Who Actually Makes the Best PC Fans?
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Not going to lie, when you were doing the sound test, I could not hear anything because my fans were so loud.
lol same
Lol, what case and what fans?
same here, when it got to the quieter ones it just was tuned out but my fans.
It's evolutionary behavior. They are trying to keep themselves from getting replaced by blocking out the test results so that it seems all fans are indistinguishable
🤣🤣🤣😅
I often hear people ask "Why does everyone buy Noctua when they look so ugly?"
To which I reply, "The fact that they look so ugly AND YET everyone buys them, should tell you how good they are."
Arent there different colour options of the same fan model?
people seem to forget you can pay a little more for black, or you could just color it yourself
For a while there wasn't a black option, it's only been around for about a year.
They are definitely ugly but you can get em in black
the competition though is getting GREAT
I have a noctua cpu cooler with 2 ugly fans, 2 fans for the gpu, ugly too, and one for side again ugly
But expensive
If I would have found the Arctic P12/P14 before buying those things? At that price and performance, hell i'd buy the cheaper still very good ones. So cheap you can buy 3 times the number of fans and you'd still be cheaper than the same number with noctua
I find the color scheme of the Noctua's as a bragging badge of quality.
I personally think its (kind of) ugly
@@asduhaisjdjasd A lot of people do think that it is ugly especially considering that the fan color just does not fit well with the average build color, but when it comes to quality, it IS the premium choice.
It honeslty grew on me to the point where I dont like fans that aren't tan/brown anymore lmao. Idk... the color theme is kinda... prestigious.
@@Shyzah Lol same, I didn't care much of the look of my build until I got into RGBs for a little while but then I ended up just buying 6 chroma black 120mm and 1 140mm noctua fans and I hid the ugly 3 other fans that used to be used for my cpu cooler and put them in the front of my pc case.
I would love to buy from Noctua but that color is so ugly.
So if I skip to the end the answer is Noctua right?
Edit: Yep.
Thank u just saved 8 minutes of my precious time on this earth u deserve a like for it
no shit, that noctua fans cost 29-30€.
Artic p12 Is almost the same as this noctua costing 1/4
They performed better at higher rpm. Means nothing.
@@wolfmanjacksaid in reality in the video they performed better at noise normalized test, but was almost equals to arctic p12
The Arctic P12 are excellent and for price of 5 bucks it would be interesting how they would compare. If they have 80% cooling at the same noise level that should be enough for most builds
Yep. Arctic P12 for budget, then Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM. Nothing else for case or air/aio cooler.
@Retrodude 21 we still have value in mind
I am using a combination of the p12 and p14 and I have to say that even at max speed they are very quiet
Same for the Arctic P14. Now, the low cost means you should probably buy the 5 pack to make sure you get enough fans that have zero issues and they are thicker than normal at 27mm (at least for the P14) so that needs to be taken into account. But otherwise I am super impressed by their performance and noise level.
Yeah got me a pack of 5 p12's for the price of 1 noctua, and they are quiet. Really impressed by the fans. They don't have anti-vibration pads though. But still that bang for buck.
Goddamn, how is NO ONE commenting how this is content creation at its PEAK. Perfect visuals, perfect audio, information presented SO well. This is fantastic, thank you for the enormous effort you put into your content.
I know right!
This is the viddie that made me subscribe, for all those reasons.
No one cares
just farted during your comment. Must be working with him or know him
Cause no one cares
be quiet is just saying "be quiet" to the rest of the fans.
XD
thank goodness for this video. there were so few vids like this, and none of them did noise normalised tests like this (eg tech buyers guide), or considered ITX builds.
I really miss the
Noiseblocker NB-eLoop fans in the comparison, they are also really good high-end fans.
they are loud as f
@@privatebenfallsprivat8428 I have a different experience with it. I use both Noctua and NB
@@kkkutkip same here. Each of them has their purpose.
I also dislike the fact that NB is missing here. I guess it's because their lack of aggressive marketing?
