These Are The BEST PC Fans for Air & Water Cooling

[@ProjectJamesify]

Now all we need is a 140mm T30 👍

[@NarekAvetisyan]

And 200mm after that + RGB.

[@40rtyp]

Phanteks rep said at this time they will not be doing a 140mm version.

[@suntzu1409]

T30 that is 140mm In thiccness.

[@supersop1367]

@@NarekAvetisyan 200mm sure but Ew na not rgb

[@CroIntr00X]

@@NarekAvetisyan + a fan for a car radiator around 360mm or 400mm + AC

[@Cwyrm]

The biggest thing you can do for sound with any fan setup is to use loose rubber screws (or Noctua’s rubber peg mounts) and isolation pads everywhere that a fan would touch the case. The harmonics of your case interacting with the vibrations from the fans is what gives you that droning noise that you’re probably familiar with. The other most impactful thing you can do to get silent performance out of your fans is to set up your fan curves very carefully. There will always be RPMs where your fans will start to interact with the harmonics of the case poorly, and there will also be RPMs where your fans will run almost totally silent. Find those silent RPMs and set your fan curves to just transition between them in steps instead of smoothly transitioning through speeds. This also improves the life of the fans, as they will almost always be running at a single speed without having to slow down or speed up.

[@93836]

The one major flaw is using decibels to appraise noise performance. You can have two different fans each producing 40db. And one can sound extremely irritating because of its unique blend of frequencies, while the other sounds smooth and pleasant. Both at 40db. You could even have something at a higher decibel level that sounds significantly more pleasant than something at a lower decibel level.

[@PercocetMoe]

@@Meta-Drewfrequency

[@aaronporter2180]

It's impressive how good the gentle typhoon is considering how long they have been around

[@HardwareCanucks]

Its absolutely amazing isn't it?

[@aaronporter2180]

@@HardwareCanucks yeah I bought a set of 4 like 7 years ago and it's nice to see I really don't need to update anytime soon

[@4IN14094]

I just reuse them, add a few Phanteks Halo on and they are all good👌

[@sergiuradu7336]

I bought(Scyte)Gentle Typhoon 1150/1350rpm in 2010 with 12$.

[@X41N3]

@@sergiuradu7336 those were the days

[@retro_boy_advance]

I've long been a fan of the Noctua A12s and the Arctic P12s but this review has opened my eyes on the Wonder Snail. Their price is comparable to the P12 in my country so will definitely want to check some out for myself

[@Q3Blue]

I’ve been happy with the T30. Running 3 of them on a pull on a front mount radiator. I removed the rubber dampers to give it a flush mounting surface.

[@Manihsi]

Unfortunately it’s out of stock for long time

[@asd0l5]

Something seems off with the "bad" performance of the Arctic P12 in the noise normalized tests. Every noise normalized comparison I've seen puts them pretty close to the NF-A12x25. Maybe the 39dBA is a bit high, since the fan runs at almost full speed, a 35dBA comparison would be interesting. Or maybe they produce a frequency which the A filter is more sensitive to compared to other fans. So a raw 39dB test could be also quite interesting, or maybe even a 39dBC filter test.

[@corentinrobin3513]

Same, every single other youtuber that reviewed them put them in line or just behind the A12x25, with the exception of their characteristic whine at around 1000/1100rpm. Something is definitely off with his methodology.

[@Autotrope]

I wonder if it's anything to do with the airflow testing chamber used rather than a regular case, you'd ideally want to measure flow in an airflow chamber but noise levels in a typical computer case where vibrations are more likely to sound as they would in real life.

[@hpd_hero]

I agree. Also normally they both beat the Nidec fans. As they are basically the same design maybe the test didnt favour them somehow. Phanteks seems to be the one anyway!

[@itzan7513]

I'm also interested to see his CFM testing methodology, considering it requires some specialized hardware to test that.

[@Chopper153]

Unlike others, he's actually testing the CFM with an anemometer. Others only report noise and cpu temps.

[@ptzzz]

Despite this video coming out months after I got my pc fans, it wouldn't change my choice. I value budget options and got the Arctic P12 5 pack and I like them. This video might be good to pass on to friends if they ask me for pc fan advice haha.

[@HardwareCanucks]

I think you'll like this video then since it pretty much validates your choice in some ways. ;)

[@EvL--_--]

The P12 5pack is a long time best value, tho, at some rpm's they are loud, some rubber padding in the corners would help, esp in cases that create echo's and resonance sounds. I just build a Paean Premium case system and that case is LOUD compared to a O11 mostly due to panels that resonate with fans/pumps ;)

[@yensteel]

@@EvL--_-- There's full-size fan dampeners you can buy that helps! They're like square shaped o-rings for the entire fan. They function as small ducts (no loss in pressure), vibration reducer, and spacers (great for intake).

