same here. I am comparing the Be quiet light wings 120mm vs others in the same price range and this one seems like a better option since it will be way cheaper for me.
These fan reviews are perfect, seriously. Straight to the point, no intros, outros, sponsors, plugging merch, over the top B-roll, showing PC builds with the fans where you can barely see them, the reviewer’s face taking up 90% of the shot or monologues about price! They’re even great for previewing what a fan’s RGB will look like before buying it because for some reason other reviewers talk for 10 mins about the RGB but don’t actually show it for more than 10 seconds… Please please review Corsair’s new AF120 RGB Elite fans next!
Fantastic channel for those who wan't get some idea what noise at what speeds do different fans make and if they have some weird anomaly noises at cetrtain rpm's. Only advice I would give is not to crank up the speed so fast since a lot of fans tend to make some extra noise when speeding up but settle bit down if they stay at that speed. As far as this fan goes I really like the smooth noise curve unlike lot of other fans that are quiet and then only by a 100rpm margin get suddenly way way louder.
Eiglow, amazing work here, I love your channel! You are one of the very few reviewers who actually acknowledge the resonance factor, and not JUST the overall dB levels measured. Great stuff :) Does a reasonably priced AIO exist that includes radiator fans which output zero (or extremely minimal) resonance hum? (or perhaps only resonate in an rpm range that is very easily avoided with an adjusted custom fan-curve?) **I can deal with higher general overall 'dB' (turbulance/etc) noise, I just can't stand the more subtle resonance hum sound that nobody ever includes in their reviews! (except for you and very few others!) - I first got an LT520 Deepcool AIO (FK120 fans) which I returned because the resonance was so annoying. - The technicians at my local pc retailer recommended the Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 (Arctic P14 fans), but they have a similar annoying resonance. -- I'm either swapping these fans or returning the whole unit). Buying an AIO, then buying extra stand-alone fans to swap in/replace included fans seems wasteful and needlessly expensive (if an AIO with no-resonance fans surely exists... ?). Please, help me find an AIO with fans that don't resonate! Higher dB is fine, just can't stand the low whistling humming noise, it drives me nuts! If this magical unicorn doesn't actually exist, I'll then respectfully ask what your best recommendation would be for stand-alone fans to swap in to my current AIO radiator (It's still in its return window though). Thanks!
I think the newer revisions of Arctic P series fans are supposed to have less resonance, but I haven't bought newer ones to confirm this, I've just heard other people talk about it. Besides that, you might have some luck with the following AIOs: - Any Corsair ones that use SP120 RGB Elite - EK AIO - Lian Li AIOs - MSI MAG CORELIQUID S series - Phanteks Glacier One T30 series - Thermaltake TOUGHLIQUID series - Gigabyte Aorus Waterforce X There are also other Deepcool AIOs like the Castle/Gammaxx series that use a different fan design which should have less resonance. Whichever you go with, please let me know how you go with it.
@@ydihtty I picked up a Phanteks Glacier One 240mm AIO (T30 fans), can't test it yet though because this version doesn't come with an LGA 1700 bracket (for intel gen 13). (I'll update this)
@@ydihtty Update #1 Thanks again btw - I've found time to do more research based around your listed suggestions (see @eiglow_ 's first reply, above this). I've shared some of my research/findings here, along with some advice that could be useful for others in the market for an AIO with resonance-free fans. TLDR: I cancelled the Phanteks Glacier One T30 order because (apparently) its the older/original version that is known to have a noisy/buzzy sounding pump. I instead went with the Thermaltake ToughLiquid 360, it arrived today, will update here after taking it for a spin. ----- (note: I live in Canada, but when mentioning pricing here I'll be converting all $ amounts to USD equivalent for ease of reference) The Phanteks Glacier One T30 (the original version), although it has fantastic fans, it's said by many to have a notoriously noisy/buzzy sounding pump. One of the best examples of this can be found in a video (of said product) by "Machines & More" here on youtube. *They apparently fixed this pump buzzing issue with their new Glacier One t30 revision *"Gen2", but its impossible to find in my region for anywhere close to reasonable pricing (eg., lowest options I can find: $284 USD~ for the 240mm $440 USD~ for the 360mm (+ $36 USD shipping + taxes). lol. So, we're forgetting about phanteks for the time being... now, back to your list. - EK and Lian Li AIO's (at least in my region currently) are a similar story to the Gen2 Glacier One: Little to no options in stock at any local or online shipping retailers, and options that are available are ridiculously/hilariously overpriced. - CORSAIR AIO with SP120 RGB Elite fans: The only corsair AIO I could find with these fans still in stock anywhere is an older 240mm model: "H100x" RGB ELITE (couldn't find any 360mm with them). Luckily this particular old 240mm AiO is fairly well reviewed and is extremely low priced at only $100 USD~. Researching reviews/test data (including vids here on this channel, @eiglow_ ) show minimal/~zero resonance sound and generally good performance for a value/budget aio option. However, at only 1500rpm max, and only the 240mm option available, its cooling potential is limited at the high end with heavier multi-core cpu loads. So, on to the next potential option.. Finally landed on your recommendation of Thermaltake ToughLiquid 360. - This uses fans which are nearly identical to the famous "Noctua NF-A12x25", just black/re-branded (TOUGHFAN 12, 2000RPM). Great price for a 360mm aio @ $140 USD~ with free shipping (I also got lucky catching one with only hours left on sale for only $121 USD~, wohoo!). This one doesn't include the bracket kit for the newest socket (eg. LGA 1700). It's an extra ~ $20 sold separately, not a huge deal, but this could be a bigger downside depending on its separate/potentially much longer shipping time (depending on region/availability, ofc) (EDIT* my unit DID come with LGA 1700 bracket, but many ppl said theirs didn't. The product page says it does in the title, but also says in the detail/description that you need to buy the bracket separately... lol) I'll update this after taking the new Thermaltake ToughLiquid 360 for a spin.
@@ydihtty Update #2 The thermaltake Toughliquid 360 is disappointing. - The pump @ 60% and above emits an obnoxious buzzing sound (similar to how many have described the sound of the original/gen1 phanteks glacier one). --- - The fans [3x toughfan 12, 2000rpm] @ ~65% and up emit a very steady, piercing, high pitched tone (quite different than the lower toned, somewhat wavering resonance from FK120's and arctic's P12/P14 fans).
@@drayquan23 Hmm, I would think that you don't need to run the fans on a 360 very high at all, maybe never over 1200 RPM. But the pump noise seems like a pretty bad issue...
Hi there thanks for the great video as always, I'm a big fan (pun intended!). Just wondering if you have any PSU recommendations in terms of low noise? There are a lot of youtubers reviewing fans but hardly any doing deepdive (noise-focused) reviews on power supplies.
I can't give detailed recommendations on PSUs since I don't really have much experience with them. I think some review sites like tom's hardware give noise measurements in their reviews, but no noise samples to listen to. In general though I would go for PSUs which have known good fan designs though, like some new Corsairs, or Be Quiets, or Asus, but there are probably others that are good too. I feel like Silverstone and Seasonic tend to use pretty cheap fans but maybe they're not too bad.
@@ydihtty Thank you for the quick response! Yes be quiet seems like a safe option, maybe better off going with that instead of cheaping out and ending up with an annoyingly loud psu fan. Thanks again!
Hello. Your channel is just an incredible find for me. Compared almost all the fans with your videos. Thank you! Can you please tell me if you could record the sound of Pccooler Corona 120mm?
Fantastic channel indeed. Could you test the Enermax T.B.Silence ADV, 120mm? I heard and read a lot of good things about it but there are no reviews or tests like you do on UA-cam.
Hey man, sorry this may be a bit late but you seem to be the most knowledgeable around here. I have two Corsair AF120 Elites and two ROG Ryuo Fan Model 12s, what would you recommend to put on my AIO?
I am desperately trying to choose two fans to attach to my graphics card heatsink, and was disappointed with the humming sound from the Arctic P12s I have just bought. The Noctua fans don't seem to have that sound, but they are so much more money. Can you tell me which other cheaper fans that operate without that nasty sound? Thanks a lot.
@@ydihtty yeah, guess this is much quiter than my 10yo af120 . I also had 2 SP120 on my H105 radiator, awesome fans. I was really satisfied with corsair fans. When i'll build my new pc, guess i'll go with the rgb ones, i just saw all your vids and they are quiet too.
