20 Best Fan Speed For Pc (2023 Updated)

Bought these to replace the ML120s that Corsair provide on their coolers. What a difference. My PC under load sounds like it did at idle before. At max RPM they’re far from being quiet, however still do a better job than every other fan I’ve got.

My only real issue is that when provided with a weak signal, the motors just twitch and make a grinding sound. The box doesn’t actually detail what the minimum RPM is for these so you just have to create your own fan curve and guess.

Thermalbench dot com has a more in depth info/review on this with both the PWM and DC version used on a rad. I used mine as 2x intake & 2x CPU cooler, total of 4 purchased. 3x are plugged in the corsair commander mini PWM and 1 is plugged in the CPU mobo PWM header (Asus z87 Maximus VI Formula).

The cons I have are more of me nitpicking. The 2 as intake are right next to the GPU and RAM, I have a caselabs BH7 SFF ATX case and this just busts through the GPU and I can feel the air at the back side of the case.

The other 2 are pushing down on my CPU cooler(NH-C14s) and keep my 4790k @ 4. 8ghz 1. 282v under 60 deg while gaming. SLI temps with my MSI 1080 gaming(not X or Z) are under control. Did a curve OC and have them running at 1.

000v @ 1974mhz core 5557mhz memory. Idles at 37-39 for top, 35-37 for bottom card. Load is 72 for top card, 64 for bottom while playing modded witcher 3 and GTA V redux. Both games are @ 4k60 DSR. The 4 SW3 HS are set up at 500rpm (20%) @ 25 degrees then straight line to 2100-2200rpm (100%) @ 62 degrees.

2 of the front fans end up running at full speed while gaming and the other 2 are in between 1200-1800rpm depending on CPU temps. Even with all 4 running on those RPM, they are still acceptable and quiet enough even at night.

I am happy with my purchase and this is recommended as CPU air cooler or case fan. Just 2c. I have the gt2150, Vardar 120er, and HAD the ml120 pro which I returned to get 2 more of this. I initially had 2 of each fans mentioned but I was optimizing my fan placements on my SFF case.

If you already have gt2150, vardar 120er, or ML120, then no need to get this unless they broke. But if you are shopping around for fans, the High Speed version should be on your short list. For the price and the accessories or options it gives you, this is MY top choice for performance/noise/price combo.

No fan is perfect but the overwhelming PROS of this certainly make this a 5 star fan.

They go up to 1400 RPM, so their useable range is small; and they are only inaudible for half of that range. A Silent Wings 3 High-Speed fan costs about twice as much, but I feel like you get more than double the performance for the money.

I have owned this for over 18 months, and it is having issues. If I assign certain PWM values, the fan will slow down or even stop. If I, then, adjust the speed up or down 1%, it functions correctly again.

It is very odd, but these things happen. I am taking this opportunity to replace it with a Silent Wings 3 High-Speed fan.

If you want to have 1 hub that can control both your RGB and control your fans via PWM this is the product. (Note: the commander core XT cannot change speeds of 3 pin DC fans, it can only run them at max speed.

) You can connect 6 fans plus their RGB (corsair RGB only, but adapters do exist to convert standard 3 pin 5v to corsair connector) into just one device. No more having to run half the cables to the RGB hub, and the other one to your fan hub or motherboard.

It also has a usb pass through on the USB 2. 0 internal connector port there is another connector along the cord so you can plug in another controller and just use 1 USB port. It can also do the function of a lightning node pro via the rgb expansion port on the side.

They even give you two temperature probes you can use to play around with monitoring your temperatures. (Can monitor case ambient temperature, or monitor vrm temperatures for example. ) ITS ALSO MAGNETIC so you don’t need to use 3m adhesive, but they do include 3m so if you prefer to mount it that way you can.

This product is great. I already have the elite capellix 150i all in one cooler that came with essentially this product but modified to connect to the pump, and missing the temp sensor ports, and the extra rgb expansion port.

Corsair themselves said they actually took the exact controller that comes with the all in one water cooler, removed the COM port for the pump, and add those extra ports. The last port on this device is labeled ID and corsair has said they reserved this port for future expansion.

I’m not exactly sure what they have in mind, but its nice to know that they have the ability to release an update and give the commander core XT even more functionality. This makes more sense than even the commander pro if you just want to connect up to 6 fans and their RGB and be able to control them all from 1 hub.

Commander pro is designed more for connecting other existing corsair controllers to it, while this is designed to be the one stop shop solution for all your fan needs. Glad this came out just a few weeks ago when as that was when I was looking for something exactly like this.

