After having studied the comparative ventilos, I decided for the latter for reasons of noise and air volume. Set to replace the original ventilos my thermaltake soprano DX box 7 years of age, they hardly proves quieter than old, worn, tired and dusty and struggle to maintain a sufficiently low temperature, a point I never had a problem before. And it was not until May ... I expected a clear improvement; I am somewhat disappointed. NB: same with 14cm release.