Also: i used scythe besides other big brands and imho they are really really good for the price tag and if you want to safe a bit of money they do really great as case fans!
if you look up some other reviews they are at least top 3 in a variety of configurations.
I have 16 eloops in my case and they are superb. Quiet and they move lots of air compared to Pure wings, Corsair LL and ML fans which I have also tested.
@@privatebenfallsprivat8428 I run my NB-eLoops at 90% at all time and they're quieter than my Be Quiet Pure Wings 2 at 7V. They're definitely not 'loud as f'
Where’s Arctic P-series? Absolutely the best fans for buck.
Not just that, the P series are only 0.08 Amps at 2k RPM and you can daisy chain 11 of the PWM PST variant with a single fan header! At £5 per fan, they're freaking amazing!
Edit: Also have a 10 year warranty and can be run at 0% PWM.
Yeah....but there's like zero reason to cheap out on fans.
"Oof! These things will literally last for a decade and are comparatively cheap to other parts. Let us save a buck!"
Same things with PSU's. Why cheap out on something that's not so expensive and probably a one-off investment.
I don't need to spend more money on fans when Arctic fans do everything what I need. I've got 3 P12 fans and 2 F12 fans, they are silent, push air really good and have them daisy-chained to a single PWM header. I put the saved money towards getting rechargeable batteries for my VR controllers.
This video isn't about the "best bang for your buck" fans, though. It's about which is the best PC fan, period.
But I do agree with you that the Arctic P-series fans are great for the money.
@@ibrahimtastekin275 - Cheaping out on a PSU is not the same...
A PSU failure can kill your expensive PC parts, whereas a fan failure will not (as temperature protection would kick in and mitigate harm). Not the same.
Thanks for actually letting us hear the fans, as it's clear there's more to it than just the decibels. The Corsairs have an extremely annoying whine.
Thank you for doing this. I love the A12x25s. They're so damn impressive. The tip clearance is really cool to see in person, and the fact that they made their own composite material to limit flex and enable such tight clearance deserves recognition. Well done, Noctua.
I'd love to see the Arctic P12 fans compared, they're great value and very silent. P12 is the pressure optimized one, they also have an airflow variant (F12 I think?). They go from 200 to 1800RPM and have handy fan splitters built in.
Same here man. I use em for intwke and exhaust, Should i have gone for airflow instead?
Agreed!!
@@rowschank I got a 5 pack for the price of 1 Noctua, crazy value.
same thoughts
@@TomSkarabis-oz1ep It does give people the idea they need to spend a lot to get a half decent fan, which is not the case. (Disclaimer: I haven't used any of the tested fans myself so I can't compare their performance vs the Arctic's)
Kudos for the huge amount of work you did here and some awesome visuals to boot. Keep it up :). Love my Noctua fans in my all stealthed out build they are so quiet - using the industrial variants that can pump up to 3000rpm.
I found that hearing the fans was as informative as the decibel level. The Be Quiet and Noctua fans were nearly indistinguishable from the other and much lower/deeper (pleasant?) than the others by a wide margin. I'm guessing that there are frequency factors that are unique to the person listening. Great review as always.
Your editing is great! small little details when it comes to the graph numbers showing up one after another is excellent!
Your videos look so vibrant, sharp, and adding to that a well shot B-roll 👌
I still have a hard time believing that you have such an underwhelming amount of subscribers compared to the quality of the videos you produce. Keep up the hard work man. I still remember your BREATHTAKING PORTAL build it was AWESOME, and also the "My Gaming Peripheral Setup" video the helpful tips from that video still resonates in my brain
Thank you for your amazing content ❤️
agree. this was my first video of his and the artistic quality was striking. given the solid content as well, obvious subscribe for me.
At 5:04 the Be Quite ones looked so satisfying compared to the other ones while spinning.
I really needed this. Just yesterday I ordered two nf-a12x25 along with three nf-a9 pwm chromax fans to upgrade my SM560 build. I think I've been missing out on the silence with two beQuiet pure wings 2 installed. Thanks a bunch for this nice direct comparison video.
Loved this video, very professional and clean editing, no BS, straight to the point.