I bought this after buying a set of be quiet argb lightwings fans that came with an RGB hub, but no pwm hub. That’s fine I thought we’ll just buy a good fan controller. I bought this one thinking that it would be pretty universal, boy was I wrong.

My first observation in trying to install it is that it didn’t have a way to connect to the pwm header on the motherboard. Nor a way to connect to the argb header on the motherboard. So I’m like, I guess I don’t control this without ICue.

Okay, sure, whatever. Proceeded to maintenance route my cables all that good stuff. Then when I went to plug in my standard argb headers, that’s when I noticed is controller also has proprietary argb connectors.

Oh so I can’t motherboard control my fan speeds or use other fans? Back in the box it went. I am returning this. If Corsair would have included some adapters for standard argb connectors, it might have survived.

I’m not entirely comfortable with having this thing only work with some proprietary software they might seize working one day or become no longer available, get broken by an update, who knows? for the lighting it’s fine, but I would have preferred this thing to have a pwm cable for the motherboard.

The Commander Core XT made my RGB installation a breeze. Of course, it’s made for Corsair RGB fans. One side is for power and the other for RGB and it’s all clearly labeled. Be aware that Corsair uses a proprietary connector.

The controller handles six fans. With an adapter cable from Amazon I was able to connect my Lian Li Strimer cables which use a non-Corsair connector. The device uses Corsair’s iCUE software to handle RGB modes and fan speed controls.

Finally, the CCXT comes with two thermal sensors to monitor internal computer temps. The device can attach magnetically to the case.

I bought this particular fan primarily because the case that it was going into was a Be Quiet case and it is a match for the existing 140mm fans already installed. Additionally, I am a fan (LOL) of Be Quiet stuff which, in my experience, is good quality.

Installation of the fan was straightforward with optional hard or full anti vibe mounts included in the box. I think that the full anti vibe mounts may only be suitable for fixed position fans but maybe not if the case fan mounts are slotted.

The fans do run exceptionally quietly and I can hardly hear them operating at any speed. The additional (induction) fan was introduced to address a GPU heat problem that I was having whilst gaming and I now have 3 case fans (2 induction, 1 exhaust), a Be Quiet CPU cooler and 2 fans on the GPU.

The additional fan has resolved the heating issue and I have been able to up the game settings and FPS whilst keeping the GPU junction temps at sensible levels. I am highly satisfied with the fan – listen – just a whisper.

Pros: Quality design. Using as DC as only 3-pin header available on old motherboard so fourth PWM pin not connected. Running at silent, 1000rpm. Ramping to 1200 rpm with multiple tabs opened can be heard but should be silent with PWM control.

Cons: You can’t just wack these in. Opt for anti-vibration/push pin mount for intake/exhaust. Fan mount needs to be oriented with the flared circle to draw air and the perfect circle is for the exhaust.

Air direction arrows on the mount are very small and the same colour. ‘L’ (Large, long) rubber grommet on the anti-vibration fitting needs to be facing outwards on exhaust for maximum effect, ‘S’ (Small, short) grommet needs to face outwards on intake for maximum seal.

I acquired this in an attempt to have an NZXT H1 V2 build be a tad quieter under load. Replaced the stock 140mm fan with this one, it definitely seems to have had an iterative positive effect on noise without sacrificing heat management.

I haven’t done a head-to-head between this and the Noctua 140mm offering. I have a lot of experience with Noctua’s fan quality but wanted to give this one a shot. Happy with it. I may grab a Noctua 140mm just to do a head to head.

At this point the GPU fans are 100% the limiting factor in the dbA output of this system under load. Undervolting solved a little of that.

This fan is very loud. In comparison to the previous generations of Corsair’s 140mm fans, this is turbo loud but without much airflow improvement. I have 7 fans in my aged PC, including liquid CPU cooling fans, all of which are Corsair 140mm’s or 120mm’s.

They all live in a Corsair 780T case. One of them span with noise just recently, so I thought it needed replacement. After installation, this new one actually runs louder than the noisy problematic one that it has replaced.

All other fans still run as quiet as usual even on max speed. And I thought technology these days advances in the speed of light? So I swapped the new one out, with an even older Corsair fan without LED that came originally with the case 7 years ago.

It now runs smooth and quiet. I am also in the process of getting a brand new desktop; just haven’t decided on how much damage to break the bank yet. With Corsair fans running so loud like this, I will perhaps consider other choices.

If I had the money I would have bought two more for my case so that the outflow was better, hopefully they will go on sale again so I can afford them they really are nice fans. Thanks to all who make this possible.