[@EvL--_--]

@@yensteel I went to the hardware store to get some supplies today and looked for something like that, didn't find any :(

[@MrEdispilf]

@@EvL--_-- you really just need rubber spacers or washers to slip over the screws, every hardware store will have them. Technically, if you can find a larger one that acts as a duct, it'll be "better" overall, but a 1mm rubber spacer won't have that much of an effect on a fan.

[@k24skin]

The sweet spot for Arctic fans is their 140mm P14 fans, they're much quieter and push a ton of air while still giving amazing static pressure results for use with rads (thus explains their Liquid Freezer II AIO line up performing so well), in addition I think the 5 pack for the P14s was around $34.99 USD at Micro Center locations.

[@thestrykernet]

I love roundups like this, and greatly appreciate the effort you all went to making this happen. I picked up a Corsair 5000D Airflow and when I saw the P12 PWM 5 pack for $30 USD there was no question. The Phanteks T30 is on my list for if I need high performance for a radiator, but for case fans it seems silly to not just buy Arctic.

[@HardwareCanucks]

Sorry for the error guys. The P12 PWM PST is simply the model with PWM (800 to 1800) plus a Sharing Technology that allows for daisy-chaining it to another fan. The entire range is pressure-optimized. My mistake! - Mike

[@LinkStorm13]

well timed answer, you just avoided another angry comment ;)

[@Lyander25]

Hah, saw this right as I was about to point that out. Might wanna pin? The differentiation between pressure and airflow optimised is in the initial letter (P12 = pressure opt 120mm; F12 = airflow opt 120mm; P14 = pressure opt 140mm, etc).

[@riba2233]

Pin this comment :)

[@ffs2k]

The P12 PWM PST only cost $5 dollars per fan in Norway btw. Insane value! I bought 5 of them.

[@dmitryserov5595]

It also has very low power consumption.

[@javiej]

Great review. The only thing I'm missing is subjective noise "quality". For example Noctua puts a lot of care of this aspect, it creates a bit of turbulence on purpose to avoid harmonics (without sacrificing significant efficiency) and provides anti vibration gadgets to avoid case resonance. In my subjective opinion, more important than decibels is if the noise is "beautiful" or annoying

[@d15p4tch6]

One thing also to note is that even though arctic doesn't come with a splitter or anything, it's already able to be daisy-chained so it doesn't need a splitter. Also, you can get "rubber screws" that are rubber dampers, and it's like 5 bucks for 20 of em.

[@shaggydoggs]

Weird that you feel the need to defend a fan like it’s your sports team or something, bit of a fanboy huh 😉

[@d15p4tch6]

@@shaggydoggs wtf are you talking about

[@maximus3294]

@@shaggydoggs pointing out a useful feature = fanboying, huh. I guess all reviewers are automatically fanboys now.

[@Kevin-mx4vm]

​@@shaggydoggsgo back to noctua 🤡

[@linus11vf1j]

Arctic fans win by literal quantity. Technically with 5 of their fans, you can have the same air volume output as a single full blast phanteks, but at a fraction of the noise level. I have been a long time customer of arctic because of their price and performance through quantity. Also what about the cooler master sickle flow series? They have been around a long time, and I wonder how accurate are their advertised specs to real world.

[@yensteel]

Totally agreed! If you're budget conscious it's the definite choice! It can save up a lot of money as case fans as well. Got a 5 pack for mine XD

[@MrEdispilf]

I have a sickle flow, I haven't tested it as intensely as the video. IMO, it has a whine to it at low speeds if you're trying to run a quiet system. It is objectively worse than the masterfan series, not that great when compared with the big brands. I replaced mine with Halo Master Fans, because the MF's were about 15$(1600 yen), and they're just better. Quieter, RGB, more power, integrated daisy chaining.

[@calypsojordana3274]

Hello, sorry I don't understand English very well. Are you saying that 5 Artic make less noise than one phantek? Which fans would you advise me to have a maximum of silence. I have no problem with temperature even in summer.

[@yensteel]

@@calypsojordana3274 Yes, that is what he meant. If 5 fans spin slowly, they could make less noise than 1 fast spinning fan. Those 5 fans can also still push more air than the 1 fan. Because the Arctic fans are cheaper, you can save money and still get good airflow by installing more of them in your case, such as 2 front, 2 back. You can buy high end fans but it will cost a lot. Each Noctua fan is $32 USD, each Arctic is $7-10 USD each according to amazon. Noctuas are quieter, but at such a cost many people will find them too expensive as case fans.