I would have liked to see the thermals at same RPM, just to see if the Noctua were also better at thermals, not only noise
The test at 4:52 is very informative. There really is a big difference in the noise they make but I have to say the be quiet! fans are very quiet as well, close to the Noctua. Impressive.
since 2009, i have 3 noctua S2 ! absolute best choice ever, they are still silent & zero noise or vibrations, working 24/7 , on an old zalman case
i recommand Noctua everytime since then
Worth the price 👌
the very long warranty really is confidence inspiring ^^'...
@@guser436 as long as you don't get them from microcenter
Amazing volume comparison. Thanks! 👌
Such a good video you made. litterally one of the highest quality youtube left for pc testing
"Noise normalised testing" - Unarguably the most romantic three word phrase.
Also the dumbest idea since testing like that is virtually impossible.
@@AlexanderVRadev Can you elaborate on how manually setting fans to produce the same noise level is "virtually impossible"?
@@DuyLeNguyen Basically different fans are differently noisy. Coil whine, turbulence thru the fan blades and so on and on. I have 4 identical fans in my case and I know that the bottom front intake is louder than the other 3, coz I accidentally unplugged it while installing an NVMe in my PC and noticed that my PC ran a lot less noisy. I keep the fans at a constant 1750 RPM and don't bother with them at all, so I've noticed that straight away. Then looked and saw it wasn't spinning so I re-connected it and it was back to "normal".
Gamers in reality don't care much about noise levels, as we tend to sit on our PCs with headphones on. Would've much rather liked a graph with all fans set to 1500 RPM and then see who did what and why.
speedphlux “gamers in reality don’t care much about noise levels” , stfu m8. Maybe your mother can’t hear your jet engine from the basement, but there are actually gamers that live in other places then mother’s basement and needs to have a quiet computer. Sitting with closed back headphones in not a option for some people who want to game and still keep an ear on the household. An observation I have made is the correlation between age and noise. The older the person the more demanding they are on noise.
@@arvidjohansson3120 nah he is right. I moved into my own place ten years ago....I don't care about "noise lvls" lol ...running mine at full I well NEVER hear them thru my head set . Like..ever. Wtf are u casuals even talking about Jesus. Tell yer wife that u are a man and u have man needs if she doesn't like the sound of yer PC while u game she can go to another room . Beta males are so cringy. No wonder so many single women now ...the men that have a pair are all wifed up and are precious few apparently. The idea my wife or anyone is gonna give me grief over my system noise that even at 100 u cant hear over a cat fart at 6+ feet away in my own house?
Either your beta ..or living at mommies like ya accused the other guy of or well ..maybe soy boys just have advanced hearing from getting stuck in the friend zone with women so often lol. Sad
Been a fan of BeQuiet for some time now with their variety and continued innovations and quality of course.
Editing tip: To compare low decibel sounds for this type of scenario, you could put a mouse next to the mic and click the button several times so viewers know the baseline volume the playback is at when hearing the actual fan noise.
That’s actually the worst type of sound to use as a baseline because our ears by nature have a difficult time perceiving average loudness from short transients. Besides, what matters more in a test like this is how the fans compare to one another and their sound profile. The tonality of fan noise is as important to me as the volume level because ours ears are biologically more sensitive to certain frequency ranges than others; it isn’t linear, so if the tone ventures too far into that 1.5-5KHz range it can start becoming very distracting or irritating even if it isn’t that loud.
Literally every comment: “what about arctic”
but what about arctic?
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Arctic is just way too good. The Arctic P14s are actually one of if not the best 140mm fans in the market right now, Hardware Scientist has done a comparison video on 10 different 140mm fans and the P14s tops out on almost every category as well as being the cheapest.
Video here: th-cam.com/video/rv1S9RhABa8/w-d-xo.html
Note the 10 year warranty on arctic.
@@KokoroKatsura Go deeper.
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Ive had Noctua fans running in a PC sense early 2011. Im getting ready for a new build and see all the comments about Arctic, Ill definitely have a look.
