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Cougar Intros New Line-up of LED Fans with Hydraulic Bearing

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Cougar introduces new 120 mm and 140 mm fans.

Cougar has introduced its Dual X line-up of fans, which have been specifically engineered to deliver a balance of air flow, air pressure, noise, performance and lifespan. The fans will be available in two sizes, 120 mm and 140 mm and four colours, red LED lit, green LED lit, blue LED lit, and black with no LED backlighting.

The most interesting feature of these fans are not the LEDs or the blades or such, but its bearing. While most normal fans have a sleeve bearing, Cougar's fans feature a hydraulic bearing which should offer lower noise and a longer lifespan. This type of bearing uses a higher quality lubricant in combination with a oil storage unit and oil circuit which keeps the unit lubricated automatically when it is moving, much like a car engine. The closed oil loop should also keep contaminants and dust out to make for a longer life cycle.

Lastly the fans also come with a dual layer blade design, Cougar's "Diversion Claws Design", and anti-vibration pads. Though they look very promising thus far, we still do not know if the fan's price matches its performance since Cougar has yet to release any information on pricing or availability.

 

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    thillntn , March 16, 2013 8:23 PM
    Yay. lubed cougars :-O.
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    balister , March 16, 2013 7:05 PM
    Cougar makes good fans. I've been slowly switching my 120mm and 140mm case fans to these as they do a good job of moving a lot of air and have a nice pressure change over the fan and quiet at the same time.
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    lp231 , March 16, 2013 7:17 PM
    Got some AC case fans they use FDB (Fluid Dynamic Bearing), isn't Hydraulic Bearing just another name or it's totally different?
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    buzznut , March 16, 2013 7:18 PM
    Red, Blue, and Green. Done to death.
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    edogawa , March 16, 2013 7:19 PM
    Look interesting, will check them out.
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    heero yuy , March 16, 2013 7:47 PM
    for a second I read black as black LED and then I thought what?

    more on topic I have one of their PSUs (1000watt) and its fan is very quiet
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    completelyrandomname , March 16, 2013 7:57 PM
    It's already on newegg... for a while too...
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    SR-71 Blackbird , March 16, 2013 7:59 PM
    Mounted 2 of the green version in my new build.
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    solomaniac85 , March 16, 2013 8:12 PM
    I have 2 of these in the front of my antec p280 and believe me they are a lot quieter than I thought they'd be! I used to have Corsair air series fans that run at 30dba and whew 2 of those suckers were like a jet engine. I still worry if my computer is turned on with these fans in there.
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    afrobacon , March 16, 2013 8:17 PM
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    we still do not know if the fan's price matches its performance

    Newegg has them for $20.

    ...I wonder how they compare to Noctua's fans.
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    thillntn , March 16, 2013 8:23 PM
    Yay. lubed cougars :-O.
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    fuzzion , March 16, 2013 9:31 PM
    thillntnYay. lubed cougars :-O.

    :)  http://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=urban%20cougar
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    merikafyeah , March 16, 2013 10:40 PM
    afrobaconNewegg has them for $20....I wonder how they compare to Noctua's fans.

    $20?!! For that money I'd rather get some Sanyo Denki fans, the best fans on the market.
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    monkeymonk , March 17, 2013 12:04 AM
    those look cool!
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    Firedrops , March 17, 2013 6:49 AM
    These fans have been around for almost a year, it's just that Cougar only recently publicized it by a video. These are basically cougar's budget mass-market fans, they don't perform anywhere near as good as their Vortex series.
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    sykozis , March 17, 2013 9:39 AM
    $20 for a case fan, is pretty damn expensive. I think I paid around $45 for the 4 Xigmatek Green LED fans I'm using. At $20 a piece, I'd be using $80 worth of fans....hardly "budget" there.
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    downhill911 , March 17, 2013 10:16 AM
    I love them cougars.
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    biggestinsect , March 17, 2013 11:45 AM
    I find LEDs To be quite functional on case fans. Gives me a graphic indicator on to being time to clean my intake filters. I have a few of the original Cougar fans on my radiator and they work quite well. Might get 3 of these for intake on my M8.
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    kenyee , March 17, 2013 1:25 PM
    Hopefully, they're PWM. Gigabyte stopped supporting 3-pin voltage controlled fans on their newer motherboards :-P
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    mlopinto2k1 , March 17, 2013 8:22 PM
    thillntnYay. lubed cougars :-O.
    My kind of fan :)