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Originally Posted by Agent Orange
I just bought 3 SilenX 120mm fans and an 80mm, and I have to say they are the quietest fans I've heard. I have panaflo lows, and panaflo highs that are undervolted, and well as some Vantec stealths, and the SilenX are definitely the quietest, and they still move a nice amount of air..
You guys should keep in mind that Ahanix is selling rip-off SilenX stuff. I got mine from a registered Distributor (Bigfoot Computers) so I know they're authentic. I wouldn't buy them from anywhere that's not a registered distributor...
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I have an embarassingly large collection of 120mm fans. The Silenx 120's are pretty decent, but very overpriced. They perform almost identically with the Globe S1202512L for noise vs airflow except they have a bit of motor tick noise that the globes don't have. There is no point in getting the Silenx 120's when you can get the globes for considerably cheaper and the globes run a bit faster at 12V also. The Nexus 120 beats them both easily for airflow vs noise and so is the best choice as long as it flows enough air for your application at 12V. If you need more airflow than that it's not going to be really quiet no matter what you do. You could go with a globe. The problem with the 120x38mm DC fans from Panaflo, Papst, and Sunon is they have a lot of motor noise that you just can't get rid of at any speed. The only decent option for 120x38 fans is the Sunon 2123XST 230V ac fan running at 120V