I imagine that if I had better outflow my temperatures would go down even further as right now there is a bottleneck in airflow. These really are nice fans they would be quiet if I kept them at the same rate of airflow as my other fans but I wanted to secure my computer for longer life so I have them at max.

Amd Ryzen High Performance energy settings and its a X570 mb, Ryzen 9 3900x CPU, Radeon RX 470 video card. The temperatures with nighttime ambient temperature outside being 81 at 11:37pm and indoor ambient temperature being 70.

7 the temperature of the processor is 89 Fahrenheit average of 3800 mhz to 4200 mhz the motherboard temperature is 77 Fahrenheit then the south bridge temperature is 102 Fahrenheit. fan speeds reading at 2400 -2500 rpm (case fans these fans listed here).

CPU fan speed reading 1500~ rpm and south bridge reading at 930. output fan is reading really weird as it isn’t PWM but I know its probably around 1200 – 1400. The point is that these fans work 89 f, 77 f, 102 f, @ 70.

7 ambient room temperature isn’t bad at all especially for a Ryzen 9 3900x which is notorious for very high temperatures max temperature of 90 c not f is what it is capable of going to before meltdown.

I wish you all the best on your purchase but if you do decide to go with these fans they are mag lev. so they won’t wear down because of bearing failure.

I bought this pack (plus a third, separate fan of the same model) to replace the two Fractal fans that came with my Meshify 2 XL case. Somehow, despite there being an extra fan, they are quieter! The only downside is that the cables aren’t quite long enough to reach my enormous case’s built-in fan hub, so I’ve had to connect them directly to the motherboard.

If the cables were slightly longer, it’d be perfect. If your case isn’t so mind-bogglingly huge, though, you’ll probably be alright – they were literally just a few centimetres too short. The RGB hub(s) come pre-attached with 3M sticky pads, so you can secure them wherever you want.

The RGB is gorgeous, and they cool my system. Not sure what else to say!.

These fans are amazing for builds that require 5+ fans in your system. My system is currently running 10 fans (6 of which are the 120mm AL variant, mounted with 3 at the top and 3 at the bottom of the case).

The daisy chaining is done properly, adding no additional cable mess compared to NZXT’s attempt (simply just snap the fans together and add a fan cable to one end). Included in the 3x fan package is an RGB fan hub with 3 available ports for RGB and Fan (this is the lowest quality part of everything, however it gets the job done).

The RGB lighting is great, and even though I’m not a fan of RGB on the actual blades these fans look amazing. The back support is low profile with no voltage printing (a simple X pattern also makes it less obtrusive to any build aesthetic, and gives you less stress over the orientation and fan-physics of the build).

The only downside is the price and software. Like everything Lian-Li, with high quality and engineering comes high price, and at $115 USD a pack of 3 is no small purchase. In terms of software, L-Connect is bare-bones, but it gets the job done (I found that setting the fans to PWM and adjusting the curve in your BIOS is the best option, as there is no way to make a curve through the software).

If you are planning a build that requires additional fans and has a tempered glass or other transparent side panels, these fans are a great option. I think for the extra cost the quality and aesthetic these fans bring is absolutely worth it.

These fans connect together without the needs of extra wires. I purchased a three pack since my OEM case fans had the bearings going out and the grinding noise from there was just to unbearable. Before I purchased these I didn’t really do much research on case fans as I usually would with other components because I figured I would just get some new corsair fans that matched the old ones I had.

However when I had the associate recommend these fans to me I figured I would just try them since I wasn’t to picky. Now that I own these fans I can say for sure that I will be purchasing them again in the future! For starters the lack of wires needed created such an easy installation without me needing to run cables and hide them accordingly.

Also the RGB is absolutely amazing! Compared to my old fans these air noticeably brighter as well as noticeably quieter. As of right now I would say the only CON I have for these fans is the software for them is not as nice as some others like Logitech or Corsair, but this is not a deal breaker by any means.

(especially since I use armory crate for all of my lighting anyways and there has yet to be a software out there to be as terrible as that one. ) Overall I would say these are a great purchase that I would make again in the future.

These fans are quite nice. They connect together and only need 2 cables to plug into the fan hub, so it makes cable management a bit better. Rpm range is from 800 to 1900, and they remain relatively quiet.

Not as good as Noctua, but still pretty decent. Nice range of rgb options as well, although I mainly have them set to a static color or off. Now the reason for the 3 star rating. I’ve bought two of the 3 packs, and have had 2 fans, one from each pack, fail in less than 6 months since purchase and install.

