Best Budget RGB fans (Bitspower Touchaqua Notos O fans)

[@BuildsWithV]

What RGB fans are your absolute favorite?

[@babyblueface2304]

Corsair even tho they cost me a left leg

[@BuildsWithV]

@@babyblueface2304 They are definitely solid fans with lots of lighting effects. In a tier of their own for sure. But do you miss your leg? 🤔 😂

[@BuAzeez]

Corsair QL120

[@BuildsWithV]

@@BuAzeez solid choice 💪

[@pepelaugh3745]

I would chose ql120 but so expensive

[@evacody1249]

Well I have a Maingear DIY case and I just used the fan hub it came with for my Bitspower touchaqua fans. It works good for me.

[@theretrocaveman]

I just got more notos fans to fill up the rest of my case and decided to get a notos O fan for my PC cooler and it fits really well almost like a center piece. Funny enough I only payed 3 cents for 2 notos and 1 notos O cause coupons. I would highly recommend bitspower fans! great video!

[@BuildsWithV]

Yeah I love these fans. I just live streamed a build using 10 of the notos o fans and I still love using them

[@theretrocaveman]

@@BuildsWithV right on!

[@plasticbleach4004]

I noticed that although these fans have 3-pin A-RGB connectors, you have all LEDS set to one color on each fan. Are these fans capable of lighting up in multiple colors at once?

[@BuildsWithV]

Yeah these can do the rainbow effects as well. I forgot to show off the different colors and stuff.

[@spucyudon]

Can you do a video on all the color ways on the fans?

[@floydgarneriii8873]

i have these fans and they run at max speed. i tried lowering the speed in msi dragon center and my bios but its not working. can you help with that ?

[@tufrogy404]

I have the same issue. Did you ever find a solution?

[@lethaldemise4698]

How is that AIO performing with these fans. I got a kraken Z73 and I want to use these fans. Love the RGB.

[@BuildsWithV]

It performs fairly well. I’m not too sure if it will be as good or better than the nzxt fans. But I think they’d do decent

[@JeremyPass]

Tangent - similar speaking style/voice as Tom from The Dice Tower!

[@p3rsonaz823]

Question; Where did you end up mounting the control hubs on your pc? Great video btw!

[@BuildsWithV]

I actually just stuck one of them on my psu and then put the rest on top of that one. Not ideal but it worked great. Thanks so much 🙏

[@minielvis1083]

Question: Are all of the fans on the case these that your reviewing ? Thanks

[@BuildsWithV]

Yes all the fans in this PC are the bitspower touchaqua notos o fans. Thanks for watching 🙏

[@minielvis1083]

@@BuildsWithV no problem thanks for the review and I just bought a 3 pack so thanks for advice for my new pc I am building first time 👍

[@Josh-pn3ds]

So I just picked up the five pack from Micro Center. I do have a question as the instructions are not very clear. My motherboard does support argb, so do I need to connect the hub to SATA and to the motherboard as well?

[@BuildsWithV]

That is correct, you’d plug the hub to sata and motherboard for full control. Thanks for watching 🙏

[@pyro4089]

is there a software for this. How do you change colors?

[@oaxes4892]

yea I have the same question

[@junmorales5507]

Guy, Thanks' for explaining it. I was thinking about buying it for my next build, but 1800 rpm is not enough for it. Thanks anyway.

[@christinavargason5264]

I have the Up Here fans Here's my experiance so far with them: They look nice but they go Bad pretty quickly. I bought a 6 pack and the first fan went out in a month, next fan hit the dust at 5 months and the 3rd at 9mo, and now a fourth one is going out now at 12 months. So in one year 4 out of 6 are bad. What goes out on them is the bearings cause they don't stop dead they just start making a noise and spinning slower. P.S. I Fully Blow out my system every 4 months, So it's not likely a dust issue that caused the uphere fans to go bad. They were pretty cheaply made. But thanks to your video I am gonna try this one instead. I am not sure if it will work with my RGB remote or not but I think it should, since its the same type of RGB connector as my front Panel case lights (In win infinty 805 Case) Which I wired to a remote instead of software controlled because I run linux and the software sucked even running through wine.

