BeQuiet just blew my mind...

[@astroandrius]

I am one of those people, who actively avoid RGB, so these and Noctua probably would be on my shortlist when I am ready to upgrade my PC. Would be nice to see how they compare to equivalent Noctua fans.

[@yorgborg7899]

I hate rgb. If I wanted a christmas lights, I would get some Christmas lights.

[@marceloribeiro1316]

arctic are really good too without rgb

[@idkwhattohaveasausername5828]

I don’t hate RGB but it can sometimes get on my nerves if I’m trying to really focus on something like a school assignment or model building. If I’m gaming then it doesn’t really bother me as much as it probably should. It’s pretty to look at sometimes though and themed setups are pretty sick.

[@Simon_Denmark]

T30 though.

[@edmac1090]

I am interested in if BeQuiet has improved their build quality or not. I love their coolers, but I’ve had an irritating number of their fans get bad bearings after six months or so. As opposed to Noctua which are functionally immortal

[@ghomerhust]

what i like most is that even when it's ramped up, the tone it makes isnt an annoying whine, its a steady hum that fairly easily blends into the noise floor of the room. similar tone to some of the noctuas i have, and that is high praise.

[@jimlahey6692]

yup … i have the arctic which are crazy good for the ~7$ price point but at certain rpm they will whine.

[@alishfitness]

@@jimlahey6692 I know that pain of yours. I have 4 on my case, after 50% RPM the airplain gets ready to set off...

[@jimlahey6692]

@@alishfitness yeah but to be honest i dont need them at high rpm. And when you set them in bios they are crazy good value. But not so much plug and play and well balanced as noctuas.

[@grqfes]

yeah and mine can even rattle and chug.. the sound of the bequiets isnt that bad at all

[@derbigpr500]

@@jimlahey6692 Nonsense, Arctic fans are trash, not quiet at all, and make a very annoying resonance instead of a constant hum. There's a reason why they're cheap. I learned over the years that any product in the PC industry that gets hyped up for being "as good as more expensive stuff" is just fanboys talking without experience. Arctic or Thermalright come to mind.

[@TopFuelMechanic]

I switched to BeQuiet fans earlier this year, major difference in cooling and very quiet. High quality indeed

[@Schommie]

me too!

[@TopFuelMechanic]

@@tacticalcenter8658 Cheap Thermaltake crap

[@marinipersonal]

If you have the chance, check the Phanteks T30. I used TT in the past, their turbofans and was bad.

[@gerydblackmore5484]

Have always liked be quiet stuff.

[@mrbeckham666]

fans from Poland are half the price and quieter that's what German quality looks like these days :)

[@asdf3464]

I've bought these fans two months ago and I'm completely blown away (no pun intended) by their performance. Ive never thought I'd be so incredibly hyped about my case fans, but they just are amazing! I'm happy you're talking about them, they definitely deserve the shout out

[@FinalLightNL]

My god same, i replaced all my 6 fans with these in my 4000D about a month or two ago as well. They are amazingly quiet

[@Otic0n]

@uggabugga2315 NF-A12x25 are my personal GOATs. The noise/performance is crazy.

[@LoveTriscuit]

Where did you get them? I’m not seeing the pros available anywhere.

[@asdf3464]

@@LoveTriscuit At a local shop in my area - sorry to hear you can't find them that easily

[@tseggs]

@@FinalLightNL what size fans did you get

[@tatewaki11]

07:22 120 mm fan speeds 10:00 120 mm fan speed demonstration

[@HeavyComponent]

Thank you! Since he never breaks down his videos. LOL

[@dionelr]

I used to be one of those that would just use whatever fans came with the case (and also brought over old ones when I needed more). On my last build, I splurge on some BeQuiet silent wings 3, and am now a believer. Didn’t even know my GPU was starved, as I tested temps before the fans came in. Big difference.

[@TheSilent333]

Be Quiet has consistently great products. My last two builds have used their fans and tower coolers exclusively, because I am extremely picky about noise AND heat. This new version looks phenomenal!

[@BrialMusic]

Hey man, do you have a partpicker list with your rig? I'm planning to do the same kind of build, great cooling but silent

[@schmax3627]

Same. Im using BeQuiet Cases, PSUs, Coolers and fans for yeas now. They never disappoint.

[@silvershines]

@@BrialMusic Silent Wings 4 High Speed ezpz pick, then limit it to under 2000 rpm. You'll get Noctua level of noise-airflow performance no cap. If you're using an AIO or want a radiator fan, change the fans to Phanteks T30 because they do outperform both the A12 and SW4 if you use it for that task. However do NOT use the T30s as a case fan; you'll be overpaying and they're not that great when there's little to no obstruction. If you want similar performance but cheaper, get Arctic P14s or Arctic P12 ARGBs. Do not get the basic arctic P12s, you should be looking at Fractal Aspect, SickleFlows or Kaze Flex instead.

[@stevenglossenger5734]

Thanks!

[@KingAzaz]

Would love to have these tested against the Noctua NF a12x25

[@Thund3rstone]

Exactly. Comparing the specs of the 140s a14 with pro 14 140s, the Noctuas are more quiet but the bequiet are faster. Really nice would be to have the curve db vs RPM for both, so everybody can calculate the sweet spot for their build.

