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August 5, 2013 3:10:53 AM

Are the Arctic F12 fans any good at cooling and how noisy are they at low rpm settings

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August 5, 2013 3:37:40 AM


the motor is so small, and that they use thread for wire, it makes for lots of loss which means the things suck up juice, too much for what they do.

I found them quiet at first, but then as heat builds up you must eventually run them higher and then it hits you... the motor noise is annoying as hell
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August 5, 2013 5:24:29 AM

Sn1992 said:

the motor is so small, and that they use thread for wire, it makes for lots of loss which means the things suck up juice, too much for what they do.

I found them quiet at first, but then as heat builds up you must eventually run them higher and then it hits you... the motor noise is annoying as hell

what fans would you recomend to use around the price of the F12s or is it better to buy other more expensive fans such as corsair af120s
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August 5, 2013 5:34:00 AM

Get cooler master sickleflow fans
They are really good fans
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August 5, 2013 8:31:50 AM

Sn1992 said:
Get cooler master sickleflow fans
They are really good fans


i have looked at these fans and are they as noisy as many people say they are and can you undervolt them well (no issues e.g lowder fan noise ) as i plan to use them with a fan controller
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August 5, 2013 8:45:28 AM

yes u r ryt
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August 6, 2013 9:05:29 AM

Sn1992 said:
yes u r ryt


do you know how good cooler master jetflos are as i can get them at a similar price as the sickle flows
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August 6, 2013 9:09:52 AM

Get them good fans
Not tested them but they are 97cfm fans
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August 6, 2013 1:01:29 PM

Sn1992 said:
Get them good fans
Not tested them but they are 97cfm fans


the reason i was unsure was the fact of how high the cfm was compared to similar or more expensive fans
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August 6, 2013 1:11:38 PM

Its the best at that price point
The corasair ones have 63 cfm
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