Anyone heard of SilenX products?

Jet · 02-18-2007, 02:38 AM

I ran across SilenX a few minutes ago. These stats are amazing!

http://www.silenx.com/ixtremaprofans.asp?sku=ixp-76-18

For a 120x120x38mm fan, 90CFM at only 18DB!!

Looks like people like them:
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/re...?tl=g36c15s562

If I ever need a fan, I might try one of those.

PC eye · 02-18-2007, 04:06 AM

I've seen the brand name quite often when looking through various types of fans as well as other cooling products.Besides their home page seen at http://www.silenx.com/productcart/pc/mainindex.asp You will note that the brand name there is seen in the "good" list of power supplies.

Good:
Antec(except Smart Power models) - Astec - AOpen - Channel Well - Coolermaster - Enermax(except Liberty models)
- Enlight - Fortron Source (Sparkle) - HEC - OCZ Technology - PC Power & Cooling - PowerMan
- Seasonic - SilenX - SilverStone - Tagan - TTGI/SuperFlower - Vantec - Zippy / Emacs - Verax - Zalman
- Corsair

Bad:
Allied - Antec Smart Power models seem to lack(recommend True Power or NeoHE) - Aspire - CoolMax - DEER - Enermax Liberty models - EYE-T
- KingStar - L&C - Linkworld - Logisys - PowerMagic - PowerUp - Powmax - Q-Tec - Raidmax - Skyhawk - Star
- Turbolink - Ultra - ThermalTake(complaints heard) - Rosewill

ADE · 02-18-2007, 04:12 AM

Wow!!!!!!!

**ceewi1** · 02-18-2007, 04:57 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Jet

I ran across SilenX a few minutes ago. These stats are amazing!

http://www.silenx.com/ixtremaprofans.asp?sku=ixp-76-18

For a 120x120x38mm fan, 90CFM at only 18DB!!

Looks like people like them:
http://www.frozencpu.com/products/re...?tl=g36c15s562

If I ever need a fan, I might try one of those.

I'm afraid they're overrated. With SilenX, 90CFM & 18DB means 18DB at minimum starting voltage, and up to 90CFM at full throttle. Custom PCs have a review of one rated at 90CFM & 14DB. They find it moves 72CFM @ 30DB, not exactly quiet.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PC eye

I've seen the brand name quite often when looking through various types of fans as well as other cooling products.Besides their home page seen at http://www.silenx.com/productcart/pc/mainindex.asp You will note that the brand name there is seen in the "good" list of power supplies.

At least some of the SilenX PSUs are rebadged FSPs with a fan mod that reduces the noise but also airflow.

PC eye · 02-18-2007, 06:41 AM

Gee? Thanks for telling me that. Now I will have to move it to the... "blankity blank" list! I spend more time editing that lately.

**The_Other_One** · 02-18-2007, 09:13 AM

I have a SilentX fan I got a while back but never really used. Personally, I wasn't too impressed. Yes, it was very quiet, but the fan itself got very hot. It'd probably be just fine, but perhaps give out sooner? Eh, either way, my case came with a fan so I just used it rather than the SilentX I had purchased previously.

PC eye · 02-18-2007, 09:46 PM

Don't you love buying something you'll never use? On planning a second 500gb sata drive here I'll probably still be running the same 480w supply instead of bumping up to the 550w just sitting around waiting for something to do. Meanwhile SilenX got moved to the end of the "foober" list for supplies.

Bad:
Allied - Antec Smart Power models seem to lack(recommend True Power or NeoHE) - Aspire - CoolMax - DEER - Enermax Liberty models - EYE-T
- KingStar - L&C - Linkworld - Logisys - PowerMagic - PowerUp - Powmax - Q-Tec - Raidmax - Skyhawk - Star
- Turbolink - Ultra - ThermalTake(complaints heard) - Rosewill - SilenX ???

**The_Other_One** · 02-18-2007, 10:14 PM

Eh...thing was I had a use for it because my previous PC came with a 120mm fan that used molex, and I wanted the 3pin connection. However, that machine gave me loads of problems so I went to a Compaq until I had time to spend on a new PC.

PC eye · 02-19-2007, 01:35 AM

I still have a 120gb drive tied up on loan in another build waiting for the owner to decide when he wants the sata drive setup as a stand alone drive. It was hoped that it would go into a new case for a student some time? But you at least have a spare fan lying around if one does quit on you until replacing that with a better one.

**ceewi1** · 02-19-2007, 06:58 AM

I never said they were bad, just giving info. FSP = Fortron, by the way. Personally I prefer a PSU that moves a lot of air even if it isn't so quiet, and I have heard some complaints about long term reliability, but they're still a lot better than most of the other units in that list.

