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Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1150 RPM Cooling Fan
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Scythe Gentle Typhoon 120mm 1150 RPM Cooling Fan

High performance paired with low noise - that is what the new Gentle Typhoon fans developed by Nidec Servo Corp. are all about.

High Performance

The Gentle Typhoon achieves high airflow volume and low noise with the newly designed impeller, enabling silent cooling of the latest devices which run very hot.

Silent Operation

The Gentle Typhoon has a different type of tone. The fan propeller is designed to reduce the disturbing frequency fan noise to the human ear.

Innovative Technology

The newly designed motor and motor support mechanism uses a double vibration reduction structure. The new support mechanism uses coil dampers to greatly reduce vibration.

Features

  1. Quiet PC cooling fan
  2. High performance
  3. Developed by Nidec Servo Corporation
  4. Only 16.0 dB(A) at 1150 RPM
SpecificationsGT 120mm 1150
Model-No.D1225C12B4AP-13
ManufacturerNidec Servo Corporation (Japan)
Weight200 g
Dimensions119 x 119 x 25 mm
Maximum air flow, CFM ±10%37.1
Maximum noise level, dB(A)16.0
Maximum fan speed, RPM ±10%1150
Bearing TypeDouble Ball Bearing
MTBF100,000 hour at 35°C or 60,000 hours at 60°C
Fan Connection3-pin with 4-pin Molex adapter
Warranty24 months
EAN barcode4571225042435
SpecificationsGT 120mm 1150
Model-No.D1225C12B4AP-13
ManufacturerNidec Servo Corporation (Japan)
Weight200 g
Dimensions119 x 119 x 25 mm
Maximum air flow, CFM ±10%37.1
Maximum noise level, dB(A)16.0
Maximum fan speed, RPM ±10%1150
Bearing TypeDouble Ball Bearing
MTBF100,000 hour at 35°C or 60,000 hours at 60°C
Fan Connection3-pin with 4-pin Molex adapter
Warranty24 months
EAN barcode4571225042435

Customer Reviews

Brilliant

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I bought this fan purely because it’s quiet. I needed a rear exhaust fan but wanted to keep the system quiet as I have designed the system to be as quiet as possible so all that work would have been ruined by a noisy fan, but this is quieter than my cpu fan so it’s perfect. Good air shifting ability too.

I installed this with anti-vibration screws/rubber thingies so I don’t know how good it would be with normal screws but I am willing to bet pretty damn quiet.

Brilliant

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I used a pair of these to cool my HTPC case, replacing the Antec tri-cool fans that it came with. Set them both blowing inwards and mounted on silicone gaskets also from Quiet PC. Now at last after trying various cooling solutions I have a silent HTPC ready to put into place in my new house.

The CPU is an AMD Athlon 235e energy efficient processor cooled by a Scythe Shuriken. The GPU is a Gainward GT240 which also is very quiet whilst remaining satisfactorily cool.

“No exhaust fan”, I hear you comment. Unnecessary as the air blown in by the pair of fans will force warmer air out through the various vents.

Good quality fan

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Performs as described. Not cheap but worth paying for the lack of annoying noises! Delivery was very fast, thank you.

Slight problem: the fan I was replacing had rubber mounting pins. The screw shafts on this fan are more enclosed making it hard to pull the rubber pins through. I ended up using the case screws instead but since the fan runs nice and smooth it was not an issue.

Couple of tips:

  1. the most dangerous part of a fan’s journey is the last 3 feet from letterbox to floor! Since the package is small enough for the postie to push through, I recommend a strategically placed cushion.
  2. even the best fans can make annoying noises if your motherboard controls their speed. I prefer to wire just the yellow and black to the fan header, so the motherboard can measure the speed, and use the Molex adapter to get power direct from the PSU.

Product Resources

FAQ

  • How do I measure fan size?

    The size of fan you need will generally be determined by the size of the fan fitting position in your PC case. The sizes of all the fans on our website are shown as measured along any one of the fan’s four sides, NOT the distance between the fan’s screw holes! Our most popular fan size is 120mm, followed by 80mm. This isn’t really dictated by customer preference, but more by recent designs of PC cases.

    As for the thickness (depth) of the fan, generally 25mm (1 inch) is by far the most common depth, although smaller fans can have shallower depths such as 15mm or even 10mm. All our fans are 25mm thick unless otherwise stated. If you have any questions about which fan you should order, please don’t hesitate to get in touch.

    If you know the distance between the fan mounting screw holes but don’t know what fan size to order, please see the following table. Note that the mounting hole measurements shown below are taken horizontally or vertically between the holes and not diagonally.

    Screw hole spacings and fan sizes

    Space Between Screw Holes Fan Size
    32mm 40mm
    40mm 50mm
    50mm 60mm
    60mm 70mm
    72mm 80mm
    83mm 92mm
    105mm 120mm
  • I received a small cable (resistor) with my fan; what is it for?

    The resistor cable (also called Ultra Low Noise or ULN cable) is designed to allow the fan to run slightly slower for even quieter operation. The benefit in lower running noise is significant. Although the airflow will be reduced slightly, this usually has minimal effect on PC temperature. We would generally recommend using the ULN resistor cable for best results in almost all circumstances.

  • How can I tell which way the air blows through the fan?

    Hold the fan so that the round fan sticker is facing you. You are looking at the rear of the fan. When you plug the fan in, the air will be blowing towards you. If you want a fan to act as an air intake, then the fan sticker will be facing the inside of the case. Some fans also have two small arrows moulded into their plastic housing - one arrow shows the direction of airflow, and the other (at 90°) shows the direction of blade rotation.

  • Is it possible to use a 4-pin PWM fan or CPU cooler with a motherboard which has only 3-pin fan headers on it?

    Electrically, there is no problem doing this - the fourth pin on the fan cable is used purely for PWM control and is not needed in order for the fan to run. So you can plug the 4-pin fan connector onto the 3-pin motherboard fan header, leaving the fourth pin not connected to anything. The fan will potentially run at full speed, so if you would like to reduce the speed of the fan you will need to adjust the fan speed setting in your BIOS or use fan control software such as SpeedFan in Windows.

    The only other problem to consider is that occasionally, components immediately adjacent to the motherboard fan header can get in the way of the larger 4-pin fan connector, physically preventing connection. This problem also occurs if you try to use an in-line fan speed controller such as the one made by Gelid.

    Another avenue to explore is the possibility of using a bay-mounted fan controller. Several models are available now which provide 4-pin fan headers, so this is an easy way to use 4-pin PWM fans in a PC system which has only 3-pin fan headers on its motherboards. When using this method, you may find it necessary to disable any fan warning settings in your motherboard BIOS, since the motherboard may incorrectly believe that its CPU fan has failed when the fan is connected to a fan controller rather than directly to the motherboard itself.

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