These are great. They sell for $15 US for a box of three, yet come with features like, ARGB and daisy chaining, that other manufacturers charge a significant premium for without sacrificing quality. Great pro-consumer business practice.
Yeah, like 18-19ish bucks Canadian for a pack of three fans up here too eh. They're *really* nice and quiet, and I have 5 of these running in my system :) The LED lighting provides some dumb amusement, probably a heck of a lot more of it than 18 bucks worth of Netflix :)
Great deal! Thermalright has done me well in the past. I have a low level copper CPU cooler with a fan and it does a remarkable job in a small form build. Thanks for the video!
i bought these fans because i saw your tweet. 3 triple packs and a single fan for 13 in total. so far i can say im happy with them, the rgb is nice and bright. they all run at lowest rpm and my system is basically silent. temps are the same as deepcool RF120 fans
@@TechLabUK i have 13 of them 6 as intakes and 7 as exhausts (6 and my AIO in push pull) and when things are quiet here (not often) you can hear a slight hum but it isnt noticable over traffic noise. i would 100% recommend anyone to grab some of these while you can, as honestly why pay £40+ for a single fan? plus the daisychain for the wires oh my god is it such a welcome addition! it has made my cable management possible so my back panel no longer bulges and fits properly!
btw these are the same fans that are used in the thermalright peerless assassin 2 air cooler, one of the top performing air coolers on market next to deepcool ak620 and the noctua 2xpensive. i saw someone comment that in an amazon review and didn't believe it at first but its true. idk how they sell em so cheap but they're fantastic fans, better than the stock intake fans in my tower
acabo de comprar un kit de estos ventiladores, exactamente los mismos y son buenos calidad precio, el unico problema es que ya al 75% si hacen un ruido considerable que a muchos puede llegar a molestar, yo diria que 25 db es el ruido minimo que hacen al 50 % de su potencia. a maxima potencia seran unos 35 db, sin embargo el ARGB es bastante bueno, fluido y brillante, aunque un poco menos colorido que otras marcas pero en general muy decentes. aunque el color blanco tiende a tirar un poco al verdozo y no es un blanco puro asi que puede llegar a molestar y no verse tan bien.
I just bought these and they're pretty decent overall, very quiet, good color response, a very positive CLICK on the RGB connectors, ...I do not recommend for radiator cooling, I have to run these at 80% on my rad just to keep up with the old ones which ran at 60%.
These are case fans, which are designed for more airflow at lower pressure. They're not the best for radiators. Radiator fans are designed for less airflow but more pressure to force the air through the radiator. They have more and narrower blades. Case fans have fewer blades and they're quieter, radiator fans are very slightly louder but much better for air pressure.
It's so nice to see someone in the UK doing good reviews, keep it up. just de-shrouded my RX 6600 XT, well worth it, Now looking for son good RGB Fans at a good price, Thanks 😀
They're nice fans but if you intend on kitting out your PC with these and for example you can install 6 to 8 fans on your case? Buy 12 to 16 fans, it might be overkill but the cheapness can show on some batches with bad bearings and grinding noises. You want to have more fans than you need to have if you go with these to ensure you don't have to deal with bad fans.
Thanks for the review, I saw these as well and looked to trusty TH-cam. Your video seemed the best as I was looking. These fans seems pretty good for the price $12.98 USD
Absolute bargain price, for 3 pack of 120mm ARGB PWM fans. No janky proprietary connections likes some more expensive brands. Option to maybe add different PWM brand fans if you have some in the daisy chain. Thanks for showing this product.
No problem. They are an amazing price and they are also really good quality. We have used them in a build in an upcoming video. Super easy to install with the daisy chains and we installed a lot of them lol
Thermalright is a decent brand and been around for a good bit and I just bought 6 of these as I was just needing some fans simple fans that move air ok but not $20 a fan fans I miss the days of getting fans for $1 if all you wanted was a simple fan that moved air for cheep and then up from there.
bro, is 66CFM rating is not good yet? im currently using case fan with 48CFM only. im planning to buy this fan because of the CFM rating is much higher with my current fan
Each fan cable comes with a male and female connection on a pigtale. Connect one fan to your hub / header. Then the other fans to that pigtale on each fan in a big chain.
connect the hub to the psu via molex connector this way your case fan will run 100% all the time unless your hub have a remote control which you can control the speed and rgb settings
Question. I have these with the thermalright fan hub controller. When the I shut down the PC, the fans continue to spin. I tried plugging controller into CPU opt and regular system fan1 header can't get them to stop spinning. Any ideas?