[@BuildsWithV]

Thank you for the details! I still have these fans in my case without any issue. These are definitely the higher quality "cheap" fans. The only real issue I have experienced so far is the the center yellowed slightly on 2 of my fans. I don't know why just two, maybe they were exposed to more heat or something. They still look amazing and they still cool my PC very well.

[@wasspoppinkevinii5543]

Hey quick question how do I change the led lights? I've got the app but it won't pickup the fans from my motherboard it's a asus

[@BuildsWithV]

Which app are you using? The Asus app?

[@wasspoppinkevinii5543]

@@BuildsWithV aura creator

[@wasspoppinkevinii5543]

@@BuildsWithV I tried razer but it won't locate the fans

[@BuildsWithV]

@@wasspoppinkevinii5543 I believe on the Asus motherboards you will need to use aura sync

[@wasspoppinkevinii5543]

@@BuildsWithV yep I'm on that too and it also doesint work.. Tell me if I'm right but there is a cable from the fans that has 3 holes which isn't connected to my motherboard because I can't find any with 3 pins only 4, could that be why or is that irrelevant?

[@Relic119]

How did you get all 9 fans on one rgb hub? When it only supports 8? Did you daisy chain one? It says in the instructions not to exceed one meter of cable length.

[@BuildsWithV]

I used two rgb hubs.

[@afro.sensei]

I have a question, my mb only has 1 4 pin rbg header but I have one non argb fan and 2 argb fans, how do I get them all to be connected to that 1 pin? Do I have to just use a hub?

[@ryannguyen7489]

I bought these fans, but they like ramp up and become hella loud. How can I fix this?

[@BuildsWithV]

You have to go into bios and make a custom fan curve or set the fan curve to silent.

[@kbsmithgaming9560]

Great review

[@unknownuser4691]

Hey V, I'm putting these fans on my deepcool castle 360ex aio and every single time, the last fan won't fit

[@rcapobianco1985]

So my motherboard has a 4 pin header for the fans , asRock , will these not work ? Or could I do an adapter?

[@BuildsWithV]

If the RGB header is a 4-pin these won’t work unless you get an adapter but typically the 4-pin headers only output certain lighting effects which means you won’t get the full ARGB experience. You could also get something like the Razer ARGB controller which would use synapse

[@hamiljames8]

I have a question V (great content btw) my mobo doesnt support ARGB so I bought a Razer chroma controller. will the controller work with these fans?

[@BuildsWithV]

Yes it will, Thanks for watching 🙏

[@wasspoppinkevinii5543]

How did u connect them?

[@notwaterr]

What motherboard do you have?

[@ih8dailys]

Hey V, question for you: I have the 5 pack of touchaquas and in your video you mention that you should plug in BOTH the sata power cable and the mobo cable for the argb controller. Is that correct? I only ask because several reddit posts state that you should plug in one or the other, but I'm not sure. Can you clarify?

[@BuildsWithV]

You will need the sata power connected. The motherboard cable is optional because the controller does have buttons on it and you can change colors and stuff using the controller. However if you want to control the RGBs using your motherboard software then you also need the motherboard cable plugged in (sata still needs to be plugged in).

[@ih8dailys]

@@BuildsWithV Got it, thank you!

[@TDR-0484]

for some reason when i plug the 5v fan cord onto my 5v drgb header my fan only halfway lights up and my rgb software isnt reading it, any tips?

[@ronnymonsanto2726]

Great video. I hope I'm not too late to get ignored, but I just picked the 5 fan set from Micro Center because I considered it to be a great deal, however my motherboard does not support 3 pin argb, it only has 4 pin so I will be changing the color through the hub itself, question is; In your video, I can see that you have both red and blue between the fans, I wanted to do something like that but with orange and red, Can I still do that?

[@BuildsWithV]

You can do that only if you have two hubs and some fans connected to each hub. Then you just change the color of each hub separately

[@ronnymonsanto2726]

@@BuildsWithV Thank you

[@kyleholt7112]

You can get ll120 rgb fans from corsair for 60 dollars refurbished rn at micro center the 3 pack

[@shelton78]

Junk too many wires

[@angelocaoleng988]

Bro do you got a video on how u build it and the software

[@afro.sensei]

So i can just daisy chain them to each other and not need to use the rgb hub that came with it and still be able to change the colors using software? im having trouble with cable management and any space i can free up would be nice.