[@Autotrope]

Decibels don't add up like linear values, they're a logarithmic value. 5 x 40dB fans is 47dB - not 200dB! If you choose a fan and find its highest CFM to noise range, and then run multiple of that same fan at that range it's an easy way to increase airflow a lot without increasing noise by much.

[@sebastiansandvik825]

Love these vids Mike! Really great stuff! Personally I love both Arctic P12 and Noctua A12. They are both really good for what their respective markets. My last build had a pack of 3 P12's, and that was amazing for the price. My current build is a Ghost S1 without tophat, and so the only real option was a Noctua NF-A12x15... but after that Arctic released the P12 Slim, so I guess I could have gone for that. The T30 seems great, but very few SFF-cases can take a 30mm fan. The Gentle Typhoon and Wonder Snail are great too, but its a shame you can't seem to find them anywhere in Europe.

[@racerex340]

Great job Mike, and just as many of us expected, the Gentle Typhoon remains a beast of a fan for the price even 7 years+ after they were designed (if you can find them, and also find the right ones). Nidec cooked up one hell of a design, I wish they'd update it, maybe combine the original core elements with some of the newer technologies, maybe even go thicc boi like Phanteks.

[@chazs6854]

Attic p12s are such an incredible value. Absolutely love mine. Put them in my case and to replace tower cooler fans

[@HardwareCanucks]

And don't let anyone tell you otherwise!!

[@Caution40404]

They have all sorts of resonance and vibrations at all RPMs I've tested. Most horrible fan noise I've come across. If you're sensitive to noises, avoid them at all costs.

[@MadRhetorik.]

A fantastic in depth review of fans. They are not covered as much as other pc components and there’s literally metric assloads of them out there. Thanks for providing some much needed direction.

[@DerthRaven]

It's crazy how this video comes out as I was shopping around for new fans! Thank you so much for what you guys do!

[@sethreign8103]

Yeah... It's almost like the phone you gave permissions to is listening in on you and watching what you're looking for so it can tailor the algorithms to advertise exactly what you might need at the exact time you might need it... Nahh companies wouldn't abuse our privacy to profit off of us 😅

[@dmagik8]

This review is EXACTLY what I needed. I’m going to use an H60 in a micro atx old Alecia lanbox build, cooling a 10400

[@SirSethery]

Would be great to have a 140mm T30. The only one of these fans that seems to have a good 140mm equivalent are the Arctic ones.

[@guihamelYT]

That's the first thing I checked when I went on their website. That and having alternate color models... like white fans for those with white PC setup

[@alpenfoxvideo7255]

there are also EK Vardars 140mm, people actually say they’re good, i have 2 but they don’t feel anything close to the T30 sturdy construction, but they’re similar to the P12

[@Shyvorix]

@@alpenfoxvideo7255 EK vardars are no fucking joke. They push air hella aggressively, but as someone who owns a bunch, they're noisy. Ended up replacing them with Lian Li UNI AL120s since I have a lighting addiction lol. Am considering buying a bunch of T30 or Noctua NF-A12 chromax's and slap the Phanteks Halo rings on them all.

[@Jossages]

The Noctua iPPC ones have a 140mm variant, I bought some because my old 2080 ti ran hot and my case sucks for airflow (original Phanteks Evolv ATX). As intake fans they worked wonders, no longer was my 2080 ti producing benchmark scores like a regular 2080, while the GPU still sucked at least it was performing kinda like it should. But if (when?) Phanteks drops a 140mm T30 I'll be getting some.

[@The_Opinion_of_Matt]

COUGAR CF-V12HB Vortex Hydro-Dynamic-Bearing (Fluid) 300,000 Hours 12CM Silent Cooling Fan (Black) I got a few of these from Newegg in 2015 and they seem pretty decent. No failures in that time. The one from my order history is "out of stock" (sold and shipped by Newegg) but it is still available on Newegg's website (ships from Hong Kong, sold by Corn Electronics).

[@StarsMarsRadio]

The arctic. PST is for the daisy chain. The P in P12 is for pressure.

[@meghaton1]

Extremely Helpful video for people like me that wants the best of the best but cant Buy and Test 10 different Fans togheter. You helped me, answered my questions and did it Clearly and properly. Will definitely suggest this video to all my friends that are working on their PC's.

[@GENKI_INU]

I'd love to see the Scythe Kaze Flex 120mm on here as well. Scythe even uses them on some of their recent CPU heatsinks too, and they're great as case fans as well.

[@ZeroRiskAppetite]

Thank you for always having decent thumbnails and not doing that annoying shocked face thing everyone else does.