[@boblee211]

A12 king 👑

[@dolan-duk]

T30 too.

[@troyjohnson6023]

I mean noctua makes “server” fans that go to 3000rpm. I run the 2000 rpm 120s in my custom loop… bought be interesting to compare for sure.

[@AndroidSTheOfficialKnight]

@@boblee211 no longer lmao

[@bluessrv1]

I'm a huge "fan" of the BeQuiet brand. In my experience they are, by far, the best and most quiet case fan. They're quality made and look great! Looking forward to getting my hands on a set of these new models.

[@denniskarlsson6173]

Always loved bequiet's fans, rocking 3 silent wings 3 in my system

[@JJ79_]

Cheap arctic is still more silent and more air ;)

[@andreik3847]

@@JJ79_ and with worse qc

[@Nick-nf1kd]

@@JJ79_ I just bought an arctic p12 and it has annoying whine bruh

[@JJ79_]

@@Nick-nf1kd I have bequiet case and few original bequiet fans and some arctics and arctics are far more quiet and more air flow, no whine at all.

[@Qalibrated]

@@Nick-nf1kd Arctic P12 is a 5 dollar cheap plastic fan. A pack of 5 costs only a bit more than a single Silent Wings 3 fan, it'd be unfair to have the same expectations. I bought a 5-pack of them to have cheap spare fans, but they are indeed annoying to listen to. The Arctic BioniX P120 is (presumably) what he meant. They are good quality, insanely quiet and moves a good amount of air for like half price of the SW3's, available in a bunch of different color options. I got 2 of the BioniX P120's with their Arctic Freezer 34 eSports Duo cooler, the fans got daisy-chaining and the cooler is mad silent, even with 2 fans.

[@Szklana147]

It is more important to pay attention on fans than on CPU. Good quality fans are going to outlive a few generations of components.

[@mrexile09]

I love BeQuiets fans, use them in my current pc and no complaints. Also the blacking out stickers is pretty sweet.

[@AMdrew]

How do they comapre to Noctua fans ? I want something quieter...my NZXT AIO fans are crazy loud after a year...

[@mrexile09]

@@AMdrew honestly BeQuiet has an array of fans that might suit your need. They make some that are for performance, some like Jay said that is an over all fan, and some that shoot for little noise as possible. I say they you look at their vids from their website to see which fit your need because I don’t know what you had in your previous setup. I think they hold up if not exceed Noctua.

[@ShrimpAbuser]

@@AMdrew They are better than noctua in terms of noice/performance. Im using mine at 70% max and cpu (r9 5950x) is 63c and gpu (rtx 3090) 58c under full load. Phone shows 31db at full load but im not sure if its accurate.

[@The-Cat]

@@AMdrew I had both originally started with Noctuas then BeQuiet. and can confirm BeQuiet are less noisy when cranked up to max. I dont know if it's because of maybe they push less air around than the Noctua but they do keep my hardware cool during summer so I guess BeQuiet won on the basis they they do their work properly enough while remaining quiet

[@AMdrew]

@@The-Cat I have Air Conditioning in my room, I use it almost all day in the Summer since I dislike heat. My NZXT fans which came with the kraken x63 are getting louder each day...I have had them since December last year. I want to swap them out...first I was looking for the noctua NF-A14's but those are not black..I have a black and red themed setup, I don't want to mess it up. I was looking at the Noctua INdustrial ones, which are black, but they are noisier than the other ones because they are industrial :). I think I will buy the BeQuiet ones, but not the PRO's since they are a little bit louder than the regular ones. The silent wings 4 have 13.6DB Rating and the PRO's have 36.8DB.

[@cdl1701]

I think they change the RPM between the fan sizes is due to tip speeds. They want to maintain a tip speed within a certain range, if a 140mm fan had the same 3000 RPM of the 120MM on the high setting would be a difference of 3.2m/s of tip speed.

[@LordHyren]

Nah. Both sizes use identical hub motors. So the larger blade area has more drag and therefore lower rpm

[@shadowlord0162]

@@LordHyren correct

[@stinkycheese804]

@@LordHyren Yeah, but it's only out of cheapness to not offer a second hub size.

[@stinkycheese804]

To minimize noise, yes a certain tip speed has to be constrained, yet most of the noise comes from the turbulence of moving the air against local obstructions. The other replies were correct that at a given fan coil strength, it will just spin slower with a higher load from larger blades. Ultimately it is not so scientific, they just make fans that are cost optimized to reap more profit but also perform well without sinking to sub-par materials (bearings, blade material, and balancing). Lastly, it's just inherent that to hit the broad audience, the larger the fan blade, the less RPM it takes to move *enough* air at the target noise level. The blade RPM slowdown is due to moving more air so it fairly equals out.

[@Reevesi]

"I don't want lights, I want performance". I'm totally with you on that.

[@hadleys.4869]

I bought 8x of the Silent Wings 4 Pro 3000rpm 120mm fans for both of my 480mmx58mm thick EK x480m radiators. They are surprisingly quiet at 3000rpm compared to other fans at the same rpm. Very good noise levels at 1500-2000rpms. Excellent static pressure too. Thanks for the review. This was my first custom water loop and the first I did by myself.