Best Video I ever found for that comparison. You are the first one I know of, who actually recorded the fan sound. What I learned today is, that Noctuas are the most silent and for me Be Quiet are the most pleasant to hear. Thank you, you truly deserve my subscription.
Nope, you wrong.
Such a small thing but I love the Xbox controller and iFixit screwdriver kits in the top right corner towards the beginning of the video that match and complement the background color. Little flares of detail like that are what distinguish your aesthetic from other channels. You're a true professional of the craft. Love the content, always have!
Great video. I run x21 Silent Wings 3 in my case. Honestly my D5 pumps are louder. Been looking for better alternatives for my next build.
I have arctic p12 pwm pst fans all in my case very quiet and great cooling for aio and intake/exhaust and dont cost an arm and leg, Im dissapointed noone reviews em theyre a hidden gem
don't be. they don't cost an arm and leg only because noone reviews 'em
I can agree, i have various fans of P12 and P14 (PWM PST with the improved motor), and they are one of the best and the killer for price performance ratio.
is it worth getting i might get it
Arctic: Am i a joke to you?
you should try them more often, and maybe give their Arctic Freezer II 360 a go
idk why so many reviewers don't even mention them...
Edit: thanks for the likes 😁
They're impossible to get in some regions.
@@tkpenalty You can buy them from Arctic directly on Amazon. There are tons of variants. I've noticed anytime stock is low of a particular model, it gets discounted, typically you can then pick up three bionix P120 for like $25 bucks with free shipping. Recently found two red bionix P140's for 10 bucks each too.
maybe because the fan stop function doesn't even work on every single model, as it's intended?
They've been trash for so long that most people don't wanna get disappointed again I guess. But it's nice to see 'em coming back a bit.
i tried to get the 240ver. but became unavailable the last moment. only those ripoff merchants were available who asked double
Phenomenal video. Thanks for the great information. One thing you didn't mention is the noise profile. Human hearing is more sensitive to certain frequency ranges e.g. 40db at 4000Hz will sound much loader than 40db at 400hz. It's hard to quantify this as everyone is a little different but to me the Noctua's and the Be Quiet's sounded the least obtrusive.
This guy put me on Noctua fans. I never once had a complaint with these fans. Back here many years after my first PC build. Optimum stays dropping top notch content! Cheers!
ARCTIC P is best “great fan” for price. Other fans may be better or cheap but never both.
Totally agree. For most of usage you don't need high-end premium fan. For casual Arctic is more than enough.
Should have taken the Arctic P12 into the test aswell :(
They are such interesting fans considering their price point !
Also please make a 140mm fan test !
And cool video as always. Short and on point ! Love the noise DB/RPM Chart, that was real cool, same as noise normalized testing at two different DB points :)
I second this, also maybe test in both push and pull? Some fans are particularly noisy with restrictions on one side vs the other side.
Yeah. I usually love his reviews but seeing as the Arctics are not here. I gotta say trash.
Yup, I cringe seeing people wasting money on noctuas when artic sells the same for sometimes ~7x less.
@@DeBlackKnight that's actually an very interesting point. somebody told me thats the case with some noiseblocker fans which surprised me
@@rophgames from all the reviews and information that I could gather. The 120mm arctic come close, but noctuas are still ahead. But at least for 140mm fans arctic p14 seem to be very close and overall noctuas lead on 140mm fans is a lot smaller compared to all other fans
wonderfull review, this is exactly what I'm looking for
Very nice video! Hyper-interesting subject matter and well-presented. Also, I don't mind the brown and tan color scheme at all. It's different and has a nice aesthetic. I would like to have some idea of pricing, especially the Noctua. Thanks!
NB-eLoop and Arctic P12 would be nice to see in the comparison.
Also, you should compare the tone of the noise from the fans at e.g. 40 dB(A). Noctua seemed to focus a lot on the tuning of the noise on top of the lower amount of it.
If only everyone had such a low noise floor, they could appreciate the Noctua's
Thank you for a very methodical and thoughtful test. Your setup is one of the most realistic and unbiased tests on TH-cam.