[@mauticom]

Great video. But since most cases allow for 120 and 140mm fans I would love to see a comparison between the best of each dimension. That would be awesome.

[@sladewilson9273]

Ya, not many test the 140 range where options are a bit different. The "noise blocker b14-ps" Is the most interesting in the 140mm seeing how it's near 30mm thick like the t30.

[@Autotrope]

I've heard that 120mm is a sweet spot for static pressure dependent situations where larger fans start losing that benefit relatively speaking. But I don't have any authoritative links to back that up. 140 isn't much bigger than 120 and the difference would be small.

[@mauticom]

@@Autotrope looking at the airflow rate per hour the differences can be quite dramatic. So bigger fans should allow slower rpms for the same air volume which should result in quieter operations. Therefore can't wait for a similiar video with 140mm fans.

[@billmann9947]

I know this is 'old' but I had never heard of the Phanteks T30's. I've not been thrilled with the EK Vornado fans that came with their AIO. Used your link, got a 3-pack, and have dropped my fans more than 10% in power while keeping slightly better temps than stock. THANK YOU for this review work and for turning me on to the T30 fans!

[@BrianPhillipsSKS]

The Arctic series are beastly. I personally went for a P14 5 pack but less than $30 and they move a ridiculous amount of air for the price and noise level.

[@codyguy2643]

The arctic F14 is even more impressive in situations where there is little to no impedance for a similar price point.

[@mortuus4601]

and long warranty

[@Zener17]

I have a couple of gentle typhoon running for more than 10 years and still rock it!

[@the_mztr]

I'm excited to see how ID Cooling and Thermalright actually perform, since they both perform pretty good in cpu air cooler video. Please consider to review those fan

[@l.i.archer5379]

I use the Phanteks T30 fan on a 120mm AIO on a SilverStone SG05BB-Lite mini-ITX build. It was an upgrade to the Corsair H60 120mm AIO on a Ryzen 7 3700X CPU. On the stock Corsair fan, CPU temperature under gaming load hit 60 degC a few times and hovered around 58 degC. On the Phanteks T30, the temperature now very rarely hit 54 degC, and mostly fluctuates between 52 and 53 degC while playing Halo Infinite multiplayer.

[@andrezunido]

When I was shopping for fans, I ran into those industrial noctua ones. It seems they are really designed for industrial applications with improved life in more hazardous environments + performance not limited by noise. All those pluses are not relevant for a home pc. But it does bring the question, how durable are those cheap fans?

[@ffwast]

Improved durability in any environment should translate to improved durability in mild environments 🤔

[@calldeltosell]

I am building a full tower dual 60mm copper rad custom loop. The 8 Be quiet 4 pros did run about what the 011 XL case. But for an emergency build in a Jonsbo Z20 I used the Arctic P12 PWM. Foolishly I bought them 1, 2 and 1 rather than the 5 pack. At first I ordered 1 + 2 140mm. Then before receipt, canceled the 2 140mm and ordered 2 more P12s. That put it at $30+ USD. Then the last. But, what I particularly like about the Arctic fans is the minimum air flow at 200cfm. And, they will go zero db below 5%. Since the machine sits idle 99% of the time, I really like not sucking dust up into the machine. And you just can't beat the price. Fluid dynamic bearings, 6 year warranty. No, they don't have rubber corners, but they are very quiet. With the extra fans, they can turn so very much slower. I'm a pretty big fan of both the $$$ Be Quiet 3 speed fans and these Arctics - but for different reasons.

[@joannaatkins822]

From my experience the Arctic PWM PST fans are the best value for money in noise and air moved where I live, but I'm hoping this video shows up a few other value fans!

[@joannaatkins822]

I'm glad to see my impression of arctic's PWM PST fans were fair, but that snail has me looking at them as a mid range option :) I'd love to see a 140mm version of this line up, I've found that the p14 pwm pst arctic fans are head and shoulders above their p12 brethren

[@EvL--_--]

Nothing comes close to the P12 5packs afaik :D

[@dmitryserov5595]

They kind a "beginner level" fan for watercooling.