[@NonLegitNation2]

i wonder how quiet they are at 3000rpm compared to the Noctua 3000rpm industrial fans. I have two of the 120mm Noctua industrial fans on the bottom of my case to provide airflow to my GPU and those things can get really loud at 100%. Right now I'm running two 140mm Thermaltake Tough Fan Pros on my 280 AIO and was thinking of switching to these fans but then again it looks like both fans have about the same cfm and pressure rating.

[@OntarioGuy430]

My BeQuiet silent wing 3 fans were some of the loudest fans in my system. I had them with some Scythe Kaze Flex fans and the BeQuiet were considerably louder at the same rpm (they moved about the same amount of air too).

[@ShadowedZer0]

Better than noctua? That's a pretty bold claim. What brands are you even talking about?

[@lordwasabi6330]

@misanthrop Once Noctua started making their Chroma series (black fans) I was sold on them. Considering how long they last; I won't be changing anything anytime soon.

[@JgHaverty]

@@ShadowedZer0 plenty of high quality fans exist that are on par with noctua in pressure, flow and noise. Noctua are great, dont get me wrong; but the market is more or less saturated with options nowadays.

[@Luscious3174]

Akasa Viper S flow - 7 years running 24/7 and they have yet to die (knock on wood). I'm using both 120mm and 140mm and they are perfect for my black and yellow themed build. 👉Pro tip - if you want to cover up those stickers/hub get a large hole punch from a crafts store and get some adhesive carbon fiber paper. Black, grey, yellow etc... whatever color you need to match the theme you're going for 😎

[@rigsbyrigged1831]

BeQuiet is a brilliant example of German engineering. Not only their fans, but their PSUs and cases are all excellent. I love this company.

[@Boz1211111]

I liked reading your comment after going completly over budget to buy bequiet power supply

[@niume7468]

I can vouch for BeQuiet PSU, got 750 W Platinum, it's really silent and great

[@Hamster51893]

Also should be mentioned: The lowest RPM those fans can run - i have my Silent Wings 3 at 180rpm idle, you can literally read the be Quiet logo at those speeds. This has 2 advantages 1. even lesser noise 2. less material wearing and longer lifespan!

[@timelessautoworks8415]

I run my SW3 140mm case fans at 300rpm and my SW3 120mm CPU and GPU fans at 400rpm and my computer is completely inaudible.

[@MrKeffieKeffer]

Everything in my PC is from BeQuiet. I’m very happy with their products and will happily purchase more!

[@zntei2374]

BeQuiet motherboard, BeQuiet CPU, BeQuiet GPU, BeQuiet RAM, BeQuiet SSD...

[@cern.a]

@@zntei2374 BeQuiet user, BeQuiet monitor, BeQuiet headphones, BeQuiet tissue papers

[@zntei2374]

@@cern.a BeQuiet lotion, BeQuiet sock...

[@cern.a]

@@zntei2374 @MrKeffieKeffer loves their crispy crusty BeQuiet socks

[@whodat8048]

@@cern.a those headphone suck can't hear crap

[@JJFX-]

After getting tired of Noctua delaying their new 140mm, I ended up getting 2 SW Pro 4's to replace some dying Vardar fans. These fans are nice but they are not without issue. They are quiet but in my opinion have an audible "whirl" well below what I'd consider high speeds. It's a not that bad but it's a fairly annoying frequency. The other issue is there's so much they give up to have the changeable mounts that you'd never use on a radiator. The cable looks nice but it's fixed to the side and can't be unplugged or hidden behind it like many others. This makes it difficult in areas that are a tight fit or when trying to hide it. The connector has a thick strain relief that protrudes out more than usual. This is a problem if that connector is in a tight spot, such as a fan hub on a rad or hidden in the case. Noctua's approach can be frustrating too but at least you can do a tight bend if you have to. I'd prefer to at least be able to remove it. Lastly, unlike Noctua and the T30, the through-hole mount forces you to use a single, long screw. You can't attach the fan to a radiator and then screw it into the case. You need to go through both the case and the fans into the radiator which is can be a pain to remove later. It doesn't flex when tightened down but you can avoid this with short screws on other fans anyway. The T30 balances aesthetics and function better and if there was a 140mm version, I would get that over this. I will say the rubber pads are an improvement and won't get squeezed out on the sides like the T30 can. It has a nicer speed switch BUT it is possible to flip the switch on the T30 from either side (frustrating but you can do it). If you're slapping them on a rad without additional constraints or need other mounting options, there's nothing wrong with it. I think the build quality is overrated but it is a solid fan. For more customized solutions, something is likely to get in your way that otherwise wouldn't.

[@RussellKasem]

Its nice to see competition to Noctua fans. I use the Phanteks T30's for my builds now, because they're available in the three packs and I prefer the sound signature to them, but still, competition is great.

[@TheDman52]

I just switched to Bequiet fans last week. Picked up six of there Light wings. The performance is UNREAL. Coming from cheap amazon fans to these is a big difference. They are so quiet!!...even at full RPM. Brought my temps down 5 degrees across the board.

