The BIGGEST & Best Arctic Case Fan? | Arctic F14 Review

In this Arctic F14 Review, we'll have a closer look at Arctic's 140mm Airflow-focused case fan. By Comparing the F14 to the P14 in a P14 vs F14 battle, we'll try to determine which fan is better in which situation, and if Arctic made the same mistake as with their P12 and F12 Fans!
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00:00 Intro Arctic F14 PWM PST
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01:00 Arctic F14 PWM PST Specs
02:30 Arctic F14 Benchmark
04:45 Arctic F14 Noise
05:20 Summary
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[@STSYT]

Have a look at out other Arctic P & F Series Reviews: Arctic P12 Review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/Z4LPhYmphs-rf9k Arctic P14 Review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/m2eadXdonpmljdk Arctic F12 Review: kzbin.info/www/bejne/opfaeZZ-nseClZY

[@user-jz8rb7vt3g]

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[@ARCTIChannel]

Thank you for the time and effort put into this review! 😃

[@liam3491]

Thank you for being affordable!

[@STSYT]

You're welcome! I hope we were able to cover it accurately :)

[@jeffkuzzen]

pls make a 140mm air cooler with p14 fan/fans and 6 heatpipes that beats the noctua u14s/be quiet dark rock 4 :D

[@muhammadsyafruddin5447]

@@jeffkuzzen 😅😅😅

[@xNaceryx]

Great video, it was exactly what I was looking for!

[@three36ixx]

I found your channel recently. Thanks for the great research and reviews! I have a Kraken Z63 cooler with fans pushing through the radiator out of the top of a Corsair Obsidian 750D (non airflow edition) with 1 rear exhaust and 2 front intake 140MM fans for cooling. Would you say go F14 for case fans and P14 for rad fans? Or go all out with 5 P14s? I plan on moving to a Fractal Design Define 7 when it becomes available. I could get a third front 140mm fan in that case if I really wanted. Hoping you can provide some insight! Thanks in advance!

[@sonatturkoglu33]

After your reviews mate, i bought F14 for my oldschool case top roof area on 2x for heat out. Absoluty beast! with bios automatic fan balance settings. Cant hear those and so so cold in my case. Total case heat drop from 60-65c to 52-55. And i am using 4 years Artic Freezer 33CO cpu cooler, other beast to!... Thanks for review. Have a nice night mate. really thanks again.

[@user-rc3ft4kk3y]

Thanks for the review. Does it make sense to change 5 p14 fans in the case to 5 f14 fans? Will the temperatures be lower?

[@johnremb0072]

great job. Would you recommend a 140mm forward fan in a be quite pure base 500dx case ?

[@TommysDaddy]

Thanks for the video & work put in btw.

[@STSYT]

Great to hear you enjoyed it :)

[@lorandhorvath4466]

@STS I was looking at the P12/F12 and P14/F14 coolers to build an aquarium cooler by mounting 3 or 4 of them on an aluminum frame and set it up directly on one side of the aquarium (about 100 liter). So I was wondering which one would cool the water by more degrees (I need at least 3-4 deg cooler water for the Axolotl)? P12 which has higher 1800 RPM or the F12 which is only 1350 RPM, but approx the same CFM? Do you think higher static pressure (P12 in this case) is an important factor in such a use case? Thanks!

[@thomaslayman9487]

these videos are INVALUABLE for someone wondering which fans will give them the absolute best value in their use case. Thank you so much for making these, i still reference them years after they're made

[@Tuomaspoika]

I think you mean priceless instead of invaluable...

[@metaleater9]

If you were to stack the F14 and P14 in series without an obstruction between the two fans, Which fan would be in front? With an obstruction between the two fans I presume the P14 would go in front as it would better force air through the obstacle into the F14.