I suspect the controller is doing something weird as these have standard headers on them. Maybe a faulty controller? Although your power to your molex/sata power cables should go off when the system is shut down so maybe a fault with PSU not shutting it off properly.
*Thank you so much TechLab, answered all my questions about these fan and cleared all my doubts, I will be picking up a 3 pack of these and 1 by itself as I do need 4. Wish they sold 5 packs.*
@@TechLabUK the fans are the ones included on the cougar case mx330-g air, and the temperature on my room goes from 19c° to 24c° on sunny days. The cpu (ryzen 5 5500) runs at 35-40 on idle, 45-65 while gaming and 72 at 100% usage on stress test.
I have heard that if I Daisy chain them only the first one directly plugged in to the motherboard will be pwm is that correct? And will the RGB work with ASRock Polychrome?
Yes, usually the first fan is providing the PMW signal but all fans will get the same speeds. I assume it will work with Asrock Polychrome as they just use standard aRGB connections.
@@2brothersracingllc756 You can usually do it multiple ways. Most motherboards will allow you to control fan curves (Fan Speeds) in the bios and a lot of them will provide basic rgb settings there too. You can also use software in windows to do it, for fan speeds you can use something like FanControl and for RGB the motherboard will have it's own software from their websites.
@@atcs5757 I am not 100% sure how many LEDs are in a single fan but generally a normal header on a motherboard (3v aRGB) can power at least 60 LEDs which means the can often power 4-5 aRGB fans with dual rings and these are just single center rings so a lot less.
How do I know if daisy-chaining the 12V PWM will not exceed what my mobo header delivers? I read that you shouldn't connect more than 1 case fan to a mobo header. Is daisy-chaining the PWM only safe through a separate (case or ARGB) controller that gets its own additional power from the PSU?
Upcoming in a sense of budget brand of choice. Some great deals on their products right now. I have been in contact with them as well and they are sending us some other things to look at soon.
@@chillandmusic8608 3Pin aRGB and 4Pin RGB are not comparable standards. I have seen though that Ez-DIY make an adaptor between the two but they are generally more expensive than buying a normal aRGB controller.
They have a daisy chain mechanism on each fan like the Arctic PST connections but these have it for both the power and RGB connections. Daisy chaining means that you can plug one fan into a PWM header and RGB Header on the motherboard and then "chain" each fan together so it is passed through them all. Saves on headers being used or the need for a hub.
@@TechLabUK do you think one argb and one 4 pin fan header is enough to handle 6 of these fans? im considering replacing the intake fans that come with the coolermaster td500 with these, as these are quieter, less rattly. they don't have as high of a max RPM but im nowhere near using the max rpm on my case fans anyway (if i were i'd have a real problem). i have another pwm and argb header on the motherboard for the deepcool ag620 cooler, and id like everything to be connected to the mobo directly so i can use MSI's aurora program to sync the lighting and control the fan speed, but i don't want to overwhelm the header by daisy chaining 'too much' either, if that makes sense.
@@coomsicle Would have thought 1 header could easily drive 4 of these fans. There aren't many LEDs in the center of them driving the light and headers can usually do a lot.
Depends how you are plugging them in. If it's directly into a motherboard header it will be the software that brand of motherboard uses. If it's an external controller, usually by a switch or remote.
I know this isn't your topic on this video but could you elaborate on matching a CPU to a GPU. I know this can piss some ppl off because we post our opinions on this topic but I'd like to hear your thoughts. It may make for a good video.
It really depends on what you want to achieve with your PC and what features you want. However for gaming PCs the general rule is that you should try and get the fastest GPU possible in games with components that won’t bottleneck it much.
I saw rgb fans in a pack of 6 that is more expensive than my air conditioner lmao.
