The smart choice in BIG! - be quiet! Silent Wings 4 140mm Highs-Speed Review

[@fender8372]

Thank you for your awesome reviews. Bought SW4 140 HS version and put it in mid position so that it blows air under my GPU. The results are amazing - this single fan at 950 RPM replaced 3x140 built-in Molex fans (Zalman Z10 Plus) and the temperatures stayed the same. Finally I can easily sleep with my PC on.

[@STSYT]

Great to hear that you had such amazing results!

[@lagpi]

Now this warrants the review and comparison of nf a14 3000 rpm fans, with this, even more!

[@STSYT]

You will never guess what’s sitting in the ‘to-do’ area

[@caymandiver75]

Great review! If I weren't waiting on the next gen Noctua 140mm I'd go for these.

[@CSR2_VTEC]

S= Decoupled & High Pressure L= High Airflow & Maximum Quietness

[@RusyaidiDzulkifli]

Meaning?

[@Thebossreserve]

?

[@jannick8632]

probably refering to 3:18 what is printed on them

[@CSR2_VTEC]

@@jannick8632 Yes. You have two options with this fans. I have 3x 120mm in front of case (intake) & 2x 140mm on top of case (exhaust) I have them over year now & all I can say this fan worth every cent.

[@Ladioz]

I just ordered 2 of these thanks to you. Will use them as intake..

[@rienfujita2612]

bro i gt 3 as intake and 1 exhaust case h7 flow its freaking good.

[@Ladioz]

@@rienfujita2612 which case do you have please?

[@janseger1693]

Thanx for the video. Just Got this fan a bit less. But Gonna upgrade my Pure Rock 2 with this fan in a push push config. Thanx and will come back for more content.

[@STSYT]

Glad I could help!

[@xtrmsnpr]

I have the Corsair 5000d airflow case, and I just ordered 2x of those 140mm beQ high speed for the front as intake and 1x 120mm variant for the back of the case as exhaust

[@DVTHEFOX]

And how does it sounds/feels?

[@varmastiko2908]

I just found your channel and I really like your attention to detail and the scientific approach to testing. Thumbs up! I wonder did you ever test case fans as case fans and do comparison as such? The differences aren't as big maybe as when using them on a heatsink or rad; but there are still differences especially optimizing for low noise. Thanks for all the work you do.

[@XemnasTM]

Considering how much cheaper these are to the either if of the 120 or 140 pro fans, I'm gonna be slapping 3 of these 140HS fans into my case as the front intakes

[@STSYT]

For 99% of use cases, that’s the right call

[@bucyrus5000]

Generally, 120mm fans are more optimal at 25mm thick than a 140mm fan that also is 25mm thick, since the scaling up is only happening to the blade length. Though, Be Quiet didn't just scale the blades.

[@Ninjaski24]

Hey for my pc case exhaust fan would you recommend Silent Wings 4 140mm or Silent Wings pro 4 140mm?

[@frankomi4752]

Tank You! Brother

[@STSYT]

You are welcome

[@joshteresa2499]

I'm about to pick up a 700 base from be quiet and will be replacing the 2 140 fans that come with it which 140mm version of the silent wing would you suggest as intake and exhaust the pro or hs

[@christianl3592]

Please review the Iceberg Thermal IceGALE ARGB 120 mm PWM

[@xuanguo4057]

Do you recommend Silent Wings 4 140 for 280 radiator? especially at slow speed ~900RPM, is it efficient enough?

[@user-fv7zv1nn7n]

What about Db noise level at acoustics ?

[@elteacher0223]

Great, thanks for.sharing... Anyone else has tested the Silverstone Vista 120x25m, Silverstone Air Slimmer 120x15 and 1 Silverstone Vista 140?

[@STSYT]

Welcome! And I will add the mentioned fans to our to-review list

[@cks5148]

I have one question , if I use the pin to install the fan , how can I remove the pin when I need to remove the fan ?

[@TrainerDC]

I got a Hyte Y 60 and looking to upgrade the two bottom stock fans that cool gpu. It can house two 140mm or two 120mm. Should I go with two 140mm Silent Wing 4 Pros or two 120mm Phanteks T30’s? Thanks

[@rembaron1318]

Look at the prices in your region, and keep in mind that the t30 is thicker

[@rembaron1318]

And i would rathet go wirh 140mm fans , the be quiet pro line up is also availeble in 140mm

[@Darktega]

I wonder how much of a performance increase would this give if slapped into a Dark Rock Pro 4, that’s something I want to do to be honest. Or, Be Quiet!, if you are reading this, Dark Rock Pro 5 maybe?