[@BuildsWithV]

You can daisy chain them but I think the max would be 4-5 per header. I usually don’t do more than 3-4 personally just to be safe

[@vvs-kas935]

what software do you use to change the rgb

[@unknownuser4691]

Should I get these or gelid stella fans? I'm looking for rgb.

[@BuildsWithV]

Either fans will be perfect. They’re both extremely similar, might even be made by the same manufacturer honestly

[@unknownuser4691]

@@BuildsWithV I just received these bitspower fans and just realized the rgb hub supports 8 fans and I have 9😕. Idk what to do ima try to save up for the razer chroma sync I saw your video about to connect the other fan , some led strips and aio rgb

[@tatsumaru716]

How did you hook up 9 fans when the controller has 8? I'm looking to get about 12 of these for a build but how did you get the 9th one running? Thanks in advance.

[@BuildsWithV]

I used two rgb hubs. One for each rgb header on my motherboard so I could get the two tone effect

[@tatsumaru716]

@@BuildsWithV ah gotcha then I assume you had bought two of the 5 packs with the controllers.

[@BuildsWithV]

@@tatsumaru716 yeah that’s correct

[@tatsumaru716]

@@BuildsWithV thank you! Last question, any idea if I can daisy chain the two hubs since my board only has one 3 pin?

[@BuildsWithV]

@@tatsumaru716 since they’re sata powered you can probably do that but I haven’t tried it so I’m not positive. You can also try using a splitter from the header to the two hubs

[@itzryuma]

So I bought the same fans from micro center and I was wondering if my board that I also got has an addressable rgb header like the one you mentioned in the video. I have the Asus Rog Strix b550-f Gaming motherboard, please let me know if this motherboard is okay to use those fans.

[@BuildsWithV]

Yeah it has 1 ARGB header at the bottom in the center. Good to go, just use the RGB hub and plug them all in there and you’ll be good to go

[@itzryuma]

@@BuildsWithV thank you so much I wasn’t sure but now that I got home looking at it I see which header it is

[@BuildsWithV]

@@itzryuma glad I could help. Enjoy the build 🙌

[@cypheek]

are these set to cyan and pink? or is that red and blue? they seem very pastel in this video. Maybe go through some other color options for the video. If that's "red" and "blue" these seem to be horrible.

[@BuildsWithV]

These were set to a light blue and light pink. I probably should have done a few different colors. Thanks 🙏

[@cypheek]

@@BuildsWithV awesome thanks for the info!

[@al-pd7vf]

I was also wondering because I am using the ASUS x570 Strix E Gaming I was wondering If both the RGB and the Fan hub both connect to the motherboard with a 3 pin 5-volt connection? I was also wondering if it would be possible for me to add a fan splitter for the RGB hub as I want to run 9 fans and it only has 8 slots to allow me to power 9 fans RGB and the FAN itself.

[@BuildsWithV]

Yeah you can plug a rgb splitter if you need another one plugged in. Won’t hurt anything unless you plug too many. These actually have piggy backs so you don’t even need a splitter. Thanks for watching 🙏

[@pgmurph301]

How is noise with these fans when they’re above 60%?

[@BuildsWithV]

Imo they’re not too loud at 60% but they’re definitely audible

[@al3xaromendoza758]

How do i control rgb colors?

[@jakestallard7873]

How do address the fans individually I Can only control them all at the same time.

[@BuildsWithV]

I’ll be making a video showing this exact setup soon. However a quick explanation is that I have two rgbs hubs, one of the is plugged into one of my rgb headers, the other hub is plugged into my second rgb header. Then I have half of my rgbs plugged into one of my hubs and the other rgbs plugged into the other hub. But I just released a video a bit ago today that shows and even better way of controlling your rgbs individually. Feel free to check that out here: kzbin.info/www/bejne/d5zQqXuEoNCSlZo

[@techieshu9553]

How do you do different colors like you did in this video? How can you do 9 or 10 fans if the controller they give has 8 only? I also have a lian li xl case and was looking into more cheaper case fan options. So far the gim ines and they are really good but wanna try other if not better ones for similar price.

[@BuildsWithV]

Great questions. I made a whole separate video showing how exactly I got this effect and how I connected everything. kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6XXoHmmqtGHatU Thanks for watching 🙏

[@zubindarbari4717]

Can you control each fans speed and rgb individually using the hub?

