Zalman's New ZM-DF12 Fans Have Hub Control Button
Zalman's new fan looks like lightning, and might make as much noise as well.
Zalman has announced a new fan – the ZM-DF12. This is the company's flagship fan, and its design differs from traditional fans in a number of ways.
For starters, the fan's blade and motor hub assembly is mounted to the fan frame from the opposite side as compared to traditional fans. Also on that side users find the 3-way fan control, which can change the blade's rotation speeds from 800 RPM to 1200 RPM or 1600 RPM. Due to this hub being up front, it might be difficult or impossible to mount this fan in certain positions. The blades are also different, as they are split, which Zalman calls a "Dual Impeller" design. The idea behind this is to hold on to more airflow while the fan spins at lower RPMs.
At the full 1600 RPM the fan will push 63.76 CFM of air while making 33 dBA of noise. As those numbers aren't very impressive, we do hope that they are better at lower speeds. The minimum noise level is provided as 18 dBA, though the company gave no minimum airflow number. Power is brought to the fan through a standard 3-pin connector, and the fans do not support PWM.
No official word on pricing yet, though it has been spotted for about £15/€15, so we expect it to cost about $20 in the US.
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The shop I worked at had issues getting Scythe for a while. And while they are nicer for some situations, they are not the best for all.
I am not sure on the Corsair ricer comment. Last thing I associated with ricer was the people who took Honda Civics and tuned them up yet Corsair is an American company. All I know is that Corsairs SP fans are some of the best for radiators due to their high SP.
The shop I worked at had issues getting Scythe for a while. And while they are nicer for some situations, they are not the best for all.
I am not sure on the Corsair ricer comment. Last thing I associated with ricer was the people who took Honda Civics and tuned them up yet Corsair is an American company. All I know is that Corsairs SP fans are some of the best for radiators due to their high SP.
http://imgur.com/Zyp1eyc.jpg I-it's not like I use corsair fans ;-;
The shop I worked at had issues getting Scythe for a while. And while they are nicer for some situations, they are not the best for all.
I am not sure on the Corsair ricer comment. Last thing I associated with ricer was the people who took Honda Civics and tuned them up yet Corsair is an American company. All I know is that Corsairs SP fans are some of the best for radiators due to their high SP.
http://imgur.com/Zyp1eyc.jpg I-it's not like I use corsair fans ;-;
You need to flip that PSU around. It is sucking air from the GPU. The PSU should have its own independent air flow.
And their clip on mic is just the best thing you can get before you start looking into the higher teir mikes.
Other then that they have their fan mates and their cheaper fans but on the higher end they have not produced anything great in years.
Their fans however were not always the best. I see everyone using Corsair fans because of the color rings and gentle typhoon. Personally I went with Cougar fans because they move as much air at low noise and have a 18" cable as apposed to the 12" standard. That extra 6" does wonders when cable routing. I never see someone with a Zalman fan in their case when doing a build, NEVER!
If someone with more experience could weigh in I'd appreciate it