02-18-2007, 02:38 AM	#1 (permalink)
Jet Diamond Member Join Date: Oct 2005 Posts: 5,288	Anyone heard of SilenX products? I ran across SilenX a few minutes ago. These stats are amazing! http://www.silenx.com/ixtremaprofans.asp?sku=ixp-76-18 For a 120x120x38mm fan, 90CFM at only 18DB!! Looks like people like them: http://www.frozencpu.com/products/re...?tl=g36c15s562 If I ever need a fan, I might try one of those. __________________ Macbook/Intel Core Duo 1.83Ghz/2GB DDR2 667/60GB HD/OSX 10.4.11/160GB 3.5" Firewire External/160GB Maxtor One Touch 4 Mini External/

02-18-2007, 09:13 AM	#6 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	I have a SilentX fan I got a while back but never really used. Personally, I wasn't too impressed. Yes, it was very quiet, but the fan itself got very hot. It'd probably be just fine, but perhaps give out sooner? Eh, either way, my case came with a fan so I just used it rather than the SilentX I had purchased previously. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

02-18-2007, 10:14 PM	#8 (permalink)
The_Other_One Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Lexington, NC Age: 23 Posts: 12,368	Eh...thing was I had a use for it because my previous PC came with a 120mm fan that used molex, and I wanted the 3pin connection. However, that machine gave me loads of problems so I went to a Compaq until I had time to spend on a new PC. __________________ Desktop * Athlon X2 4200 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| 7600GT Laptop1 * C2D T5550 \| 3G RAM \| 120G HD \| Intel x3100 Laptop2 * C2D T5250 \| 2G RAM \| 160G HD \| Intel x3100

02-19-2007, 06:58 AM	#10 (permalink)
ceewi1 Moderator Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: Melbourne, Australia Age: 21 Posts: 5,274	I never said they were bad, just giving info. FSP = Fortron, by the way. Personally I prefer a PSU that moves a lot of air even if it isn't so quiet, and I have heard some complaints about long term reliability, but they're still a lot better than most of the other units in that list. __________________ CPU: Core 2 Duo E6600 / MOBO: Gigabyte 965P-DS3 / GPU: Gigabyte HD4870 RAM: 2GB G.Skill F2-6400CL4D-2GBPK / HDD: 2TB Total HDD / PSU: Antec NeoPower 480W Cheap PSUs - 2% of system costs, responsible for 28% of system deaths As Sealed Stick was removed, lost or damaged, it shall be out of warranty validity. - The "Warranty void if removed" sticker on numerous CoolerMaster PSUs. Useful PSU Guides

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02-18-2007, 04:06 AM	#2 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,699	I've seen the brand name quite often when looking through various types of fans as well as other cooling products.Besides their home page seen at http://www.silenx.com/productcart/pc/mainindex.asp You will note that the brand name there is seen in the "good" list of power supplies. Good: Antec(except Smart Power models) - Astec - AOpen - Channel Well - Coolermaster - Enermax(except Liberty models) - Enlight - Fortron Source (Sparkle) - HEC - OCZ Technology - PC Power & Cooling - PowerMan - Seasonic - SilenX - SilverStone - Tagan - TTGI/SuperFlower - Vantec - Zippy / Emacs - Verax - Zalman - Corsair Bad: Allied - Antec Smart Power models seem to lack(recommend True Power or NeoHE) - Aspire - CoolMax - DEER - Enermax Liberty models - EYE-T - KingStar - L&C - Linkworld - Logisys - PowerMagic - PowerUp - Powmax - Q-Tec - Raidmax - Skyhawk - Star - Turbolink - Ultra - ThermalTake(complaints heard) - Rosewill

02-18-2007, 04:12 AM	#3 (permalink)
ADE banned Join Date: Jul 2006 Age: 15 Posts: 3,372	Wow!!!!!!!

02-18-2007, 06:41 AM	#5 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,699	Gee? Thanks for telling me that. Now I will have to move it to the... "blankity blank" list! I spend more time editing that lately.

02-18-2007, 09:46 PM	#7 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,699	Don't you love buying something you'll never use? On planning a second 500gb sata drive here I'll probably still be running the same 480w supply instead of bumping up to the 550w just sitting around waiting for something to do. Meanwhile SilenX got moved to the end of the "foober" list for supplies. Bad: Allied - Antec Smart Power models seem to lack(recommend True Power or NeoHE) - Aspire - CoolMax - DEER - Enermax Liberty models - EYE-T - KingStar - L&C - Linkworld - Logisys - PowerMagic - PowerUp - Powmax - Q-Tec - Raidmax - Skyhawk - Star - Turbolink - Ultra - ThermalTake(complaints heard) - Rosewill - SilenX ???

02-19-2007, 01:35 AM	#9 (permalink)
PC eye Diamond Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Inside a pc Posts: 19,699	I still have a 120gb drive tied up on loan in another build waiting for the owner to decide when he wants the sata drive setup as a stand alone drive. It was hoped that it would go into a new case for a student some time? But you at least have a spare fan lying around if one does quit on you until replacing that with a better one.

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