arnt very loud and push a lot of air had 5C drops coming from Apache fans to GT1850rpm fans.

 

[Grizzly]

Since the comparison I linked actually used an RS rad to test the fans I would still consider that user's opinion important in this decision and again avoid the Silverstone APs.
On top of that the Corsair SPs are built for cooling radiators and heatsinks, and they're pretty damned good at it.

For your consideration though, I use an EX360 with a single set of Scythe GT 1850s.
With a room temp of 28C my i5 750 @ 3.6GHz idles at around 40C.
I don't know how temps compare between an overclocked 750 and 3570k, or an RS and EX 360 radiator, but I thought this information may be helpful to you in some way.

 

[njallday]

Do you run your GTs at 12v? If so, how is the noise overall?

 

[Grizzly]

They're quieter than my GPU when under load, so I don't think I can accurately comment on how loud they are by themselves.
But when putting my ear next to them they don't sound much louder than the quiet Corsair AF120 I have in the back at 12V.

 

[njallday]

interesting, if anyone else can comment on the Scythe GT 1850s noise that'd be great. I'm basically tossing up between EX and GTs or RS and SP quiets.