[@ellie_cr]

I'm a huge fan of this channel! The content blows me away! *insert additional fan pun here*

[@zivzulander]

I see you are a fan girl 🥁

[@ellie_cr]

@@zivzulander lol 🤣 nice

[@LEXXIUS]

I have a PC case with a couple BeQuiet Gen 1 casefans which are still trucking on since 2011! Very good quality and reliability! If these would've come out when Noctua released the A12x25, I'd defnitely gotten these. (didn't want Gen 3, because of the frame not sealing well and blowby on radiators)

[@VEN0M415]

One feature I miss was the one on my Fractal Venturi fans, putting a 140mm fan on a 120 mount sometimes actually worked really well on some cases I build. This looks really nice but that hub looks pretty chunky so I wonder how that would affect AIOs performance?

[@LEXXIUS]

I assume, the hub size wouldn't be a problem, like with the Noctua A12x25.

[@tonikeller5928]

Please never compare them.... If you want brutal pressure and doesn`t care about dbA, then you can also use the NF-F12 industrialPPC-3000 PWM - only 5dbA more. This one also increase the airflow from 140m³/h to over 180m³/h with an increased static airpressure of ~30% (or 2mm/H²O more). But why you are in need of it - Noctua add an rubber sealant (can be additional install from side of the customer) which minimize the loss of the static pressure and airflow. :edit: the design of the blades looks nice, but hard to clean. The dust likes the structure and stay there.

[@TheOriginalFaxon]

@@tonikeller5928 so what you're saying is that for 30% more pressure and 20% more flow rate, you can have fans that are approximately twice as loud, because that's about the difference 5db makes. It's a logarithmic scale, not a linear one, which means that power levels increase exponentially

[@TheEchelon]

@@TheOriginalFaxon Not really. Yes the sound pressure or energy is twice as much, but that doesn't translate how we hear or perceive it. We don't experience it as twice as loud, unless you use the adjusted scale.

[@TheOriginalFaxon]

@@TheEchelon last I checked fans were normally rated in dBC, not dBA, so the measurements would be weighted in favor of lower sounds that we normally don't perceive as readily, while biasing against noises we'd actually be able to hear the difference in, meaning that the real world result usually sounds louder than it's rated as on paper. This is done intentionally because otherwise it doesn't account properly for the low frequency noise the fan generates, but it means that when we look at paper ratings for fans, we're being lied to about just how loud it will sound. As a result, if a fan is 5dB on paper, measured C weighted, it is possible that if it produces too much noise in one of the higher or lower bands that is attenuated down in dBC, this might make it louder in the real world than it is on the spec sheet, in terms of perception. It could also be the reverse though, where the fan is predominantly low frequency noise, and so a C weighted rating scale is biased against it. Generally though in my experience that's rarely the case, and fans that are rated significantly louder, also have more HF noise that's audible, with some limited exceptions

[@joakoc.6235]

I'm one of those guys that doesn't care about RBG i always turn it off, I like darkness, I put black vinyl over the glass of my room windows so cero light can enter the room.

[@wowzers4617]

RBG😭

[@Punkz83]

Really starting to appreciate BeQuiet! products... Been running a Pure Rock 2 for a while now with no complaints and just installed a Straight Power 11... I love the build quality and appreciate how their stuff doesn't cost an arm and a leg.

[@yougotaknife]

Buy my be quiet case off of me please

[@Punkz83]

@@yougotaknife Not in the market for a new case atm, butthanks all the same.

[@yougotaknife]

@@Punkz83 no problem bro if you change your mind hit me up

[@Muu_69]

Every really quiet fan has now this design. They look pretty similar to the noctua A12x25, Thermaltake Toughfan 12, Arctic P12 PWM, Phanteks T30. It just seems to be the best design and now everyone makes their own version of this.

[@ThrashingBasskill]

The gentle typhoon were just way ahead of their time.

[@Muu_69]

@@ThrashingBasskill Absolutely

[@GER-Thorgs]

Love them. If I need more fans or need an upgrade for my Silent Wing 3 they look to be a great option.

[@a.b.c.d.e]

looking at Silent Wings 3 quality and power efficiency of the newest gen GPUs that's a 'never' ;)

[@kingjongun7295]

I love the be quiet fans in my system. I rebuilt my pc when i got my 4090 at launch, the be quiet fans replaced some cheap fans from a brand no one has ever heard of. Huge improvement in both silence and cooling

[@WardenOfSouls]

Yeah beQuiet is pretty cool. I use one of their cases with one of their PSU's, one of their Aircoolers and 5 140mm fans in that case, they are Silent Wings 2 but even they are super silent and give me very good airflow. I have plenty of issues with my System but Airflow and Temps aint one of them

[@briankipper5496]

So... To paraphrase.... if you're talking about cooling, I feel bad for ya son... I got 99 problems, but a fan ain't one 😉😂😂🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@WardenOfSouls]

@@briankipper5496 pretty much that yeah xD

[@Marco_Onyxheart]

I put these in a friend's PC some time ago. He's got a very powerful PC, but it stays absolutely cool and silent. These fans really are amazing.

