EightmanVT
Inspired
Definitely seems like night and day difference in noise.
Minus the finger grind...hehe
Definitely seems like night and day difference in noise.
Unless something has changed, or I missed something:So are these fans actually approved by FAS and not warranty-voiding?
"In most cases" , probably not *that* much. But let's not forget we don't get desert heat here too much and Cliff just *has* to count that in for still quite a lot of regions (and wants to be one up on global warming? )The fact its a sealed case suggests to me that while direct cooling is necessary the actual specs of the fans arent critical.
i changed my fan to the new one i got from g66. first thing: it is quiter and the changes in speed are gone also. the new fan seems to produce less highs (so its not so annoying to me)
You also have to remember where Cliff cut his teeth in the industry....designing military equipment. I might be a bit presumptuous here, but I think that he still uses the same approach to his designs with the Fractal stuff. Basically 'good enough' isn't and the goal is supreme reliability under all conditions because equipment failure will result in mission failure."In most cases" , probably not *that* much. But let's not forget we don't get desert heat here too much and Cliff just *has* to count that in for still quite a lot of regions (and wants to be one up on global warming? )
Well, the specs on the two fans are:
Noiseblocker NB-BlackSilentFan XR2:
Speed: 2200 RPM
Volume: 15 db/A
Airflow: 24m3/hr
Life: 30,000 hours
Revoltec Fan Airguard:
Speed: 2500 RPM
Volume: 20db/A (well 19.99)
Airflow: 20.92 M3/hr
Life: 50,000 hours
So - The Noiseblocker seems quieter (though neither are loud) and moves more air. The Revoltec is easier to fit (as its the same size as the stock fan) and has a longer lifetime (though the 30,000 hrs of the Noiseblocker isnt exactly short).
Seems to me the Noiseblocker is the better replacement if you can be bothered with the time consuming fitting - but the Revoltec is a quick 2 minute job to fit - and seems more than up to the task. Obviously time will tell - if the noiseblocker gets louder over a fairly short timeframe (but without actually failing) as one report I saw suggested (though there are always substandard uniits) then the Revoltec may be better long term.
On a side note - I never understood why cooling is such an issue. Obviously the fan is necessary for the CPU BUT if heat was such a critical issue (where the fans airflow MUST be as high or higher than the stock fan) then surly the AFX2 case would have vents in it? The fact its a sealed case suggests to me that while direct cooling is necessary the actual specs of the fans arnt critical.