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Fractal Design Silent Series 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1000RPM 38.3CFM 15DBA W/ Rubber Fasteners

Fractal Design Silent Series 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1000RPM 38.3CFM 15DBA W/ Rubber Fasteners
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Fractal Design Silent Series 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1000RPM 38.3CFM 15DBA W/ Rubber Fasteners
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Rating: 8.4/10
michael_c@NCIX
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Review Date: 09/29/11
Fractal Design Silent Series 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1000RPM 38.3CFM 15DBA W/ Rubber Fasteners
Cons:-Definitely many fans out there with greater airflow.

Pros:-Silent-Sleeved Cables-Looks great
Comment:
Amazingly quiet fan, great overall product.
adam_v@NCIX
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Review Date: 09/14/11
Fractal Design Silent Series 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1000RPM 38.3CFM 15DBA W/ Rubber Fasteners
Cons:low rpmlow air flow rate

Pros:silentlooks fantastichigh quality
Comment:
This is a fantastic looking and decently performing fan. I purchased 5 of these for use in a custom mame arcade cabinet. I'm a little disappointed with the minimal amount of air movement from these fans, but that's what you get with almost silent fans. Overall i'm happy with the purchase.
Basement_Lurker@NCIX
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Review Date: 09/03/11
Fractal Design Silent Series 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1000RPM 38.3CFM 15DBA W/ Rubber Fasteners
Cons:-didn't come with any/all rubber fasteners

Pros:-quiet-long power cable-rubber fasteners
Comment:
This is a decent fan without the annoying LED lights (if you are like me and don't care about case bling). The rubber fasteners are a good idea, but of the two extra FD fans I bought, one came with 3 of 4 rubber fasteners, and the other fan didn't come with any! That pissed me off, but the two fans weren't be mounted by screws/fasteners anyways.
mark_h@NCIX
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Review Date: 08/31/11
Fractal Design Silent Series 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1000RPM 38.3CFM 15DBA W/ Rubber Fasteners
Cons:not a noctura fan

Pros:cheaper than noctura fan
Comment:
not bad for a cheap fan. like the color black bezel and white prop. moves air well still going strong so far.
Hung-Ming_C@NCIX
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Review Date: 07/19/11
Fractal Design Silent Series 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1000RPM 38.3CFM 15DBA W/ Rubber Fasteners
Cons:Airflow is ok but not that great.

Pros:CheapSleevedQuiet
Comment:
It's a pretty decent fan for the price. The airflow is a bit weak, but than again if I needed more airflow I would've purchased a different model/brand.
Jeremy_P@NCIX
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Review Date: 03/05/11
Fractal Design Silent Series 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1000RPM 38.3CFM 15DBA W/ Rubber Fasteners
Cons: a little flimsy

Pros: ok air flowreasonably quiet
Comment:
Not a bad fan. Mediocre. Certainly not as quiet as a noctua or as powerful as a scythe. I'll probably try something else next time.
Sean_S@NCIX
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Review Date: 02/07/11
Fractal Design Silent Series 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1000RPM 38.3CFM 15DBA W/ Rubber Fasteners
Cons: rubber mounting plugs didnt even bother with

Pros: silentmatches fractal case nicelysheathed wire lead
Comment:
Nice case fans to accent the fractal define R3 i got.. picked up 3 as the case comes with 2 already. They run nice and silent, have webbed black sheathing on the wire leads, and are ample in length to reach your mobo.
Chad_M@NCIX
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Review Date: 01/14/11
Fractal Design Silent Series 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1000RPM 38.3CFM 15DBA W/ Rubber Fasteners
Cons: not as much air flow

Pros: Silentgood quality
Comment:
This is a great fan if you need a well built fan that isn't loud and will supply moderate air flow. If you need a lot of air flow I would get something else. I have two of these moving the air threw my case and they do exactly that without making a lot of noise. Great case fan.
The_Lensman@NCIX
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Review Date: 01/13/11
Fractal Design Silent Series 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1000RPM 38.3CFM 15DBA W/ Rubber Fasteners
Cons: Low output.

Pros: Quiet, sleeved cable, quality.
Comment:
I am pleasantly surprised with these fans. They are well made and come with screws and rubber stand-offs, all for 10 bucks. Amazing.
e64@NCIX
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Review Date: 01/11/11
Fractal Design Silent Series 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1000RPM 38.3CFM 15DBA W/ Rubber Fasteners
Cons: Low CFM

Pros: Very quiet, rubber mounts
Comment:
Very quiet, but low CFMUsable for low CFM setups that require minimal airflow... or secondary air intakes, such as bottom or side intakes or triple front intakes.
RoyalT@NCIX
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Review Date: 01/05/11
Fractal Design Silent Series 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1000RPM 38.3CFM 15DBA W/ Rubber Fasteners
Cons: None.