These are great. They sell for $15 US for a box of three, yet come with features like, ARGB and daisy chaining, that other manufacturers charge a significant premium for without sacrificing quality. Great pro-consumer business practice.
Yeah, like 18-19ish bucks Canadian for a pack of three fans up here too eh. They're *really* nice and quiet, and I have 5 of these running in my system :)
The LED lighting provides some dumb amusement, probably a heck of a lot more of it than 18 bucks worth of Netflix :)
@@devilsoffspring5519 I actually managed to snag them for $13 canadian on sale. That's literally $4.33 CAD per fan.
These fans come with Thermalright's Peerless Assassin 120, which is killing it as far as aircoolers go.
Where on Amazon ?
Me: Don't stick you finger while the fan is moving.
Brain: DO IT.
Instructions unclear.
Penis stuck in fan.
Plz halp!
Great deal! Thermalright has done me well in the past. I have a low level copper CPU cooler with a fan and it does a remarkable job in a small form build.
Thanks for the video!
Definitely have to try out some of their coolers sometime. They do look good.
i bought these fans because i saw your tweet. 3 triple packs and a single fan for 13 in total. so far i can say im happy with them, the rgb is nice and bright. they all run at lowest rpm and my system is basically silent. temps are the same as deepcool RF120 fans
They are super quiet aren't they. Was so surprised after installing 10 of them in a system and not hearing much at all.
@@TechLabUK i have 13 of them 6 as intakes and 7 as exhausts (6 and my AIO in push pull) and when things are quiet here (not often) you can hear a slight hum but it isnt noticable over traffic noise.
i would 100% recommend anyone to grab some of these while you can, as honestly why pay £40+ for a single fan? plus the daisychain for the wires oh my god is it such a welcome addition! it has made my cable management possible so my back panel no longer bulges and fits properly!
Can you Connect all together? Or at least the rgb?
@@ruimelo9469 they can be daisy chained together for rgb, you would need some fan splitters or hubs if you plan to use the amount i have
8 months later have you had any problems?
I picked up a few packs of these, nice cheap ARGB fans with standard plugs! Bargain!
8 months later have you had any problems?
btw these are the same fans that are used in the thermalright peerless assassin 2 air cooler, one of the top performing air coolers on market next to deepcool ak620 and the noctua 2xpensive. i saw someone comment that in an amazon review and didn't believe it at first but its true. idk how they sell em so cheap but they're fantastic fans, better than the stock intake fans in my tower
Most likely goes to show how cheap everyone could be selling them tbh. Great to know info though so thanks :)
Thanks. That's good to know. I thought that they are too cheap but now I feel more confident buying the fans for the AK620 that I have just ordered.
acabo de comprar un kit de estos ventiladores, exactamente los mismos y son buenos calidad precio, el unico problema es que ya al 75% si hacen un ruido considerable que a muchos puede llegar a molestar, yo diria que 25 db es el ruido minimo que hacen al 50 % de su potencia. a maxima potencia seran unos 35 db, sin embargo el ARGB es bastante bueno, fluido y brillante, aunque un poco menos colorido que otras marcas pero en general muy decentes. aunque el color blanco tiende a tirar un poco al verdozo y no es un blanco puro asi que puede llegar a molestar y no verse tan bien.
answered all questions i had in mind, straight to the point, thanks!
I just bought these and they're pretty decent overall, very quiet, good color response, a very positive CLICK on the RGB connectors, ...I do not recommend for radiator cooling, I have to run these at 80% on my rad just to keep up with the old ones which ran at 60%.
These are case fans, which are designed for more airflow at lower pressure. They're not the best for radiators.
Radiator fans are designed for less airflow but more pressure to force the air through the radiator. They have more and narrower blades.
Case fans have fewer blades and they're quieter, radiator fans are very slightly louder but much better for air pressure.
@@devilsoffspring5519That is true.
I would assume they work well on heat sinks, however. The peerless assassin comes with these and that’s a really nice cooler right out of the box
@@turbosoggy8404 I'm using one on my 5800x right now. Very effective cooler and really quiet.