The first fan started to make a rattling noise, which I could do a temporary fix by tapping the top of the fan. But after a short amount of time, the rattling would return. As for the 2nd fan, it just stopped spinning.

I had them all set to the max speed, but 1 of them was spinning at just 400rpm. Possibly even less. The limited 2 year warranty has been great. Easy to send a request, quick to get a response, and replacement fan.

However, I think $115 for 3 fans + hub is just too much money, especially having 1 fan fail in the first 4 months, then having a second fail just 2 months after the first.

I build a sleeper gaming rig in an old rack mount server case. I was concerned about airflow, as the case isn’t as wide as modern cases, and cable management is nigh impossible. I got this little fan on a whim, expecting more or less nothing.

I was quite surprised how much air this thing moves. It moves significantly more air out of the back of the machine than my two Noctua exhaust fans. As to how loud it is, that’s harder to say, because I’m using the original 25 or so year old intake fan on the case, because it’s so much more potent than modern fans I’ve tried, and that fan is loud enough that it drowns out all the other fans on the machine.

So, this fan is less loud than that fan, which isn’t very specific. Anyway, it works great. Just make sure you have a spare molex plug, and you’re good to go. Well worth the very modest price.

I had an old legacy graphics card running on my dual-boot Win 10 Pro 64 bit & Win XP Pro 32 bit. The card, and motherboard, started creeping into the high 70s, even with mild internet browsing or video watching – NO games or intensive power-hungry programs.

While watching videos, or with more than two browser tabs open, the PC would crash. Installed two of these fans and the graphics card and motherboard are now operating around 40 – 50 degrees under load.

The packaging was minimal, which is great for the environment, and the install was easy. I flipped the fans the opposite direction by inserting a narrow, flat-head screwdriver under the frame and using the screwdriver as I pry bar while simultaneously depressing the tabs which attach the frame to the fan body with a secondary screwdriver – you’ll understand when you look at the units.

Even with flipping the fans, install, including powering down and rebooting the PC, was less than ten minutes. Although there was a mild whirring sound, that soon faded. In fact, I no longer heard the fans after a couple hours; probably I had become inured, but it was a fairly quiet drone, nothing annoying.

Purchased two SATA to LP4 adapters to power the units, an additional $14 total, with my entire outlay being less than $35. My system no longer crashes due to overheating components and my graphics card will easily last a few more years.

Highly recommend the seller and these specific fans. Even if you’ve never cracked a PC case before, these fans are easy to install.

I love the fan – and for the first time I mean this is a very good way! This fan really sucks. lol After installing a hardware RAID card into my computer I saw a noticeably temperature increase. The heat sync on the card gets REALLY Hot.

The air inlet on this far lined up directly with the heat sync and pulls a great deal of hot air out of my case. There was a crack in the molex power plug, making it slightly difficult to connect – not impossible! But this is the reason I took one star from rating.

Picky I know, but this is my system/baby.

This is an excellent general cooler for medium to large cases. It has lower CFM than most 120MM fans, but it is extremely quiet even at full speed, and it doesn’t vibrate or emit a high-pitch whine like many cheap fans do.

Overall its worth the price, but if you are building a small ITX case or need more airflaw, the Delta ACF1212 is the way to go and the only fan I’d recommend over this one. However, it is louder than the Delta ACF1212, which is about the same sound pressure at 40% as the Gelid FN-PC12-15 at 100%.

The Gelid actually pushes more air than the Delta at 40% as well. But the Delta has greater overall cooling capabilities and is the only fan with superior construction to the Gelid. Avoid Coolermaster, Corsair, Arctic Cooling, Deepcool/Rosewill and most other fans with gimmicky blades, designs and wiring.

Gelid keeps cooling traditional in the footsteps of Delta with a quality motor and a properly engineered conventional, balanced blade design.

I wouldn’t call this fan silent. I would call this fan quiet. Upon startup and occasionally when temps go up this fan will kick in to high speed at which point it will be noticeably louder. It will eventually slow down when the temps level off.

It produces CFM consistent with it’s RPM. Unlike sleeve fans this fan is OK to be mounted horizontally (As in top mount). Make sure you got the orientation right before you install the rubber mounts.

It will be a hassle to remove if you already mounted them. You can test the flow direction prior to install by plugging in if you like. This fan blows from the smooth side to the back side which has the wires(I was kinda hoping it would be the other way as you see the wiring side on the top of my case as my fan is being used as a top mount) As far as the rubber mount I got a secret.

Soap. Lather them up lightly and pull them through with needle nose pliers by twirling in a circular motion. Peace of cake. The thick slots in the grommets are for fan casing. The thin slots are for the Computer case.