[@ronzhou9090]

Thanks for the great comparison. The CM sickleflow fans results are very interesting, especially compared with noctua fans. Do you mind sharing a bit about your testing methodology, like ambient temperatures throughout testing. I also wanted to say, in future, could you please make the legend label and axis label larger on your line charts, like "fan benchmark by pwm" and "fan benchmark by C[deg]". Was very hard to read, especially for people watching from phones

[@STSYT]

You're Welcome! I'm glad you enjoyed it! So we are testing inside a temperature controlled room at 23°C ambient. The test is performed inside an Azza Hive with an 3600x locked at 3.26Ghz and 1.1vCore. On top of the CPU is a Be Quiet! Pure Rock 2. We remove the fan of the CPU cooler and install 2x Fans in the Front as Intake and 1x in the back as exhaust. The missing CPU fan helps us to overexaggerate the results so that we are able to find a real difference between the good and bad fans. In the beginning we tried testing in a normal setup with a bigger cooler. But we quickly found that the difference was negligible at best as the CPU cooler was doing 90% of the work. The CPU underclocking came to be because otherwise only the very best Case Fans were able to finish the test. Thanks for the tip! The F12/F14/SOHO AR Fan Reviews got new the newer graphs, and you're right. For the next chunk of reviews it'll be bigger.

[@arjjunananda]

Thank you very much for the thorough review. Could it be that in the sound comparison section at about 5 minutes P14 and F14 should mentioned instead of P12 and F12?

[@STSYT]

You're welcome! Ops, yes you're right, there seems to be a little error in there. It's supposed to say "F14" and "P14". Thanks for pointing that out!

[@galaxy_impact24]

Im going for the nzxt h510 Flow. What fan would you suggest?

[@muhammadsyafruddin5447]

hello there, thank you before for your explanation Sir. I have 2 pcs of P14 and 3 pcs of F14. Which one is better for intake and exhaust fan for my case (Antex NX410)?

[@TrainerDC]

Should I use a BioniX F120mm or BioniX p120mm for my rear exhaust case fan?

[@born_to_play]

Which are better as front intake fans for the NZXT H7? P14 or F14?

[@KC-ux2nv]

Would you use F14 or P14 fans as exhaust on the top of corsair 4000d case? I am currently using 2x lian li sl140 on the top. Do you think if I switch to arctics fans, the fan noise will also reduce? What do you recommend? Great content as always!

[@STSYT]

Thanks! Means a lot. Well I would go with F14's. But I can't tell you how they compare to your SL140's, I haven't tested them yet ^^ I can only tell you that they are very good fans, how good compared to yours, you will have to find out yourself :)

[@linndoria]

Can I connect a P12 PWM PST 0dB fan with a few F14 PWM PST case fans for intake or would that cause PWM issues?

[@TheHkfrnds]

Really appreciate your review vids(precise and informative).....Thanks to your Videos; i ordered an Arctic LF-ii 360 AIO for my new PC. I am building on Lian Li Dynamic Evo Case(Inverted) . Would appreciate your Input on Which fans would be better suited as Bottom and Top Case Fans for my case? Arctic 3x p12 PWM or 2xF14 PWM or 2xP14 PWM?

[@STSYT]

Thanks! I’m sure you’ll enjoy it:) I would go with 2x F14 in top and bottom

[@g.bergervoet4505]

Thanks for the review. Do these come with rubber mounts or screws?

[@STSYT]

Screws. For some reason in silver

[@labeffa]

Thank you for this fan test! Very good job! Can you please make a test of this 2 models? Cooler master SickleFlow 140 ARGB EKWB EK-Vardar EVO 140ER D-RGB

[@STSYT]

Thanks! Great to hear you enjoyed it :) I put both on my to-do list

[@NGreedia]

I finally got a pack of F14 fans and they are really underrated. Noise to performance they are really quiet and have decent air flow for unobstructed air movement and great for case fan function while the p14 are great for radiators and heatsinks. Even if the max rpm was higher, I don’t think it would be very loud. 1500 rpm would be fine as it would compete with a thermalright 140mm fan which spins at 1500 but still quiet. When comparing it to my Fractal Aspect 14 PWM, at 1350RPM, the F14 seems to push more air at a much lower noise level than the Fractal at 1700RPM while being much quieter. They really nailed it with this fan

[@clashwithmoi8926]

the P14 were mounted as case fans?

[@nirajvazirani1176]

Hello I had a question, I have a corsair 4000d airflow case and I can't decide if I should get 2x140mm (Artic F14s) as intake or 3x120mm like maybe sickleflow or Artic p12s. Can you suggest?

