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Originally Posted by Etacovda
Yep, people use them for their PWM ability more than anything over at SPCR, from what i can gather; looks like it could be a good fan for use with speedfan...
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I think it was more because until not too long ago, everything was up in the air as to "which fan is the best" (the Nexus plays nicely with PWM as well). There were a couple of known good choices, the Globe S1202512L-3M being one of them, but for a long while silent gurus just had to agree to disagree on which fan was the de-facto quiet standard. I got in a lot of discussions (and probably spent way too much time on the topic) and after finding out a good bit and tapping a lot of info from the real “heros”, the quiet, nay, silent seekers who actually just bought a bunch of potentially good fans and tested them and then looked for even quieter, the SPCR comparison thread was started that is now a sticky thread there, which BillA just mentioned a few posts up. After a lot more input and critique from fellow silent gurus as well as the silent "gods" like MikeC the admin, who have the equipment to turn this from subjective review to actual, scientific data, you can put a lot of faith in the accuracy of the assembled information. To be honest, all I did was compile the info in an attempt to help newguys avoid having to go though all the uncompiled info I had too.
So as far a where the Globe stands or Globe relations like the AcoustiFan and Enermax? Is the Nexus really the quietest of quiets? Just where does the Panaflo L1A stand in the eyes of silent enthusiasts? What about AC fans? Yate Loon?
Well, rather than repost it all here, here’s the link to "the thread."
The Top SPCR Quiet 120mm Axial Fans Compared + 120mmAC Fans
Particular thanks to ferdb, teeday, and pdf27
On the side, you know it's kind of funny how different things are nowadays. I remember the looks I've gotten, even recently, for be a silent seeker with regards to PCs. A friend of mine still brags how is former PCs could be heard from the other end of the dorm (He’s a little weird lol). IMHO An overclocked machine that sounds like a vacuum cleaner is no big deal. Now have an 800+MHz OCed
AMD machine and you can't hardly tell when the computer is on, now that's a big deal!
DrCR
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