I have older model, 4x Corsair Performance Edition AF 120 almost 8 years. Still are quiet without resonate or hum. I need some new fans with 4-pin bcs old are 3-pin (with pwm). I cant find any newest fans around 15€ with same quiet sound. Like my old fans. Any sugest please?
You should consider testing the Squama 2503 RGB if you can get your hands on them over there. It's posted some interesting results, as you'd hope with its weird design. It'd be pretty compelling for a nice tame ARGB fan if the noise characteristics are good.
Arctic P12 has 5 blades. But in general, there are no better or worse blade counts, it just depends on the design. I have noticed that the deeper the blades go, the lower the blade count is. For example, the blades on this and the NF-A12x25 are pretty shallow, in this case because of some pretty thick stator vanes, and in the Noctuas case, for acoustic reasons. But the P12 and Sickleflow have deeper blades. This is all despite these fans having the same chassis thickness.
I tested the noise-normalized airflow(radiator) of this fan with my wind tunnel, and AF120 Elite has mediocre performance along its competitors. Specifically, it is similar to NZXT Aer P120. By the way, your sample also makes humming noise at 1700RPM, same as my sample.
Hmm, that's surprising, I thought the blade/stator design of the AF120 Elite would make it superior. At least maybe its still superior to the Aer P120 in terms of acoustic quality, I imagine the NZXT gets more turbulence noise.
I want change my build to something called "Silent Black" with zero rgb, can u recommend some fan to me? Silent & black. And sure best for air flow with mesh case 🙏
Silent Wings Pro 4 much better at 1300RPM - some 5db quieter. This one exhibited consistent motor noise from about 1200-1300RPM? BTW, being able to scroll through your videos & see the RPM on UA-cam’s timeline mini thumbnail helps a lot, when you want to hear the fans at certain speeds 👍🏼
To be honest I would expect this to move more air than the SW4 at the same RPM. The blades are deeper and the AF120 Elite has stator vanes to help, especially at higher impedances.
I miss these fan sound tests
i hope hes still around
this is the test im looking for, straight to the point no bs. thank you!
same here. I am comparing the Be quiet light wings 120mm vs others in the same price range and this one seems like a better option since it will be way cheaper for me.
These fan reviews are perfect, seriously. Straight to the point, no intros, outros, sponsors, plugging merch, over the top B-roll, showing PC builds with the fans where you can barely see them, the reviewer’s face taking up 90% of the shot or monologues about price!
They’re even great for previewing what a fan’s RGB will look like before buying it because for some reason other reviewers talk for 10 mins about the RGB but don’t actually show it for more than 10 seconds…
Please please review Corsair’s new AF120 RGB Elite fans next!
Most reviewers are often sponsored by the manufacturer and as such, they are always trying to show the reviewed product in a positive manner.
I've been waiting for a fan update for so long, I hope this channel comes back to life
Thank you, please keep adding more fans to the tests!
This is the you tube we all love and miss. Thanks fam.
haha f'reel
This is my new favorite channel.
Out of all the fans you tested, what fan can you say is the quietest but at the same time great air flow, and vise versa
at this point you should make a fan tier list/recommendation video
definitely brah good idea
why wont you make more videos man? we loved them
Fantastic channel for those who wan't get some idea what noise at what speeds do different fans make and if they have some weird anomaly noises at cetrtain rpm's. Only advice I would give is not to crank up the speed so fast since a lot of fans tend to make some extra noise when speeding up but settle bit down if they stay at that speed.
As far as this fan goes I really like the smooth noise curve unlike lot of other fans that are quiet and then only by a 100rpm margin get suddenly way way louder.
Eiglow, amazing work here, I love your channel! You are one of the very few reviewers who actually acknowledge the resonance factor, and not JUST the overall dB levels measured. Great stuff :)
Does a reasonably priced AIO exist that includes radiator fans which output zero (or extremely minimal) resonance hum? (or perhaps only resonate in an rpm range that is very easily avoided with an adjusted custom fan-curve?)
**I can deal with higher general overall 'dB' (turbulance/etc) noise, I just can't stand the more subtle resonance hum sound that nobody ever includes in their reviews! (except for you and very few others!)
- I first got an LT520 Deepcool AIO (FK120 fans) which I returned because the resonance was so annoying.