[@KoenvdW88]

Yeah, pretty happy with the Silent Wings 2 140s that came with my BeQuiet! case. They also mount these awesome fans in their PSUs - absolute legends! The only problem I've had so far with any BeQuiet product was that one of the Silent Wings 2 fans started rattling, but then I put the case somewhere else and the rattle is gone? Now all that's left is an occasional rattle from the mesh in the front of my case. They could've added some padding there...

[@botlikex]

The SW3 you have was taken from a cooler. If you buy them seperately, you also get the corner pieces, although they reworked them for the SW4s.

[@mattiashedman8845]

Same here switched to BeQuiet fans earlier this year, went with the ligth wings, 3 140 mm, the computer is dead silent now and always cooled perfectly.

[@rogeld6677]

Recently did Be Quiet! for a PSU and AIO. And you can just feel the quality ooze out. Everything just feels so nice to the touch and both perform beautifully. First time experience, now interested in these fans. Thanks Jay!

[@vermilion7777]

I hate AIOs.... especially with BeQuiet fans. You hear nothing but the pump permanently...

[@spagettete_]

@@vermilion7777 i have never heard the sound of any pump of an aio

[@vermilion7777]

@@spagettete_ I always hear them. Tried 3 different manifacturers. My computer is near silent though. No HDD or other mechanical drive, fans run below 300 rpm idle. GPU and power unit are silent. The pump always does a permanent high pitched noise.

[@triliner254]

​@@vermilion7777 I hear pump noise at startup, almost as if it's activating, but then it stabilises and becomes quiet afterwards. Basically gets drowned out by ambient noise and fan noise.

[@vermilion7777]

@@triliner254 Nah, for me it's a permanent high pitched squeek.

[@bland9876]

The fans in my computer are dying and I need new ones so thats what I'm looking for. A few of them are doing the verrrrr noise and only stop when you touch them which is really annoying for the rear case fan because that means you have to unscrew the side panel just get your finger in there and touch it.

[@IcicleFurry]

Gotta say, those might be the first Be Quiet! fans to actually consider buying because their previous fans were always pretty loud for their performance but the silent wings 4 might actually make them live up for their name, gonna have to see if an 80mm variant will come out and how those will perform to replace the Noctua fans in my server which is located exactly 2m away from my bed

[@samuelsulaiman]

I got the normal Silent Wings 4 and Silent Wings 2. Really love the Silent wings 4, they're so quiet and that cable is godsend. Really easy to cable manage

[@googlestolemyhandle]

Just started a new PC build...8 years since my last one. I received my be quite! silent base 802. Excited to get it put together...if the motherboard ever gets here. 🤦‍♂

[@ryanjofre]

Good luck. I’m itching bad for new builds.

[@dennissmith1435]

Just finished a stealthy build using the be quiet 802 Window and these fans, all 140mm. They weren’t cheap, but they seem like high quality fans. I’m don’t subscribe to “a fan is a fan is a fan”. I think there are significant differences and it matters. But in the absence of thorough, meticulous testing, there isn’t any reliable information on fans, which are best, what really matters and what difference does it make.

[@Lucas-ct8kg]

Jay! We need these in white! I've sent them a message praising their company and begging for a white color in these bad bears. We need this in our lives, especially since the popularity of white components have exploded over the past few years, they would sell a lot! Lets make it happen, send them messages!!!!

[@Boemtie]

Thats racist😶

[@stinkycheese804]

If you are really that desperate, just freakin' paint them white. It seems like a really shallow thing to me, what color my fans are. People that come to my home, are more impressed that I don't have a PC sitting obnoxiously in sight, rather that it's hidden under my desk (and elsewhere) so all they see is a display, and a keyboard and mouse if those are relevant to the use. I do not understand the obsession with putting a computer on display, that making it super pretty looking, is worse than not seeing it at all. Plus no matter how quiet a PC is, it's quieter still if there's a buffer from a desk and wall or closet, etc, where there is zero decibels making it to anyone's ears. Also, no they would not sell a lot. # of people buying a specific fan for self-integration is low already, but those picking a certain size in a while color, a very low # of yearly sales. I'm not trying to put down your idea, just reinforce the reality that you may have to paint it yourself to get there, or pick another brand that comes in white. There is not a sufficient market for white for every brand to make them, would just dilute everyone's sales # to have them all do it. PLUS, certain plastics turn beige from UV exposure when they start out white. They get brittle, as well as fugly, and transmit more vibrations. Carbon black is a good way to retard UV damage to plastics.

[@Boemtie]

@@stinkycheese804 Chill dude, its just some fans...

[@stinkycheese804]

@@Boemtie You seem more upset than I, to make a post devoid of any content.

[@Boemtie]

@@stinkycheese804 uhm sure buddy🙄

[@FinalLightNL]

I bought 6 of these silent wings 4’s for my 4000D a month ago. They are so extremely quiet i love them.