[@BuildsWithV]

Unfortunately not with these hubs. You can do that with the razer ARGB hub and the razer fan hub. They’re pricier but worth it if you’re looking for individual control

[@agasthyakansal708]

How did u get them to be different colors for me they automatically connected to my gigabyte software but it only let's me set them to the color options available on the gigabyte software.

[@BuildsWithV]

I connected half of the fans to one of my rgb headers and half of them to another rgb header. I explain it a bit more in this video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/e6XXoHmmqtGHatU

[@agasthyakansal708]

@@BuildsWithV yoo thanks for replying so fast that makes sense. I watched your razer chroma vid too. I only have one header but I'm going to install the razer hub cuz I have razer kbm so it's easier to pair. Thanks dude your vids are really helpful!

[@BuildsWithV]

@@agasthyakansal708 you’re very welcome and thanks so much 🙏🙏

[@agasthyakansal708]

@@BuildsWithV no problem!

[@rumor2629]

If you plug the hubs in the the motherboard does the RGB controller still work? I have these fans but my controller doesn’t work

[@BuildsWithV]

If the RGB hub is plugged into the motherboard, the controller automatically starts using your software. If you unplug it from the motherboard, then you can control the RGB using the controller.

[@rumor2629]

@@BuildsWithV awesome, appreciate it

[@AnthonyLopez-wn1bu]

Can I use these fans on a msi b550 gaming edge WiFi

[@guavaball]

Great review thanks

[@BuildsWithV]

Glad it was helpful!

[@cesarvazquez1351]

Just copped these fans from micro center. Hopefully they work well for me. Btw good video and ur pc is cool. I would want to know if it can work with the asrock b550 phantom gaming mobo atx? I’m gonna have to use the hub and controller since The mobo doesn’t have enough rgb headers.

[@BuildsWithV]

I believe that motherboard does have 3-pin addressable RGBs so you should be able to control them with your motherboard. But yeah you’ll definitely need to use the hub since the motherboard only has 2 of the rgb headers. Thanks for watching 🙏

[@cesarvazquez1351]

@@BuildsWithV thank you so much. But can I also piggieback ride them together since they have an extra 3 pin addressable rgb header? Like connect all of them together and then the last fan can go into the argb header on the mobo? Thanks

[@BuildsWithV]

@@cesarvazquez1351 yeah you can piggy back them together. I’d say keep a max of 4 fans per motherboard header. you have 2 headers on there and I’d say safely you can power 8 fans total.

[@cesarvazquez1351]

@@BuildsWithV okay I’m gonna use 4 fans so that’s good. So even tho I do that method can I control the rgb with the software (asrock polychrome) when I piggyback them together?

[@BuildsWithV]

@@cesarvazquez1351 that’s perfect and yeah you can control all of them through the software. I recommend doing two on one header and two on the other so you can change them separately for cool effects

[@agtgjoseph1668]

should i get these or gelid stellas which is $40 for the bundle and it’s 5 fans and the hub, controller, and splitter

[@BuildsWithV]

I haven’t tested the gelid yet so I’m not too sure how well they perform however on paper they look great. A bit less powerful but that’s perfectly fine since you don’t really need tons of power. I’m sure either brand will be great in your build.

[@SurgeonPain]

I have these fans and my RGB hub has a red light that i didnt notice before is that supposed to be on, or is that a something is wrong light?

[@BuildsWithV]

I believe that’s normal

[@SurgeonPain]

@@BuildsWithV ok sweet I was just checking. Thank you 🙏🏼

[@BuildsWithV]

@@SurgeonPain no problem at all, thank you for watching 🙏

[@coolconrado]

are these fans noisy?

[@BuildsWithV]

Did you watch the video? They are not noisy.

[@adrian4996]

hey V, i already bought a different set of fans and they do NOT come with the RGB hub and fan hub. im planning on installing 9 fans + AIO just like your build. i guess im wondering if you have a recommendation for setting up those 9 fans into my motherboard. i know about corsair commander pro, but it only fits 6 and also expensive for me. any input is appreciated!

[@BuildsWithV]

That will depend what fans they are. If they use the standard 3-pin ARGB and standard 4-pin PWM connectors then I just recommend getting a sata powered PWM fan hub and a Sata powered 3-pin ARGB hub. Connect those to sata and the corresponding motherboard headers and you should be good to go.