[@STSYT]

Personally, I would go for 2x F14. The 4000d's front panel looks like "air-passthrough-y" enough to take advantage of the F-Series instead of the P-Series. From there you can set them to spin at very slow speeds, basically just wiggling in there, which should still provide enough air for your interior. Hope this helps :)

[@milan6006]

Hello! Because the only 3060 ti i was able to afford was a Gigabyte Eagle and it has legendary bad cooling solution i would like to buy some extra case fans. My case is a BQ Silent Base 800 with the stock 2 silent wing front and 1 in the back. I believe installing 2 140mm top (exhaust) fan can decrease the vga's temp plus maybe a 120mm side (intake) fan. What is your opinion? Which ones should i buy? Thank you in advance!

[@STSYT]

I doubt that the 2 exhaust fans in the top will make a big difference. Sure maybe they'll get the average in-case temp down a degree or two, but the GPU won't loose the same amount. The side-fan could be a good option though. Try putting a P12 PWM PST on the side. If (until now) you only have that one exhaust fan in the back, get a value-pack of them and try putting a pair in the top as well (more will never hurt)

[@joniandericdumapis5031]

Between the P14 and F14, which are better as intake fans (front + bottom) for the Lian Li 011 Air Mini Case?

[@STSYT]

F14 should be the better pick :)

[@StrangersWithMemor1es]

Hey I have a phanteks p400 case with no fans at the moment. What would recommend for me from the arctic brand?

[@STSYT]

For me personally: RGB -> Arctic P12 ARGB No RGB -> Arctic P12 ** if Case allows for 140mm Fans -> F14 ** Hope this helps :)

[@madaratobi321]

Planing on buying some F14's and p12's for my pc. Do you think 2 F14's as front intake and 3 p12's for back and top exhaust is a good setup? Or should I get F12's for exhaust?

[@ankitrana9017]

You got your answer???

[@madaratobi321]

@@ankitrana9017 Not yet, but I'm going with 3 P12's for the exhaust and 2 F14's for the intake

[@kinzie3915]

Do you think it's worth to replace my P14 pwm fans with those F14 pwm in case with complete mesh front and nothing behind the fans? (I'm using phankets Neo Air case)

[@STSYT]

Nah, I don’t think replacing them will give you enought of a performance bump to justify the extra cost. Keep the money for another part with a better upgrade value

[@kinzie3915]

@@STSYT I was thinking about buying them because I can get 2pcs for 13€ so.. but thanks for the tip anyway! I will wait a while and buy them maybe later. When I find another usage for those P14.

[@Nick20083]

What do you recommend for the hzxt 7 flow

[@STSYT]

Sure

[@francisevacula9447]

I have temp problems with my darkflash DLM 22 with no air flow on the front. I have no idea which tower fan and case fan combo to go with

[@francisevacula9447]

plus my 3070 is sticking to the bottom front mount fan which i cant fit any fans. I'm opting to change my case pls help

[@STSYT]

You DLM22 supports only 120mm fans in the front. So I would take 2x P12's and install them on the inside of the case (before the fan bracket) That should keep it under control as far as the Case allows it. But if your budget allows it, go for a different case

[@francisevacula9447]

@@STSYT i went with the 4 f12s due to stock availabilty. 1x exhaust at the back of the case, 2x intake at the top and 1x at the front and bought deep cool gammx gte v2 as my cpu cooler. I am not satisfied with the thermal results and just left the case open w/o the tg. will upgrade my case in the future. Thanks for the respond and great work with the fan reviews. Arctic is great my case just sucks haha

[@364Dima]

whats better - 3x F12 or 2x F14 for front pannel case? (planning use the arctic liquid freezer II 360 for CPU on the top of case) Case - Cooler Master MasterBox MB511 ARGB

[@STSYT]

Hard choice. I wouldn't go for F12's anyway, P12's will be better no matter what. So we're looking at 3x P12's or 2x F14's. Normally I would say go for 2x F14's. Which should also be the better option for Noise/Performance. The issue is that the mesh in your case will let you see the fans from the front. And if you don't use the bottom spot due to 2x 140mm fans, it will look weird. So I would go with 3x P12's.