- The technicians at my local pc retailer recommended the Arctic Liquid Freezer II 280 (Arctic P14 fans), but they have a similar annoying resonance. -- I'm either swapping these fans or returning the whole unit).
Buying an AIO, then buying extra stand-alone fans to swap in/replace included fans seems wasteful and needlessly expensive (if an AIO with no-resonance fans surely exists... ?). Please, help me find an AIO with fans that don't resonate! Higher dB is fine, just can't stand the low whistling humming noise, it drives me nuts!
If this magical unicorn doesn't actually exist, I'll then respectfully ask what your best recommendation would be for stand-alone fans to swap in to my current AIO radiator (It's still in its return window though).
Thanks!
I think the newer revisions of Arctic P series fans are supposed to have less resonance, but I haven't bought newer ones to confirm this, I've just heard other people talk about it.
Besides that, you might have some luck with the following AIOs:
- Any Corsair ones that use SP120 RGB Elite
- EK AIO
- Lian Li AIOs
- MSI MAG CORELIQUID S series
- Phanteks Glacier One T30 series
- Thermaltake TOUGHLIQUID series
- Gigabyte Aorus Waterforce X
There are also other Deepcool AIOs like the Castle/Gammaxx series that use a different fan design which should have less resonance.
Whichever you go with, please let me know how you go with it.
@@ydihtty I picked up a Phanteks Glacier One 240mm AIO (T30 fans), can't test it yet though because this version doesn't come with an LGA 1700 bracket (for intel gen 13).
(I'll update this)
@@ydihtty Update #1
Thanks again btw - I've found time to do more research based around your listed suggestions (see @eiglow_ 's first reply, above this). I've shared some of my research/findings here, along with some advice that could be useful for others in the market for an AIO with resonance-free fans.
TLDR: I cancelled the Phanteks Glacier One T30 order because (apparently) its the older/original version that is known to have a noisy/buzzy sounding pump. I instead went with the Thermaltake ToughLiquid 360, it arrived today, will update here after taking it for a spin.
-----
(note: I live in Canada, but when mentioning pricing here I'll be converting all $ amounts to USD equivalent for ease of reference)
The Phanteks Glacier One T30 (the original version), although it has fantastic fans, it's said by many to have a notoriously noisy/buzzy sounding pump. One of the best examples of this can be found in a video (of said product) by "Machines & More" here on youtube.
*They apparently fixed this pump buzzing issue with their new Glacier One t30 revision *"Gen2", but its impossible to find in my region for anywhere close to reasonable pricing (eg., lowest options I can find:
$284 USD~ for the 240mm
$440 USD~ for the 360mm
(+ $36 USD shipping
+ taxes). lol.
So, we're forgetting about phanteks for the time being... now, back to your list.
- EK and Lian Li AIO's (at least in my region currently) are a similar story to the Gen2 Glacier One: Little to no options in stock at any local or online shipping retailers, and options that are available are ridiculously/hilariously overpriced.
- CORSAIR AIO with SP120 RGB Elite fans:
The only corsair AIO I could find with these fans still in stock anywhere is an older 240mm model: "H100x" RGB ELITE (couldn't find any 360mm with them). Luckily this particular old 240mm AiO is fairly well reviewed and is extremely low priced at only $100 USD~.
Researching reviews/test data (including vids here on this channel, @eiglow_ ) show minimal/~zero resonance sound and generally good performance for a value/budget aio option. However, at only 1500rpm max, and only the 240mm option available, its cooling potential is limited at the high end with heavier multi-core cpu loads. So, on to the next potential option..
Finally landed on your recommendation of Thermaltake ToughLiquid 360.
- This uses fans which are nearly identical to the famous "Noctua NF-A12x25", just black/re-branded (TOUGHFAN 12, 2000RPM).
Great price for a 360mm aio @ $140 USD~ with free shipping (I also got lucky catching one with only hours left on sale for only $121 USD~, wohoo!).
This one doesn't include the bracket kit for the newest socket (eg. LGA 1700). It's an extra ~ $20 sold separately, not a huge deal, but this could be a bigger downside depending on its separate/potentially much longer shipping time (depending on region/availability, ofc)
(EDIT* my unit DID come with LGA 1700 bracket, but many ppl said theirs didn't. The product page says it does in the title, but also says in the detail/description that you need to buy the bracket separately... lol)
I'll update this after taking the new Thermaltake ToughLiquid 360 for a spin.
