Those cfm and dba figures are just reference only. In most cases they're fairy tales so it's nothing really to compare.

LOL what a way to describe it but yes the DB and CFM all up to them to put one, there is no standard platform to compare, so its good that we discuss it here instead of trial and error (and offloading ur stuff in garage sales ) ya...

true sometimes.
i also wonder whether those cfm are exactly wat they say,any home equiptment tat can measure?

Basically..50 or 80cfm doesn't matter also.Personally.. if theres no motor noise at 5v and doesn't whine at full speed..that's a good fan di. I can guarantee that if u fit different fans of the same size n same design/blade amount...run them at same rpm via controller...there's no diff no matter what the spec says.

There is, but it's not an equipment that you can find it everyday...
And it should be large and big...

How do I control the AC Ryan 120mm fan speed? Some of them are connected to my mobo & other to PSU peripheral connectors

Did u try speedfan? or u can get some cheap fan controllers from ngbh.

Tried speedfan but seems like not working
Haiz will get a fan controller asap cannot tahan loud bad noise

deepcool rockman fan controller is quite cheapo n nice

but then when u use liao u hear some very slight buzzing sound

its true adding fan = hight/more voltage used

not voltage..
but watt..

Hey guys..

Is it true that CFM doesn't matter?
I thought of getting the 'Cooler Master High Performance Silent LED Fan' which has 90 CFM.

Any other good fans to recommend?

Guys any good led/neon 120cm fans to recommend?other than CM (they die fast) and Xigmatek (better than CM but only 1 colour available)

CFM matters. CFM is the amount of air ma. So the more is the merrier.

There's few type of fan in my list like CM 90cfm, Xigmatek XLF, Silverstone 121/123.

yeah... but ure missing another important thing, air pressure

well for casing, high cfm fans is enough, but for 3rd party hsf, air pressure is important too... and better if the fan has focus flow

Performance of fans is typically measured by air volume per time (usually in cubic feet per minute, CFM), or by air speed. CFM values are more meaningful than air speed measurements, since they take into account the size of the fan. Obviously, a 120x120mm fan will provide better cooling than a 50x50mm fan, even if both produce the same air speed.

Given CFM specifications are valid only when the pressure on both sides of the fan is equal; that is, when the fan is operating in free space. Under real-life conditions, when the fan is installed in a device, the specified CFM rating of the fan will not be reached; here, it depends on installation and on the overall design of the cooling system.

Larger fans provide a better ratio between air throughput and noise. To achieve the best compromise between cooling performance and noise, chose the largest fan possible.

SOS: http://www.heatsink-guide.com/

hmm..try nucleartec led fan ... but their cfm is not so high la....

suitable for modders... the led is doing fine for me around 1 year before i sold it

Thanks for your explaination!

Anyone has any good high CFM fans to recommend? Is the 'Cooler Master 90 CFM High Performance Silent LED Fan' good?

I see that alot of ppl like Scythe's fans..but they are expensive -.-

any with high cfm and good leds as well?will get 2 units of XLF and others hav to look at other brands

i just copy bulat bulat from the site actually

btw, the cm led fan seems to be only running at 60cfm and it shud be quite silent....

from my own experience and feedback i heard, cm led normally doesnt last u long... around 3 months i guess lol....

normally one of the led will die lol...

high cfm fans wud be something like fm123, panaflo, delta, nmb and scythe.....

but those fans are extremely noisy definitely not for silent setup or silent freak lol

erm....if u want led and yet give u silence with mid cfm... then, xlf will be the choice...

i am happy with it so far.... the led fan has been used for around 1 year ++ already till know and its still working....

but i got a report that the led dies too... but so far only got one case that i hear....

maybe u can try vizo led fan also... its around 70cfm... but its not as silent as the xlf tho....

so far i cant recall any higher cfm led fan already

what about 140mm led uv led/neon fans?