Pros: Super queit. Low RPM. nice color. Moves good amont of air.Mounting hardware included. Hooks up via 3pin.
Comment:
Im not running at 1000 rpm, and I dont have to. Im using one as case fan and one as CPU fan, CPU idles at 29 degrees, 600rpm, and load is 45 degrees, at 880rpm. I have never heard any knocking noise that people have heard and or reported hearing. I would buy more, but my case has hit its limit. Amazing deal, so quiet my GPU idling is now the loudest fan in my computer.
James_S@NCIX
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Review Date: 12/25/10
Fractal Design Silent Series 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1000RPM 38.3CFM 15DBA W/ Rubber Fasteners
Cons: price??

Pros: Quiet, black mounting screws.
Comment:
Overall good fan for a silent build. Overall quality of fan is good.
MJBDC07@NCIX
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Review Date: 12/08/10
Fractal Design Silent Series 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1000RPM 38.3CFM 15DBA W/ Rubber Fasteners
Cons: -shipping cost

Pros: +very quiet fans+sleeved cables
Comment:
i would definitley buy again, bought three of them and painted them black to match the color scheme of my build.
Winnie_n@NCIX
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Review Date: 11/06/10
Fractal Design Silent Series 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1000RPM 38.3CFM 15DBA W/ Rubber Fasteners
Cons: N/A

Pros: Looks good , very quiet
Comment:
Bought one today for $9.99Very quite fan , and also pretty good coolingBlack and white colour looks very good toowill buy one for case fan again
Shu Yu_W@NCIX
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Review Date: 11/05/10
Fractal Design Silent Series 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1000RPM 38.3CFM 15DBA W/ Rubber Fasteners
Cons: Makes a slight clicking sound, almost unnoticeable, but it is there. Don't know if it is just the one I got or they are all like this.For the life of me, I CANNOT find what bearing type this fan uses! I mounted them horizontally, but am terrified that if these are sleeve fans, a disaster awaits (oil leak onto CPU and stuff).

Pros: Looks really great.Moves a decent amount of air considering these run at only 1000 rpm. Includes both rubber fan mounts and black screws.
Comment:
They are alright, but for the same amount of money, I will probably go with something else next time.And for the love of God Fractal Design, please post the bearing type on your website.
raptors2k4@NCIX
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Review Date: 10/19/10
Fractal Design Silent Series 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1000RPM 38.3CFM 15DBA W/ Rubber Fasteners
Cons: Could've come with an adaptor to hook up to PSU extensions and not 3/4 pin on motherboard, but it's not really major

Pros: Silent enough, comes with rubber fasteners, pushes good amounts of air
Comment:
Can get a bit louder fans with more air flow for about the same price (usually after PM), but overall a very good fan.
Dan_TTS@NCIX
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Review Date: 09/27/10
Fractal Design Silent Series 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1000RPM 38.3CFM 15DBA W/ Rubber Fasteners
Cons: i wish they had a 3 pin to 4 molex adapter

Pros: Good fans and are dead silent
Comment:
great fans they color match well with the nzxt fan in the Gamma and M59 case. they push a good amount of air for a fan that only spins at 1000 rpm. I really like them and would recommend for a HTPC build
Henry_W@NCIX
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Review Date: 09/14/10
Fractal Design Silent Series 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1000RPM 38.3CFM 15DBA W/ Rubber Fasteners
Cons: makes an annoying ticking sound, I know this is not a defect as 2/2 fans have it. It is barely audible but seeing how my case is almost silent, you can hear something

Pros: Relatively Quiet
Comment:
I was expecting this fan to be almost completely silent seeing how it is at 15 decibels. The ticking noise is quite annoying when running the fans at full speed. But I must say, these are one of the good fans. It is quiet and most power supplies will be louder. I am a picky customer but overall good quality, the sleeving is nice and it works great with my new Fractal Design Define R3
Alex1@NCIX
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Review Date: 09/01/10
Fractal Design Silent Series 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1000RPM 38.3CFM 15DBA W/ Rubber Fasteners
Cons: None

Pros: Very quiet & looks awesome!
Comment:
It only moves 38CFM or so but it is very quiet. Sexy black & white look, decent rubber fasteners for screwless mounting and top notch cable sleeving!
ilya@NCIX
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Review Date: 04/30/10
Fractal Design Silent Series 120MM Ultra Quiet Cooling Fan 1000RPM 38.3CFM 15DBA W/ Rubber Fasteners
Cons: needs an RMA, picture/unboxing video inaccurate

Pros: looks ok, probably would be quiet if not for defect
Comment:
I got this 120mm and the 140mm Fractal's to try out. Pretty disappointed with the bearing noise, but NCIX was very helpful with the RMA. Hopefully the next ones will be better.The picture is inaccurate on the 120mm, the rubber fan mounts are the ones used by Gelid. Not the ones Linus unboxed or the ones in the picture. Leads me to question quality control.
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