[@fr0stief0n]

new 140mm king!

[@errr9408]

STS best fan for 280mm aio? Arctic p14 ARGB or a12x25 with na-sfma1? Or maybe this bq? Great video!

[@STSYT]

Hard to say without proper testing. But I would guess that adapted 120 fans are not able to compete. Still worth testing though

[@errr9408]

@@STSYT So P14 ARGB best option? Now I have it Noctua NF-A14 chromax, worth changing for silence and better performance?

[@STSYT]

@@errr9408 Really not sure, and I don’t want to make any assumptions that can turn out to be wrong. We’re working on more ‘best rad fan’ videos, so I’ll have an answer soon, just not yet

[@locolama]

Hate the slim edges on these fans, it's the only thing keeping me from buying them since I'm in the market for some decent 140mm fans... until Noctua drops their next-gens.

[@DizConnected]

I'm going to end up spending more on new fans than my whole other system. But hey, it will be a cool build!

[@STSYT]

Esthetic adds fps too I heard

[@elteacher0223]

😂

[@4Leka]

Is the P14 in the graph the original P14 or the P14 ARGB?

[@STSYT]

Non-RGB, sub-versions are always specifically named. Especially in this case as they are very different fans :)

[@4Leka]

@@STSYT Makes sense, just wanted to make sure because the ARGB version was missing and iirc it was better that the standard.

[@MajorSpam]

3:45 S = Short L = Long

[@STSYT]

Makes sense

[@hazzmati]

Damn I really learned something new here. I never expected 140mm fans can be outperformed by 120mm ones. I have 2 140mm pure wings 2 fans installed at the front in my fractal define C case yet my components are running hot. So I compared the 120mm and 140mm versions of the pure wings 2 and apparently the 120mm fans have way better static pressure. Here I was thinking the 140mm fans are superior, they are not. So that probably explains the poor airflow in my case. Will be looking for new fans now with better static pressure thanks!!

[@CSR2_VTEC]

I have for Intake 3x120mm Silent Wings 4 High Speed on front & 1x120mm High Speed on rear as exhaust. And on Top of case as exhaust 2x 140mm Silent Wings 4 High Speed. These fans worth every dollar.

[@angrysocialjusticewarrior]

140mm is better. If you have 2 exact fans of the same exact model that spin at the same exact rpm, the 140mm will push more air than 120. You don't have to take my word for it, you can perform this experiment with a room fan. Not only will a bigger room fan blow more forceful wind onto your body, but the wind will also be slightly colder than that of a smaller fan. HOWEVER, it is also important to know that the reason why a 140mm blows more air than a 120mm is because the blades on the 140mm have more surface. But having three 120mm fans will have a total surface area that is bigger than only two 140mm, which means three 120mm will blow more air than two 140mm. But three 140mm will blow more air than three 120mm.

[@Thebossreserve]

​@@angrysocialjusticewarriorI'm thinking of putting 3x140hs at the front + 3x120hs at the top and 1x140hs at the back on an NZXT H7, the ones at the top, 1 of them will be used as an exhaust fan working with the one at the back, I'll be synchronized at 1200rpm. What do you think about this ?

[@AtroposLeshesis]

"S" Standard, "L" Lengthen.

[@isaacmendez3902]

I have 2 of these 140mm HS and it is noisy as hell. At 1900rpm its 2x louder than the 120mm Bequiet HS SW3 !!! Kinda disappointing.

[@pixellord1]

I do find them louder than Arctic F14 that i had before, but they do perform much better.

[@ThePauch1]

Ofc, they are High speed, what you expect? Turn Down the rpm!

[@tigerbalm666]

For 1 Silent Wings, I can buy 5 Arctics! Whut a joke these brands rip you off that much!

[@varmastiko2908]

Noise reduction is expensive. I switched to Silent Wings five years ago and that was the end of trying to find a fan that actually works. And it's not only about the decibels, it's also about the tone of the sound. In this respect the SW is better than Noctua IMO.

[@darkmanure]

Arctics make a horrible sound.