It's so nice to see someone in the UK doing good reviews, keep it up. just de-shrouded my RX 6600 XT, well worth it, Now looking for son good RGB Fans at a good price, Thanks
😀
They're nice fans but if you intend on kitting out your PC with these and for example you can install 6 to 8 fans on your case?
Buy 12 to 16 fans, it might be overkill but the cheapness can show on some batches with bad bearings and grinding noises.
You want to have more fans than you need to have if you go with these to ensure you don't have to deal with bad fans.
Thanks for the review, I saw these as well and looked to trusty TH-cam. Your video seemed the best as I was looking. These fans seems pretty good for the price $12.98 USD
Absolute bargain price, for 3 pack of 120mm ARGB PWM fans. No janky proprietary connections likes some more expensive brands. Option to maybe add different PWM brand fans if you have some in the daisy chain. Thanks for showing this product.
No problem. They are an amazing price and they are also really good quality. We have used them in a build in an upcoming video. Super easy to install with the daisy chains and we installed a lot of them lol
Thermalright is a decent brand and been around for a good bit and I just bought 6 of these as I was just needing some fans simple fans that move air ok but not $20 a fan fans I miss the days of getting fans for $1 if all you wanted was a simple fan that moved air for cheep and then up from there.
How do you control the light if you dont have a controler
You can't, you need some way f powering them so either a motherboard header and software or a controller.
@@TechLabUK thanks
Just wondering what to do if my board domt have ARGB header?
You can buy aRGB hubs that run from a sata connection.
look like good fans
gonna get a second fan for my cpu cooler
As always TechLab has my answers 💪🏼
What controller are you using?
Was probably a basic Fractal Adjust 2 controller as that's what I usually use.
all good but mine started to sound like a stonegrinder after 6 months
can you change and control the lights on the fans?
Sure, they have a standard aRGB connection so as long as you plug them into a motherboard header or rgb hub you can change them to anything you want.
have the link for the hub controller nice video
Any aRGB Controller with standard connection should work fine. We used this one in the video though: amzn.to/3oONFE3
bro, is 66CFM rating is not good yet? im currently using case fan with 48CFM only. im planning to buy this fan because of the CFM rating is much higher with my current fan
Nice video, thanks)
Are these fans suitable for a CPU cooler?
Technically they are classed as "Hybrid" fans so they will work fine on a cooler.
I just got 3 for $11.99 on Amazon. That is crazy lmao.
Mines didn’t come with any screw😢
You should contact Thermalright if something is missing from the box. They should come with screws.
Will the fans still work without the ARBG connected?
They will still spin yes as the power is a separate connection.
@@TechLabUK okay, thank you!
@@thattacticalgamer16 without the ARGB connected, is it lights work?
Nice video
Can i daisy chain 6 fans together and install them ? I have one argb header on the motherboard does it work ?
In theory yes, headers will only take so many LEDs and each is rated differently but these don't have that many LEDs in them so should work.
@@TechLabUK thank you you helped me alot I bought the same fans from your video and my fan header takes 2amp i hope it works
I just purchased these fans, how do I daisy chain? I don’t know which cables go with what. Thank you!
Each fan cable comes with a male and female connection on a pigtale. Connect one fan to your hub / header. Then the other fans to that pigtale on each fan in a big chain.
What lighting mode did you have it in in the thumbnail?
Just RGB rainbow.
@@TechLabUK from what software? My MSI mystic light doesn't allow me to do multi color per fan
@@zyxisgud Would have just been from a basic aRGB controller. Think it was a Fractal SATA one. Not sure what MSI's software does.
@@TechLabUK so it uses fractal software? I used a micro connecters one from microcenter
@@zyxisgud There is no Fractal software. An RGB controller doesn't have software, it's just a push button manual thing.
Nice fans. But my MOBO has a single RGB 4 pin connector. How do I connect the 3 pin on these fans to a 4 pin connector?
You can directly 4 Pin RGB is a totally different standard to 3 Pin aRGB. You can buy RGB to aRGB converters that will convert the signal though.
Thermalright is a well known brand and have been around probably longer than noctua. They just don't advertise like them. lol
Does it need to be connected to the 12v header or the 5 v ones would suffice?
Has to be a 12v fan header for the fan power/speed (4Pin PWM) and a 5v aRGB header for the lighting.