[@greggreg2458]

@@dmitryserov5595 cheap fans = more rads = less noise. I have 4 rads in my build, (2 480mm and 2 360mm both 60mm thick) 30+ fans. Most of them are P12

[@cliffweatherbee6914]

I've got the Thermaltake Toughfan 14 (140mm, but they do make a 120mm) they are static pressure fans. They have awesome flow and can push through any radiator or pull through any front cover. They're decently quiet and can ramp up to 2000 RPM! They will pressurize your case so you can catch any dust in your mesh intake screens. They're rated for 113 CFM with no restrictions. (I get that all the fans in this test are 120mm) Also, I paid $35 (US) for two on Amazon

[@Joshua-uq9zw]

Hey Mike! GREAT video. Some suggestions to test: Noiseblocker NB-eloop Be-quiet pure wings 2 Scythe Kaze series CM sickleflow Noctua REDUX fans Nzxt aer series Fractal venturi fans Fractal GP fans Arctic F12 Cooler master silencio Cougar vortex Antec truequiet Corsair AF120 quiet series EK-vardar Bitfenix spectre Akasa Viper.

[@HardwareCanucks]

THANKS!!

[@NectarGaming]

@@HardwareCanucks pccooler halo/corona has more cfm (72) and has high rpm (max 2000)

[@unknownanon62]

I’d just like to voice my appreciation for the timer on the ad spot.

[@wiseguysez]

wow, the ML 120 is a huge disappointment in almost every category. Corsair really needs to re-engineer the blades

[@larrieg19]

This video is all you need to know what fan to buy. Excellent work!

[@TGHstudio]

I have used many different fans, some are really silent, but have bearing noises or clicking/ticking that is not noticed by a dB meter. Don't know if you noticed things like that? I'm very happy with my Noctua NF-A14 chromax fans. Completely silent at low RPM levels. Didn't expect that many other fans to perform that much better. Thanks for the overview and nice graph.

[@OmerTheGreatOne]

I have bought 7 different Noctua fans. Everyone of them developed bearing noise. I went with Arctic fans and they are still good after 3 years. Also, case fans from NZXT from 6 years ago are also without any noise. My experience with Noctua has been very bad.

[@HardwareCanucks]

Yeah I'm actively looking into how we can relate noise QUALITY to you guys. Stay tuned!

[@GrumpiestKitten]

​@@HardwareCanucks Try sweeping the PWM range (.1% per second) while capturing the dB output of the fan. That way you get a detailed rpm vs dB graph that captures every resonance of the fan. PWM sweeps can be easily done with Remi Mercier's fan control. For ticking/bearing noise I would recommend placing a microphone that does not exhibit the proximity effect (omindirectional) close to the fan (~10 to 15cm) and recording it at low rpm. Using an FFT analysis you can show the frequency response of the fans tone (ideally shouldn't have any peaks besides one high blade pass frequency and the lower peak from motor commutation). A Spectogram view (essentially FFT over time) can visualize periodic noise like motor clicking/buzzing or imperfect bearings. Both the spectogram and FFT frequency analysis can be done with most DAWs like Audacity or Adobe audition. Also some fan recommendations: Sunon MFC0381V1 (120x38mm 0.62A) Delta AFB1212HE-00 NMB 11925SA-12 (hard to find) MSI Silent Gale P12 be quiet! light wings 120 pwm HS EK Vardar X3M Thermalright TL-B12 (non-extrem) Nanoxia Special NNV Scythe Kaze Flex (black edition) EBM-Papst 4412/2 HP (119x38 12V 0.68A 8.1W) Thermaltake Toughfan Cooler Master Sickleflow 120 or the PL-Flux Fan Noiseblocker eloop (B14ps, B12ps) and Mult M12-ps

[@TGHstudio]

@@OmerTheGreatOne Interesting, I have been running them daily for 3~4 years now and have not experienced issues. I run them almost always at their lowest speeds, don't know if that makes a difference.

[@OmerTheGreatOne]

@@TGHstudio I ran them at very low speed but during games they speed up. At faster speeds they were quieter than cheap fans but at slow speeds I could hear grinding.

[@Sensates85]

One of the best roundup, really appreciate the inclusion of older fans like ML120 and GTs.

[@Sharkstyle_]

Could you do similar testing on 140mm fans please? Thanks!

[@tonymonxana992]

Thank you so much! This helped a great deal! Just bought 3 new fans

[@Hotrob_J]

I bought a set of Arctic p14 fans, and have had a couple start making intermittent grinding noises after 6-18 months of use, so they may have some QC issues.

[@Sandriell]

Contact Arctic and ask for a replacement. They have a 10 year warranty!

[@garycoates7407]

The "PST" in the Arctic P12 title relates to the "Power Sharing Technology" rather than anything Pressure focused as suggested in the video. PST fans essentially let you daisy chain their fans together

[@Mutinyofthemind]

Takes some huge balls to handle a fan running 3K+ RPM without a fanguard on it!

[@Justin_JTR]

Enjoyed the video. I agree the Arctic P12 fans are great. I am running 8 P12 and 2 P14 bionix ones in an O11D mini. Being able to run so many at such low RPMs results in silent and efficient cooling.

