Recently, Kris took a look at the Kama Flex 92 mm Silent Case Fan from Scythe, today, I will be looking at its little brother, the Kama-Flex 80mm Case Fan.

Touting a 80000 hour life span and a fan speed clocking in at 1500, the KamaFlex looks like a great fan for keeping your case cool and quiet for quite some time. Like the 92mm version, the Kama-Flex 80mm Case Fan features the Sony developed S-FDB (Fluid Dynamic Bearing) to provide quieter and improved performance.

Let’s take a look and see if this model matches the perfect score of the bigger version..

Scythe Kama-Flex 80mm Case Fan Review

Reviewed by: Tomas Ratas

Sponsor: Scythe

Tech Specs,Features or the Basic Info:

Scythe "KAMA FLEX" 80 mm Silent Case Fan

Tuned by Scythe to make it Affordable!

Equipped with “Fluid Dynamic Bearing” also known as C.O.S.C (Closed Oil Shaft Carrier), Long Life, Silent, and High Performance!

Specs:

Model: SA0825FDB12SL 

Dimensions: 80x80x25 

Speed: 1,500 rpm

Noise level: 14.0dBA

Air Flow: 19.0CFM

Power: 0.09A

Rated Voltage: DC12V
Connector: 3-pin (4-pin adapter included)
Cable Length: 30cm
Bearing Type: FDB (Fluid Dynamic Bearing) also known as C.O.S.C (Closed Oil Shaft Carrier)

* On some packages, MTBF is shown as 80,000 hours & 60,000 hours (for 120mm/1900rpm Only) but the actual MTBF is 120,000 hours.

Features:

Equipped with FDB (Fluid Dynamic Bearing)
This fan is equipped with FDB (Fluid Dynamic Bearing) also known as C.O.S.C (Closed Oil Shaft Carrier) to provide long-life and stable bearing operation.

Market Leading Low-Noise Level
FDB technology drastically eliminates the friction between the bearing and the shaft which makes this fan nearly inaudible to human ears. Additional suction magnet optimizes the magnetic force balance within the rotor to achieve the absolute silence.

Outstanding Long Life of 120,000 Hours
Patent Pending structure allows the fan to last up to 120,000 hours.

Tuned by Scythe
Fan RPM as well as PCB are originally tuned by Scythe engineer to better meet the demand for the users in PC DIY (Do It Yourself) market.

MSRP: $9.50