Hi. I ordered these. I also bought the thermalright hub argb fan hub. My mobo does not have a header. How should I hook it up?
connect the hub to the psu via molex connector this way your case fan will run 100% all the time unless your hub have a remote control which you can control the speed and rgb settings
Question. I have these with the thermalright fan hub controller. When the I shut down the PC, the fans continue to spin. I tried plugging controller into CPU opt and regular system fan1 header can't get them to stop spinning. Any ideas?
I suspect the controller is doing something weird as these have standard headers on them. Maybe a faulty controller? Although your power to your molex/sata power cables should go off when the system is shut down so maybe a fault with PSU not shutting it off properly.
*Thank you so much TechLab, answered all my questions about these fan and cleared all my doubts, I will be picking up a 3 pack of these and 1 by itself as I do need 4. Wish they sold 5 packs.*
Gad it helped. They seem very good for the price and we keep a number of them in inventory for builds on the channel so get used quite a bit :)
What about the sound? my case goes at 41 db whit all case fans at 1300 RPM, should i buy those Thermalright fans or not?
They are pretty quiet but is there a reason you are running case fans at 1300RPM? That's full speed for a lot of fan systems out there.
@@TechLabUK the fans are the ones included on the cougar case mx330-g air, and the temperature on my room goes from 19c° to 24c° on sunny days.
The cpu (ryzen 5 5500) runs at 35-40 on idle, 45-65 while gaming and 72 at 100% usage on stress test.
Is it possible to comect like 7 together? Or at least the rgb part?
For the RGB part can't see why not.
Hey, great video, they look excelent, i have a question if i don't have the conection pin for argb , what can i do? Thanks a lot
You can buy aRGB hubs to control lighting.
@@TechLabUK ahhh ok, but i can used them withot the hub controller ? Do they Will light ? I don't care if i can't control the lightning
@@TecnoMundoTutoriales No, they won't automatically light, they will need plugging into something.
@@TechLabUK ok thanks for tour help, new sub
I have heard that if I Daisy chain them only the first one directly plugged in to the motherboard will be pwm is that correct?
And will the RGB work with ASRock Polychrome?
Yes, usually the first fan is providing the PMW signal but all fans will get the same speeds. I assume it will work with Asrock Polychrome as they just use standard aRGB connections.
@@TechLabUKokay, thanks for the quick response
@@user-uq3em4xf4r np
can you not control the rbg and fan speed from the motherboard without the argb hub
Sure you can, these fans use standard 3Pin aRGB and 4Pin PWN connections so you can plug them right into your board.
@@TechLabUK then you'll need a app to control the speed and color?
@@2brothersracingllc756 You can usually do it multiple ways. Most motherboards will allow you to control fan curves (Fan Speeds) in the bios and a lot of them will provide basic rgb settings there too. You can also use software in windows to do it, for fan speeds you can use something like FanControl and for RGB the motherboard will have it's own software from their websites.
How many of these can be Daisy chained into one 3A ARGB header (not fan header) ?
Four or five easily tbh. Not that many LEDs in them individually.
@@TechLabUK how are you able to tell how many LEDs are in one? Or what's the A for the RGB (not the fan power). I can't find anything in specs : (
@@atcs5757 I am not 100% sure how many LEDs are in a single fan but generally a normal header on a motherboard (3v aRGB) can power at least 60 LEDs which means the can often power 4-5 aRGB fans with dual rings and these are just single center rings so a lot less.
@@TechLabUK speaking of dual rings. Have you checked out the new Thermalright fans? The S12S and M12 S
@@atcs5757 No, not yet. Haven't had much of Thermalright in since these fans tbh.
How do I know if daisy-chaining the 12V PWM will not exceed what my mobo header delivers? I read that you shouldn't connect more than 1 case fan to a mobo header. Is daisy-chaining the PWM only safe through a separate (case or ARGB) controller that gets its own additional power from the PSU?
Most motherboard headers will easily run 4 fans from one header and many of them that are higher rated can drive even more.
@@TechLabUKcan I do 18 fans together on 1000D obsidian case?
Are these compatible with the Asus TUF GAMING Z790?
