Fastest RPM 120mm fan?
Fastest RPM 120mm fan?
Thanks for the link you shared. I just ordered two. The first is a standard ATX case, but I'm installing it on my Scythe ninja plus CPU heatsink and the second one is for the exhaust fan. I don't have any issues with noise—I really enjoy having loud PC fans.
I'm curious about testing this for my front 120mm Thermaltake fan. I plan to push it to 4600 RPM and check its performance. How should I approach this?
I increased the ThermalTake 120 to 11,380 RPM just before it failed.
That BS card on that claim really got me confused!
I also own a scythe ninja and I’m telling you exactly now that the extra air won’t make much difference in lowering your CPU temperature. I replaced my HS fan (around 49 cfm) with a temporary low-speed fan (about 35 cfm), bought a Minebea 73cfm replacement, and added another 46CFM scythe fan. The jump from a 30cfm to a 70cfm fan was roughly 2-3°C. That might have been just due to the room temperature change. The ninja requires very little airflow to do its job. My guess for swapping the stock fan for a 200cfm one is a 2°C drop in temperature and a lot more noise. The exhaust fan switch seems to be more effective than adding one to the HS.
I’m not sure you’re aware of what 60dBA actually sounds like. Going from 20dBA to 23dBA isn’t a 15% increase—it’s a 100% rise in sound intensity. It’s twice as loud, and jumping from 18dBA to 26dBA is four times louder!!! By the time you go from your completely silent 18dBA stock fan to a 60dBA leaf blower, it’ll sound like it’s really loud!
I’m trying to imagine something around 60dBA. Maybe a quiet generator, a loud conversation, or an old sewing machine—that would be 60dBA. You’d probably want two of them on your desktop? Hehe…you’ll need a fan controller!
I increased the ThermalTake 120 speed to 11,380RPM just before it failed.
That BS card claim didn’t hold up—I only managed 105 milliseconds at that speed, which aligns with fan resonance patterns and the relationship between lifespan and rotation rate. I prepared the calculations ahead of time, so it wasn’t a sudden shock but an interesting trial.