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One of the great things about the water cooling kit was the fans. I didn’t think much of it at the time, but they were far superior to any other set of fans I had at the time. They had excellent static pressure and moved a good amount of air. But I didn’t think much of it until a bearing started occilating a few months back at medium speed. It actually sounded like a wire rubbing against the blades, but only when mounted blowing vertically up.

I started looking through the many many online post about this subject matter, and began purchasing fans to see what I could come up with. After much trial and failure, I came to the same conclusion as a few other people out there. Three words. Scythe… Gentle… Typhoon. These are hard to find, but oh man what a fan. The hub is a lot bigger than I would like, but you can’t argue with the results. For the first time ever, I can actually feel air being blown through my radiator, and the temp difference has been dramatic as well. The idle temperature has dropped from 32 to 26 degrees. Basically the same temp as the air in the room.

The first thing you notice when opening up an SGT, is the aggressive blade curvature. They are even more aggressive than my Cooler masters that have worked so well for me. The frame of the fan is much more sturdy than all others I have used. There is little to no give when mounting these into you case. The reason for this is probably the extremely tight clearance between the blades and the housing. Many of the other users had issues with noise, but in my tests they performed well.

If you need a 120mm radiator fan, get an SGT 1850 RPM (D1225C12B5AP-15).