[@greggreg2458]

Exactly, i have 30+ fans in my PC and most of them are P12, 4 rads (2 480mm and 2 360mm, 60mm thick push pull,) i have them max out at 670rpm, deadly silent.

[@paskowitz]

Missing Noiseblocker NB-eLoops (P12 and P14). The 140mm one is the best 140mm fan (dB to SP ratio) IIRC. The 120mm is level with the A12-25 until about 800rpm. Big downside is if they are used in pull... the noise gets worse and worse past 650rpm. Still, one the best fans out there. Also, IMO, the GTs have a less than pleasing bearing noise. The A12-25 and T30 have a less "harsh", "tinny" frequency.

[@HardwareCanucks]

They aren't missing. They simply weren't available when I put together the fans here about a month ago.

[@pplebite8844]

Glad I bought all of mines by Summer...

[@ulamss5]

@@HardwareCanucks that's still missing lol. You have a justification for it, but it's still missing.

[@HardwareCanucks]

@@ulamss5 True!

[@IRSCOPEY]

@@HardwareCanucks If you need some, I can send you guys a couple that I'm no longer using, they may need cleaning though!

[@mikkelch2038]

I have 3 of these phanteks fans including the one that came with the case, in my phanteks p400 case. Almost fanboying phanteks from now on

[@bonanzabrandon6877]

As far as what other fans you could test, I would toss in the EK Vardar fans, and the Corsair QL series fans. The other obvious choice for a future video would be to test 140mm size fans.

[@DrBreezeAir]

Super happy with my A12x25s. You'll never regret buying them.

[@iPain3G]

A huge point everyone forget is the expected lifetime. The Arctic fans are great but have terrible motors. The fans will die really really fast. The Noctua and Phantek fan have a way way higher expected lifetime. When we compare the NF-A12 with the Artic we have more than 3 times the expected lifetime. The NF-A12 should last for over 150k hours and the Arctic only for around 40k. I had fans with simular motortechnology and they died, one over another, in months not years, MONTHS. I will never buy a cheap fans with this typ of motor again. I hate to produce unnecessary e-waste.

[@Ciz4Crummy]

I have 6 T-30s in my fractal case and I absolutely love them, IMO well worth the money.

[@aaronwb82]

Would be interesting to see how the new corsair ML120 elite fans compare since the ML120 pro was such a disappointment

[@romant1127]

I doubt they'll be any better. Blades design didn't change that much (if at all) and they capped it's rpm even lower than previous models. If anything, their marketing changed a bit, focusing more on looks and rgb lights.

[@StarsMarsRadio]

I think the charts hurt the Arctic because it's not hitting 39db. They stay very quiet. Also being 1/2 to 1/3 the price of all the others. It's an obvious choice.

[@HardwareCanucks]

Agreed. That's why I mention it many times....it's a low RPM optimized design.

[@StarsMarsRadio]

@@HardwareCanucks And I wasn't calling you out. I was agreeing with you. Why so defensive?

[@HardwareCanucks]

I agreed with you. Pretty sure that's the opposite of being defensive. 🙃

[@flackenstien]

My fans are all over the place. I got 2 Noctua Redux on the front of my case as intake (with room for a 3rd). Scythe Fuma 2 cooler has its stock fans. 2 White LED Corsair for my top exhaust. Then finally, the stock rear exhaust from my Corsair 4000D.

[@kurogaming5314]

I use arctic p12 for my case fans. Silent, optimal performance. And i can buy a lot to fill my case. 1 expensive fan cant fight against cheap good quality fans i guess

[@Igor.Kupinsky]

Thanks . You best. I use Arctic P12 PWM PST in my setup with 1080 and 1800 rads, many fans, but 25 pieces buy only for 100 euro with shipping , and they work quiet. I have Ty-143SQ - is real loud . But Phanteks - someone just incredible. Very interesting how phaneks comparable with Scythe 3000 and Gentle Typhoon 4250 and 5400.

[@MrRyanfisher]

One of my favorite fans, Fractal Design's Venturi line. Can't buy them with any case or cooler that Fractal produces, they're currently at just under $20 bucks a pop.

[@pietro_cillo7693]

Have been running arctic p14 for a year now, 5 for 25 bucks and I'm pretty satisfied with it

[@vibonacci]

Phanteks really need to release 140mm version of Phanteks T30. And it's nice to see Noctua finally being shit on.

[@randomuser6306]

Yes exactly! 120mm based rads are vastly inferior to 140mm based rads. And all other applications as well. A 140x38mm fan exists from Silverstone, but it seems a bit old and loud

[@prouddragons]

@@randomuser6306 yeah, I can' stand for the loudness of a 140x38 Silverstone fan. I uninstalled and sold it immediately.

