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120mm
Enermax MA 120mm
High Setting: Definitely less powerful than the Panaflo 120MM H1A, it doesn't keep up with the air from the big boy there, however it was also notably quieter at its full speed. On the other end, it is both faster and louder than the 120mm L1A fan.
Med/Low settings: Definitely quieter than the H1A, but less powerful. Still, it moved enough air to make it worthwhile to use.
Panaflo 120L1A
It produced the airflow of the Enermax when it was at about the 2/3 or 3/4 mark of the speed dial, while making the noise of about the 60% mark. This means it was more efficient in moving the air than the Enermax, however, at high settings, the Enermax blew it away. (Oi vey. Someone stop the puns.)
Panaflo 120H1A
It definitely moved more air than the Enermax did, but not by that huge a margin. So for airflow, I'd say they were well within maybe 10 cfm of each other or so. However, it was also a bit easier to listen to, compared to the Enermax. It had a lower pitched hum, whereas the Enermax had a higher pitch whine.
92mm
Enermax MA 92mm
High Setting: Definitely louder than the other settings as well as the Panaflo 92mm fan, however it also moved considerably more air than the others did as well.
Med Setting: Noise was similar to the L1A, however the airflow seemed to be a bit beneath that the Panaflo put out.
Low Setting: Definitely quieter than the others, nearly silent, actually. However the airflow was quite low. While low, I'd have to say it was a pretty decent flow for the noise it produced.
Panaflo 92L1A
It produced the airflow of the Enermax when it was at about the 2/3 or 3/4 mark of the speed dial, while making the noise of about the 50% mark. This means it was more efficient in moving the air than the Enermax, however, at high settings, the Enermax blew it away. (Oi vey. Someone stop the puns.)
80mm
Enermax MA 80mm
High Setting: It moved about as much air as the Thermaltake did, however, it was also notably louder. (Not loud by my standards, but louder than the Thermaltake was.) Then when compared to the Delta, well, it was a lot less powerful, but it was also a lot quieter.
Med and Low settings: Obviously less air and quieter than at the high settings. Very plausible settings for use in a case under the right conditions.
Thermaltake 8025A
About as powerful as the Enermax on the high setting, but it only produced as much noise as the Enermax did when it was at about 80% speed.
Delta 80x80x38mm
As big, fast, and as powerful as they come. (Not to mention as noisy as they come, too.) This beast literally blew away the competition in both airflow and noise levels. It was the only one of the fans here I'd call "loud" by my own standards. (Meaning, I don't mind the hum of a Delta 60mm 36cfm model.)
Performance: 3.5/5
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