[@RayWelpott]

These fans look beautiful, I’ve been thinking about doing a Murdered out build so I think these fans could be fun to use on a CPU cooler like the Dark Rock Pro 4

[@edzymods]

Check my build out with the 3 be quite fans

[@ucmRich]

Thanks guys!!!!! I just bought 3 bequiet fans today (Pure Wings 2 8mm, 92mm and a shadow wings 2 120mm ), i hope they do what i need with low sound ^_^

[@FatherDragonKal]

Find someone who looks at you the way Jay looks at these fans… 😆

[@phoenix0153]

I have 10 Silent Wings 3 inside my Enthoo 719, and LET ME TELL YOU, these bad boys will absolutely do their job! I go from and 80c stress test with my 420 aio down to 30-35c in a matter of seconds. These are incredible, and they aren't even the newer ones. I wan the new ones, but ya know.. money, lol

[@Squishmallows24]

Nice fans. Always like seeing quality non RGB fans

[@ganus112]

I always go bequiet. I love them. When you lose for example a screw for your cooler you write them and they provide you with spare parts. Never had to pay for those parts.

[@borbor219]

Jay is the master of turning a 5 minute video into a full on entertaining episode :D rock on haha

[@calebblanchard9788]

Hey Thanks for all your great videos have been playing on a MSI laptop for four years and have been wanting a new PC. After watching you, you have convinced me to finally build one so thanks for all your help with parts.

[@iorinmirgach8802]

I love how Jay got excited over how nicely the cable was made

[@WingHouseCup]

Love BeQuiet fans and cases. They think about everything and perform great.

[@axelolord]

These look great. Would use them if not for already having a BeQuiet - Noctua combo. For the ones that would like RGB on them still (I generally don't like RGB, but wanted some subtle one to see the fans spinning through the dark tempered case) you can use Phanteks Halos with them. They look great. Especially with the ridges.

[@vMaxHeadroom]

I have a set of the Phanteks T30's on a 360mm radiator and they are immense and probably the best fans I have used on an AIO. These seem to be very similar as the Phanteks also go all the way to 3K rpm with three settings as well.

[@N1NJAKIDD]

I have the T30's on my AIO as well. By far the best fans

[@XemnasTM]

Since the non "Pro" versions of the fans are about $10-$15 cheaper, I put 4 of these 140mm high speed fans in my workstation/gaming rig. Since neither Phanteks nor Noctua have made 140mm versions of their best fans, Silent Wings4s are probably the best 140mm fans on the market right now.

[@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus]

What do you think Noctua's best fan is? I used 6 of their 140mm 3,000 rpm industrials in my case, they can turn almost 1,000 rpm while being inaudible, and then when you really need cooling they deliver (with all the noise at 3,000 rpm). 99% of the time they run at low speed without making any noticeable sound.

[@ImDembe]

@@fantabuloussnuffaluffagus Yeah 1000-1200rpm is the threshold where the majority of people would say it's quiet. This fan seem to have a pretty good motornoise and that's where Noctua are the best, i have Arctic P12 fans and Noctua A25. preformance is similar but the quality, all the add on stuff you get to pay premium and the better motor noise, no ticking or strange things going on with them at any rpm.

[@PowerOfThe69]

I just bought some Noctua NF-A14 iPPC-3000s that are 140mm, hit the whole 3000rpm, and get 6.58mm of static pressure compared to beQuiet's 3.64, and also gets 269.3m3/h of airflow vs beQuiet's 165.5m3/h. Seems like Noctua doesn't need anything much better

[@ImDembe]

@@PowerOfThe69 The 140mm version of the A12x25 will be a beast but in the end the real difference is slim, unless you need a 2000rpm fan anything goes and a Arctic is on par with a Noctua, i bought x5 Arctic P12s for the same price as one Noctua A12x25.

[@alexwitteried3893]

I'm running silent wings on my rad and my exhaust to replace coolermaster fans. So happy with mine 1 year in.

[@dil6969]

Changing the stock fans out in my Lian Li case to Noctua Redux was the best upgrade to my already good system. The sound difference between an average fan and ones like the BeQuiets or Noctuas is huge, especially at low RPMs where you're more likely to hear unpleasant bearing noise.

[@stinkycheese804]

Thank you for an enjoyable video that brings back some memories about qualifying fans as a system integrator/seller back in the day. They look nice, but there's no way I'm paying a premium for these frills. It's very important to me to have high quality fans, but as a (former) system seller, I was getting fans in bulk and never paid over $5 per fan, for Panasonic, NMB, Sanyo, Delta, an occasional Sunon, etc. I have never had any of the fans I put in systems, fail before the system was retired. Most of the noise I encountered was not the fans themselves but rather caused by the immediately adjacent heatsink, or perforated case fan mounts. On my own personal use systems, I cut those perforated case screens out, but customers I kept them in because it looked more finished that way. However, I do really like and appreciate the 3 point toggle switch on those BeQuiets, except that these days, a typical fan header will have RPM control. Back before they did, I literally made several different setups to control the fan speed (before fan controllers were a thing), including a series of diodes, resistors, rheostats, and ultimately the more common solution was just a 10 cent, 2W resistor in series and testing at the system max TDP to ensure that was enough. Long time ago, glade to not have had to do that for ~15+ years. I have to disagree that the hubs don't get bigger on the motor, just depends on whether buying the cheaply built-for-PCs fans, or buying industrial grade fans like the Sanyos I've used. Their hubs are much bigger even on many of their 120mm models. Lastly, I am not too worried about some air escaping. If you try to block the paths of least resistance for this small amount of air, you create more turbulence, and slow the fan down at any particular voltage or (resistor set as with fixed speed or that switch on the BeQuiet) drive current, so it flows a little less air too, a higher noise to airflow ratio. I'm not suggesting they have bad noise to airflow ratio at all, certainly the opposite but it is mostly a marketing angle. Even blow-by air, helps to move the exhaust air through a heatsink further along its path to case exit points. Blowing around an object, creates a low pressure zone and suction through it too. The flow you were measuring, has a lot to do with how the blades were optimized, for free air flow or static pressure, especially when using a reduction tube. Each has their place. Max free air rating is better when your case looks like swiss cheese because you have more fans and fan mount holes than you really needed, but that can help with redundancy, system can stay running if any one particular fan fails (even one in the PSU if the system is set up well with positive pressurization, which I like to do for a filtration setup). Of course, all bets are off if you have set the system up with minimal margins trying to make it absolutely as quiet as possible, but that is where the active temp vs fan throttling circuits on modern GPU, CPU, and case fan headers comes into play.