[@nathanbell6962]

That really is the definition of fandom! 😂

[@poorNOOB]

One of the biggest strength of IPPC3000 is its ability to survive dusty condition without breaking a sweat with it IP52 rating(there's also another version with higher IPxx rating), that is why it's an industrial fan.

[@SirChocula]

I've used exclusively Gentle Typhoons for all my builds over the past 20 years, I always knew they were amazing but now have your data to back it up! :D

[@rogerdaigle7575]

The new GT by XPG have been improved from the old ones, making less noise and maybe a little more cfm. You can see like a drop shape at the base of the blades and it comes with anti-vibration pads !

[@SirChocula]

@@rogerdaigle7575 Awesome, thanks for the info.

[@AlphaMachina]

I'm running some Cryorig Performance fans I bought years ago, and they are beastly fans.

[@EJSmith-dk3yg]

Okay ... here's what I would have liked to see; normalized TEMPERATURE and SOUND aside, why not just see which fan(s) is the most efficient. Normalize the RPM's and measure the CFM's. Do this over multiple RPM settings. Disappointed not to see this ... test incomplete !

[@SilentVectorX]

I've heard that the Phanteks T30 are great, but now I'm totally sold on them!

[@Oblithian]

I bought the P14, not sure if that was a better choice than the p12. I couldn't find the Gentle typhoon anywhere for under $38... Would love to know where you picked it up. *amazon has it for $20 now. damn **nvm that's vetro not nidec. the Nidec is $84 now! 🤔 maybe I throw a T30 in as the rear exhaust. Wait $56!? Probably just Amazon mark-up let's check... nowhere else has it. ok🤷‍♀️

[@MrReese]

P12 and P14 only differ in size, hence the name (12cm, 14cm).

[@agrisimfarming]

I am a bit late but adata sells a rebranded version of the gentle typhoon called the xpg vento pro and they are $18 on newegg right now, so $8 cheaper than stated in the video. It even says gentle typhoon on the back sticker.

[@stefanr9653]

I love the style of displaying the products on the table as a overview!

[@QCJSiteB]

Holy shit you represented my Nidecs!

[@notlekrut]

I wouldn't say a run for it's money. They're great for sure, but not exactly better if you want to get technical and pricing isn't that aggressive by comparison(they cost around the same where I live and availability sucks). Noctua also comes with good extras in the box. Even with a similar sound level(will depend on the fan speed) it has a more pronounced motor noise compared to the A12x25. Still great though, but doesn't give Noctua a run for its money, at all.

[@QCJSiteB]

@@notlekrut To each their own. I love them, and won't be going back unless I need 140mm or something.

[@MrReese]

This "Nidec Gentle Typhoon" is very interesting, because around here (EU) this thing is called Scythe Gentle Typhoon and it was released in 2008, it's not even available anymore by now. You can also not say that a fan of a certain manufacturer of this model runs at a certain RPM, because Scythe offered them in 10 variations and their max. RPM are in the article name, i.e. Gentle Typhoon 500, 800, 1150, 1450, 1850, 3000, 4250, and 5000.

[@hvskyline1368]

I chose the ML120 rgb cuz I wanted some RGB for the front fans and they seemed to be the best bang for buck being pretty quiet with really good cooling performance but still giving me that RGB and then I used the NFA12 for the top and exhaust fans

[@mortuus4601]

with the 1 color only? ja

[@raszelast]

Thanks so much for all the testing! Just a few weeks late for my new Itx build, but I'm definitely happy to have spent an extra $12 on the Arctic fan to replace the H60`s stock one. I'm definitely keeping the T30 and Gentle Typhoon in mind for the future.

[@darkaheart]

Awesome video! I could careless about the rpm and the graph at 15:05 told me everything I needed to know. I’m so glad I didn’t over spent on other fans. The p12 out weights the price to performance ratio if you care about noise over a few degrees.

[@Liam.Bellamy]

For the silent wings you’re suppose to use the pro version for rads as it comes with the static corner attachments for rads.

[@flemmingk6250]

Great video. It’s hard to find sources that treat subjects in an objective way, putting afford to normalize data. You kept everything pretty scientific and well grounded. Chapeau.

[@gidderman]

Cooler Master still sells the "Silencio FP120 PWM 2400" fans. I had a build with them a few years ago and they could PUSH some air if you crank them, but were rather silent if you slowed them down a bit. Might be an old dog but i think they can hang with the young ones still.

[@djvidual8288]

Thanks for the roundup. The T30 definetly performed well, I might put this on my Noctua U12S cooler.

