SilenX Ixtrema 80 & 120 Quiet Fans
Testing
Published: 28th May 2006 | Source: SilenX | Price: |
For this part of the review I'm going to compare the Ixtrema 120mm fan against the stock case fan included with my Silverstone TJ05 case. Unfortunately I don't have any specs for the stock fan, but this should give you a good idea of what temperature differences you will see by replacing your stock case fans.
Temperatures for the Ixtrema 80mm fan will be compared with the fan both enabled and disabled on the G.Skill RAM.
All readings were taken after 1hr of prime95 with room temperature maintained at 21oc.
Without doubt the Ixtrema 80mm fan reduced the temperature of my RAM significantly. What's more impressive is that it did it without adding any noticeable noise to my machine.
Results from the Ixtrema 120mm were equally as impressive - cooling my internal case temperature a further 3.1°C over the stock Silverstone case fan.
Noise Testing
At present Overclock3D doesn't have the correct equipment to reproduce accurate stats on the dBA output, so for the moment you will have to rely on my ear :)
SilenX certainly live up to their name in this department. Both the 80mm and 120mm Ixtrema's were so silent I was hardly able to ear them running at 30cm away. Only with my ear pushed up close to the fans could i hear the whisper of air being pushed out of the fan. I would estimate that the dBA of the fans to be a little higher than the 14dBA as rated by SilenX - but only by a small margin.
I have no reservations in recommending these fans to people who are looking for silent HTPC solutions, or for those people who simply want a quiet fan to sit atop their heatsink.
Noise Testing
At present Overclock3D doesn't have the correct equipment to reproduce accurate stats on the dBA output, so for the moment you will have to rely on my ear :)
SilenX certainly live up to their name in this department. Both the 80mm and 120mm Ixtrema's were so silent I was hardly able to ear them running at 30cm away. Only with my ear pushed up close to the fans could i hear the whisper of air being pushed out of the fan. I would estimate that the dBA of the fans to be a little higher than the 14dBA as rated by SilenX - but only by a small margin.
I have no reservations in recommending these fans to people who are looking for silent HTPC solutions, or for those people who simply want a quiet fan to sit atop their heatsink.
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nicely done man 
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~14dBA at full speed? That's quiet - My 99p 120mm ebuyer ones are in the low-mid 30s!
Good review
Good review
Its worth noting the the Xtreme Performance (38mm) ones that are not featured in the review are a fair bit louder
Dam they nice. Could do with one to replace the jet-engine/****cmf fans i have. But £16 for a fan is way out for me .
.Nice review man, I enjoyed it. Those are some nice lookin fans, too.
You should try and get some Yate Loon 120MM fan's, people love them!!
Nick
You should try and get some Yate Loon 120MM fan's, people love them!!
Nick
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you know if those Ixtrema's come in 92mm? I could really use one for my case...
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you know if those Ixtrema's come in 92mm? I could really use one for my case...
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Thanks for the review, I'll be sure to look into them when upgrading my cooling system
looks like good fans but no way they will come to my "backwater" country
SpecialTech would most likely send them mate
they would but the price is abit out of my range so will go with cheaper fans.
I know you dont like to bring back old threads but this is a good one. Especially now the fans are less $$
Excellent review XMS, probably one of the first that I have read that is accurate.
And they are not just quiet but very well made.
Excellent review XMS, probably one of the first that I have read that is accurate.
And they are not just quiet but very well made.
My silverstone fans move barely nothing and make nothing but noise lol.
Beware of the deeper fans tho. They shift air for sure, but they can be noisy at full
Think ill deffo replace in intake 120mm, does feck all
Thanks for the review mate.
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If you are looking to silence your machine, are the SilenX Ixtrema series of fans worth your money?
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