[@normand86]

What's the difference between the Pro and non-pro in day to day usage? (so ignoring the three mode switch and the extra corners)

[@stinkycheese804]

In as few words as possible: $

[@stuchatterton6550]

Purchased a 5800X3D a couple of weeks ago and have been looking very closely at the be quiet product line for an entirely new build. Jay, your timing is impeccable.

[@scottastic6428]

I’d like to see the 140mm compared with the Arctics on radiators

[@IRizofy]

Not only are the ridges on the blades smoothing the air, but, they also give more surface area which in return, gives you more airflow...the airflow being more linear

[@rankisdumb214]

I was quite surprised how quite my build was when I completed it. I expected it to be louder having watched many of these videos. Maybe I need more powerful fans 😂

[@PitboyHarmony1]

I have a build here outfitted completely with Silent Wing 3's, and I actually sprayed the orange labels ... black. Glad to see that bequiet figured that out. Even though these are MUCH faster spinning fans ... by a lot, I'm not a huge fan (pun) of the size of the hub in the centre of these ones. These are huge, imagine the measure on total air moving if some of that core space was given back to air movement. Finally, 300,000 hour life expectancy - if running 24/7 = 34.24 years. You could literally install it when your child is born, and change it when they graduate from medical school ... as a neurologist.

[@josuevalar6465]

Better than noctua?

[@lio1234234]

I'd love that comparison!

[@666Necropsy]

a12x25 they are almost equal. just under you wouldnt notice under 2k rpm. only if you are using test equipment. i researched these a few months ago when they came out. there were like 2 good testing reviews

[@666Necropsy]

check out the t30 as well. awesome if you need that 3k rpm lol

[@kmcrafting4837]

Any commercially available anemometer should be already calibrated to calculate CFM based on the blade speed and factory orifice area. Static pressure will be higher dropping down from 120mm to whatever that anemometer is, but air speed will increase. So print a 140 and comparison should still be valid within a few percent margin of error

[@scoops6615]

Good thing the vid came out before cyber monday! I'm ready to buy parts for my first build and this is definitely going on the list!

[@Khazandar]

"Air is a fluid" JayzTwoCents, 2022.

[@jazzmusiccontinues1134]

If you compress and cool it enough it’ll turn into LN and LOX mostly so strictly speaking, he’s not wrong

[@Andrew-ry7iw]

I'll have a mug of air with milk please

[@MiG82au]

@@jazzmusiccontinues1134 it's always a fluid. Fluid doesn't mean liquid.

[@jazzmusiccontinues1134]

@@MiG82au So it is, so it is. Learned something today. Thanks for that

[@Firepulser]

BeQuiet has always been my go-to for radiator fans. The silent wings 3 was great. This new version seems even better!

[@overlordzorn]

Hey @jaysTwoCents . You didn’t mentioned it in the vid so here we go: the replaceable corners (on the other products at least) can be mounted in 2 ways, one way moves the seal around the fan closer to the case/radiator, the other way will give it some clearing to decouple the fan from the case to await vibration to carry over. Same goes for the plastic pins, they come with a rubber seal to also hinder vibrations being carried over to the mount. You still can use normal screws to mount the fan in case you … yea idk why you would want that

[@overlordzorn]

That said, that’s from memory and might not be exactly applicable to the new series

[@techorange1141]

Please test Fan from PCcooler P120 Pro. Its Affordable price. 1850 rpm. Noise is 16 - 33 dB(A). Max airflow 71.8 CFM. Want to know the performance. Because in anywhere, reviewer only review big brand (and expensive of course).

[@clutch44444]

I love airflow dynamics in PC cases, maybe that's why I like having as many fans in my case as possible

[@MrBra1nDeaD]

If you're only interested in the air speed, don't use a cone at all. Use a straight 120mm (or 140mm) tube and place the air meter centered inside. Don't worry about some air going around it, that actually helps to give you an accurate measurement. Think of it like this: when you measure the air speed of the wind outside, you don't try to capture all the air in the sky. You just wan't to know how fast the air is pushing the blades in the meter. You just want the straight tube to be long enough that all the air goes at the same speed (less turbulence). Then, after you know how fast it is going, you can calculate the amount of air it's pushing by taking into account the diameter of the tube.