[@adrian4996]

@@BuildsWithV Hey V, so im looking at my motherboard (asus prime x570-pro), it has 2x 4pin RGB header 12V. and 1x addressable gen2 RGB header. I want to connect 6 fans of (DF-12025 ARGB) and it says that they are +5V. i think this is dumb but what do i need to do to connect those 6 ARGBs? also merry christmas!!!!! im about to build this PC soon and your input is very much needed.

[@velocitymemes720]

Is there a way to control the speed of the fan?

[@spucyudon]

Bios

[@mvrdvh5131]

Yo question if the rgb hub can only light 8 fans how you have all 9 on

[@BuildsWithV]

I used two rgb hubs which is also how some are different color. I made a whole video dedicated to installing these hubs. The other option would be to just piggyback one of the rgbs onto the hub or motherboard

[@unknownuser4691]

Yo can I have it be red on the outer ring and blue on the inner ring at the same time or do they have to be the same color?

[@BuildsWithV]

Unfortunately they have to be same color, Corsair QL fans can do that tho.

[@gageozee3625]

Can you help me I have the same ram what software do you use to get your ram to sync with other stuff I have to constantly change it to what I want

[@BuildsWithV]

I use mod software. I constantly have to change it to match my fans setup as well

[@koreymayo8884]

Will these work with msi mystic lighting on my motherboard?

[@BuildsWithV]

They should work just fine as long as you have them plugged into the ARGB port on your msi motherboard 🙏

[@koreymayo8884]

@@BuildsWithV thanks

[@al-pd7vf]

Does this come with software to control the fans aswell?

[@BuildsWithV]

You would control them either with your motherboard software or a separate hub like the razer I just reviewed. Thanks for watching 🙏

[@luissowhat2511]

How did u get the colors to be like that

[@BuildsWithV]

Checkout my latest video. I explain it using rgb hubs and stuff.

[@notwaterr]

Do you know any 5v 3 pin motherboards?

[@BuildsWithV]

Aorus b550 pro ac is one of my faves and I use it in my personal rig. Love it!!

[@AzaJZ]

when you first set them up, did they light up or not? mines are turned on but the lights are off

[@BuildsWithV]

They should light up right away as long as they’re plugged in to the correct connection. How do you have them wired up?

[@AzaJZ]

@@BuildsWithV i have the 4 pin connected to the system fan plugin but they turn on just wont light up, you think i have to download something? i have those weird connections plugged in like a loop in the video

[@AzaJZ]

@@BuildsWithV i just bought only one, i didnt get the hub or anything

[@BuildsWithV]

So the 3-pin connector needs to be plugged into the motherboard or a rgb hub if your motherboard doesn’t have an Addressable RGB header. Here’s a video I did a while ago showing how to connect it. kzbin.info/www/bejne/ipCtm62dpsSbqrc I probably shouldn’t have showed me looping it like that. Sorry for the confusion. I just did that to show that if you have 2 or more fans you can daisy chain them together to light them all up.

[@AzaJZ]

@@BuildsWithV that sucks very bad, i just realized my motherboard (x470 max) doesnt have drgb, so i think ill have to return this fan and switch it for another one? or maybe ill get an rgb hub

[@spiitfir322]

Hey thanks for the awesome video. What are you using to control the fan speed?

[@BuildsWithV]

Just using my motherboard software. I either control it through bios or gigabytes tuning software.

[@tufrogy404]

@@BuildsWithV I have the 5 pack as well. Using the hub controller, I have no fan speed reading or control. The fans run at full speed. What could be the issue?

[@apex0791]

What product did you use to side mount your gpu?

[@BuildsWithV]

I used the Lian Li vertical display card kit

[@apex0791]

@@BuildsWithV Thanks I seen a lot but didn’t know which where actually good.

[@karimamer9160]

Can i control the RGB lighting from Mobo or any software?

[@BuildsWithV]

You can control the lighting with your motherboard software as long as it has a 3-pin Addressable RGB connection. I’m not sure if other software will work.

[@karimamer9160]

@@BuildsWithV thanks a lot

[@BuildsWithV]

@@karimamer9160 no problem at all, thanks for watching 🙏

[@heehaw1678]

Great video:)

[@BuildsWithV]

Thank you 😊

[@pepelaugh3745]

U know if they are available in ch ?

