Scythe SY1225SL12H "Slipstream" Case Fan

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This ting is working as my front intake fan in my system that recently got a lot of fans swapped out; I needed something that pushed more than ~60CFM for the front for the perfect equal-positive pressure airflow so I got this fan. I have it hooked up to one of the 3-pin headers on my mobo that allows fan control but to be honest, it's not even that loud to my ears at full speed. With or without price match, the price is great! I think I'm going to use these over the ~60CFM Slipstreams from now on.

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i have two of these as side intake, both are on lowest setting on my fan controller. both of them (on loweset rpm) are still louder than my noctua 140mm heatsink fan (max rpm) + stock coolermaster 140mm fan (max rpm) + 2 120mm coolermaster led fan (max rpm).on highest rpm setting this fan will whine like there is no tomorrow

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Three out of four all went at the same time (within a month).They were cleaned every three months, and at not clogged with dust. The worst part is that they will start spinning when you start the system, then seize after they get hot. This can be harmful to your system, so check your if you own some.Hopefully it was just a bad lot, but the result still a low score since they were supposed to run for 5 years continually.

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This a pretty darned good fan, especially for the price, because as mentioned above, this thing moves a pretty good amount of air. I got this fan to exhaust hot air out the back of my case, hoping that it would move a noticeably larger amount of air than the 68CFM version, and also hopefully not be too much noisier. I'm happy to report that this fan succeeds at both tasks - I can easily feel that it's much breezier than the other model, and, to me at least, it doesn't seem any noisier, although it's rated at 400 RPM higher, and 9 DBA louder!The one drawback to this fan, could be its' rated MTBF of only 30,000 hrs., compared to Scythe's S-Flex fans' 150,000 hrs.... obviously, only time will tell whether or not this fan has much longevity.At this point in time, this fan seems like an excellent buy - it's very inexpensive, reasonably quiet, and moves plenty of air. This review was modfied by poster h 06-25-09 09:22 AM This review was modfied by poster @ 06-25-09 09:35 AM

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Great fan. great airflow, and not loud for the amount of air it pushes.

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Good fan for the price. Scythe fans have served me well for a few systems now. This fan can be kind of loud at 1600RPM but thats to be expected, lowering the RPM via motherboard may bee possible. Personnaly I find 1200RPM-1400RPM the sweet spot for 120mm fans.

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This is a good cheap fan. Pushes a good amount of air and is not too noisy. This is about the best spot for CFM and DBA.

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Great fan, came with screws. Moves a ton of air and isnt that loud if you have other fans. Its worth the tiny bit of extra noise for the amount it cools.

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These fans are fantastic quality considering the rock bottom price. There are many other brands that charge a premium for this kind of added silence, and if you think this speed is too noisy, they offer 4 other speed variations or an attractive, functional fan controller (which I also bought). They offer great air flow at a quiet, low RPM. I might buy more for future computers just incase they get discontinued. This review was modfied by poster @ 05-13-08 08:18 PM

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Bought one of these to replace the Noctua 1200rpm fan I was using as an intake. In all fairness this Scythe fan spins faster but I have it connected to a fan controller and turned down a bit so that it's at around the same level of noise as the Noctua, yet my three hard drives which sit directly behind are running on average 6 degrees cooler.

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Bought it to replace my Antec Tricool and I'm very happy with it. The airflow is much better than with the Tricool. Would buy it again.

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Afther trying several different brand of case fans ranging from 1300 to 2000RPM and getting some pretty sub-par airflow, I decided to try theses suckers out. All I have to say, is that theses buggers move more air than any other fan running at 1600RPM!!! As a matter of fact, performance wise, they out-class even some 1900-2000RPM 120mm fans out there. You can actually "feel" the air these things pull in and push out, something that I can rarely "feel" or notice with most brands, esp when running at such mediocre RPMs.I have since refitted my Antec 900 case with 4 of theses; 2 front intakes, 1 side intake and 1 rear exhaust... My case is now basically a "windtunnel", keeping all my components nice and cool:) There is a price for this though, and that is noise. While the fans offer increadible airflow, the 9 blade design seems to create alot more noise. (reason for the 4 star rating)This drawback isnt much of a issue for me, but for some, it can be bothersome. For those of you that prefer a quiet solution, there is 1200rpm version out there that is noticeably quieter! This review was modfied by poster @ 02-26-08 08:49 AM

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For the airflow provided it has a low rpm and thus makes less noise then most other fansperfect for exaust or cpu cooling fans and it has a very effective design with the longer blades

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I bought 6 for my radiator Black Ice Xtrem Gen who is consider a high noise. I also boutgh (notre from here) a Zalman MFC1 plus fan controler to lower the noise if need be.