BitFenix Spectre Pro Range Review
Up Close: 230mm
Published: 19th December 2011 | Source: BitFenix | Price: Specialtech |
Up Close: 230mm
| 230mm | Spectre Pro | Spectre |
| Price | £13.99 | £12.99 |
| Speed (RPM) | 900 | 900 |
| Airflow (CFM) | 156.27 | 97.8 |
| Static Pressure (mmH2O) | 1.81 | 1.08 |
| Noise (dB-A) | 25.6 | <20 |
And finally we come to the Daddy, the Matriarch of the Spectre family, the 230mm Spectre pro. As Douglas Adams might have put it, "It's big....really big, you might think it's a long way to the shops, but that's peanuts compared to this..." To show you what I mean have a look at the images below and see how it compares to the 120mm.
The style of the 230mm is very similar to that of the 200mm in that it also departs from the square outer cowling and uses a cowling very similar to that of the 200mm. The are quite a few other "similarities" with the 200mm but I'll come to those later.
Installed in a case and powered up the fan spins quietly with a nice red glow.
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Not bad, great as normal case fans but a bit to low on the Static pressure for radiators. I like how they come apart easy though, makes them easier to paint if you wanted to do it 
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QuoteI did give some thought to the measurement of sound, but as to do it accurately requires sound proofed rooms etc it was a little impracticalQuote
Wow, only 15.1 cfm for the Typhoon 5400, that's pretty weak, I'd have expected at least 115.1 
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QuoteNice to see people are paying attention, It was of course planted deliberately just to check you guys paid attention to detail 
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For the measurement of noise, you could consider using a frequency metre and then convert the sound from decibels to phons, because measuring in phons will take into account how loud we perceive the sound, because different frequencies of the same intensity, won't seem as loud as each other. The frequencies could also affect how loud it will sound from inside the case, because higher frequencies don't diffract as much as lower frequency sounds.
Otherwise good review.Quote