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Putting these fans to use they perform very well doing the job they are intended for. I did find however that the aluminium frame doesn't do anything to aid in extra cooling but who cares, they look great! Noise wise, both are very quiet, with just a noticeable background hum to them. I'm personally using the 120mm version on my Wet and Chilly Chips radiator, replacing the stock noisy fan. The appearance of the fan to my mind at least, does a lot for the overall appearance making more of a statement of the radiator than the plain black plastic fan that was on it previously. The 80mm fan would make for a great quiet cooling solution on the Swiftechs or Alpha's. I would imagine the sleek black of the Alpha would be very much accentuated by the silver of the fan. The Swiftechs silver and copper appearance matches well with the aluminium of the frame. Perhaps you might want to put it in a window?

Final Words

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Titan's idea for an Aluminium Framed Fan may not be unique and without flaws, but that doesn't detract from the fact that these fans function as intended and look good while doing it. The fans are more or less silent with just a background hum to them that will certainly be drowned out by anything else that creates noise in your PC. The blades, whilst clearly painted silver plastic, will look just like real aluminium once they're spinning and give off just as much reflection as the frame itself. One thing to bear in mind is that these are 3 pin fans, even the 120mm fan and that there are no adapter's included for 4 pin molex. It does mean you get the speed sensing wire but also means that a bit of modification might be needed by some to actually power the 120mm. Power consumption on both is pretty low but I wouldn't personally want to run a 120mm fan from a motherboard header. Whether or not the silken coating helps to prevent dust build up only time will tell (I'll let you know in the forums &.. eventually) but the EMI shielding might appeal to some. Price wise, are currently selling these at and which isn't all that bad considering the good looks of the unit.

Aluminium case owners will love these. Might be interesting to see a Coolermaster or Lian Li sporting these fans, and also one of the silver pcb'd motherboards with matching graphics card. Silver Dream Machine anyone? It wouldn't surprise me to see a lot of case modders using these as they really do look good. If you must have good looks from your fans then these are certainly worth a look. If your fans are not going to be on show then there is no point buying these over a normal black fan. Good looks are the main selling point here and they certainly don't disappoint in that department. All in all a great looking product that performs as intended. Thanks once again to for supplying the 2 review samples.

Pro's
Awesome looks
Nice solid feel
Low noise, low power consumption
EMI Shielded

Con's
No 3 to 4 pin adapter included
White crossmember on back of fan

Bottom Line
Low noise, low power, high on aesthetics, Aluminium case owners will love these. A great looking fan that performs as intended.

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