For the future I hope you would add one more thing to your test setup: Have the fans pull air through a dust filter.
That changes the sound profile of some fans quite dramatically, for instance turning the Silent Wings 3 from a quiet fan to a very, very loud fan.
I also hope you will test some fans as pure case intake fans without a radiator attached!
This video is incredibly well made. This is the first video I have seen on this channel, and I an going to subscribe.
I really needed this thx
Noctua really needs to work on making different color schemes available for all of their products. Literally the only reason they aren't completely dominant right now is that.
Yeah i refuse to have fans that look so disgusting even if my PC doesn't have a side panel window.
@@OutOfNameIdeas2 you make no sense
Dissolve marker pen ink with isopropanol
Apply with cotton
End up with gray fan
Just buy chromax black noctua fans then
@@ryanwallace983 but it ain't rgb, if noctua release rgb fans I would buy them
You make the most useful content. Thank you!
I value a quiet system, the Noctua NF-A12x25 PWM in black are on my radar now. I have the corsair ML fans and while they are not super noisy I'd prefer to get more RPM for the same quiet operation. Thanks for the video.
you need to test out Arctic P12 as well. In The Tech Buyer's Guru
's test they came out on top over Noctua or BeQuiet's fan in both silent operation as well as price/perf.
@@crithylum9846 this is exactly why I disliked this video. the title is not answered at all by testing only a single portion of a use case with these fans. I have very good experience with Scythe, but that's indeed with more free flowing air... I was wondering if the radiator made Scythe and others perform worse in comparison to the Noctua fan, and I guess they did.
disappointing video this. shame cause I think this guy tends to make quite good videos normally.
@@crithylum9846 Tech Buyer's Guru
's case fan test was extremely unscientific, you should't base any decisions on that test. Uncontrolled thermal load and one intake fan tests only where the air stream goes, not the airflow capability. For all we know, if the fans are turned on full blast it might just circulate the air in one spot for the most part.
@@deafno This test wasn't a controlled thermal load, either. Both tests are equally flawed.
@@REH86 They test different things and this test is not perfect, but far from flaws of TBG test. You could actually hear the fans as you would in real life here, TBG put the mic directly on the fan
Wow. Anyone who wants a summary of this, go to time index 4:49 and crank the volume up all the way. Those Notcua fans are awesome.
@tompo1975 That's... That test is the "noise normalised" test. The bars show what temp the fans can bring the CPU down to, while staying at 40dB. Since Noctua are so quiet, they can run a lot faster than the other fans at 40dB, and therefore keep the radiator cooler
@tompo1975 lol what
Very helpful, thanks!
Great Video, Good Research and nice presentation!
Probably should included [radiator] in the title there.
Great test, I’d love to see Arctic P12 PWM-PST in comparison.
That's a very informative video, I just ordered a system build mainly for a workstation for music and video editing and my AIO is the NZXT X73 with the 3950x. Maybe Ill consider swapping to the Noctua if they come in black
Hey man, would love to see an updated one of this video for 2022!
should've included arctic.
I don’t even need to write what I feel is missing here.
the comment section is already flooded with it :D
Love your content!! Keep it up
THIS IS UNBELIEVABLE!! HOW COME THIS IS EVEN POSSIBLE?!?!
thanks dude.
0:00001 seconds in, already know the answer is noctua
You should re-adjust the scaling of the fan noise Graph Y axis from 30db - 60db. Since no fans will be below or above this range. That way you see greater difference in the performance of each fan.
just what i needed for my new build
Amazing video! Very informative, I appreciated how you were quick and to the point!
Is it safe to assume the 140mm fans perform similarly?
Timing could'nt be better for this topic - thanks!
WAU! To my ears the Nocutua definitely has the best noise profile, and after that beQuiet. Thank you for a very good comparison.
Yeah, the fans on my graphics card are the real source of all the noise in my case. I wish gpu waterblocks could be standardized. I would have one on all my systems just to reduce the noise when playing games.
Your content is fantastic. Well researched, well presented and totally useful.