Pre-install all 4 plugs to the fan casing first. It will make it easier for you to position and then pull the protruding plugs out of the case with your pliers. After they are mounted you can snip off the excess portions off if you like.

Fantastic product, quieter than i thought. I love the rubber screws which makes it quieter in the case. Very easy to install. Nice length of cable to plug in anywhere. Love it 🙂

The fan includes four silver mounting screws and has 40 cm long cable with 4-pin connector. In idle mode (when CPU temperature is about 45 degrees of Celsius) my Asus P5QL-M EPU/CM5671 mainboard gives no additional PWM signal to speed-up the fan, so 422 RPM(!) is the starting point for this fan.

I can also tell that Asus P8H67-V works the same way and the RPM is about the same too. This is very low fan speed comparing to other 92 mm fans I have tested, which give 800. 900 RPM at this point. I have the copper-pipe cooling tower for my PC, so typical 800-900 RPM was tooo high and noisy for me.

Also I have checked if PWM regulation is working for this fan. Yes, it have worked and gave 1100 RPM at CPU temperature of 56 degrees of Celsius. The maximum rotational speed for this fan is 2000. 2200 RPM depending on the fan copy.

Plug the yellow wire into the female connector for speed monitoring, otherwise the motherboard may report that the fan speed is zero. The instructions aren’t terribly clear on that. This is due to the pst feature that many people probably won’t use.

Other than that, this fan is quieter than expected, based on some of the other reviews. It’s not perfectly silent, but it’s quieter than the background noise in my office. Most people will probably be happy with how quiet this fan is.

Ball bearings are great. Most fans sold as having “fluid dynamic bearings” are marketing gimmicks for plain old sleeve bearings, or something only a hair better. Same goes for the various other related marketing terms.

Few, if any, mass-market fans use true fluid dynamic bearings because they are more expensive. I’m sticking with ball bearing fans, since then i know what i’m getting, and it is reliable. If i truly need something silent, then i’ll go for passive cooling.

I don’t want fans that will die on me.

I’ve used both the 120mm (3 pin) and these 90mm 4pin pwm fans, the Arctic F range are my favourite for the soft tone they make whilst moving plenty of air over heatsinks and out of cases. I bought these two 90mm fans for a dual cpu workstation build and they are controlled by the system defined temp/speed ranges nicely.

I will probably be buying a couple more of these for the rear case exhaust fans, to replace the old ones in there. I highly recommend these.

Speedfan % – Comment 35% (900RPM) – Inaudible, but not good enough air circulation for sufficient cooling. 45% (1240RPM) – Lowest sound with okay airflow. My absolute default minimum. Audible in silence, but ignorable when working/gaming.

Rattling apparent here. 65% (1875RPM) – Sufficient cooling for gaming/headphones. Audible, but rattling is gone. 75% (2109RPM) – Decent airflow, but audible through headphones. 85% (2344RPM) – Great airflow, but obnoxious noise.

100% (2722RPM) – Amazing airflow, completely annoying. Only useful when rendering in 3DS Max, you’re not in the same room, and you’re watching TV somewhere else. Audible through a normal closed door.

Forget about doing anything else in the same room without losing focus on what you’re doing. Rattling is the main issue. It becomes a non-issue when wearing headphones/listening to music, though I wonder if it’ll become worse over years of use.

Might consider jury-rigging this to the heatsink one day.

When I unpacked this, I was in shock. I guess it didn’t set in to my thick skull how big this thing was when I was shopping for it on newegg. I messured my case and I just assumed it would fit. Well Don’t be like me and just assume things.

I actually have to do some work on my case to get it in. This thing is seriously the size of a CD-Disk tray. Yah sure its loud. What do you expect when putting a jet engine in your computer case? The thing pushes alot of air, and if you have bad airflow I suggest putting one of these under your hard drive pushing air to the back of your case, Because it will cool things down.

I suggest a fan controller if you get this thing, unless you don’t mind noise. For me its fine I just put headphones on and I ignore it. But I can walk away from my computer and go to the kitchen downstairs and about 35 feet away from it, through 2 walls and I still can hear it buzzing.

Great fan though. Pick it up if you want POWAAAA because you will indeed have it th.

What prompted me in buying these fan was a heat issue. I have a ThermalTake Armor+ and because of the size of this thing I figured the stock fans really weren’t enough to cool it so I went with another fan.

The bigger the better, right? Well, I found out different. I just replaced my other 3 fans with these and even at full throttle, these are much quieter than my others. The dBa rating for the ones I replaced was 66.

