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[Quinn]

You may have seen my recent status saying that I bought 8 new fans. Well, they came a few days back and I figured I would do a quick write up for them, hopefully someone finds this post useful.

Pros:
These fans push 133.6 CFM (Cubic Feet per Minute), which is a pretty respectable number for a 120mm fan. Even when slowed down by a fan controller to ~50%, they are more powerful than the stock fans in my case (Antec DF-85). Relatively cheap for such a powerful fan. Comes with its own screws and molex adapter.

Cons:
Its thick. Very thick for a 120mm fan, being 38mm. When they are on full, they are very, very loud. It was almost unbearable for me, and I have 2 GTX 480s (very loud cards when the fan ramps up). Because of their thickness, I had to do some DUI work to my case.

Conclusion:
The Scythe Ultra Kaze 120mm fan is a very powerful fan, more than capable of keeping most high end systems cool. However, because of its noise, a fan controller is highly recommended (thank god I have one). The thickness is an issue in some computer cases, so make sure you measure to make sure you have enough room. Overall, they are great fans, but know what you are buying. I'll add some pictures later on.

(Written by Quinn originally for ibotmodz.net, re-posting terms can be found on my profile page)

[Randomrocket]

and you got 8 of these? Dang that would be loud.

[Quinn]

Yeah, you really do need a fan controller with these, unless you keep your PC in another room

[Randomrocket]

Yeah, you really do need a fan controller with these, unless you keep your PC in another room

I keep mine in narnia...

[Quinn]

I keep mine in narnia...

I used too... then I stopped being a noob

[Randomrocket]

I used too... then I stopped being a noob

nah man. since they experience time at a slower rate than us, its like overclocking a computer and multiplying your ghz by 4.

[Quinn]

nah man. since they experience time at a slower rate than us, its like overclocking a computer and multiplying your ghz by 4.

meh too easy, like I said, only noobs do it that way

[Randomrocket]

meh too easy, like I said, only noobs do it that way

lol XD