@@ydihtty Update #2
The thermaltake Toughliquid 360 is disappointing.
- The pump @ 60% and above emits an obnoxious buzzing sound (similar to how many have described the sound of the original/gen1 phanteks glacier one).
---
- The fans [3x toughfan 12, 2000rpm] @ ~65% and up emit a very steady, piercing, high pitched tone (quite different than the lower toned, somewhat wavering resonance from FK120's and arctic's P12/P14 fans).
@@drayquan23 Hmm, I would think that you don't need to run the fans on a 360 very high at all, maybe never over 1200 RPM. But the pump noise seems like a pretty bad issue...
Can u tell that software to change the speed of fan you use in this video! Tks so much
I hope you return with new fan noise video..!
Nice to see a fellow Fedora Linux user *tips hat*
*tips fedora hat*
Would love to see you check out to new Noctua G2 fans that just dropped!
Hi there thanks for the great video as always, I'm a big fan (pun intended!). Just wondering if you have any PSU recommendations in terms of low noise? There are a lot of youtubers reviewing fans but hardly any doing deepdive (noise-focused) reviews on power supplies.
I can't give detailed recommendations on PSUs since I don't really have much experience with them. I think some review sites like tom's hardware give noise measurements in their reviews, but no noise samples to listen to. In general though I would go for PSUs which have known good fan designs though, like some new Corsairs, or Be Quiets, or Asus, but there are probably others that are good too. I feel like Silverstone and Seasonic tend to use pretty cheap fans but maybe they're not too bad.
@@ydihtty Thank you for the quick response! Yes be quiet seems like a safe option, maybe better off going with that instead of cheaping out and ending up with an annoyingly loud psu fan. Thanks again!
if you could, do the new arctic p12 max too?
Hello. Your channel is just an incredible find for me. Compared almost all the fans with your videos. Thank you! Can you please tell me if you could record the sound of Pccooler Corona 120mm?
失蹤了..快一年沒更新影片了
Arctic P12 Max test soon? :D
Thanks a lot for these videos! Which out of all the fans that you have tested is the quietest?
Can you test a new Arctic P12 MAX ???
Would you consider testing the arctic p12 max sometime soon?
Thanks!
Bro when you upload again?
wonderful review
what software you are using to display noise db and rpm?
Fantastic channel indeed. Could you test the Enermax T.B.Silence ADV, 120mm? I heard and read a lot of good things about it but there are no reviews or tests like you do on UA-cam.
I tried to order one a while ago but it went out of stock and didn't come back. It's kinda difficult to find but I'll keep looking.
What did you use for test fan speed ? Benchmark ?
Hello i have a question
What is more silent rgb pls ?
А был ли на обзоре вентилятор DeepCool UF 120 ? покупать или нет для горизонтального расположения ?
чому посторонні шуми присутні на тестах?
Can you do the ql 120 cosair rgb fans next
Hey man, sorry this may be a bit late but you seem to be the most knowledgeable around here. I have two Corsair AF120 Elites and two ROG Ryuo Fan Model 12s, what would you recommend to put on my AIO?
I think the AF120 Elite is probably better.
@@ydihtty Thanks!
I am desperately trying to choose two fans to attach to my graphics card heatsink, and was disappointed with the humming sound from the Arctic P12s I have just bought. The Noctua fans don't seem to have that sound, but they are so much more money. Can you tell me which other cheaper fans that operate without that nasty sound? Thanks a lot.
can I set a curve trough the bios?
It depends on your motherboard. Most decent motherboards should support some kind of fan curve system, but the implementation and usage can vary.
Bro where have you been? Any recommendation for fans over aio? Im trying yo find replacement for deepcool lt720
I miss him so much, has been 9 months without new videos
Would you guys recommend these fans? I’m thinking about paring these fans with the deep cool ls720
In 2013 i bought corsair af120 they were really quiet. Would buy them again.
I think this fan is a much different design though, and there were a few different "af120" designs before. This also happened with "sp120".
@@ydihtty yeah, guess this is much quiter than my 10yo af120 . I also had 2 SP120 on my H105 radiator, awesome fans. I was really satisfied with corsair fans. When i'll build my new pc, guess i'll go with the rgb ones, i just saw all your vids and they are quiet too.