[@ahmedalRubaay]

finally someone appreciating the p12 and review them thank you.

[@susantompkins8810]

My cheap go to fan...you can get it in 120 or 140mm is the Rosewill hyperborea pwm fan for about 10$ US! Great bang for buck! Test it out!

[@jaymacpherson8167]

Mike, thx for adding the Noctua Ind PPC as it is designed to move air, not to have esp low noise. So including it puts the T30 capabilities into perspective.

[@HardwareCanucks]

No prob!

[@JFHeroux]

You need to test DarkFlash/Aigo fans (for multiple fans/case fans). The price versus performance is extremely appealing. That is what I am installing in customer's cases (and I offer a 1 year full warranty on my systems). Apart from that, I only use Arctic fans since they are the best value in being priced decently and being almost silent. Especially where I need to use smaller diameter fans (80mm for instance).

[@knightsljx]

I got P12s before they were famous, 2 x 5-packs for the price of 1.5 Noctuas. I run 9 of them in my O11 case at low/mid RPMs, great thermals with little noise by sheer number of fans

[@Techno4more]

I bought a phanteks t30 just for fun. I don't even have fans in my setup. It's such a nice fan.

[@rakatitan]

I love how excited you were when explaining those.. I guess you were a fan

[@HardwareCanucks]

"Fanboy". 😆

[@rakatitan]

@@HardwareCanucks You must be fan at parties Mike..

[@Autotrope]

Would love to see a chart of cooling normalised for noise, adjusted for cost of the fan - a "bang for buck" chart. The Arctic P12 might shine in that one.

[@atus9137]

And i just ordered 2 white ARCTIC P12. Thank you

[@Boolama27]

Thank you for this vlog. I have 6 Artic P12's and was going to buy Noctua F12 iPPC but not any more. You saved me some $$$.... thanks again!

[@highlanderknight]

I recently purchased the 3 pack of the Be Quiet! Light Wing 140mm fans to replace the two fans that came for the front of my Be Quiet! 802 case. Nice RGB and even quieter than those that came with the case. I am happy.

[@highlanderknight]

... even at 100% rpm.

[@TheAnon03]

There's one thing that a fan review really needs and that's fan durability, I like low maintenance systems so how much life can I expect out of a fan with all the dust buildup and everything until it starts clicking or fails completely.

[@dez7roy3r]

Your enthusiasm with fans and cooling looks like mine. Looking forward to the next videos about it! 😍

[@robwhitmore3040]

Ordered 7x T30s a while ago. Taking forever to get them but hopefully just after Christmas I'll be filling my case with them.

[@jopyeap]

Used gentle typhoons for 3 PC builds over a decade plus before they started to degrade or spoilt, couldn't find any original or clones to replace them in my region, swapped to arctic p12, I'm not missing much to be honest, if you are not into extreme oc those 5 fans value pack price to performance is unbeatable.

[@whiteofsoul]

It's amazing how good gentle typhoon is. The performance is slightly lower than that of the T30, but it is much quieter. It is also almost equal to A12, but costs half as much. For me, he has one drawback - at low revs, he hisses a little. For most, this is not a problem.

[@HardOCPTV]

I have six real Gentle Typhoon fans on my 360 radiator. Have used these fans for years. They are the "best" for my usages overall.

[@cthis4786]

I still use my old Gentle Typhoon from a decade ago in my new Alder Lake setup!

[@aljunmatocinos272]

Hey Dmitry, can I request a review for Lian Li O11 Evo. Since your reviews are best and unbiased so I place a great thrust in you. Hoping for it in your upcoming content.

[@hqi8849]

I had a pair of NF-A14 industrial 3000 rpm... As case fans. Replaced them with MF 140 Halos and you can really feel how unoptimized for pressure those are once you compare them to the noctuas. they have to pull air through a filter and a metal grille

[@pascaldifolco4611]

About the Arctic P12 it's the "P" that means it's a pressure fan, "PST" is some acronym for the daisy chain feature, which is very handy given the price! I got 6 P14s, went mad with them after getting the Noctua Industrial PPC that go very noisy after 2000rpm, and less effective (imo) BQ SW fans, but I use them on rads, not as "airflow" fans, and want a very quiet 40db max system. At such low speeds below 1200rpm the cheapest fan give comparable results to much more expensive ones

[@singular9]

I have been using those 30$ 2 packs of Corsair ML120's for ages. They are by far the best fan, let alone the best value out there. The CFM they push is unmatched without going industrial. The ML120 Pro is not any better than the regular ML120. You pay 2x for the pro name, and the regular 120 cost less than 15$.