5 where the Scythe is rated at 45. 9 so they are much quieter. The cfm rating for my previous fans were 252 where the Scythe is rated at 133 so I did lose cfm but I actually gained cooling. Strange isn’t it, I always thought the more cfm the better the cooling.

Guess I was wrong. Learning process. Oh, one other thing, NEWEGG ROCKS!!!!!.

Razer – Kunai Chroma RGB 120MM LED PWM Performance Fan A little pricy but wow what a set of 120MM fans even without a fan/lighting controller. These fans come well packaged with three fans in the box and are in individual foam sleeves.

Each Fan comes with standard Metal fan screws and a set of rubber pull-through screws. The fans themselves are hefty and well built looking to be much bigger than a standard fan but they are only slightly deeper at just under 3 inches, it is an illusion due to the stoutness of the build.

The mounting points have rubber antivibration mounts. There is a RGB ring in the case, which shows through on both sides, and when off, they blend into the background. I like the fact that only the ring lights.

The fan connector is a 4 pin allowing for complete PWRManagement there is also a 3 pin RGB connectors to control the lighting, and this can be chained up to 8 fans. The RGB connectors work with Razer’s fan/RGB controllers and I didn’t have another manufactures controller available to test to see if it would work with them.

They did work with the motherboard software I tested them on, but the Razer Software requires their controller. The 7 fan blades per fan are solid, and with hydraulic bearings, they should last a long time without being subjected to dust infiltration.

They spin up to 2200 RPM and the only noise shows up after 1500RPM due to the airspeed – This is much less than your comparable standard fans’ air noise and really is pretty quiet. Even though they have no claim to being static pressure fans for use on a radiator, they push the air through nicely.

I would happily use them for a case or to cool that radiator. There was no wobble or mechanical noise, and these are heavier than your comparable fan – You will know why I feel they are rugged the minute you pick them up.

Also, a fold-up pamphlet and some cool decals are in the box between the cardboard sleeve and the outer cardboard container. The only reason I dropped the review one star was the absence of a controller for the price of this unit but still – color me impressed.

I’ve only ever used Razer gaming peripherals e. g. keyboards, mice, headsets. This is my first Razer component so didn’t have any expectations going in. In the box, you get 3x 120MM fans with all necessary cables, screws, etc.

I did notice that the fans have rubberized mounting holes for the screws – which helps reduce case vibration and helps the fans run quieter. There is no controller board, but the fans are compatible with other PWM controllers or you need an aRGB port on your motherboard.

If you don’t have either, the fans will work but you won’t get the LED color. For the more technical users, the cables are designed for 4 PIN headers but will work on 3 PIN headers. Although, I wouldn’t recommend using them if you only have 3 PIN headers.

Setup and mounting is easy, the Kunai are standard-sized fans. To manage the colors you need the free Razer Synapse software – it’s intuitive and gives you control of the LEDs and fan speed. On the latter, the Kunai can run at up to 2200 RPM and they are quieter, MUCH quieter, than the stock non-LED fans in my Corsair case.

So it’s a win for me. Te Kunai LEDs are softer vs LED fans my friends have – not sure if that’s because the Kunai only lights the outer ring, or if it’s a deliberate choice to go with softer LEDs, but I like it.

If you want your gaming rig to look the part and want fans that run quietly without compromising airflow, I would recommend the Razer Kunai. If you want BRIGHT LEDs these may not be for you.

I initially bough these to replace some near-dead intake fans in a Masterbox Lite 5 case. I wanted something with some RGB since, yknow, when in Rome but I still wanted something that could intake some decent air.

These are a decent budget option that provides both. Pros 1. RGB is nice and bright. It also supports Gigabyte RGB Fusion natively so you don’t need extra software if you went the Gigabyte route. 2. Moves 59CFM of air at 1800RPM.

That’s plenty of air. 3. Vastly cheaper than many of its competitors. I was a bit skeptical since I hadn’t heard of the brand, but at $40-ish, it’s an inexpensive gamble. 4. Installation WITHOUT the hubs is fairly straightforward.

Daisy chain the RGB cables and then plug it into a 3-pin, 5v header on your mobo. 5. All 3 fans are 4-pin PWM. Cons 1. The fans are a little louder than I would like. They’re not too noticeable until you hit the 60-70% mark, but they ramp up like jet engines at 100%.

2. The fans come with two hubs. The hubs work just fine, but the comically vague instructions make installation more irritating than it needed to be. I didn’t use the RGB hub since I could plug mine right into the mobo.