[@364Dima]

@@STSYT wow, ty very much! seeing information, that the F12 better for back place of case(for example - 3x P12 for front pannel and 1x F12 for back) what do u think abouts that config?

[@rafael02ification]

i have the P14 & P12 versions, its recommended to change them for F14 & F12?

[@STSYT]

Nah, the p14 for f14 maybe, but results will be small if your cooler is somewhat useful

[@peteranserin3708]

small error 3:50 that should read F14 not P14.

[@skxrisx5403]

I am building a pc and i wanted to ask something. So I need 2 case fans and 3 aio fans. The Aio fans have to be 140 mm and the case fans 120. I want to get the p12's for my case but i am unsure which 140 mm fan to get. I am building in the nzxt h510 flow. p14 or f14

[@STSYT]

As you're using them on an AIO, get the P14, the Static pressure will help you here

[@skxrisx5403]

@@STSYT got them yesterday 😇

[@raymondmichalon6256]

Thx

[@Lloyd.B.]

Do the F-14s resonate when more than one is gong the same speed, like the P-14s?..

[@STSYT]

Not that I noticed?

[@Lloyd.B.]

@@STSYT The P-14s do, I have to put about 10% difference between them or they resonate.

[@TommysDaddy]

what about the 'extra quiet' versions ?

[@STSYT]

That's basically the same version with less max-rpm. It would be like turning these down to 70% fan speed (or whatever they turn it down to)

[@TommysDaddy]

@@STSYT thanks. . But is there any point actually using fixed-speed extra quiet fans in a PC build ?

[@STSYT]

@@TommysDaddy not for me. PWM controlled versions can be adjusted to the speed of the fixed one, but they can also go at any other speed. I don’t see a reason to cripple myself from the beginning

[@Malinkadink]

Bit of a misleading test if people aren't paying attention. The F14 is really just meant to push air in a cone while the P14 is pushing air in a spiral At 100% speed the P14 is strong enough to reach the fanless heatsink and move the hot air away, at 50% where the F14 wins and P14 is behind just shows that the F14 is effective at moving hot air out of the case no matter where that air is since its not targeting any particular area. P14 like you said is better where high static pressure is needed like radiators or against dust filters.

[@FamoGames5043]

Which is better F14 or f14 silent?

[@Alex-zd2mz]

Don't buy silent they are louder and have lower performance.

[@FamoGames5043]

@@Alex-zd2mz i bought f14 pwm .it is very 👍

[@razmanrhoads2078]

Great fan.. and great performances looking.. say no to cheaper rgb fan that has a poor performance..

[@STSYT]

Not that this would be a general statement, but it has been the case a bit too often.

[@niodix]

F is for exhaust. P is for intake

[@STSYT]

not necessarily, airflow and pressure

[@plottipaa_hauki95]

wtf these p14 fans i got are as silent as noctua fans move same volume of air and cost like 8€ compared to noctuas at 20€, now i feel ripped off

[@medec10667]

Can relate, dropped money on a bunch of expensive CM Masterfan Pros and the bloody things vibrate, click and rattle right out of the box. I RMA'd them and got the same problems. Turned me right off of CM. Went and bought a pack of P12s and F14s and haven't had an issue yet, 4 years later. At least you have the noctua durability. You might as well have those for life.

[@maxzett]

Where are u from?

[@STSYT]

Europe

[@maxzett]

@@STSYT :O Well I would've guessed that :D I get strong German or Czech vibes or similar when hearing how you pronounce PWM

[@STSYT]

​@@maxzett I hear that quite a lot^^ but no I'm not German :) I wonder though, what is wrong with my "PMW" :P

[@maxzett]

@@STSYT it's "P - double U - M" but u say "PVM" haha :)

[@STSYT]

@@maxzett F@ck you're right^^ I never noticed that :D

[@stormk-1130]

p14 or f14? hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm hard hard

[@STSYT]

F14

[@TommysDaddy]

The graph legend is too small to read & lines too thin

[@STSYT]

Noted, future videos have different and bigger design