I seriously doubted the 90cfm @ 19dB in the beginning because if it's for real, this fan is even better than the expensive Scythe fans. Anyway, it has been cleared now by the review and it isn't 90cfm in fact

Stylish looks with literally no air would give us just as much problems

I think the Scythe fans are pretty good and I wanted to bulk some but no one seems to be interested

Sorry, there's too many to quote so I'll just reply/respond to everyone with regards to the Scythe fans I can bulk them over from US for RM65 each. I'm not sure if that is cheap but I find the price is alright.

Cooler Master is even cheaper Well, what we pay is what we get

Personally I've tried many different fans and the Arctic F12 are pretty good. High static pressure, FDB bearing, low noise and cheap

http://forum.lowyat.net/index.php?showtopic=1369109

People that have tried would surely know that it's worth the money.
Edit: I added a comparison diagram from a review



This post has been edited by clawhammer: Jul 8 2010, 02:43 PM

The fans are literally silent and doesn't vibrate much. It's a very good fan and really worth the money If you buy those cheap fans it'll vibrate and the sound will still be there because it might be coming from the bearing. The Arctic F12 uses Fluid Dynamic Bearing and at RM30, it's really CHEAP!

Normally those good static pressure/high cfm fans are not bling bling Only the normal fans would have LED's and bling factor

If you just want fans that has LED's without looking at the air flow then you can just go ahead and buy whatever you can find Normally people are picky because they want good fans, something that gives them reasonable airflow, etc.

In year 1999, cfm is the most important thing in fans. Today, we talk about higher static pressure (not cfm). If a fan has high static pressure and low cfm, it's silent and works literally just as well so why go for fans which offers noise polution? Many people still don't understand and the Arctic is on par with Typhoon AP-15. The Silverstone fans these days are far behind in the league.

Impressive for a 1C difference isn't it? A few questions:

1. The price factor, how much does it cost?
2. The sound level, is it silent like AP-15 and F12?
3. Mounting mechanism, is it compatible and able to mount in cases/HSF easily?

Well yes, if someone can live with 60dB per fan these days then Delta would be a good choice but these fans are really fans of the past Plus, it's inaccurate to say performance is always based on cfm In certain scenarios like radiator and HSF fans, static pressure is more important. Ideally, we want to get a good balance between the airflow VS noise level.

Extra 20dB per fan noise for 1C-2C difference is not worth it in my opinion.

You have to email Arctic Cooling for absolute and accurate technical details like these if required For me it is simple, I go around researching and looking for a good product that gives value for money. My intention is to bring the good stuffs for the community at a cheap/reasonable price. If I'm a terrible person, I would've brought in Noise Blocker and start claiming they were good but fact is, it's totally not worth to spend RM90-100 for that fan

If you don't mind your PC to sound like jet engine then go ahead and get the Slipstream Even the S-Flex are noisy. The only fans that are NOT noisy is Gentle Typhoon but it's really expensive. At the same time, you can purchase Arctic F12 fans which does the same job 1 times cheaper (RM30 each only)

Xigmatek fans are better if you want cosmetics If you want a proper air flow fan that does the job and last long then Arctic F12. I've tested with my GT, no big deal and price is 1 fold cheaper.

It's not important but another good to have feature, that's it Plus if you go for F12 PRO, you can only mount it on top or rear of the case because of the airflow orientation.

In case some of you are wondering, I will have brand new Arctic F12 fans coming New batch and these are the fans you would like to have. It is exceptionally silent, focused airflow with great static pressure. More details can be found here:

http://forum.lowyat.net/topic/1369109

F12 FTW! Anyone wants some please feel free to PM me. The more you buy, the better offer you get

Many people don't understand what PWM is all about PWM means it only spins fast when the temp is high. That's the reason standard F12's are better because it's always running at full speed (it's also silent) so you don't have to wait for the whole thing to heat up before running at full speed.

I can say you have good hands which are able to scientifically test fans just by using bare hands without tools The CIA or FBI should hire people like you which have such fabulous skills. The other thing you forget is about the noise level. Obviously there are fans which have higher airflow than the F12 but this also means the fan is producing more noise and probably higher vibration too. The law of physics apply, there's no such thing as a silent fan with high static pressure and superb 100cfm airflow. If airflow is what you want then please buy a Delta 180cfm-200cfm fan. When you compare fans and when people say performance, it means:

1. Noise Level
2. Airflow
3. Static Pressure

Did you take into account all these factors before feeling "shocked"? A proper reviewer comparing fans would also use proper tools to justify their claims scientifically.