Arctic Announces the F Silent Fan Series

btarunr · Sep 28, 2015

Arctic announced the F Silent series fans. In its class the F Silent offers the largest airflow by margin and yet is quieter than any other fan in the roundup - the top choice for silent fans. There is no need to compromise case ventilation, even if noise is not an option. The secret to this success? An innovative design done through computational fluidic dynamics with a motor developed in Germany. At low fan speed, the motor and bearing noise is key. A new alloy/lubricant combination reduces friction, which not only lead to increased service life but most of all keeps the operating noise to a minimum.

The secret to this success? An innovative design done through computational fluidic dynamics with a motor developed in Germany. At low fan speed, the motor and bearing noise is key. A new alloy/lubricant combination reduces friction, which not only lead to increased service life but most of all keeps the operating noise to a minimum.

QUICK FACTS F8/F9/F12 Silent Ultra Quiet Case Fan

Virtually Silent
Highest Airflow in its Class
New alloy/lubricant combination reduces friction
Fluid dynamic bearing extends service life

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P4-630 · Sep 28, 2015

btarunr said:
An innovative design done through computational fluidic dynamics with a motor developed in Germany. At low fan speed, the motor and bearing noise is key. A new alloy/lubricant combination reduces friction, which not only lead to increased service life but most of all keeps the operating noise to a minimum.

RPM's, dB's ?

micropage7 · Sep 28, 2015

looks interesting since the design looks like generic fan, nothing fancy just black and white

emissary42 · Sep 28, 2015

P4-630 said:
RPM's, dB's ?

F8-Silent: 1,200 RPM, 15.1 CFM / 25.7 m³/h, 0.08 Sone (@ 1,200 RPM)
F9-Silent: 1,000 RPM, 21.2 CFM / 36 m³/h, 0.08 Sone (@ 1,000 RPM)
F12-Silent: 800 RPM, 37 CFM / 62.9 m³/h, 0.08 Sone (@ 800 RPM)

http://www.arctic.ac/de_en/products/cooling/case-fan.html

KarymidoN · Sep 28, 2015

emissary42 said:
F8-Silent: 1,200 RPM, 15.1 CFM / 25.7 m³/h, 0.08 Sone (@ 1,200 RPM)
F9-Silent: 1,000 RPM, 21.2 CFM / 36 m³/h, 0.08 Sone (@ 1,000 RPM)
F12-Silent: 800 RPM, 37 CFM / 62.9 m³/h, 0.08 Sone (@ 800 RPM)

http://www.arctic.ac/de_en/products/cooling/case-fan.html

waiting for reviews...

MakeDeluxe · Sep 28, 2015

KarymidoN said:

Sounds like a load of bull, but can't say anything without seeing reviews

Bjørgersson · Sep 28, 2015

No 14 cm?

RyanK · Sep 28, 2015

I have two F8 PWM fans in a mini ITX build, both of which using PWM and both of with are practically inaudible. I also have a silent wings 2 140mm fan which is entirely inaudible, hard to imagine it gets any more quiet than that.

AsRock · Sep 28, 2015

RyanK said:
I have two F8 PWM fans in a mini ITX build, both of which using PWM and both of with are practically inaudible. I also have a silent wings 2 140mm fan which is entirely inaudible, hard to imagine it gets any more quiet than that.

So they should be at 1200RPM lol. the real challenge is 1500 +.

RyanK · Sep 28, 2015

AsRock said:
So they should be at 1200RPM lol. the real challenge is 1500 +.

I believe my motherboard says they are a tick over 1500rpm but as far as I know that is not a very accurate reading. The 200mm is right at around 800rpm

john_ · Sep 29, 2015

I bought two F12 1-2 years ago to see that fluid dynamic bearing stuff people where talking about. You have to drop their speed down to 600-650 RPMs or you will hear them whistle. Really annoying. They lost me back then as a future customer.

rodneyhchef · Sep 29, 2015

Just about to invest in some F12s, have read a lot of reviews and they seem to offer good bang for buck and aren't too impeded by restrictions. I'm pretty deaf so noise of the std ones doesn't bother me.

Looks like the F14s are discontinued on their website, as I would have bought some of those instead.

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