ThermalRight TL-B12 Extrem - PC System Fan Review

The TL B12Ex from ThermalRight, this fan goes BRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR.
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I’m going to start off with a quick overview of ThermalRights B series. There is The B12 which is black. The B12 W which is white. Both have an rated max RPM of 2150. There is the B12 Extrem which comes in only black and has a rated max RPM of 3150.
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Timestamps:
0:00 Intro
1:22 Fan overview
2:51 PWM Testing
3:16 Charts - Fan under review
5:55 Charts - Comparing to other fans
7:51 Final Thoughts
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[@Lesterandsons]

Thx, thermalright comes back with good products.

[@HardwareForGamers]

yeah, now I just need to get a NF A12X25.

[@Lesterandsons]

@@HardwareForGamers yes indeed I use Arctic and Be quiet, not impressed with Noctua vs price

[@deadinside777]

These are good fans. Recently decked my case, CPU, and GPU with Thermalright fans. Have two B12s on my GPU with a Morpheus and they do a well enough job. Silent fans even at max (2000rpm). I do need to mention that these fans, along with the C12PROs, are really not meant for low rpm operation as they lack air pressure compared to other popular fans. These fans are meant for high speed operation, and that's okay because their noise levels are very low. I really wouldn't use these fans at below 900rpm if they are going to be up against filters or a heatsink. If you want low rpm fans the the C12s are much better (but they are also louder). Yes, they are hard to get even in the US. Recently they have been getting scarcer. Thermalright never had good distribution logistics outside Asia. Hopefully by next year things pick up again. Thermalright Direct are their official sellers in Amazon.

[@morbohn]

The noise samples were a great add! Amazing video...

[@HardwareForGamers]

Glad you liked it, and thank you.

[@BassHuey]

Just wat I was lookin for

[@HardwareForGamers]

Glad you found it helpful.

[@bluessrv1]

My top favorite fans...BeQuiet, then the Thermalright. I really like the Thermalright software as it's (IMO) way easier to use/navigate. Good review!

[@HardwareForGamers]

Not meaning to call you out, I'm just checking... do you mean ThermalTake's RGB Plus software. because as far as I know and can tell ThermalRight doesn't have any fan/RGB software...

[@bluessrv1]

@@HardwareForGamers Yep, my mistake! The Thermaltake is what I'm refering to.

[@bluessrv1]

And speaking of fan/RGB software....you should do a video comparing all of the fan softwares!

[@tacticalcenter8658]

Thermalright has an older noctua equivelent but they dont sell them anymore. They were cheaper at the time. Probably 5 plus years ago. I would run these.

[@pcmasterrace5069]

Thermalright TL-B12 i bought 2 of these 2150rpms i heard that the plastic is very VERY cheap and break easy i hope is not the case lol.

[@Ivan-xg1hx]

How was it?

[@pcmasterrace5069]

fans work fine until today and yes im happy with it.@@Ivan-xg1hx

[@kissennice]

08:46 you are wrong at this point because the normal TL-B12 cannot be compared to the TL-B12 Extrem since the TL-B12 Extrem has a much better bearing than the regular TL-B12. The Dual Ball bearing in the TL-B12 Extrem has a much longer life than the rifle bearing in the regular TL-B12. Like 20.000 hours life for the regular TL-B12 and 100.000 hours for the TL-B12 Extrem so it would most likely be better to go for the TL-B12 Extrem since they are almost the same in price nowadays.

[@Tylenol888]

Can i put this to be my cpu fan? That just for the case?

[@DrVektor]

But thank you very much for all your efforts. But it would have been easier to understand if you had used universal units of measurement. This is, after all, a global environment.