[@oktc68]

Excellent vid, thanks Jay. I've used the Silent Wings 3 and one of their bigger cooler's, and they're definitely really quiet. I think they're perfect for a media center pc or for anyone who wants near silence. In a gaming pc if it's reasonably high powered I think they will cope but you would get cooler temps by using something that shifts more air at the expense of more noise.

[@user-super-user]

be quite make fans that flow a lot more air but are louder as well

[@atomicskull6405]

First fan's I've seen that make me want to upgrade from the old 120mm Vantec Stealth fans I've been using since 2006. I was surprised to find they still make the exact same fan. Vantec never even bothered to update them to PWM but I guess people must still buy them.

[@netron66]

quick flow calculation, idea situation: flow in =flow out with no leak, so just flow speed of the meter * diameter of meter^2*3.14/4

[@dovahkingqcclips6913]

in other words.....if you pay cheap for cheap things, be ready to endure low quality problems....such as poor durability, lack of customisation, bad looks, poor performance, noisy, high power consumption, etc. in almost no scenarios, the low quality thing won't have any issues....if it really has nothing wrong for it's price, make sure to talk about it somewhere and let people know so they can avoid bad low quality things when i say "things", i' not talking exclusively about pc hardware

[@AkTechMediaOfficial]

For my personal build i went absolutely no compromise airflow with the Silent Wings PRO 4 and Noctua NF-A12x25..... but i also wanted some good RGB so i slapped each one with a Phanteks HALO LUX and now i have the coldest PC ever and 24 single programmable LEDs. Each fan assembly cost me like 60-70€ but oh man if it was ever woth it

[@jameschawkinsart]

I chose the earlier version because I was maxed out on my build project, but am looking forward to getting the Pro4s down the road to replace them! But, I can still use the older ones at the bottom of case, so I don't feel that I wasted cash.

[@xxprojessexx8838]

Hi Jayz, can you try the T30, people say and statistics are the best in silent, airflow, more than noctua

[@Salerias]

I have the 3 version fans and they are amazing. The install was extremly easy with the push pins and they press so much more air through my case compared to my older fans

[@paulofurtado81]

Have 6 (2 on the be quiet cooler) be quiet fans for many years some of them, still going strong, tempted to buy the 802 case too, more fans

[@tkelong3569]

LOve the ARGB lights on my case fans. Super smooth and buttery flow from one color to the next. Whisper quiet fans.

[@oliknow]

I care for my fans! I bit the bitter and replaced all fans with Noctua chromax fans to finally have a consistent setup. all good. I'm glad Noctua still has 92mm options and slim fans in the chromax series. I need them for my old case.

[@DrBernon]

Thanks for the review. Fans are very important. I recently changed my case fans from a mix of the ones included with the case and one I got from a dumpster work station PC, because they were noisy. Got some Noctua, and I'm never building a PC with cheap fans ever again. The difference is amazing. Really worth it if you have the money.

[@HavokR505]

$45CAD per fan? not on this planet. they are not 3x better then Gentle Typhoons. I dont mind spending $20 on a good fan but the prices have gotten out of hand.

[@jimtekkit]

I've had great experiences with their Silent Wings 3 fans, I've got eight of them in my rig sitting right next to me. The best aspect of SW3's is that regardless of RPM there's no intrusive resonating frequencies (which I have experienced with Noctua A14's). I get very annoyed by intrusive frequencies and have had zero issues with the Be Quiet fans.

[@andoruamarth]

Very helpful comment - I am literally watching this video because I've just installed 4x Noctua NF-A14s in my new PC and the resonant noise at pretty much any speed above 550rpm is driving me mad. Looking to try the Be Quiet fans instead and hopefully get rid of this noise!

[@Unstopapple]

using a cone to direct all outtake of air will give you a bad reading. You want to just hold the meter at a similar distance away from the fan without some sort of shroud.

[@-opus]

BeQuiet are also one of the few manufacturers who offers cases with the choice of a glass side panel, or a solid one. Great to still see some class in the game.

[@Im_MarkS]

I recently switched from Noctua to be quiet 140 mm and i must say im very content with my choice, its all the little extras that give be quite the edge. Thx for enlightening us with this documentary J2C

[@Lord_Dillinger]

Jay FINALLY found BeQuiet! So proud of you JAY! BIG BOY JAY BIG BOY!

[@justindionne8744]

I changed all my fans to BeQuiets after watching your other video's and so glad I did.

[@VoldoronGaming]

My case has 5 140 mm beQuiet! Silent Wings 3 fans. Two in the front and 3 in the top. All attached to the fan controller in the Phanteks Ethoo Pro case

[@vyvynylification]

I went from sharkoon case and rgb fans (which were pretty quiet) to a fractal north design with all black noctua fans. I think the fans are quieter but the case is alot more open, so my pc now makes a bit more noise than before but surely keeps cooler.

[@john-paultolczyk2434]

yes everyone haveing fan,s for colling is always the most important thing to have in any build you do yes it is.

[@garyanatolyfigueroadiaz2501]

I just bought Silent Wings 3. Amazing. No loud while i'm playing anymore.

[@TheCowthulu]

Definitely a good looking fan and a brand I trust. It would be good though to hear it next to a generic case fan the kind you might find included when someone buys a case.