I've personally got 5x120 Silent Wings 3 on my radiators and they never hit 1000 RPM. My PC sits just above the noise floor most of the time and usually the most audible thing is the pump, or the electrical noise from the GPU when you put a huge load on it.
Cool and quiet is the way to go for my PCs, especially when listening to music, as I bitsream out to an AV Receiver with big speakers. The only reason I didn't go with Noctua, they look like ass.
Good vid. I was looking for something like this. Would like to see how the Lian Li Uni fans match up against these
Push-pull with 2 x 2 Corsair ML120: 55 €
Push or pull with 2 Noctua NF-A12: 65 €
Exactly. There is no value prospect left when you take a look at the price.
@@mahnamejeff7586 Well, two Noctuas are smaller than four Corsairs. Two fans also require less fan headers and have less cable clutter than four.
The Arctic P-Series (P12, P14) have been praised to be able to keep up with some high-end fans while being some of the cheapest ones available, and I also think they're the best looking fans in general. I've also heard about Noisblockers Eloop fans being very good. I would love a part 2 with these, and maybe some RGB fans like Cooler Masters new Sickleflows.
Everyone here is praising the P12s. I had them before moving to Noctua. The P12 are still louder than the Noctua fans tho if anyone is wondering.
@@msnl_ I was using the 120x15mm noctuas and was quite disapointed. Even with the LNA they were rather loud compared too the P12 with the same LNA
I love the quality of your videos!
Just gotta say, you've got some mad editing skills man!
Loved the video but huge flaw, I was watching on my PC and I could only hear *MY* fans
After watching the Gamers Nexus video on radiator mounting & positioning, I'm seeing it being done wrong everywhere. Damn.
Yep, same. This case however is just a noise issue, not the pump destroying position
TheZebinator is right. That configuration mainly causes some noise from the water but there didn't seem to be any
Actually no, his setup is fine. You just either didnt watch the whole nexus vid, or didnt truly comprehend.
An excellent review. However this is the test case as a case fan. In the case of using them with an air-cooled heatsink, you might be able to get similar performance/noise for much lower prices. the Arctic P120 and the Noiseblocker B-12 comes to mind.
Thank you for the vdeo!
I can only recommend the Noctua fans for ITX builds.
I replaced my case fans with the Noctua NF-A14 PWM and have two NF-A12x25 PWM mounted on my Noctua NH-U12A CPU-cooler.
Are the A14 good and silent, or at least as impressive as the A12x25 seen in this video? I know they should be considering the bigger size, but I'm curious about that considering you've got both types and know how they perform. Really looking forward to a response.
The NF-A12x25 is awesome, I have 14 of them in my current system.
Damn, I want to see your PC :D
And I thought five Silent Wings 3 140s in mine was overkill. Just over $100 on fans was a bit crazy, but then I saw your comment. Could buy an RTX 2070 with the cost of the fans alone, though like me you can swap them into every new build for a decade or more before the bearings start to wear.
14
FORTEEEEEEEN?!
Mad respect for even just doing that
I guess you could say you are quite the... Noctua enthusiast
@@megapet777 imgur.com/a/oQr1eZC
That's an old pic. I have a different motherboard, CPU and memory now.
Never tought the Noctua would destroy it's competitors that much! Especially the be quiet.
Also the sound is much less annoying to listen to
Really impressed 😁😀
Well done. Thank you for this pleasantly informative presentation. Fare well.
this is what i was looking for, no fluff, just facts and test comparison. thank you
Imagine if Noctua would start to produce RGB Fans...
R fans, mostly
🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻 My dream since rgb in pc‘s is a thing!
Noctua would rule, lol, noctua not having rgb fans is a handicap
STONKS
I hope it never happens
Im a big fan of this channel
I almost heard what you did there...
just be silent
No need to be fanatical.
Currently, struggling to put an ITX (h210 so.. sudo itx?) build together and trying to decide between a 280aio or a 240 aio and This may have just cemented the 240mm. Everyone totes "super quiet fans!" but never says their noise when they're throwing air into a rad or paird up. So thank you for actually doing a test I was looking for =D
I really enjoy your scientific approach to the issue. Great job, keep it up.
