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Scythe Mini Kaze 60mm Quiet Fan

Scythe’s 60mm Mini Kaze is designed to replace any 12V 60mm 2-pin or 3-pin fan, whilst making only a fraction of the noise.

Scythe’s 60mm Mini Kaze is designed to replace any other 12V 60mm fan, whilst making only a fraction of the noise. The Silent Mini Kaze 60mm fan comes with a 2-pin connector. Included with the fan is an adapter to convert the 2-pin connector to a standard 3-pin connector, thus providing the best compatibility for both old and new hardware.

Note: This fan is supplied with mounting bolts and not self-tapping screws.

Features

Ideal replacement for very noisy 60mm fans
2-pin and 3-pin connectors
Great value
20mm thick

Specifications	Mini Kaze 60mm
Dimensions	60 x 60 x 20 mm
Screw hole spacings	50 mm
Weight	48 g
Noise Level	20.0 dBA
Air Flow	12.3 CFM
Fan Speed	2,500 rpm
Starting Voltage	9 V
Operating Voltage	10.8 ~ 13.2 V
MTBF	30,000 h
Accessories	Mounting Screws, 2-pin to 3-pin adapter
Warranty	24 months
EAN barcode	4571225043999

Specifications	Mini Kaze 60mm
Dimensions	60 x 60 x 20 mm
Screw hole spacings	50 mm
Weight	48 g
Noise Level	20.0 dBA
Air Flow	12.3 CFM
Fan Speed	2,500 rpm
Starting Voltage	9 V
Operating Voltage	10.8 ~ 13.2 V
MTBF	30,000 h
Accessories	Mounting Screws, 2-pin to 3-pin adapter
Warranty	24 months
EAN barcode	4571225043999

Customer Reviews

Scythe Mini Kaze 60mm Quiet Fan

James Alders, 6th October 2009

I needed this to cool my 780i bridge, this little fan is brilliant, it is quiet. I can’t hear it over my other fans, which are Zalmans and an akasa apache. The fan moves a lot of air especially for how quiet it is. Also FANTASTIC service from quiet PC, I order this yesterday and I received it just this minute with standard p+p. 10/10 for service from quiet pc, 9/10 for product it isn’t COMPLETELY silent but almost is (I’m just a silence freak). If you have a resistor to connect in-between the cables (like a Zalman RC56) it is silent.

Product Resources

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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

32mm between screw holes:	40mm fan size
40mm between screw holes:	50mm fan size
50mm between screw holes:	60mm fan size
60mm between screw holes:	70mm fan size
72mm between screw holes:	80mm fan size
83mm between screw holes:	92mm fan size
105mm between screw holes:	120mm fan size

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.