[@BuildsWithV]

I’m not sure if they’re available.

[@TaylorRich10]

where do you place the two hubs on your case?

[@BuildsWithV]

I just kept them in the back of the case

[@TaylorRich10]

@@BuildsWithV do you recommend plugging into MB or into PSU

[@BuildsWithV]

@@TaylorRich10 the fan hub needs both to work and the rgb hub needs sata power but plugging it into your motherboard is optional. The RGB hub has buttons on it to change lighting. I have mine plugged into the motherboard as well to control it using software

[@TaylorRich10]

@@BuildsWithV okay well i managed to break the pins on two of the 8 rgb fan inputs... i have 7 total fans.. what do i do now 🤦🏻‍♂️

[@TaylorRich10]

first time build and i’m freaking out

[@haruocool]

I also missed this one

[@BuildsWithV]

All good 🙏

[@acemitten1985]

Can you do a instalation guide

[@BuildsWithV]

I have an install guide for fans and I am working on the install guide of the hubs now.

[@bestbuy4319]

Do you think this are budget 🤔?

[@murdockwisc5044]

I like those fans cause of rgb on both sides. I run the nzxt fans they are nice but rgb is only on one side

[@BuildsWithV]

Yeah that’s something I really like about these fans, they look awesome anyway you put them. Bright from both sides

[@ΤοληςΝ]

name of fans plz

[@pepelaugh3745]

U have 9 fans but 8 rgb hubs??

[@BuildsWithV]

2 rgb hubs so I can separate the colors a bit.

[@motonate1585]

@@BuildsWithV what hubs?

[@BuildsWithV]

@@motonate1585 they are the hubs that come with these fans. Bitspower RGB hub and Bitspower fan hub.

[@motonate1585]

@@BuildsWithV ahh ok. So I got 6 of them, if I wanted to have 3 one color and the other 3 a completely different color how would I do that? Because right now (using aura sync) they're all the same color and I have no other options

[@BuildsWithV]

@@motonate1585 overall that will depend how many ARGB headers you have on your PC. If you have 2 then you can plug 3 of the fans into one of the ARGB headers and then plug the other 3 fans into the other ARGB header. The other option would be to have 2 hubs and plug 3 fans into one hub and 3 into the other. Then you can power one of the hubs with sata only and the other can be plugged into your motherboard. The issues with that is you’ll have to control 3 of the fans with just the hub and no software. I personally have 2 ARGB ports which is how I have 2 separate colors.

[@christiancalabrese3]

So you just not gonna show rainbow mode

[@charged203]

I ha e these but they won’t light up

[@A_H_R]

These fans have very poor static pressure flow, not ideal for aio setups, for case fans they are fine.

[@BuildsWithV]

They do great on my AIO radiator. No issues with heat until my GPU starts to put out a ton of heat from long gaming sessions. Then the temps rise but not to any extreme. Still well below limits. The fans do a solid job IMO. Could be better for sure but I’m okay with it.

[@A_H_R]

@@BuildsWithV good to hear cause I just bought 6 of them lmao

[@cadenzproductions]

yessir. 😇🎉🎉🎊🎊🐐

[@rottentrails]

I don't know what my favorite are, but imho these are a bit too much. I like rgb but these seem a little ostentatious.

[@BuildsWithV]

Fair enough. I of course love lots of lights 😅 as you can probably tell.

[@rottentrails]

@@BuildsWithV same, my case has 8 rgb fans with rgb ram, and I wish my gpu had rgb lol. Your build here looks great btw, but it's definitely is rainbow puke, and I love it lol

[@BuildsWithV]

😅 it definitely is rainbow puke 🦄 which RGB fans do you currently have?

[@rottentrails]

@@BuildsWithV CM SickleFlow V2 120mm x5,and the 2 200mm that come on the h500 CM master case.

[@BuildsWithV]

@@rottentrails those are solid fans and they look great too! I haven’t tested them personally but I’ve heard some great things about them.

[@alexpadillayt]

question is there a way to install without rgb RGB addressable ??

[@ResurrectedProduction]

is there anyway to make them multicolor?

[@BuildsWithV]

Yes they can be put in rainbow mode as well