I really hope you add noiseblockers (the fans) and maybe a 140mm version?
You say that Scythe Kaze Flex get recommended all time. As a radiator fan or case fan? Do you think you should distinguish between the two types of usages? Or is the Noctua 120 mm the best fan in both areas?
Yeah, it should be clarified that here we only see radiator testing, not case intake / exhaust testing.
I watched a video very recently where the Scythe fans did very well as regular case fans, but the reviewer mentioned that they didn't do so great on radiators. I have a Noctua U9S on my CPU, but a couple of Flex fans in my Ncase M1 because the Noctua A12x25 is about $40-$50 where I live, vs
The Noctuas a12x25 are allround. They are great no matter the use case.
It's harder to be a radiator fan so if they're good at that they'd be good as intake and exhausts
Why does no one want to talk about GentleTyphoons? Was no one building PCs in 2010?
OH boi, I got one NF12X25, gonna buy only those, crazy results!
Fractal's Dynamic PWM fans were surprisingly good when I used them in a recent build. I'd say even better than the NF-F12 fans that I have used for a long time, and the Silent Wings 3 that I tried.
Nice work 👌
But im stay on cheap Arctic p12 value pack ))… 5$ for each in my country
Basic 3-pin P12 1800rpm is under 4 EUR in my country (with 25% VAT), PWM PST version is just above 5 EUR... Not the value pack, a single fan, amazing price/performance.
This video was basically a confirmation to what everyone already knows 😂 I appreciate it though for sure
I used Gentle Typhoons for almost a decade (2150rpm both 3-pin and 4-pin PWM) and saw gains upgrading to Noctua NF-A12x25s, especially the large drop in motor noise across the rpm ranges. I also love that the Noctuas have a 0 rpm mode. Both brands performed well for my custom loop, although the Noctuas will perform better for the noise produced
Best fan review I've seen - super clear and concise. Its a pity Noctua doesn't have a similar performing 140mm.
no arctic bionix p fans? if you've never tested them you're missing out. they're such good value.
Normal Arctic P-series (non bionix) is even better value. Same fan basically but non-bionix doesn’t have so fancy looks.
Definitely hoped to see the Arctic fans on here. I love them for a quiet build. Would use them strictly if they had a 15mm thick version.
have one, still like the p12 more
@@keestojuusto6072 I've tested both - the acoustics of the value P12's weren't great. Notably a high pitched motor whine and the fan frames vibrated quite a bit compared to the bionix. This was a set of 5 P fans so not a fluke. The bionix are made of an elastic silicone material, my theory is that makes a difference in stability and overall acoustics. Also the bionix go up to 2200 RPM so you get a little extra performance at 100%.
Simon H I’ve got total of 20 P-series fans. 10 120mm and 10 140mm. So far haven’t had problems. To me, sound is very smooth with or without filters on almost any RPM. Maybe over 90% rpm makes noise.
I’ve got Noctua NF-A14 fans too and the fans which come with NH-D15. I have to say Noctua fans aren’t any better sound wise than Arctic P-series. Arctic is 1/4 of the price of Noctua.
My Noctua Fans seems to vibrate a lit compared to Arctic P-series when holding a fan on hand. Screwed into a case it doesn’t make a big difference but on some rpm Noctuas may resonate with case and make horrible sound.
You should review the Artic P12 PWM PST.
the audio recordings of fan noises are very useful!
I currently have 10 Silent Wings 3 in my PC, I could not use any other fans they look amazing :P
Your Sycthe Kaze Flex results are way different then all other reviewers. Very strange indeed...
While some of the other models may be louder at higher RPM I'd be more interested to know the cooling for all at the same 2k RPM . Afterall the main purpose of the fan is to cool the system. To me the one that cools the best would be the best.
Excited for your video on these if you ever do update for chromax nf-a12x25.
I am interested if you will ever do a distro loop in the Dice Case with sterrox 140mm fans around Q1 2021.
great review bro