However, the PWM fan hub was very useful because I could control all 3 intake fans with a single setting. Some tips on that. 1. You do NOT need to plug the hub into the CPU fan header on your mobo IF your mobo supports PWM on the other headers (and virtually all modern mobos do).

The hub just needs plugged into a PWM-enabled header. It can be any PWM-enabled header. 2. You DO need to plug the fan hub up to a sata power connector that is connected to your motherboard. 3. Make sure at least one of your fans is plugged into the red port.

The red port is the only one that reports fan speeds so you can see how fast your fans go. PWM controls every fan on the hub, but it only reports back the speeds of the one from the red socket. Anyway.

I recommend the fans. The RGB is decent enough for its price tag and, vague hub instructions aside, everything went smoothly for me. Those hub instructions are bad. but you can Google them and find better versions of it on like Reddit from other folks.

These fans I already have a few of they work alright, but the big kicker here is that buying a standalone RGB and Fan Controller is going to be just as expensive usually. Usually for this same price you will end up with only one controller and have to buy separate fans.

So, even if you don’t want the fans having the controllers is worth it. especially if like me you have very few fan headers on your mobo and are using a gross Molex to 4-pin adapter to run some of yours because you didn’t have enough splitters.

I got this to replace the stock exhaust 92mm fan on the ROG STRYX GA15 case. dang that thing was loud! This one is way quieter. I didn’t realize having a low quality fan on my system was such a stressful experience.

Enough airflow for the case or for a big CPU radiator.

10/10 party on gamers

Maybe in a few years i will know more.

Pros: Really quiet even without using the “Silent Resistor” that it comes with. Looks very nice as well with its blue fan spinning and is very big. Fantastic at cooling with the correct setup. Running an i5 3570k cpu and it keep cool at around 27* – 29* with the rest of the case fans too that are standard in the NZXT case.

It fits perfectly fine on my ASUS P8Z77-V motherboard and in the NZXT Phantom full tower case. Cons: If running an intel processor make sure you read the instructions before fitting your motherboard in a case.

There is a special bracket you have to fit on the back of the motherboard. Its fiddly fitting the unit onto the cpu as you have to use some force to hold it down while you screw it into the back bracket.

I had to have someone pushing down on it while I screwed it in place. It is a two man job.

Pros: Zalman is my aftermarket cooler manufacturer of choice, based on experience of other products by them. Performs well & looks good. Cons: Was an absolute (choose your own word) to install! My case has access to rear of motherboard, so I chose to fit this cooler after mobo installation.

Bad idea! In hindsight, I would have fitted this cooler to the mobo before installing into the case.

Pros: Dropped the cpu temperature from mid 70 C down to 30 C. Not too noisy (its a fan, it makes noise, but not enough to complain about) Cons: Fitting this thing is a real pain in the backside. I’m not sure if it was just my motherboard, but getting the heatsink on top of the cpu, and then getting each mounting screw to fit into the bracket on the rear is incredibly difficult.

If the manufacturer provided screws that were just a few millimetres longer, it would be much easier.

Jokey title aside – this fan is a perfectly fine budget fan. Obviously, given the price, the unit doesn’t feel as sturdy as a Noctua fan, but at this price point, it doesn’t need to be; and it doesn’t feel like it’ll fall apart in your hands either.

It came efficiently packaged in a form-fitting box along with its screws, although be careful removing the fan, the little packet the screws are can just fall out. The fan cable is predictably thin, although you would have to go some way to snap it while installing the fan, which, unless you have a very old case, should be easy to avoid.

In operation, the fan has a perfectly acceptable noise level running at about half speed; it will sound predictably blowy at full pelt – but again – at this price point a perfectly acceptable balance.

In all, a perfectly acceptable fan suitable for budget builds, or as a rough and ready replacement.

First time I’ve ever bought fans and first time I’ve ever installed them. Sadly I could only use 1 of them because my mobo only has 2 fan connections in total and the splitter I bought was the incorrect one.

I really don’t want to have to pay another $15 for delivery just to get the right splitter. But anyways, as a first timer the install was easy. The fan is indeed incredibly quiet and honestly I can barely hear it.

Looking for 80Mm fans for a new case that I bought. Ordered these, next day delivery. What can I say about these Artic fans, incredibly silent when operating. Only hear these when system starts really.

Plus for the price, very good buy at 4 pounds each. Thanks Scan, always great service and speedy delivery.

I built a computer using a DeepCool Dukase WH and figured with the hard plastic front on that case it would probably be a good idea to include some extra circulation motivation. This computer was being built for an extended family member so I wanted to keep the cost low.