I have older model, 4x Corsair Performance Edition AF 120 almost 8 years. Still are quiet without resonate or hum. I need some new fans with 4-pin bcs old are 3-pin (with pwm). I cant find any newest fans around 15€ with same quiet sound. Like my old fans. Any sugest please?
what fan would you recommend for case, with good airflow and rgb? silent is a plus
Hello, can you test phantek m25 :), they said this is T30 rgb version :)
I had a look at that fan and I don't think its comparable to the T30 in any way, it seems like just a standard fan design.
what is the best non rgb case fan atm? im planning to fill up the nzxt h7 flow case :D
noctua is always a solid choice
Phanteks t30,
Can You test cooler Master prismatic?
how to make the fan work at higher rpm
Name app
You should consider testing the Squama 2503 RGB if you can get your hands on them over there. It's posted some interesting results, as you'd hope with its weird design. It'd be pretty compelling for a nice tame ARGB fan if the noise characteristics are good.
The blade design on that one looks quite good. Definitely an interesting design
Lian Li SL120/140 V2s next please.
are 9 fins better that 7 like in arctic p12?
Arctic P12 has 5 blades. But in general, there are no better or worse blade counts, it just depends on the design.
I have noticed that the deeper the blades go, the lower the blade count is. For example, the blades on this and the NF-A12x25 are pretty shallow, in this case because of some pretty thick stator vanes, and in the Noctuas case, for acoustic reasons. But the P12 and Sickleflow have deeper blades. This is all despite these fans having the same chassis thickness.
I suggest you test Lian li sl 120 infinity. Nice video
is the fan 4 pin connector thank you
Yes, it's PWM and uses the typical connector.
At 1550-1750 somewhere there is a really annoying sound when speed is holding ..
hello bro is there a fan that is 120mm fan that spins up to 8000rpm?
You wanna get deaf ?
kinda lol i just want the strongest 120 mm fan that has 4 pins to connect my pc
planning on flying a drone on mars with 4 of them?
@@drayquan23 its nice to explore new planets
That's near gunshot levels of sound
kepp testing plz :)
I use 9 of these fans in the corsair 5000d
do you sell all the fans you tested?
Nope, I keep all of them
@@ydihtty :О do you want do retests? :D with results of DB for all fans :) i can do table with results if you give me data ;)
Are these better than ml elite fans?
I tested the noise-normalized airflow(radiator) of this fan with my wind tunnel, and AF120 Elite has mediocre performance along its competitors. Specifically, it is similar to NZXT Aer P120.
By the way, your sample also makes humming noise at 1700RPM, same as my sample.
Hmm, that's surprising, I thought the blade/stator design of the AF120 Elite would make it superior. At least maybe its still superior to the Aer P120 in terms of acoustic quality, I imagine the NZXT gets more turbulence noise.
Please review phanteks m25 120 non RGB
I want change my build to something called "Silent Black" with zero rgb, can u recommend some fan to me? Silent & black. And sure best for air flow with mesh case 🙏
This one is a decent option I think. There is also Be Quiet SW4, Arctic P12, Noctua NF-A12X25 Chromax, and a few others.
do prolimatech next
👍
Heya, what do you think of the design of the Noctua "NF-A14x25"?
you have to test iceberg Thermal IceGale Xtra-120. people should know what the real noise is ))
Silent Wings Pro 4 much better at 1300RPM - some 5db quieter. This one exhibited consistent motor noise from about 1200-1300RPM?
BTW, being able to scroll through your videos & see the RPM on UA-cam’s timeline mini thumbnail helps a lot, when you want to hear the fans at certain speeds 👍🏼
To be honest I would expect this to move more air than the SW4 at the same RPM. The blades are deeper and the AF120 Elite has stator vanes to help, especially at higher impedances.
Your last couple of video have this annoying background noise, first I thought it was from a fan.
It doesn't help that the last couple of fans I did are very quiet, but yeah I should try to be more careful with sources of background noise
ua-cam.com/video/zQdglLeGQXM/v-deo.html
FIRST
Could you test Phanteks M25?
What do you use to gradually adjust the rpm like that?
Noctua NA-FC1