If that board uses standard 3Pin aRGB headers then yeah.
"upcoming" you have not been around for long are you :P
Had a Thermalright Ultra-120 on my Socket AM2 in 2006.... 17 years ago...............
Upcoming in a sense of budget brand of choice. Some great deals on their products right now. I have been in contact with them as well and they are sending us some other things to look at soon.
How do i change the colour of the fan?
you need an argb fan hub with remote control
@@ernievelasco23 nope I just downloaded signalRGB and works just fine. thanks though
Can you daisy chain all the fans together?
Yes.
how do you change the color though
Depends on what you have them plugged into.
I cannot remove the lid of the daisy chain. Any ideas?
Assume you mean the protective cover on the ARGB. Might be tight but should just pull off.
@@TechLabUK thx mate, found it. I'm pretty dumb I was trying to break the cover in half instead of grabbing it by the cable xd
@@victorcabritagomez4037 Glad it’s sorted. Happy building 🙂
will these work with aura sync (doubt it but uno)
Can’t see why not if aura sync is just controlling a standard aRGB header.
@@TechLabUKI'll definitely give it a try
hey just wondering does it come with the controller? if you could get back to me it would be amazing thanks.
No, just the fans. You will either need a separate controller (With standard aRGB connections) or plug them into your motherboard.
Are these THERMALRIGHT TL-C12C-S compatible with a Gigabyte H610M S2H DDR4?
It will in terms of powering them but I believe that board only supports RGB on it's own not aRGB which these fans use.
@@TechLabUK Is that a problem?
@@sii72 Tis if you want the lighting to work. RGB and aRGB are completely different standards and connections.
i have same question..my mobo has rgb header, so i buyed an adapter thats goes from 3pin to 4pin in the header...they will work? @@TechLabUK
@@chillandmusic8608 3Pin aRGB and 4Pin RGB are not comparable standards. I have seen though that Ez-DIY make an adaptor between the two but they are generally more expensive than buying a normal aRGB controller.
what do you mean by daisy chain them, may you elaborate?
They have a daisy chain mechanism on each fan like the Arctic PST connections but these have it for both the power and RGB connections.
Daisy chaining means that you can plug one fan into a PWM header and RGB Header on the motherboard and then "chain" each fan together so it is passed through them all. Saves on headers being used or the need for a hub.
@@TechLabUK ahhh i see, thank you 🙏🏾
@@TechLabUK do you think one argb and one 4 pin fan header is enough to handle 6 of these fans? im considering replacing the intake fans that come with the coolermaster td500 with these, as these are quieter, less rattly. they don't have as high of a max RPM but im nowhere near using the max rpm on my case fans anyway (if i were i'd have a real problem). i have another pwm and argb header on the motherboard for the deepcool ag620 cooler, and id like everything to be connected to the mobo directly so i can use MSI's aurora program to sync the lighting and control the fan speed, but i don't want to overwhelm the header by daisy chaining 'too much' either, if that makes sense.
@@coomsicle Would have thought 1 header could easily drive 4 of these fans. There aren't many LEDs in the center of them driving the light and headers can usually do a lot.
does it support aura sync?
They run from a standard 3 pin header / connection so I assume so.
@@TechLabUK thank you!
Is there a software you download? Like how do I control the fans color
Depends how you are plugging them in. If it's directly into a motherboard header it will be the software that brand of motherboard uses. If it's an external controller, usually by a switch or remote.
I know this isn't your topic on this video but could you elaborate on matching a CPU to a GPU. I know this can piss some ppl off because we post our opinions on this topic but I'd like to hear your thoughts. It may make for a good video.
Pairing any type of hardware becomes quite a bit opinionated but will have a think about it.
It really depends on what you want to achieve with your PC and what features you want. However for gaming PCs the general rule is that you should try and get the fastest GPU possible in games with components that won’t bottleneck it much.
The lights don't work.. doesn't matter where you plug them in...
I got 6 and all of them have wonderful RGB. I'm using them daisy chained through a controller tho, which is plugged into an RGB header.
Does it need to be connected to the 12v header or the 5 v ones would suffice?
Personal experience is to use the 5V
Thanks!