At the sale price I wasn’t expecting a whole lot of these fans so I bought 3 of them (2 for the front, 1 for the top, 1 rear fan came with the case). When I pulled these out of the box I noticed that they were actually Swiss-built (or at least Swiss-designed).

Switzerland makes quality stuff so my expectations were immediately raised. Once I had the computer all together I booted into the BIOS to set up the fan profiles and was shocked to (not) hear how quiet these fans are! At full clip I could barely hear them! Very impressed.

I don’t care about LEDs and was actually kinda disappointed that the case came with an LED fan. I considered replacing it with another F12, but as I said earlier, the goal was to keep costs down. After the computer was all set up and running well, I set the computer to bake for a few hours on Prime95.

Running the blended test to wring out the Ryzen 5 1600 and 16 gigs of Team Dark RAM, my board and chip temps never got above 65C (about 58C with the case front open). Moving forward, I expect to use these in all my builds! CONSIDERABLY cheaper than Noctua, and while Noctua may offer better longevity, the difference to me between a 3-year fan and a 6-year fan isn’t important.

2 of these is still cheaper than a Noctua and the amount of effort it takes to replace a fan is minimal. One caveat, the front case fans wouldn’t quite reach the fan pin header on the motherboard so I used a Y-splitter to tie them together and gain the extra few inches that were required.

The Y-splitter I used was actually a left-over from a previous build in which I’d used Noctua fans, so I guess it’s fair to say that the extra money you pay for Noctua in part goes to the niceities that are included, like splitters, noise suppression resistors, and rubber mounts, but again, when a Corolla will do, do you really need an LX470?.

I Have an Alien Area-51 790I, purchased, 11/2008, and it runs 24/7 (99. 9% of the time). All of the original fans still work except for the one I replaced. I just found the new fan was dead after 4. 75 years.

The original are not Bearing Fans, but still work perfect. I guess ‘Long Service Life’ would be around 4+ years. Fortunately, I purchased 2 so I would have a backup 🙂 Check your fans people :).

Super quiet and they move air real well. I have them running at a little over 70% with dust filters and I still feel a good amount of air flow without hearing the fans at all. I got these to replace some cheap Kingwin fans I had and they work SO much better.

Arctic always gets the job done, I have a 80mm Arctic fan from 2007 that’s still running fine and quiet! I also use their MX-5 Thermal Paste on my CPU’s and GPU’s. If you want performance and don’t care about RGB Rainbow Puke these are the case fans to get, especially for the price!.

Pros: Nice and quiet, a much improved design over the Intel retail fans that come with Intel retail boxed CPUs. Good for a HTPC, or a desktop case that has little room for a more exotic cooler. Even flat out, the fan still makes little noise, but using the fan in quiet mode and it’s almost silent.

Cons: The only slight bad point would be if you are running a hot CPU, or a overclocked CPU, then this – while better than Intel’s – still is not quite good enough for cooling say a s775 Quad, or a s1155 I5.

I installed this on a Q9650 and even when idle the CPU still hits 45c. Better than Intel’s own which was near 52c.

Pros: Value for money with excellent cooling. Cons: A little noisier than I would have liked for a PC in close proximity to the workstation but one gets used to it!

Pros: Nice and cheap, does exactly what it says. Cons: it didn’t fit my computer properly, but not a big deal as I could just fan over to the old cooling cyclinder.

I owned two of these fans. I bought them around april or may of 2010, and they worked awesome. Around December 5th they both died. I have no explanation, as I havent moved them since I put them in my case in may.

I was thinking it was my power supply, but after running multiple tests, voltages and load voltages seemed fine, and sure enough my computer has been running just fine since with some spare fans. I contacted Gelid support same day, and got a response on the 7th.

This is the response. “It is difficult to understand the problem. If one fan fails, then it maybe the fan quality, but if 2 fans burn at the same time. It may be a problem with your power supply. An over current will also burn the fan.

” I continued to explain how my computer still works, and I tested my power supply and all that, and have gotten no response since. Their 5 year warranty is a joke.

I don’t think the blade issue happened during delivery because this was in a much larger box shipped with other things. The fan’s packaging was mint. I would guess someone on the assembly line did a whole bunch of these without installing the blades all the way.

Fan has been working fine for me since I “fixed” it 4 days ago. Not much a report on longevity but it lets you know the problem didn’t recur from operation. I would recommend this item to a friend. Helpful info: P8Z77-V Pro, i5-3570k, 8GB Vengeance, Samsung 830, Rosewill FUTURE case.

A pair of them is perfect for my case PWM rubber mounts good quality not brown!